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to Larsen’s own life. With its astonishingly contemporary take on identity and an angry, rebellious heroine, Quicksand is a classic novel ripe for rediscovery.
Caroline Leavitt Days of Wonder Algonquin, 9th May, hb, eb, £25, 9781643751283 Bestselling author returns with a tantalising, courageous story about mothers and daughters, guilt and innocence, and the lengths we go for love.
Ela Lee Jaded Harvill Secker, 8th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781787303669 Razor-sharp début to capture the heart, make readers laugh and cry and leave them asking: What would I have done in Jade’s situation?
Antoine Laurain, Louise Rogers Lalaurie (tr), Megan Jones (tr) An Astronomer in Love Gallic, 18th April, pb, £9.99, 9781913547721 Part swashbuckling adventure on the high seas and part modern- day love story set in the heart of Paris, this is an enchanting tale of derring-do, destiny and the power of love.
Christy Lefteri The Book of Fire Manilla Press, 23rd May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781786581594 Once upon a time there was a beautiful village that held a million stories until it was swallowed up by a fire that blazed up to the sky.
Sarah Leipciger Moon Road Doubleday, 16th May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780857526533 Finely observed portrait of marriage, divorce and reconciliation as a couple go on a road trip to uncover the mystery of their daughter who went missing decades before.
Subversive romp from the wickedly witty mind of Lette, perfect for fans of Jane Fallon and Dawn O’Porter.
Deborah Levy August Blue Penguin, 2nd May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780241987889 Mesmerising new novel from twice Booker- shortlisted author of Hot Milk and Swimming Home.
Heather Lewis Notice Serpent's Tail, 7th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781800818613 Compelling cult classic of erotic obsession and shocking violence.
Jeffrey Lewis Leonard Cohen Haus, 4th April, hb, £14.99, 9781913368920 A universal novel where art, love, and fame all fatefully intertwine.
Sophie Lewis (tr), Patrícia Melo The Simple Art of Killing a Woman Te Indigo Press, 18th April, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781911648758 Masterful thriller set in the far west of Brazil that is by turns poetic, inspiring, humorous and harrowing.
Rosanna Ley Bay of Secrets Quercus, 29th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529431544 Deeply romantic story of love, family and the secrets we keep from those closest to us. Appealing to fans of Santa Montefiore and Faith Hogan.
Antoine Laurain French Windows Gallic, 6th June, hb, £16.99, 9781913547752 Laurain’s new novel of intrigue, murder and neighbourly curiosity is sure to delight fans old and new.
Yee-Wa Lau, Jennifer Feeley (tr) Tongueless Serpent's Tail, 6th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781800812819 Provocative, contemporary Hong Kong noir blends politics and personal rivalry into an explosively exciting debut.
Emily Layden Once More From the Top Fourth Estate, 20th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008587796 Propulsive story of music, friendship, coming of age and the cost of fame.
Miki Lentin Winter Sun Afsana Press, 13th March, pb, £11.99, 9781739982492 Spiky father-son relationship tested to its limits on their last holiday together.
Alexander Lernet- Holenia, Ignat Avsey (tr) I Was Jack Mortimer Pushkin Press, 28th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781805330370 A taxi driver in 1930s Vienna impersonates a murder victim and is dropped into a dangerous spiral.
Kathy Lette The Revenge Club Aria, 9th May, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781035901302
Rosanna Ley The Little Theatre by the Sea Quercus, 20th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529434859 Gorgeous summer read about love and starting over, backdropped by west Dorset and Sardinia.
Matilda Leyser No Season but the Summer Scribe, 9th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781915590190 Following a successful hardback release, this sumptuous retelling of the Persephone myth in light of climate change by an exciting new voice in literature is now available in paperback.
Paula Lichtarowicz The Snow Hare John Murray, 1st February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529388305 Unforgettable love story set in Siberia during the Second World War about
living with impossible choices.
Jens Liljestrand Even If Everything Ends Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 20th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781399602709 Life goes on in the face of climate crisis in this astonishing début that is already an international sensation.
Yi-Han Lin, Jenna Tang (tr) Fang Si-chi's First Love Paradise HarperVia, 20th June, hb, £16.99, 9780063319431 Staggering work of literature that reverberates across cultures and forces us to confront painful truths about the vulnerability and strength of women and those who use and hurt them.
Andrew Lipstein The Vegan Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 4th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781399602600 From the critically acclaimed author of Last Resort comes a brilliant tale of guilt, greed and how far we’ll go to be good.
Sheryl Lister No Reservations Harper Muse, 29th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781400245796 Four friends, three struggling relationships and one final wish. Poignant, contemporary women’s fiction with a mix of heart and heartbreak.
Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow All the Little Bird-hearts Tinder Press, 1st February, pb, £10.99, 9781472288042 Memorable literary début exploring motherhood, vulnerability and the way the world closes ranks against those it considers to be different.
Toby Lloyd Fervour Sceptre, 22nd February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781399724616 Exciting, first-time novel about a close-knit Jewish family in London pushed to the brink when they suspect their daughter is a witch.
Claire Lombardo Same As It Ever Was Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 4th July, hb, eb, £20, 9781399608213 New from the author of the Women’s
Prize-longlisted The Most Fun We Ever Had.
Josie Long Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't Canongate, 4th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781838856090 Frank and offbeat début collection from award- winning comedian and broadcaster.
Julie Anne Long My Season of Scandal Avon, 6th June, pb, £8.99, 9780063280953 A notorious rake meets his match in a doe-eyed girl from the country, changing the course of both of their futures.
Edouard Louis, John Lambert (tr) Change Harvill Secker, 8th February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781787303256 The major new novel from the once-in-a-generation author of The End of Eddy.
Lia Louis Better Left Unsent Zaffre, 11th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781804182734 What if one day you woke to find all your draft emails had been sent, including that one love declaration meant for your ex-boyfriend?.
Carmella Lowkis Spitting Gold Doubleday, 18th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780857529466 Atmospheric, irresistible, gothic, historical début set in 19th-century Paris as two con-artist sisters posing as mediums pull off one last job.
Mina Loy, Karla Kelsey (ed) Lost Writings Yale University Press, 23rd July, pb, £14.99, 9780300269420 Two never-before- published novels by the celebrated Modernist poet, artist and feminist.
Erri De Luca, NS Thompson (tr) Impossible Mountain Leopard Press, 29th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781914495663 Examination of perception versus truth and of the group protection afforded in a moment of collective action.
Susie Luo Paper Names Verve, 21st March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780857308559 An unexpected attack brings together a Chinese
Hannah Lynn The Daughters of Olympus Sourcebooks Landmark, 9th July, pb, £8.99, 9781464221330 A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her. Lush and emotional story of Persephone and Demeter.
J Vanessa Lyon Lush Lives Grove Press, 4th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804710661 Sensual interracial romance between two bold and brilliant women set in the New York art world.
Rachel Lyon Fruit of the Dead Scribner, 28th March, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781398524996 Scribner Audio, audiofile, £14.99, 9781398525535 Electric contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and Demeter over the course of one summer on a lush private island. Explores who holds the power in a modern underworld.
Helen Macdonald, Sin Blaché Prophet Vintage, 20th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529922851 Daring, surprising and superbly plotted, this is a fresh, thrilling page-turner from a dynamic new duo in genre fiction.
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American family and a wealthy white lawyer in this propulsive and sweeping story of family, identity and the American dream. Taut, panoramic and powerful.
Wenyan Lu The Funeral Cryer Atlantic, 4th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781838957582 An Yu’s Braised Pork meets Flaubert’s Madame Bovary in this wry and moving tale of one woman’s midlife reawakening in contemporary, rural China.
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