GENERAL FICTION


Elle Machray Remember, Remember HarperNorth, 1st February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008559533 Incendiary alternative history of the Gunpowder Plot, Remember, Remember is a gripping début of conscience, conspiracy, queer identity and courage in the face of injustice.


Martin MacInnes In Ascension Atlantic, 1st February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781838956271 Astonishing novel that is set to break out MacInnes as one of the most important literary voices of his generation.


Lauren Mackenzie The Couples John Murray, 6th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781399809450 Three couples, one night and the life that follows.


Orla Mackey Mouthing Hamish Hamilton, 30th May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780241617298 Sharp-eyed and sharp- tongued, a multi- generational portrait of life in rural Ireland from a bracing new talent in literary fiction.


LA MacRae And Now the Light is Everywhere Hodder & Stoughton, 7th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781399707466 Impressive début follows the interweaving lives and lies casting a shadow over the MacArthur family through generations.


Elaine Vilar Madruga, Kevin Dunn (tr) The Tyranny of Flies Collins, 25th June, hb, £20, 9780063330733 In this provocative and funny novel—a mix of Lord of the Flies and “The Royal Tenenbaums”—a dictator’s former right- hand man becomes housebound and a family power struggle erupts.


Michael Magee Close to Home Penguin, 21st March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780241996409 Luminous and devastating, a portrait of young manhood and working-class life from Observer Best New Novelist.


Sally Magnusson Music in the Dark John Murray, 14th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529345957 1884. A tenement flat near Glasgow. A woman with serious injuries and


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an American man spend the night together. Through facing their shared past they can finally glimpse a future.


Roisin Maguire Night Swimmers Serpent's Tail, 1st February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781800816749 Witty and moving family story with an unconventional heroine in a quirky coastal community.


Julie Ma Love Letters Welbeck, 1st February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781802792270 Asta’s family has moved to run a Chinese takeaway but when she discovers her grandfather’s love letters she embarks on a journey to find his mysterious love.


Tanja Maljartschuk, Zenia Tompkins (tr) Forgottenness Bullaun Press, 29th February, pb, eb, £14, 9781739842345 Probing modern meditation on memory and identity through the prism of a contemporary female narrator’s obsession with Lypnskyi (1882-1931), an activist in Ukraine’s struggle for independence and statehood.


Agustin Fernandez Mallo, Thomas Bunstead (tr) The Book of All Loves Fitzcarraldo, 14th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804270790 Blending fiction and essay, poetry and philosophy, this is a startling, expansive work of imaginative agility and one that makes the case for hope in the midst of a disintegrating present.


Resoketswe Martha Manenzhe Scatterlings HarperVia, 1st February, pb, £10.99, 9780063264120 Story of a multiracial family when South Africa’s Immorality Act is passed, revealing the story of one family’s scattered souls in the wake of history.


Faiqa Mansab The Storyteller Neem Tree Press, 6th June, hb, £19.99, 9781915584526 pb, eb, £9.99, 9781915584250 When scholar Layla discovers a corpse in her library she collaborates with renowned storyteller Mira. Explores the healing of wounded


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mother-daughter relationships through the magic of storytelling.


Jill Mansell The Wedding of the Year Headline Review, 9th May, pb, £8.99, 9781472287953 Irresistible heartwarmer from the pen behind Promise Me. Fourteen million books sold worldwide.


Dacia Maraini, Elvira G Di Fabio (tr), Sara Teardo Life, Brazen and Garish Rutgers University Press, 12th April, pb, £14.99, 9781978839731 Epistolary novel tells the story of a family through a teenage daughter’s writings, a mother composing letters, and a grandmother speaking into a recorder.


Patricia Santos Marcantonio Misbehaving at Cactus Lanes One More Chapter, 1st February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008626396 Hilarious and heartwarming read perfect for fans of Judy Leigh, Caroline James and Maddie Please.


Donna Marchetti Hate Mail One More Chapter, 14th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008654672 Naomi and Luca have been pen-pals since fifth-grade.


Anne de Marcken It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over Fitzcarraldo, 7th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781804270745 Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, this life-after- death novel asks us to consider how much can we lose before we are lost? And then what happens?


Chetna Maroo Western Lane Picador, 14th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529094640 Deeply moving exploration of an immigrant father’s attempts to raise his family as a single parent while consumed by his own grief and loss.


Lynda Marron Last Chance in Paris Bonnier, 8th February, pb, eb, £13.99, 9781804184691 When her husband suggests a romantic break Claire feels obliged to say yes but immediately regrets it.


Valerie Martin Mrs Gulliver Serpent's Tail, 7th March, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781800815391 Short, lush novel about sex, second chances and taking control in a man’s world.


Daniel Mason North Woods John Murray, 9th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781399809306 Spellbinding American epic.


Guy de Maupassant, David Coward Mademoiselle Fifi and Other Stories Oxford University Press, 14th March, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780198884958 Translation of 20 tales shows Maupassant at his bitter, bawdy, chilling best. Featuring some of his grimmest, most famous stories, it showcases his mastery of the short story.


SERIES


Tales of the City Armistead Maupin Penguin, 7th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804994 1: Tales of the City 252 Moving novel and an indelible portrait of cultural change from the 1970s. Named as one of the BBC’s 100 Most Inspiring Novels. 2: More Tales of the City 269 The tenants of 28 Barbary Lane have fled their cosy nest for adventures far afield. 3: Further Tales of the City 276 The calamity-prone residents of 28 Barbary Lane are at it again in this deliciously dark novel of romance and betrayal. 4: Babycakes 283 When an ordinary househusband and his ambitious wife decide to start a family, they discover there is more to making a baby than meets the eye. 5: Significant Others 290 Tranquillity reigns in the ancient redwood forest until a women-only music festival sets up camp downriver from an all-male retreat for the ruling class. 6: Sure of You 313


A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. 7: Michael Tolliver Lives


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Nearly two decades after ending his iconic Tales of the City saga of San Francisco life, Maupin revisits his all-too-human hero Michael Tolliver. 8: Mary Ann in Autumn 320 A touching portrait of fresh starts, the City by the Bay welcomes back Mary Ann Singleton, the heroine who started it all. 9: The Days


of Anna Madrigal 337 Mrs Madrigal journeys into the troubled heart of her Depression childhood to unearth a lifetime of secrets and dreams. 10: Mona of the Manor Doubleday, 7th March, hb, eb, £20, 9780857527073 With the imminent arrival of old friends Mona will need to use her considerable charm, willpower and wiles to set things right.


Lynsey May Weak Teeth Polygon, 7th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781846976629 Astute portrait of a messed-up family coping with mental illness, grief, difficult relationships and toothache, told with verve and originality.


Anna Mazzola The Book of Secrets Orion, 21st March, hb, eb, £20, 9781398714304 Darkly delicious novel from author of The Clockwork Girl and The House of Whispers, inspired by the Acqua Tofana poisonings in 17th-century Italy.


Alexander McCall Smith The Perfect Passion Company Polygon, 1st February, hb, eb, £17.99, 9781846976599 Three interconnected tales offer a glimpse inside the psychology of matchmaking, the search for love and the spark of attraction that can catch hold.


Alex McCarthy The Unbroken Beauty of Rosalind Bone Penguin, 11th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804991244 Unique cast of characters give their version of the truth about life in a rural Welsh village still haunted by the disappearance of a young woman 20 years earlier.


Sophie McCartney Mother Hens HarperNorth, 29th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008475369 Welcome to a hen do


where revenge is served colder than a frozen margarita.


Orlaine McDonald No Small Thing Serpent's Tail, 4th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781800815582 Exceptional Black British début filled with desire and jeopardy and set on a South London estate.


Kirsten McDougall She’s a Killer Gallic Books, 30th May, pb, £9.99, 9781913547769 “Satire at its best”, Eleanor Catton. “A wild ride”, Sarah Moss, Irish Times. “Outrageous, comic, disturbingly timely”, the Guardian. “Bold and unusual”, the Independent.


Bernice McFadden Sugar Vintage Classics, 4th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784877316 Unforgettable story of friendship and forgiveness in a small town in the American South, Sugar is a classic of commercial fiction waiting to be rediscovered.


Molly McGhee Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind Fourth Estate, 1st February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008589134


Original and darkly funny début novel about work, debt and how we live now from a thrilling new voice in fiction.


Monica McInerney Family Baggage Welbeck, 20th June, pb, £10.99, 9781787397095 When her work colleague and foster sister disappears on the eve of a big overseas trip, experienced travel agent Harriet finds herself in uncharted territory.


Monica McInerney At Home With the Templetons Welbeck, 20th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781787397101 The Templeton family takes up residence in Australia and set the


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