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Best literary fiction books 🤓

Curated by our reviewers this week

WEDNESDAY 27th JANUARY, 2021
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DUPLICITY

Duplicity is a dark confessional thriller, a ghost story, that grabs you by the throat and shakes you into submission

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Contemporary Fiction

Alabama Chrome

A novel about poverty, violence, and the stories we tell ourselves. Found family keeps Alabama Chrome from becoming a depressin...

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The Auctioneers

An unrelenting story of societal woes, and the rise of a different type of political candidate, primed to meet those difficulti...

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Contemporary Fiction

The Shade Under the Mango Tree

A well-structured bildungsroman of a young woman’s quest for identity, adventure, and belonging, centered on a charming meet-c...

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Like No Other Boy

A heartwarming novel about family, parenting, and the magic of what a connection with animals could do for a young boy with aut...

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Wrap me in Trees

An honest and vivid read. Wrap Me in Trees is worth reading and I wasn't disappointed!

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Magical Realism

If Cats Could Talk... Would They Cry?

A delightful and moving story that's full of heart; a true pleasure to read

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Magical Realism

Farewell, Everything

"Farewell, Everything" explores the magic of superstition, the mystery of death, and the haunting mysticism carried by ghosts.

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Literary Fiction

Written

Written, by D.A. Lee, is a riveting story following a little girl as she struggles to find her golden truth in a world full of ...

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A Book of Changes

A tale of love, rebellion and family. Horko's novel explores both Britain, Hong Kong and China from the 1960s to the late 1980s.

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Contemporary Fiction

Cake: a novel

A moving, terrifying and beautiful story, shining light on the abuse some people experience from others, or even themselves.

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The Red Dirt Hymnbook

Roxie Faulkner Kirk weaves a compelling, page-turning narrative centered on a sharp, resourceful heroine trying to escape an ab...

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