by Heather Rose (£20, HB, John Murray) Set in the wild, untamed beauty of 1840s Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), this sweeping historical novel follows Caroline, a courageous and determined woman carving

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How far would you go to secure your dream home? Margo, stuck in a one-bedroom flat and desperate for a baby, has missed out on perfect properties for over a year. Taking matters into her own hands, sh

From a new voice in literary fiction, this is a brilliantly chaotic, darkly funny story that explores family dysfunction at its most extreme. The Flynns’ messy lives – an open marriage, three very reb

LOST LAMBS BY MADELINE CASH A chaotic family of five on the brink, a town held to ransom by a mysterious tech bro, a gnat-infested church, an ‘inner beauty’ pageant, a 20-something war criminal and on