Literary Fiction
Acclaimed works from prize-winning Picador authors, including Edward St Aubyn and Alan Hollinghurst. From must-read literary sensations like A Little Life to timeless classics like Plainsong, these are books that challenge conventions, spark debates and feed imaginations.
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The Eternal Kingdom
Ben Peek

Falling
Jane Green

Always in My Heart
Pam Weaver

The Invisible Mile
David Coventry

Invincible Summer
Alice Adams

Tomorrow Brings Sorrow
Mary Wood

The African Queen
C. S. Forester

North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell

The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
Marcus Clapham

Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet
Joanne Proulx

The Years That Followed
Catherine Dunne

The Butlins Girls
Elaine Everest

The Fat Artist and Other Stories
Benjamin Hale

A Dog's Purpose
W. Bruce Cameron

Felicity - Stands By
Richmal Crompton

Quartet
Richmal Crompton

Weatherley Parade
Richmal Crompton

Frost at Morning
Richmal Crompton

Linden Rise
Richmal Crompton

Westover
Richmal Crompton

The Tobacconist
Robert Seethaler

Birmingham Blitz
Annie Murray

Shelter
Jung Yun

A Not Quite Perfect Family
Claire Sandy

Lover
Anna Raverat

The Apartment
S. L. Grey

What Belongs to You
Garth Greenwell

Legoland
Gerard Woodward

Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë

Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë

The Happy Prince & Other Stories
Oscar Wilde
David Stuart Davies

The Importance of Being Earnest & Other Plays
Oscar Wilde
Ned Halley

Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
Édouard Riou
David Stuart Davies

Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Jules Verne
Édouard Riou
Ned Halley

Stay Dead
Jessie Keane

Trading Futures
Jim Powell

Everyone is Watching
Megan Bradbury

The Man Without Qualities
Robert Musil