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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Golden Age
Jane Smiley

The Long View
Elizabeth Jane Howard

The House at Baker Street
Michelle Birkby

Beneath the Bonfire
Nickolas Butler

The Late Hector Kipling
David Thewlis

Athena
John Banville

Wilful Disregard
Lena Andersson

The Way Things Were
Aatish Taseer

What Became Of You My Love?
Maeve Haran

Mobile Library
David Whitehouse

Queen of Babble in the Big City
Meg Cabot

Murder at the Old Vicarage
Jill McGown

The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Sense of an Elephant
Marco Missiroli

Dangerous
Jessie Keane

Getting It Right
Elizabeth Jane Howard

Falling
Elizabeth Jane Howard

Love All
Elizabeth Jane Howard

Mr Wrong
Elizabeth Jane Howard

Early Warning
Jane Smiley

The Liar's Chair
Rebecca Whitney

Caroline
Richmal Crompton

Chedsy Place
Richmal Crompton

The Holiday
Richmal Crompton

Journeying Wave
Richmal Crompton

Marriage of Hermione
Richmal Crompton

Merlin Bay
Richmal Crompton

Narcissa
Richmal Crompton

The Old Man's Birthday
Richmal Crompton

Portrait of a Family
Richmal Crompton

Steffan Green
Richmal Crompton

There Are Four Seasons
Richmal Crompton

You're a Big Girl Now
Neil Gordon

The Emperor's Children
Claire Messud

The Beautiful Visit
Elizabeth Jane Howard

After Julius
Elizabeth Jane Howard

Odd Girl Out
Elizabeth Jane Howard

The Fever
Megan Abbott

Hotel Alpha
Mark Watson

A Clue to the Exit
Edward St Aubyn