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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 - That Lass o' Lowrie's- Frances Hodgson Burnett 
 - One- Richard Bach 
 - Benediction- Kent Haruf 
 - Harvest- Jim Crace 
 - Damascus Gate- Robert Stone 
 - The Remake- Clive James 
 - Ten Things I've Learnt About Love- Sarah Butler 
 - Exile- Richard North Patterson 
 - Kiss Me First- Lottie Moggach 
 - Behind Closed Doors- Kerry Wilkinson 
 - Mondo Desperado- Patrick McCabe 
 - God is Dead- Ron Currie 
 - China Dreams- Sid Smith 
 - Fin- James Delingpole 
 - The Ancient Garden- Hwang Sok-yong 
 - Special- Bella Bathurst 
 - Dr Ragab's Universal Language- Robert Twigger 
 - Emerald Germs of Ireland- Patrick McCabe 
 - Enough Is Enough- Mark Lawson 
 - War Boy- Kief Hillsbery 
 - Remember Me- Trezza Azzopardi 
 - A Dog for Christmas- W. Bruce Cameron 
 - Prima Donna- Karen Swan 
 - Thicker Than Water- Kerry Wilkinson 
 - Rhett Butler's People- Donald McCaig 
 - The Mouse Deer Kingdom- Chiew-Siah Tei 
 - Fireproof- Raj Kamal Jha 
 - Being Dead- Jim Crace 
 - The Pesthouse- Jim Crace 
 - 33 Moments of Happiness- Ingo Schulze 
 - The Last Refuge- Ben Coes 
 - Adventures of a Black Bag- A. J. Cronin 
 - Adventures in Two Worlds- A. J. Cronin 
 - A Pocketful of Rye- A. J. Cronin 
 - Elegy for April- Benjamin Black 
 - Nobody Move- Denis Johnson 
 - Necessary Lies- Diane Chamberlain 
 - The Rebels- Sandor Marai 
 - Bay of Souls- Robert Stone 
 - Ruthless- Jessie Keane