Narrative theme: Coming of age Books

The gorgeously funny, uplifting and entertaining new novel from Rachael Treasure, author of iconic, bestselling and much-loved stories of Australian rural life, including Jillaroo and The Farmer's Wife.Longlisted for the Premier's Prize for Fiction,...

The international bestselling novel about Murray McBride, a lonely 100-year-old man who's outlived just about everyone he's ever loved. But when he meets a boy awaiting a heart transplant, Murray may learn something about finding meaning in life again . ...

Billy Elliot meets Bend It Like Beckham in this unforgettable debut about aiming high and defying expectation the perfect uplit read this year. Joyful, defiant and dazzling, this is the story of Rafi Aziz a Northern boy dreaming of his name up in lights...

Pushcart Prize Award-winning author Elizabeth Ellen's American Thighs tells the darkly comedic story of a thirty-one-year-old former child star's journey from Hollywood to Elkheart, Indiana, experiencing for the first time the off-screen life of a high...

‘One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today’ SALLY ROONEY'A lively, bighearted novel that is an utter joy to read' COLIN BARRETTA stunning, darkly comic and deeply moving debut novel following a teenage boy as he comes of age on the west...

'A remarkable debut; quietly devastating, utterly moving and beautifully wrought' Jendella Benson'Expansive, surprising, delightful, vulnerable and always real' Olumide Popoola'Brilliant… I read it in one enthralled sitting' Peter Scalpello‘Love was a...

The acclaimed author of The Teller of Secrets returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, story about a young Ghanaian woman’s struggle to make a life in the US, and the challenges she must overcome.Lola is twenty-one, and her life in...

The heartwarming classic is now available in an affordable softcover edition featuring a striking cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it ideal for classic fiction lovers, readers in high-school or college literature courses, and fans...

The latest heartwarming novel from the New York Times best selling author Susan Wiggs. Every town has its secrets …Idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm, has taught the offspring of its privileged residents at the elite...

Australia's favourite novel, now a major Netflix series, starring Travis Fimmel, Simon Baker, Phoebe Tonkin, Bryan Brown and Anthony La Paglia. The bestselling, multi-award-winning, much-loved novel that has taken Australia, and the world, by storm is...

Hope and circumstance define a young woman’s life in this heartbreaking tale of lost innocence, set in politically volatile 1990s Nigeria, from an exciting and fresh voice in global literature. For as long as she can remember, Patience Adewale,...

A vivid, beautifully imagined story about the lengths we'll go in order to belong'Beautiful writing - tender and engaging. A wonderful novel' FAVEL PARRETT'Gina Perry has written from the heart to create a story of tenderness, struggle and love' TONY...

From the author of The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes comes yet another sharp, page-turning novel about a forgotten child star and former Hollywood “It” Girl who is now fighting back against the conservatorship that has controlled her life for...

A teenage boy's worries about whether he might be gay become intensified when his mum decides to become a surrogate for a gay couple. A commercial coming-of-age story for tweens exploring identity, family and self-acceptance. A commercial coming-of-age...

‘Playful, moving and wholly remarkable’ Guardian ‘A small miracle’ New Statesman ‘Mastery of craft, resonance and deep feeling on every page’ Telegraph An introspective young boy, Joseph Coppock squints at the world with his lazy eye. Living alone in an...

The Asian literary phenomenon of the 90s. More magical than Mistry, more of a rollicking good read than Rushdie, more nerve-tinglingly imagined than Naipaul, here, perhaps, is the greatest Indian novel by a woman. Arundhati Roy has written an...

Falling in love is the ultimate payback in this delightful, breezy romcom about an interior designer who teams up with an enigmatic architect at her firm to get revenge on her ex the only way she knows how: by building a spite house next door. They say...

Another gorgeous escapist read from the Queen of West Country Saga, Linda Finlay, author of Farringdon’s Fate. One noble family. Five eager daughters. An upcoming ball.Having five daughters, Lord Farringdon has more than enough to keep him busy at...

But will she find it where she least expects it? Stella Shakespeare isn’t having a good day, or month come to think of it. She’s been unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend,cut off from the bank of dad and at thirty-two years old, she doesn’t know what...

The Internationally Bestselling Author of The English Wife‘Beautifully epic, romantic & rich in detail’ #1 & USA Today bestseller Lorna Cook‘Sweeping and evocative’ Rosanna LeyThree sisters The Great War The end of innocence… In 1913, in a quiet...

‘Brimming from start to finish with sly humour and gothic mischief’ SARAH WATERS‘Beguilingly clever, very sexy and seriously frightening’ GUARDIAN ‘Atmospheric, sexy, creepy…totally addictive’ KATE DAVIES, author of In At The Deep End‘A gloriously...

A remarkable novel from the National Book Award-winning author of ‘Going After Cacciato’ and ‘The Things They Carried’, which combines the power of the finest Vietnam fiction with the tension of a many-layered mystery. In a remote lakeside cabin deep in...

The epic sequel to Song of Silver, Flame Like Night. A fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China. Years ago, the Elantian colonizers invaded Lan's homeland and killed her mother in their search to uncover...

‘A beautiful and unique retelling of Medea. I loved it!’ Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie Irwin‘Absorbing and thoughtful…full of page-turning drama and vibrantly drawn characters. Bold and illuminating’ Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of...

Beth Morrey's brand new, joyful and uplifting novel, LUCKY DAY, is available to pre-order now From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Saving MissyA mother.A daughter.A secret waiting to be uncovered. For too long – since the sudden death of her...

‘Funny, touching and wise, I loved it’ Kit de Waal, bestselling author of My Name Is Leon Wendy is lonely, misunderstood but coping. After her mum died, all she wants is to drive the 255 bus around Uddingston with her regulars on board, remember to buy...

Winner of the Crook's Corner Book Prize, finalist for the Golden Poppy Award, and longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize"This immersive, full-bodied novel will keep its hooks in you long after the last page is read, and marks the...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY’S WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION‘A delicious, important novel’ The Times‘Alert, alive and gripping’ Independent‘Some novels tell a great story and others make you change the way you look at the world. Americanah does both.’...

EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS . . .‘Unforgettable’ RED – ‘Memorable’ OBSERVER – ‘A family overflowing with secrets’ LOUISE HARE – ‘Impossible to put down’ CHRIS WHITAKER – ‘Searing’ ELLE – ‘A chilling literary thriller’ GRAZIA From hot new talent, Ella...

The masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust and the cruel truths of human nature, this is a landmark in modern American...

A NEW EDITION WITH EXTRA MATERIAL FROM THE AUTHOR THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Compulsive' Sunday Times‘I loved this book’ Richard Osman'Funny and furious and strangely uplifting' Pandora Sykes They say you can’t choose your family. But you can kill...

The gripping and emotional novel from the million-copy bestselling author of PS, I Love You She knows your secrets. Now discover hers…You’ve never met anyone like Alice. She sees the best in people. And the worst. She always seems to know exactly what...

Named a Best Book of the Summer by Harper's Bazaar and ELLE • Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner • HONOLULU Magazine’s Book of the Year About Hawai`i“Stunning . . . An intricately built novel that spans decades, moving in and out of a...

“Filled with vivid details, shocking truths, and two sly, strong women who bring panache and humor to every scene. I’m simply in awe of the masterful, magical way Lauren Willig makes history come alive.” — Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author...

Take a trip back to Y2K with this nostalgic, messy and utterly beautiful love story… It's the year 2000. I'm fourteen. I'm trying really hard to be a grunger right now. There are rumours the world is going to end. It hasn't as of yet but I still have...

The renowned gothic novel is now available in an affordable softcover edition featuring a striking cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it ideal for classic fiction lovers, readers in high-school or college literature courses, and...

‘Dark, sleek and dangerous… ferociously intelligent. If you aren’t reading B P Walter yet, now’s the time’ A. J. Finn‘The Talented Mr Ripley meets The White Lotus. Unpredictable, whip smart, utterly absorbing. I ADORED that ending!’ John Marrs ‘One of...

When an American interning at a fashion house in Rome butts heads with her professor’s surly son, sparks fly! With her thirties rapidly approaching and a mountain of student debt looming over her, Violet Luciano’s dream of finishing design school and...

The feel-good read of 2024. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Beth O’Leary and Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper. Selected as one of the Independent’s 19 debut authors set to make their mark in 2023 ‘Gentle, honest and beautifully authentic’ Julietta...

“Two parts Gone Girl, two parts Notes on a Scandal. . .will play with your expectations about who’s the villain and who’s the victim.” — Jennifer Weiner, USA TodayLonglisted for the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize for...

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020A Spectator Book of the Year‘A literary rendering of the Top Boy generation… I cannot conjure another work which captures this culture in such depth – or with such brutal honesty – as only lived experience can...

The Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller‘An immersive, romantic historical saga’ Hello Magazine ‘Congratulations, you are now officially out in society.’The words made her spirits plummet. Out in society. On the market. And firmly set on a well-worn path...

Perfect for fans of Coco Mellors, R. F. Kuang and Yomi Adegoke, this electrifying debut and TikTok sensation charts the unlikely relationship between a pregnant teenage pizza delivery driver and a stressed-out, middle-aged mum. Eighteen years old,...

An era-defining novel about the relationship between a fifteen-year-old girl and her teacher ALL HE DID WAS FALL IN LOVE WITH ME AND THE WORLD TURNED HIM INTO A MONSTERVanessa Wye was fifteen-years-old when she first had sex with her English teacher.She...

Return to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel to THE CITY OF BRASS. In Daevabad, where djinn can summon flames with a snap of their fingers, where rivers run deep with ancient magic, and blood can be as dangerous as any spell, a clever con artist from...

Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic stories are reimagined in this deluxe illustrated gift edition from the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise, MinaLima—designed with stunning full color artwork and several...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Young Charlotte Heywood arrives in Sanditon, a newly established seaside resort, with the Parkers: patrons and enthusiastic promoters of the town. Just as the town...

The Sunday Times bestseller‘Funny, touching and unpredictable’ Jojo MoyesEleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive – but not how to live Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive – but not how to liveEleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears...