Craving by Esther Gerritsen
Translated into English by Michele Hutchison, this novel shows a fraught mother and daughter relationship. Coco has to look after her terminally ill mother.
Galina Petrovna’s three-legged dog story by Andrea Bennett
Humorous drama full of mischief about 70-somethings in 1990s Russia.
Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
Etta, an 82 year old Canadian, walks 2000 miles to visit the sea for the first time in this quirky novel.
The year of the runaways by Sunjeev Sahota
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize this year, this evocative novel follows the lives of Indian men who have moved to Sheffield.
The anchoress by Robyn Cadwallader
Historical drama set in 13th century England about a 17 year old ‘anchoress’ – a role similar to a hermit, dedicated to religious devotion.
Wolf winter by Cecilia Ekback
Dual narrative thriller set in 18th century Lapland about a mysterious death with a hint of the supernatural.
The house of hidden mothers by Meera Syal
Two lives of Indian women – one in East London, one in India – both with very different experiences, collide around the topic of surrogacy.
Death of the artist by Karrie Fransman
Graphic novel with five different styles, following the narrative of creation and destruction.
Weathering by Lucy Wood
Mystical story about Ada, a woman who clears out her late mother’s house, and Ada’s six year old daughter, Pepper.
The wolf border by Sarah Hall
Rachel Caine is summoned by an eccentric Earl to return to England and help to reintroduce grey wolves into the Lake District.