By Eowyn Ivey. Story inspired by a Russian fairy tale. Read by Miranda Richardson
The Snow Child homepage
By Iain Banks. Fast-paced tale of adolescence, love and revenge. Read by David Tennant
Stonemouth homepage
John Lanchester's tale of the fortunes of one south London street
Capital homepage
Deborah Levy's haunting story about the arrival of a strange girl at a holiday in Nice
Deborah Levy - Swimming Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ homepage
By Olga Grushin. Story of betrayal, set during the waning days of the Soviet Union
The Dream Life of Sukhanov homepage
By Will Wiles. A writer finds himself looking after a disturbingly minimalist apartment
Care of Wooden Floors homepage
By Louisa Young. Story of love and trauma set in World War I. Read by Olivia Colman
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You homepage
Honore de Balzac's story of jealousy, malice and temptation. Read by Alex Jennings
HonorΓ© de Balzac - Cousin Bette homepage
Nancy Mitford's razor-sharp comic classic on love and growing up in the 1930s
Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love homepage
Charming love story by Helen Simonson. A bereavement sparks an unexpected friendship
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand homepage
Five interlinked readings taken from Polly Samson's short story collection
Perfect Lives homepage
A new Sherlock Holmes mystery by Anthony Horowitz. Read by Derek Jacobi
The House of Silk homepage
Anna Funder's gripping story of what happened to those who stood against Hitler in 1933
Anna Funder - All That I Am homepage
Michael Ondaatje's coming-of-age tale set aboard a passenger ship
The Cat's Table homepage
By Sid Chaplin. Evocative journey of a boy to manhood in 1960s Newcastle
The Day of the Sardine homepage
By Sebastian Barry. A secret and tumultuous life is revealed in the memoir of Lilly Dunne
On Canaan's Side homepage
A Pakistani-American finds his life is transformed after September 11
Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist homepage
By Alan Bennett. A snobbish and priggish mother does not realise her son is gay
The Shielding of Mrs Forbes homepage
By Julian Barnes. An unexpected legacy causes a man to re-examine his past
The Sense of an Ending homepage
Antonio Tabucchi's tale of reluctant heroism in Portugal. Read by Derek Jacobi
Pereira Maintains homepage
Ross Raisin's powerful portrait of love and loss, guilt and hurt. Read by Alexander Morton
Ross Raisin - Waterline homepage
Esi Edugyan's tale of friendship and betrayal. Read by Ricky Fearon
Half Blood Blues homepage
By Martin Cruz Smith. Detective series set in Putin's Moscow. Read by Philip Jackson
Three Stations homepage
By Kyung-Sook Shin. Haunting story of a mother's unrecognised love and sacrifice
Please Look After Mother homepage
Anne Enright's novel charting the course of an affair during Dublin's boom and bust years
The Forgotten Waltz homepage
Alaa Al Aswany's 2002 novel following the residents of a Cairo apartment building
The Yacoubian Building homepage
By John Boyne. The events of the Great War from the perspective of two young soldiers
The Absolutist homepage
Peter Ransley's gripping tale set against the turbulent backdrop of the English Civil War
Plague Child homepage
Mary Shelley's tale of a brave woman's search for love, atonement and redemption
Mathilda homepage
By Stephen Kelman. 11-year-old Harri has moved from Ghana to a tough London estate
Pigeon English homepage
