Collection: Fiction

Summary: Jodi Picoult examines the unbreakable bond between mother and child, about a woman who takes justice into her own hands only to discover how very dangerous playing God can be and about the destructive, redemptive, terrifying power of love.

Stranded in Portsmouth, John Pearce has once again failed to secure the release of those who depended on him - his fellow Pelicans. They have been shipped off to the Mediterranean while he was indulging himself in London. He must take ship and follow them.

Hannah certainly doesn't feel blessed, with her husband Rob away on another tour of duty at Kinvara lighthouse, and their son suffering from cerebal palsy. She's the one who must cope with everything - her own unwanted pregnancy and Rob's daughter by hisgreat love, Morna who died tragically young.

In the Dark Age that grips the world, a beleaguered Britain needs new heroes - a new Knights Templar to guard the priesthood as they set out on their quest for souls. However, the Knights soon realise that they must call on the pagan gods for help.

By the author of The Magician's Assistant, the Orange Prize runner-up, this novel features the combinatin of opera and terrorism. Latin terrorists storm an international gathering, only to find that their intended target has failed to show up.

This classic tells the story of the ageing but powerful Catherine Vernon and her conflict with the young and determined Hester, whose growing attachment to Edward, Catherine's favourite, spells disaster for all concerned.

Alice Lacey couldn't be more different from her sister-in-law, Cora. Both of them give birth to sons on the same night. Cora swaps her baby for Alice's beautiful son. The story of these family relationships is set in Liverpool over the last 60 years.