New fictions for 2012

A Listmania! list by Heather "HF" (UK)
 
Canada
1.  Canada by Richard Ford
The list author says:
  "Much-praised novel by a master of American prose."
£10.63
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Light Between Oceans
2.  The Light Between Oceans by M L Stedman
The list author says:
  "Affecting story of lighthouse life off the Australian coast post World War 1."
£7.86   Used & New from: £6.50
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

The Valley of Unknowing
3.  The Valley of Unknowing by Philip Sington
The list author says:
  "The delicious confession of Bruno Krug: womaniser, literary lion, police informer and occasional neighborhood plumber, set in the dying days of the East German dictatorship."
£9.74   Used & New from: £5.99
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

The Red House
4.  The Red House by Mark Haddon
The list author says:
  "Quirky tale of a family reunion"
£7.64   Used & New from: £6.00
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

In One Person
5.  In One Person by John Irving
The list author says:
  "Latest fiction from the author of 'The World According to Garp'."
£9.87   Used & New from: £8.99
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Kind of Cruel
6.  Kind of Cruel by Sophie Hannah
The list author says:
  "Latest thriller from the author of  'Little Face'. Not her best yet, but more literate and intelligent than many in the genre."
£6.82   Used & New from: £3.43
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

The Potter's Field
7.  The Potter's Field by Andrea Camilleri
The list author says:
  "Montalbano's latest case. Always a good read, especially for Italophiles."
£8.66   Used & New from: £7.99
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

The Marriage Plot
8.  The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
The list author says:
  "Eugenides may have come up a bit short with this rather traditional examination of marriage."
£3.86   Used & New from: £2.98
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

The Beginner's Goodbye
9.  The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler
The list author says:
  "Tyler dips enjoyably into life after death..."
£7.94   Used & New from: £7.26
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

The Sisters Brothers
10.  The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
The list author says:
  "Spirited reworking of the Don Quixote tale -  mercifully shorter."
£3.86   Used & New from: £1.06
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (136 customer reviews)

The Snow Child
11.  The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
The list author says:
  "Atmospheric tale of the Alaskan wilderness in the 1920s."
£7.79   Used & New from: £6.00
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (106 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Greatcoat
12.  The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore
The list author says:
  "Intelligent and spooky ghost story set in the 1950s."
£6.49   Used & New from: £1.92
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

Bring up the Bodies
13.  Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
The list author says:
  "Eagerly awaited sequel to 'Wolf Hall'. More to come after this."
£8.86
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

The Chemistry of Tears
14.  The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey
The list author says:
  "Sympathetic portrait of bereavement and loss."
£9.00   Used & New from: £8.95
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Waiting for Sunrise
15.  Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd
The list author says:
  "Boyd takes a trip into 1900s Vienna, combining Freud, imperial politics and murder."
£10.63   Used & New from: £7.98
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

Capital
16.  Capital by John Lanchester
The list author says:
  "Well meaning portrait of London society today."
£9.00   Used & New from: £8.67
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

Every Contact Leaves A Trace
17.  Every Contact Leaves A Trace by Elanor Dymott
The list author says:
  "More murder in Oxford (makes a change from lectures...)"
£8.49   Used & New from: £6.71
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
18.  The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The list author says:
  "Simple and profound, or just simple? A story of one man's walk across England to visit a sick pal."
£8.49   Used & New from: £6.99
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)

I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan
19.  I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan by Alan Partridge
The list author says:
  "We need to talk about Alan, and he needs to talk about himself - which is where all the trouble starts. Pretty funny."
£12.00   Used & New from: £2.74
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (171 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

The Lifeboat
20.  The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
The list author says:
  "A harrowing tale of survival in the Atlantic concerning people adrift on a lifeboat in 1914..."
£7.46   Used & New from: £4.19
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)

The Paris Wife
21.  The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
The list author says:
  "Imaginative recreation of the Hemingway years in Paris."
£4.79   Used & New from: £1.49
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

Call The Midwife: A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s
22.  Call The Midwife: A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s by Jennifer Worth
The list author says:
  "Inspiration for the popular TV series, documenting how things were done differently in the 1950s when it came to having babies."
£3.86   Used & New from: £0.56
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (289 customer reviews)

Phantom
23.  Phantom by Jo Nesbo
The list author says:
  "Latest dose of Norwegian crime, featuring Harry Hole."
£8.46   Used & New from: £7.80
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Before I Go To Sleep
24.  Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson
The list author says:
  "Psychological (slowish) thriller about a woman with recurring amnesia."
£3.86   Used & New from: £1.00
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,181 customer reviews) | 4 customer discussions

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