Library: Reading for Pleasure: Fiction collection

Fiction Collection

A collection of contemporary fiction for both staff and students built from donations.

Why read fiction?

'Reading fiction not only develops our imagination and creativity, it gives us the skills to be alone. It gives us the ability to feel empathy for people we've never met, living lives we couldn't possibly experience for ourselves, because the book puts us inside the character's skin.'

Ann Patchett

If you have any fiction books in good condition that you would like to donate to the collection, please bring them into the library at any time.

Escape with a feel good novel this May

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
ISBN: 9780525559474
Publication Date: 2020-09-29
Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?
Part of your world by Abby Jimenez
ISBN: 9780349433806
Publication Date: 2022-04-19
After a wild bet, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously hot carpenter who's ten years younger than her and as casual as they come - the opposite of sophisticated city-girl Alexis. And yet their chemistry is undeniable.
Bringing Daniel into her world is impossible, and yet she can't just give up the joy she's found with him either. With so many differences between them, how can Alexis possibly choose between her world and his?
The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes
ISBN: 9780141028675
Publication Date: 2011-02-03
Into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor.
As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No. 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live, no one suspects the visitor patiently waiting in the wings.
For soon, as the light slowly fades to dark, everything is going to change . . .
Really good, actually by Monica Heisey
ISBN: 9780008511760
Publication Date: 2023-09-28
Maggie’s marriage has ended just 608 days after it started, but she’s fine – she’s doing really good, actually. Sure, she’s alone for the first time and can’t afford her rent and her obscure PhD is going nowhere… but at the age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new status as a Surprisingly Young Divorcée.
As Maggie throws herself headlong into the chaos of her first year of divorce, she soon finds herself questioning everything, including: Why do we still get married? Did I fail before I even got started? And how many 4am delivery burgers do I need to eat until I am happy?
The Switch by Beth O'Leary
ISBN: 9781787475021
Publication Date: 2021-01-21
Leena is too young to feel stuck.
Eileen is too old to start over.
It's time for The Switch...

Featured author: Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes is a bestselling, internationally acclaimed author known for her warm, witty, and honest novels like Rachel’s Holiday and Grown Ups. She has inspired millions of readers and emerging writers, championing new voices through prizes, scholarships, and free writing courses. Keyes also uses her platform to highlight serious issues such as addiction and domestic violence. Her work is both critically praised and commercially successful, with Grown Ups reaching No.1 in multiple countries. Alongside fiction, she has written journalism, co-hosts a BBC Radio 4 show, and was named the British Book Awards Author of the Year in 2022.

Image: IBL/Rex/Shutterstock

For more information, visit her website.