Books from Sceptre

  • Leading the Cheers
    Leading the Cheers
    By Justin Cartwright

    * WINNER OF A WHITBREAD NOVEL AWARD * A rich portrayal of small-town life with wonderfully evoked characters and beautifully observed writing.

  • Peter Pan's First Xi
    Peter Pan's First Xi
    By Kevin Telfer

    In PETER PAN'S FIRST XI, Kevin Telfer weaves together cricket, literature, history, humour and biography to create an entertaining account of this little-known band of cricketing Peter Pans - and the age in which they lived.

  • The Ecstasy Club
    The Ecstasy Club
    By Douglas Rushkoff

    Banding together in the lost world of a decrepit warehouse, a group of disenfranchised twenty-somethings explore the ultimate frontier - cyberspace. Part love s.

  • The Natural Explorer: Understanding Your Landscape
    The Natural Explorer: Understanding Your Landscape
    By Tristan Gooley

    Combining the work of the some of the most insightful travelers of the past two thousand years with his own experience, Tristan Gooley, author of THE NATURAL NAVIGATOR demonstrates how it is possible to connect profoundly with the lands we ...

  • Let Me Eat Cake
    Let Me Eat Cake
    By Paul Arnott

    A funny and affectionate memoir of a love affair with sweet stuff

  • Listening Still: The New Novel by the Bestselling Author of When All Is Said
    Listening Still: The New Novel by the Bestselling Author of When All Is Said
    By Anne Griffin

    Listening Still: The New Novel by the Bestselling Author of When All Is Said

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    Untitled Anne Griffin
    By Anne Griffin

    Jeanie Masterson has a gift: she can hear the last words of the dead.

  • Body Tourists
    Body Tourists
    By Jane Rogers

    'Her observation of our species is tender, precise, illuminating' Hilary Mantel THE NEW NOVEL BY THE BOOKER LONGLISTED AND ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE TESTAMENT OF JESSIE LAMB ADAPTED FROM THE HIT BBC RADIO 4 PLAY 'An ...

  • The Illumination of Merton Browne
    The Illumination of Merton Browne
    By J. M. Shaw

    When he wants to get away from things, away from his mum and Uncle Tuck, away from the shouting and the sound of the TV, Merton Browne hides in his...

  • My Past Is a Foreign Country: a Muslim Feminist Finds Herself
    My Past Is a Foreign Country: a Muslim Feminist Finds Herself
    By Zeba Talkhani

    'A brave new voice that reaches out to us all' Miranda Doyle, author of A Book of Untruths 28-year-old Zeba Talkhani charts her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia amid patriarchal customs reminiscent of The Handmaid's Tale, and her ...

  • The Clearing
    By Tim Gautreaux

    The Clearing

  • The Mercy Seat
    The Mercy Seat
    By Elizabeth H. Winthrop

    In this exceptionally powerful novel, Elizabeth Winthrop explores matters of justice, racism and the death penalty in a fresh, subtle and profoundly affecting way.

  • Good Grief
    Good Grief
    By Keith Waterhouse

    Returning from the memorial service for her husband, a tough tabloid editor cut down in his prime, June Pepper sets about following his instructions to keep a journal as therapy.