Kate Summerscale discusses her new book, Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace

A story of romance, fidelity, insanity, fantasy, and the boundaries of privacy in a society clinging to rigid ideas about marriage and female sexuality, Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace brings to life a complex, frustrated Victorian wife, longing for passion and learning, companionship and love.

An extract from Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace, by Kate Summerscale

Sneak a peek into The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady…

Life! Death! Prizes!

Funny, bittersweet and unforgettable, Life! Death! Prizes! is a story of grief, resilience and brotherly love.

Read an extract.

Open up The Registrar’s Manual for Detecting Forced Marriages

Swimming for his life towards traffickers on the Italian shore, Selim enters a world where Kurdish refugees disguise themselves as tomatoes, dates of birth are a matter of opinion, and a residency permit is a ticket to paradise…

An extract from In the Orchard, the Swallows

A tale of tenderness in the face of great and corrupt power, In The Orchard, The Swallows from author Peter Hobbs is a heartbreaking novel written in prose of exquisite stillness and beauty.

Read an extract from Destiny, by Louise Bagshawe

Read this taster for bestselling author Louise Bagshawe’s fabulously addictive latest novel, out at the end of April by Headline, filled with glamour, passion and desire…

Win a bumper bundle of fiction! [closed]

As the spring sun clears the clouds of winter, Bookhugger is proud to present the second of three great give-aways from Headline for three lucky readers across our network of websites in March…

Read a second extract from Where Would I Be Without You? by Guillaume Musso

Sometimes, a second chance can come out of nowhere… we proudly present a second extract from from Guillaume Musso’s bestselling novel Where Would I be Without You? Published in the UK in April by Gallic Books.

Read an extract from Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict, by Laurie Viera Rigler

Part comedy, part love story, part time-bending social commentary, Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict is the story of Jane Mansfield, a gentleman’s daughter from Regency England who inexplicably awakens in the body and life of twenty-first-century Los Angeleno Courtney Stone.

Read an extract from Where Would I Be Without You?

Sometimes, a second chance can come out of nowhere… download an extract from Guillaume Musso’s bestselling novel Where Would I be Without You? published in the UK in April.

The Booklist: Love Hurts

It’s not all wine and roses… witty, cunning, despairing, or just in very bad taste, Bookhugger gives you an alternative choice to the planned perfumed perfection that was Valentine’s Day!

This Valentine’s Day, say it with Bookhugger… [closed]

The most romantic day of the year is fast approaching, and what better way to win over the one you love than with flowery verse, delicious chocs, sparkling wine and romantic prose. Win them all in our great competition – the winner will have them in time for the big day!

The Book Doctor is in the house

Bookhugger’s mystery medic is back to answer more of your cries for help – just what should you read next after you finish a book you have loved?