7 Trending Fiction Books Of Winter '22

Where do you begin when there are so many fantastic fiction UK novels and works to choose from these days? To help you identify the best novels and works of fiction, we've collected reading lists compiled by some of the most famous authors, poets, critics, and academics writing today. 

For everyone, we have book suggestions. So, whether it's light holiday reading, science fiction, the top fiction books of 2022, or writing an essay about Charles Dickens books, you should be able to find what you're looking for.

Our site has a lot of novels and the best fiction books from all over the world, so it's a great spot to look for excellent fiction UK books. 2022's finest new literary fiction books

1. The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson

Meet the Hanrahan family for a momentous weekend as a famed artist and notorious egoist Ray Hanrahan prepares for a new show of his art – his first in decades – that he hopes will improve his reputation. His three children will be present: the lovely Leah, the sensitive Patrick, and the insecure Jess, the youngest, who must make a crucial decision...

What about Ray's devoted and selfless wife, Lucia? She is also an artist, but she has always prioritised her roles as a wife and mother. What if she decides to make a change? On the other hand, Lucia is concealing her secrets, and as the weekend progresses and the show draws near, she must decide.

2. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Mungo is a Protestant, and James is a Catholic, and they both live in the hyper-masculine environment of two Glasgow housing estates that are viciously divided along religious lines. The two should be enemies, yet they become closer as they seek refuge in the doocot James has built for his racing pigeons. Mungo and James strive to negotiate a dangerous and uncertain future together, dreaming of escape and constantly on the verge of being discovered.

3. Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin

Green, a thirty-something daughter, is allowed to move into her apartment by her mother, who hopes she will find a respectable profession and a good husband with whom to establish a family. 

On the other hand, Green arrives with her girlfriend Lane, and her mother struggles to maintain civility. She is also unconcerned about her daughter's involvement in an unjust dismissal case involving LGBT co-workers at her institution. 

Also, during her moral war, Green's mother finds herself defending the right to care for a dementia patient who has chosen an extraordinary life and has no family. Jamie Chang's translation from Korean is a universal story about ageing, prejudice, and love.

4. Very Cold People by Sarah Manguso

Ruth, who grew up on the outskirts of a wealthy but culturally devoid New England town, flies under the radar. Nobody notices her, but she keeps a close eye on everything, meticulously recording the awful unfolding of her youth and enduring harsh and detrimental parenting from the ridiculing, undermining grownups in her life. 

Yet, on the other hand, Ruth beautifully swings towards maturity in a novel that grapples with many of life's terrible facts while the adults in the book fail to grow up.

5. Cultural Amnesia by Clive James

Clive James, the late cultural analyst, and author, wrote this fascinating almanack. This book presents a study of modern literature and a compendium of the people who influenced the lives of the twentieth century, from Anna Akhmatova to Louis Armstrong, via Charles de Gaulle, Sigmund Freud, Marcel Proust, Hitler, Thomas Mann, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. 

Cultural Amnesia is a necessary primer for our times, combining memoir with history and storytelling. As part of the Picador Collection, this piece was chosen.

6. The Hiding Game by Naomi Wood

Naomi Woods' third novel, The Hiding Game, is a wonderfully written, evocative story about the perilously thin border between love and addiction. The story follows Paul Beckermann as he arrives at the Bauhaus art school and is lured in by the bohemian milieu, dynamic lecturers, and fellow students. It is set against the escalating political tensions of 1920s Germany. 

He develops a love for Charlotte as he spends more time with his new pals, sparking tensions and competitiveness. As the Bauhaus' existence is challenged, and the group is torn apart by betrayals and jealousy, they are heading for a horrific disaster...

7. Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

This novel by the Man Booker Prize-winning author is both a global story and a timeless moral conflict, and it's full of Aravind Adiga's characteristic humour and brilliance. 

Danny, an illegal immigrant in Sydney who has been denied refugee status, is faced with a moral decision when he learns of a murder he may know about. Should he come forward and face deportation, or should he keep silent and risk losing his job while enabling justice to be served?