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40 Excellent UK Books From 2017

"2017 brought us an embarrassment of riches with the whole year full of hotly tipped books published in the UK. I have not included Booker shortlisted novels to make space for more obscure literary gems and standout books of 2017."
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Ferocity (Nicola Lagioia)
Ferocity
1
Nicola Lagioia
The Transition (Luke Kennard)
The Transition
2
Luke Kennard
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao (Martha Batalha)
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao
3
Martha Batalha
Memoirs of a Polar Bear (Yoko Tawada)
Memoirs of a Polar Bear
4
Yoko Tawada
White Tears (Hari Kunzru)
White Tears
5
Hari Kunzru
Ties (Domenico Starnone)
Ties
6
Domenico Starnone
These Dividing Walls (Fran Cooper)
These Dividing Walls
7
Fran Cooper
The End We Start From (Megan Hunter)
The End We Start From
8
Megan Hunter
Ghachar Ghochar (Vivek Shanbhag)
Ghachar Ghochar
9
Vivek Shanbhag
This Is Going to Hurt (Adam Kay)
This Is Going to Hurt
10
Adam Kay
One of the Boys (Daniel Magariel)
One of the Boys
11
Daniel Magariel
Evening Primrose (Kopano Matlwa)
Evening Primrose
12
Kopano Matlwa
Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon (Henry Marsh)
Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon
13
Henry Marsh
The Book of Luce (L R Fredericks)
The Book of Luce
14
L R Fredericks
No Good Deed (John Niven)
No Good Deed
15
John Niven
The Twenty Days of Turin (Giorgio De Maria)
The Twenty Days of Turin
16
Giorgio De Maria
Seeing Red (Lina Meruane)
Seeing Red
17
Lina Meruane
The Master Key (Masako Togawa)
The Master Key
18
Masako Togawa
The Silent Companions (Laura Purcell)
The Silent Companions
19
Laura Purcell
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories From Inside North Korea (Bandi)
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories From Inside North Korea
20
Bandi
You Don't Know Me (Imran Mahmood)
You Don't Know Me
21
Imran Mahmood
The Lie of the Land (Amanda Craig)
The Lie of the Land
22
Amanda Craig
A Separation (Katie Kitamura)
A Separation
23
Katie Kitamura
Madame Zero (Sarah Hall)
Madame Zero
24
Sarah Hall
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
25
Omar El Akkad
The Party (Elizabeth Day)
The Party
26
Elizabeth Day
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
27
Celeste Ng
Let Go My Hand (Edward Docx)
Let Go My Hand
28
Edward Docx
My Absolute Darling (Gabriel Tallent)
My Absolute Darling
29
Gabriel Tallent
Reservoir 13 (Jon McGregor)
Reservoir 13
30
Jon McGregor
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
31
Yaa Gyasi
H(A)Ppy (Nicola Barker)
H(A)Ppy
32
Nicola Barker
When I Hit You: Or, a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife (Meena Kandasamy)
When I Hit You: Or, a Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife
33
Meena Kandasamy
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
34
Sally Rooney
A Natural (Ross Raisin)
A Natural
35
Ross Raisin
Winter (Ali Smith)
Winter
36
Ali Smith
Based on a True Story (Delphine De Vigan)
Based on a True Story
37
Delphine De Vigan
Love & Fame (Susie Boyt)
Love & Fame
38
Susie Boyt
Bad Dreams (Tessa Hadley)
Bad Dreams
39
Tessa Hadley
An Unremarkable Body (Elisa Lodato)
An Unremarkable Body
40
Elisa Lodato
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