Chris Cleave Books in Order

After a bombing at a London football match kills her husband and young son, a grieving mother addresses a letter to Osama bin Laden. Her attempt to rebuild amid heightened security becomes entangled with guilt, class divisions, and another terror threat.

Released from a British immigration detention center, Nigerian teenager Little Bee seeks out magazine editor Sarah, whom she met during a traumatic encounter in Nigeria. Their reunion forces both women to confront their shared past and an uncertain future.

Elite cyclists and close friends Kate Meadows and Zoe Castle prepare for the London Olympics. While rivalry tests their bond, Kate's daughter's leukemia forces her to weigh a final chance at gold against the needs of the family she loves.

As war begins in 1939, Mary North becomes a teacher in London and protects children others overlook. Her relationships with Tom Shaw and his soldier friend Alistair form a love triangle tested by bombing, separation, and the siege of Malta.