Facing the Tank: A carefully observed, comedic novel of cathedrals, clergy and genteel, country town living

Ease: A gentle, quirky novel of 1980s London and English eccentrics

A Perfectly Good Man: A heartfelt, humane novel of Cornwall, love and forgiveness

Take Nothing With You: A richly absorbing novel of boyhood, coming of age, confusion and desire

A Place Called Winter: The epic and tender bestselling novel of love, compassion and living again

Notes from an Exhibition: A thought-provoking and stunning classic novel of marriage, art and the secrets of family life

The Facts of Life: An epic, intimate novel of love, music and the life events that stay with us forever

A Sweet Obscurity: A tender, heartfelt novel of a child having to grow up too soon

Dangerous Pleasures: A Decade of Stories

Kansas in August: A witty, bawdy 1980s story of love and abandonment

Friendly Fire: A warm, compelling novel of adolescence and young love

Gentleman's Relish: A collection of dark, sometimes funny, carefully observed stories of human nature

The Aerodynamics of Pork: A delicious debut novel of love, music and comedy, set in the early 1980s

Rough Music: A gripping and evocative story of a Cornish holiday, and the dark secrets of family life

Three Decades of Stories: A unique collection of Patrick Gale's dark, moving, often witty and eccentric stories combined in one volume

The Cat Sanctuary: An intriguing novel of sisters, childhood and the complexities of family lives

Mother's Boy: A beautifully crafted novel of war, Cornwall, and the relationship between a mother and son

The Whole Day Through: A stunning, compassionate novel of love, regret and the choices we make

Tree Surgery for Beginners: A character-filled novel of empathy, understanding and humour

Love Lane: A searing portrayal of escape and the power of love, home and a family