CITY · UNITED KINGDOMBooks set in Notting Hill
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17 books · 14 authors · 1892–2023
17 books here
Most-set authors
Zadie Smith (3) · Iris Murdoch (2) · Colin MacInnes (1) · Martin Amis (1) · Alan Hollinghurst (1) · G. K. Chesterton (1)
Genres
literary fiction (8) · mystery & crime (2) · romance (1) · historical fiction (1)
Books set here
Set in Notting Hill (13)
Absolute Beginners
Colin MacInnes
primary setting
London Fields
Martin Amis
West London setting - contemporary thriller
The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst
Primary setting
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
G. K. Chesterton
titular neighborhood, focal battleground
Millennium People
J. G. Ballard
Chelsea Marina gated community — where the middle-class revolt of Millennium People originates
The Kindness of Strangers
Emma Garman
42 Tregunter Road, Chelsea — 1953 boarding house of strangers
Under the Net
Iris Murdoch
West London (Hammersmith, Fulham, Chiswick)
A Severed Head
Iris Murdoch
Kensington (South Kensington / Gloucester Road)
The Girls of Slender Means
Muriel Spark
May of Teck Club, Kensington
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Arthur Conan Doyle
Hatherley arrives here fleeing the sinister house, and Watson's practice is nearby
Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston
Henry takes Alex to the V&A at night, a place tied to memories of his late father, for a pivotal romantic dance scene
The Fraud
Zadie Smith
Willesden (Victorian)
White Teeth
Zadie Smith
Willesden / NW London
Notable locations in Notting Hill
Willesden3Chelsea, London2Earl's Court2Kensington, London2Earls Court1Hammersmith, London1Kilburn1Paddington Station1Victoria and Albert Museum, London1Winchester Avenue1
Nearby books
A Severed Head
Iris Murdoch
1 km · Kensington, London
The Girls of Slender Means
Muriel Spark
1 km · Kensington, London
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 km · Paddington Station
Hangover Square
Patrick Hamilton
2 km · Earl's Court
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman
2 km · Earl's Court
Small Island
Andrea Levy
2 km · Earls Court
Under the Net
Iris Murdoch
2 km · Hammersmith, London
Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston
3 km · Victoria and Albert Museum, London