Modern Fiction (post 1945)

Author: Colleen McculloughBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSet in the United States in the not-too-distant future, Colleen McCullough's novel traces the progress...

Author: Hamilton BassoBinding: HardbackPublished: The Book Club, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsA young lawyer returns to his Southern hometown, a place steeped in tradition and hidden...

Author: Allen DruryBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAllen Drury's seminal novel plunges readers into the intricate world of Washington D.C. A controversial presidential nomination...

Author: Jean GiraudouxBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen Educational Ltd, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents Jean Giraudoux's comedic play, "Amphitryon 38," structured in three acts. The narrative...

Author: Laurie LeeBinding: HardbackPublished: ANDRE DEUTSCH, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a collection of Laurie Lee's evocative essays and travel writings. The author shares...

Author: Jessica AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Viking Press, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWhen Sylvia Foley returns to Australia after twenty years, she finds her father, Jack Cornock,...

Author: V. S. NaipaulBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRalph Singh, a former politician from a fictional Caribbean island, recounts his life story from...

Author: Vicki BaumBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1953Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe novel set in post war America with an Italian Giano who is brought to the...

Author: Suzanne Holly JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: The Jacaranda Press, 1964Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe narrative explores themes of growth and transformation. Characters navigate complex relationships within a...

Author: Thomas KeneallyBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1986Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel tells a story of familial bonds tested by secrets and the weight of history. A...

Author: Barry HillBinding: HardbackPublished: McPhee Gribble Publishers, Melbourne, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a narrative, potentially exploring themes of human relationships, art, or historical...

Victor Tuchman - a power-hungry real estate developer and an all-round bad man - is finally on his deathbed. His daughter Alex feels she can finally unearth the secrets of...

There was a sailor's graveyard in Moon Beach. This was where the funeral business first started. Rumour had it that the witch's fingers used to reach out and sink ships....

From the critically acclaimed author of The Light of Falling Stars and The Funnies, a beautifully written story about a man who reluctantly accepts his birthright in a sheep-ranching family...

A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined always to do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant...

When Foster Dade arrives at Kennedy, an elite boarding school in New Jersey, the year is 2008. Barack Obama begins his first term as president; Vampire Weekend and Passion Pit...

When Foster Dade arrives at Kennedy, an elite boarding school in New Jersey, the year is 2008. Barack Obama begins his first term as president; Vampire Weekend and Passion Pit...

A Practical Guide for Adult Riders The Howell Equestrian Library is a distinguished collection of books on all aspects of horsemanship and horsemastership. The nearly fifty books in print offer...

From a widely admired author, a poignant novel about homecoming, friendship, growing up, and growing old for fans of Richard Ford and Richard Russo In this finely wrought portrait of...

Ruth Rendell's seventh collection of short stories also includes two unpublished novellas. The long title story is about a man whose life, in a sense, is a book. There are...

In this stylish neo-noir set in the mountainous Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, hard-bitten inspector Akyl Borubaev mourns the recent death of his beloved wife--the only humanizing force in his...

As children, Celia and Djuna reigned mercilessly over their schoolgirl followers. One afternoon, they decided to walk home along a forbidden road. Djuna disappeared, and for twenty years Celia has...

How to Be Good is a story for our times -- a humorous but uncompromising look at what it takes, in this day and age, to have the courage of...

'This brilliant debut novel by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is cause for celebration.' LORRIE MOORE Written in startlingly beautiful prose, HARMLESS LIKE YOU is set across New York, Berlin and Connecticut,...

From a wonderful new voice in fiction comes a touching love story wrapped in a sparkling comedy. With enormous wit and an insider's eye, this debut capture the nuances of...

Tracing a group of ruthless outlaws from its genesis during the American Civil War all the way to a final bloody stand in the Oklahoma territories, The Winter Family is...

The characters on Norminton's purgatorial 'Ship of Fools' - a ship that's going nowhere fast - bicker and struggle for attention; telling tales that bounce off one another to form...

A murder, a miscarriage of justice, and a man too innocent for his times . . . Mahmood Mattan is a fixture in Cardiff's Tiger Bay, 1952, which bustles with...

A delightful tale of an elephant handler written by Patrick O'Brian when a very young man. HUSSEIN tells the story of a young mahout - or elephant handler - his...

The tensions and complexities of 1970s South Africa are brought vividly to life in this dark and powerful literary thriller Gentle but highly strung, Janet must support her Afrikaner husband...

When Seb joins Barleybridge, the last thing on his mind is romance. Keen to settle into his first real job and make a good impression he embraces the working life...

From the acclaimed bestselling author of" The Piano Shop on the Left Bank," a historical novel about Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the son of Sacagawea, and his intriguing sojourn as a young...