Modern Fiction (post 1945)

'Fear no more the heat of the sun.' Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf's fourth novel, offers the reader an impression of a single June day in London in 1923. Clarissa Dalloway,...

'Enemies to lovers? YES PLEASE. I loved every second of this book.' Reader Review , 'A modern day You've Got Mail .' Reader Review , Two rival bookstore owners. One...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER For seventy years, Josef Weber has been hiding in plain sight. He is a pillar of his local community. He is also a murderer. When Josef...

WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 George Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, Tenth of December illuminates human experience and...

Billy Martin runs from home, burying his past in the quest for a future. He finds it in Queensland's spectacular Gulf Country, on the sprawling cattle runs. The Gulf breeds...

The secrets of an aristocratic dynasty are about to be revealed... London 1949. The New Look is in, Princess Elizabeth's wedding has raised morale and the capital is filled with...

And they lived happily never after . . . This irreverent-yet-endearing collection of snarky sentiments and wicked affection features the most terrifying Disney villains in all the land. Tell the...

An all-new novel based upon the acclaimed Star Trek TV series! Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery are finding that each day is a critical adjustment...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS A tender and fierce novel that asks what we do when faced with things we don't understand. Is our impulse to...

Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives, returns for more crime solving adventure in this hilarious second novel from 'The Mobile Library' series. The second in the 'The Mobile...

A novel of fear and suspense, love, loss and redemption, from one of the greatest storytellers writing today. The Face is Dean Koontz's most chilling, gripping and original novel to...

Beguiled by promises of wealth, fourteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and marriage to a man many years her senior. But Ayah has lied to her and her...

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BETTER THE BLOOD COMES ANOTHER CASE FOR NEW ZEALAND'S BEST INVESTIGATOR, HANA WESTERMAN. 'Another cracking, page-turning journey into another culture' VAL McDERMID Two murders. Two...

An unforgettable and life-affirming story of a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis from the Number One bestselling author. From Number One bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, an unforgettable story -...

It is a time of political unrest in Great Britain. And behind the Iron Curtain an insidious plot is being hatched, a plan so incendiary that even the KGB is...

An automaton, a man and a woman who can never meet, two stories of love--all are brought to incandescent life in this hauntingly moving novel from one of the finest...

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM, STARRING ANA DE ARMAS, ADRIEN BRODY, BOBBY CANNAVALE AND JULIANNE NICHOLSON, DIRECTED BY ANDREW DOMINIK 'A torrentially imaginative, compulsively readable tour de force' Sunday Telegraph...

Daniel Pell is a contemporary Charles Manson. A petty criminal with a history of antisocial behavior and obsession with controlling other people, he had a group of women living with...

The "enchanting" ( EW ) conclusion to the Another Day series from the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked , the multimillion-copy bestseller and basis for the Tony Award-winning...

Good songs come from love. Great songs come from heartbreak. ------------------------------------------------------- Picked by Cosmopolitan and RED as a best book of 2025. 'For fans of Daisy Jones and the Six...

'Grab the tissues and clear your schedules as you will not be able to put this down!!!' Reader review , 'Beautiful, emotional and hopeful, but have tissues to hand.' Liz...

Shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Award in 2025 'Cosy, fun and delicious - a book to devour in one sitting' Emily Stone, author of Always, In December 'A base...

Sarah Stovell's gripping new novel, Every Happy Family is available now! Hilarious, unputdownable, suspenseful fiction, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Motherland They all have opinions. They all have...

Praise for The Red Notebook : "An endearing love story written in beautifully poetic prose. It is an enthralling mystery about chasing the unknown, the nostalgia for what could have...

This is a story of murder. This is a story of love. This is a story of survival. This is the most unforgettable thriller of the year._________________________ '[a] mesmerising blend...

From the critically acclaimed author Sally Bayley, The Green Lady is a poignant, brilliant exploration of the relationships between children and their teachers. In the style of her memoir Girl...

The spellbinding new novel from the acclaimed author of The Reading List Welcome to The Twilight Garden - the neighbourhood's best-kept secret... 'It was a complete joy' Sally Page, bestselling...

Two people. One life-changing connection. 'At times joyful and funny, at others heartbreaking, The Lifeline is an honest yet hopeful exploration of love, loneliness and the power of connection. Captivating,...

The sweeping new novel from the bestselling author of LADY OF HAY switches between Roman Britain and the present day where history dramatically impacts on the lives of three women....

A debut novel full of charm, wit and sharp observation. WHO WEEKLY Full of life, charm, and wonderfully observed detail, an utterly delightful debut. JODI McALISTER Sparks fly in this...

This novel opens with a scene of war which is destined to become a classic: trudging back from the front through a ravaged and icy wasteland, their horses dying around...

The is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty....

The wombats are back, and this is their biggest adventure of all! The wombats want to do something that they've never done before. They know they can chew and dig...

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY is a heart-wrenching story of escape, love and comic-book heroes set in Prague, New York...

The international No.1 bestselling novelist returns to her best form with this magnificent sweeping tale. Isabel Allende's best novel since The House of the Spirits. Set in Anglophile Chile and...

Beneath the prim and proper morals of Victorian society lurks a violent madman who emerges at night to commit the most cold-hearted of crimes. Nothing is known of him except...

Webster College: an elite New England campus and a world of learning where creativity and inclusiveness are the presiding principles. Naomi Roth, a feminist scholar, is named to the coveted...

From the bestselling breakout author of The Bluffs comes a heart-stopping new thriller set on the rugged coast of Tasmania about family bonds and betrayals, and the hidden dangers that...

From the author of Love at First Set , a new irresistible enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine queer romcom for fans of Delilah Green Doesn't Care , about a wedding-obsessed city girl who...

'One of those wonderful books that makes you laugh and cry at the same time' - Good Housekeeping Meet thirtysomething dad, Alex He loves his wife Jody, but has forgotten...

The oldest love story never told...Her name is Dinah. In the Bible her fate is merely hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the verses of the Book...

Set in the Netherlands in the 1640s, Astraea tells of the relationship between two royal exiles, Elizabeth of Bohemia, daughter of James I, and Omoloju/Pelagius, erstwhile heir to the Yoruba...