Modern Fiction (post 1945)

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 'Spellbinding' THE TIMES 'An exquisite, languorous novel' OBSERVER 'Heartstoppingly vivid' OISIN MCKENNA A radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over...

Can you solve the mystery before the greatest detective of all time? Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend, Dr John Watson, have been hired by actor George Reynolds. George wants...

The dynamic second thriller from the number one bestselling author of KILLING FLOOR 'Cunning, explosive . . . A thumping good read.' Time Out Jack Reacher, alone, strolling nowhere. A...

A major anthology of great Japanese short stories, now in Penguin Classics This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the...

The book that won Ernest Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature The book that won Ernest Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature 'It's silly not to hope. It's a sin...

The extraordinary, gloriously uplifting and hotly-anticipated debut novel from Samuel Burr - available to pre-order now!'Utterly beautiful. I adored it' JOANNA CANNON'Hugely uplifting and wonderful' AJ PEARCE'A ripping yarn full...

'A beautiful book so filled with sharp longing and perfectly phrased vulnerability that I read it in a reverent hush' Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby'Exceptional . . . has...

A storm lies ahead of her. Freedom lies beyond it ... 'Such a brilliant writer and this was another 5 star book for me' Reader Review 'Hugely immersive and emotional'...

Daughter of two ruthless high-gradient telepaths, Auden Scott is not the child her Psy parents wanted or expected, even before her brain injury. Her thoughts are scattered, her memories fuzzy-or...

'Had me in a chokehold from beginning to end... A true five star read' Lisa Jewell'Devious and dizzying, with twist after twist after twist - I loved it' Louise Candlish'Wonderfully...

'Stunning, moving, and remarkable' Nguyen Phan Que Mai, internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing and Dust Child'A celebration of complicity and love among women' Pilar Quintana, shortlisted for the...

'An absorbing work of fiction' Sunday Times'I was blown away by this dark, enchanting story of witchcraft, power and injustice. ..nothing short of brilliant' Mary ChamberlainErzsebet Bathory, whose infamous place...

A breathtaking novel of grief, love, creativity and a young woman's queer and artistic awakening.In the days after her mother's death from breast cancer, Oksana, a young queer poet, decides...

LIFE ON DEATH ROW TAKES ITS TOLL.   UNTIL YOU CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE...     Death Row duty comes with three simple rules:   Do not make it personal...

"Remarkable . . . vividly captures the urgency of youth, and becomes a heart-breaking elegy for a communal, almost utopian approach to urban life." Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the...

An unbreakable, life-changing friendship will lead two young girls from different worlds to rebel against the sexism, prejudice and injustice they face living in 1930s Italy in this moving novel...

'Funny, inspiring and uplifting' Nina Stibbe'Raging, outrageous and joyous' Nikki May'A must-read for all people-pleasers! ... Explosive, funny, thought-provoking' Good Housekeeping From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a fierce,...

'A writer innately drawn to paradox, and to the moral questions inherent in the relationships between richness and poverty, mind and body, history and imagination' Ali Smith'As cunning and rich...

For nine months, Alfie has been caring for his twin daughters after the sudden death of their mother, Pippa. One night, he wakes to find them at the foot of...

'Powerful and profound' Daisy Buchanan'Breathtakingly original... a searing examination of the modern world and its sensibilities' Imran Mahmood__With words come power. But do you speak out or shut up? Everywhere...

Author: Katherine MinFormat: Hardback, 162mm x 234mm, 520g, 304 pagesPublished: Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, 2024'Incandescent, astonishing, a miracle' R. O. KWON'With The Fetishist, Min has left the world...

Author: Joseph O'NeillFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 216mm, 280g, 304 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024'A fantastic novel, brilliantly crafted' MARCUS DU SAUTOY'Enthralling ... not to be missed' GUARDIAN'A meticulously constructed...

Author: Freya Berry Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 Everyone is talking about this darkly gripping story of hidden secrets, as seen on BBC2 Between the Covers Book Club. 'A...

Author: Lucy Diamond Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 'I enjoyed it SO much!' MARIAN KEYES 'With glorious characters and a dreamy setting, I couldn't have loved this book more'...

Author: Karen Rose Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 When a killer closes in, there's only one way to stay alive. Say You're Sorry is the gripping first book in...

Author: Ian Rankin Format: CD-Audio Number of Pages: 0 From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE...

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Author: Amanda Craig Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 Longlisted for the Women's Prize 2021 A Times, Sunday Times, Observer, Daily Mail and Financial Times Best Book of 2020 Pick...

She's loved by all who meet her. But someone wants her gone . . . 1990 When beautiful and vivacious Charlotte Salter fails to turn up to her husband Alec's...

**AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW** OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES OF APPLE TREE YARD SOLD 'Louise Doughty leads her unnerved readers into dark territory.' HILARY MANTEL 'Doughty is a brilliant storyteller...

' Wonderful ... I loved The Midnight House' RACHEL HORE, Sunday Times bestselling author of One Moonlit Night ' Love love love this book! Fabulous female characters . . ....

'Calling all millennials - this is the comic novel for you.' - The Times The Life of the Mind opens with Dorothy sitting on a library toilet, checking her phone...

'Everybody knows now that Ulysses is the greatest novel of the century' Anthony Burgess, Observer Following the events of one single day in Dublin, the 16th June 1904, and what...

One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century - reissued in a stunning hardback design to celebrate the Salinger centenary It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been...

Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."...

Shortlised for the Miles Franklin and winner of the Age 2021 Book of the Year Award, the highly praised second novel from Robbie Arnott is now available in a beautiful...

The irresistible hardback Times bestseller and bookshop favourite about the healing power of books and community; Time magazine Top 100 books of 2023; 'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times THE...

A deliciously dark satire on modern privilege from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen (and enfant terrible of American fiction), Ottessa Moshfegh Read THE razor-sharp satire that everyone on TikTok...

Takes cult hero Jack Reacher back in time, to his younger days as a Military Policeman in the US Army. The 8th Jack Reacher thriller. 'There's only one Jack Reacher....

The third book in the record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series from British national treasure Richard Osman. It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except...

A celebration of one of the most curious and playful literary groups of the twentieth century Brought together for the first time, here are 100 pieces of 'Oulipo' writing, celebrating...

Steinbeck's last great novel focuses on the theme of success and what motivates men towards it. Reflecting back on his New England family's past fortune, and his father's loss of...

Reality bends all the more acutely with lack of sleep in this stunning novel from the master of the surreal. *PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN...

A wildly inventive fantasy and a meditation on the many uses of the mind from one of the world's greatest writers *PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS...

'The best fictional report of the Spanish Civil War that we possess' Anthony Burgess Hemingway's great novel of the Spanish Civil War 'The world is a fine place and worth...

Another iconic title from the brilliant space-wanderer Kurt Vonnegut - rejacketed in a new, witty series style Discover Vonnegurt's funny absurdist novel about the human condition. 'Outrageous, witty, thought-provoking, unputdownable,...

A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country from LA to NY. Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down...