Modern Fiction (post 1945)

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'I was supposed to be having the time of my life.' When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she...

?? FALL IN LOVE WITH FOUR STRANGERS WHO MIGHT JUST FIND LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP WHERE THEY LEAST EXPECT IT... ?? 'Full of heart' LUCY GILMORE'The cast is wonderful. I thoroughly...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION'A mighty achievement' OCEAN VUONG'Beautiful, brilliant' R. F. KUANG'Dazzling' OBSERVER'Will shatter your heart' GLAMOUR 'Powerful' SUNDAY TIMESAn extraordinary story of the journey of one...

A haunting ode to Cornish folklore and the secrets of the places we call home 'This powerfully brutal novel is the most exciting thing I've read in years' S. J....

For fans of TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, SHE AND HER CAT and THE GOODBYE CAT - this huge international sensation with a touch of magical realism tells of mysterious clinic where...

In Tokyo, there is a neighbourhood with the highest number of bookstores in the world. It is called Jinbocho where book lovers can browse to their heart's delight and where...

A FAIRY TALE FOR EVERYONE.'Beyond all the borders that divide us, there is a place of infinite possibilities and pure magic. I think of Neil Gaiman as a writer who...

'Brilliant: singular, unsettling and mutative' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of THE LEVIATHAN     'The strange events of this story have haunted me' NAOMI BOOTH     'A beautiful, moving, unexpected...

A long summer holiday on the beautiful island of Corfu is just what Izzy Jordan needs, but is she prepared for the romance and drama? New edition of one of...

A diary hidden. A crime buried. A secret to be freed...'A delicious page-turning mystery within a mystery' LIZ HYDER'A twisty treasure hunt of a novel... Utterly beguiling' LIZZIE POOK'It glistens...

THREE WOMEN. ONE BODY. WILL THEY EVER LEARN?**The jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times and Kindle #1 bestseller Harriet Tyce**'The shocks kept coming right up to the final pages.' Lisa...

'Nick Harkaway novels are electric' Patrick Ness, author of A MONSTER CALLS'Cross-genre brilliance' William Gibson, author of AGENCY'Captivating from start to finish' The Big IssueCal Sounder is a detective working...

*A GUARDIAN BEST TRANSLATED NOVEL OF 2023**A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2023 FINALIST**A WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS BEST TRANSLATED BOOK OF 2023*"A powerful story of mothers and daughters" Guardian"A haunting,...

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In this clever and swoonworthy new novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces bring rival chess players together in...

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery and the enduring magic of books. Sixteen-year-old Ivy is...

Author: Gary ShteyngartFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 237g, 336 pagesPublished: Atlantic Books, United Kingdom, 2022'A masterpiece . . . There cannot be a more relevant novel for our moment, certainly...

Author: Tracy ChevalierFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 234mm, 270g, 400 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024'Ingenious' THE TIMES, Book of the Month'Sparkling' OBSERVER'A triumph... beyond admiration' PHILIP PULLMAN'Spellbinding.... Chevalier at her...

'Joyful, heartwarming and utterly charming' JUDY MURRAY'Charming, poignant and as comforting as a tin of royal shortbread. Delightful' VERONICA HENRYThree strangers. Ten miles. One life-changing day...Suzie is 69 and has...

Author: Alex HayFormat: Hardback, 164mm x 236mm, 640g, 416 pagesPublished: Headline Publishing Group, United Kingdom, 2023'Hay sets a cracking pace... with plenty of twists and a great deal of fun,...

Author: Nalini Singh Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 Where are the broken? A propulsive question that unleashes a world of secrets in New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh's...

Author: Lucy Debussy Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 'You will lose yourself in Lucy Debussy's worlds.' Meghan Flaherty, author of Tango Lessons 'Rich and creamy writing fired with a...

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Local vacuum cleaner repairman and self-appointed mayor Nino Speranza is in trouble. Without the thousands of euros in taxes that he could never bring himself to collect from his neighbours,...

Author: Ilaria Bernardini Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 COMPETITION. PERFECTION. DESTRUCTION. 'A tight, frightening story of friendship, rivalry and obsession, told in sparse and beautiful prose' Abigail Dean, author...

Author: Katherine Brabon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 SHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 'Body Friend is a deeply intimate tribute to the fragile and porous self, written in prose...

Author: Colin O'Sullivan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 SOON TO BE A MAJOR STREAMING SERIES A riveting technological thriller following a woman whose life is upended when her husband...

Jeffrey Lockhart's father, Ross, is a billionaire in his sixties, with a younger wife, Artis Martineau, whose health is failing. Ross is the primary investor in a remote and secret...

Author: Evie Woods Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 The Echo of Old Books meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets. 'The...

"The book of the moment" Sunday Times A Guardian Book of the Year "Highly entertaining . . . subtle and complex" Guardian "Despentes at her very best" New European "Full...

Longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction From an unforgettable new voice in Irish fiction, a heart-pounding, life-affirming story about one woman trying to leave her marriage and start...

' Banal Nightmare will end summer with a bang. It's about turning 37 and realising you hate everybody you know. So funny, so smart, utterly vicious - just brilliant' Zadie...

In ten powerful stories, Victoria Hislop takes us through the streets of Athens and into the tree-lined squares of Greek villages. As she evokes their distinct atmosphere, she brings vividly...

A collection of folktales to transport the reader into a world of adventurers, tricksters, kings, peasants and saints Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is...

A razor-sharp novel from one Italy's most exciting authors, about a millennial couple's quest for authenticity in a life designed according to social media trends. They have everything to make...

An epic story of the nineteen-thirties' Depression which traces the story of one destitute family among the thousands who fled the Dust Bowl to the promise of California, THE GRAPES...

From the fields of Provence to the streets of wartime Paris, The Lavender Keeper is an extraordinary, moving story of action and adventure, heartbreak and passion, devotion and treachery from...

'Love comes out of nowhere for most of us, when we least expect it.' A breathtaking novel of heartbreak and heroism, love and longing by a powerhouse Australian storyteller. MILLION...

Stylish and open-hearted, this is a very different kind of love story, elevated and energised by being set in the world of creativity and video gaming THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON 'I...

An instant number 1 New York Times bestseller and touching new comedy from the author of multi-million copy bestseller A Man Called Ove In a small town in Sweden it...

Nabokov's suspenseful whodunit and one of his most acclaimed works The American poet John Shade is dead; murdered. His last poem, Pale Fire, is put into a book, together with...

A stunning new series look for one of the greatest writers of the 20th century in Penguin Modern Classics Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's...

The ground-breaking first novel from Umberto Eco - a murder mystery, an enthralling chronicle of the Middle Ages, a piece of biblical analysis and a stunning popular and critical success...

Woolf's innovative modernist novel, in a new Black Classics edition Tracing the lives of a group of friends, this novel follows their development from childhood to middle age. While social...

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is one of the best loved novellas of all time. Two drifters - small, shrewd George and huge, simple-minded Lennie - get work on...

Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange is the shocking seminal novel that spawned one of the most notorious films ever made. Fifteen-year-old Alex and his thrill-seeking gang regularly indulge in ultra-violence,...

'Wonderfully witchy and emotionally astute' Chloe Ashby'Unsettling and atmospheric' Harriet Tyce 'Bloody brilliant' Clare PollardPropulsive and wry, this razor-sharp debut is perfect for fans of Boy Parts and My Year...