Modern Fiction (post 1945)

'Burton Rembrandt is a misunderstood little boy. A sensitive eight-year-old Burt is frightened by many things in the world around him... When I Was Five I Killed Myself is a...

Set in a Black Sea resort in Georgia in the dying days of the Soviet Empire, this is the story of Bronsky, a medical researcher haunted by the fate of...

This novel dramatises a desert journey in which two women confront ancient and modern myths, ranging from the Garden of Eden to the mystique of epilepsy, and the mysteries of...

An Unwilling Conquest A successful horse breeder and self-proclaimed rake, Harry Lester samples women like wines. But after having his heart trampled upon by someone he actually loved, he has...

Set against the glitz and decadence of 1920s Copenhagen, Paris and Dresden, and inspired by a true story, The Danish Girl is about one of the most passionate and unusual...

Shortlisted, Kibble Literary Awards for Women Writers, 1999 As the early dragonflies of the Dry chase each other, Cressida catches one. She cannot feel the filaments, although she can see...

Terrifying secrets, torn loyalties, love versus duty, the gripping story of a young actress caught up in highly dangerous events in 1930s Berlin... Berlin, 1933. Warning bells ring across Europe...

Like any married couple, Allie and Tony have had their fair share of heartache. But when Tony's actions force Allie and her young sons out of their home, things take...

Richly imagined, dark, and darkly comic, Things We Didn't See Coming follows a man over three decades as he tries to survive - and to retain his humanity - in...

Lauren Scott is bright, gifted and beautiful. At eighteen, she has her whole life ahead of her. Oliver Lomax is a young man full of promise, despite the shadow his...

"As Constantinople falls to the Crusaders in 1204, one woman is caught up in the bloodshed" "Spoilt, imperious and proud, Princess Agnes of France is delighted to be marrying the...

Despite a severe case of writer's block, Cal Cunningham dreams of writing an autobiographical novel that will help him escape from his life as a penniless bookstore stockboy in upper...

An old Polish city fizzes with fear. The townsfolk are at the mercy of a dragon who lurks in the cave below the castle... Konrad's dad always used to say,...

On a bitterly cold winter's afternoon, Michael and Caitlin escape their unhappy marriages to keep an illicit rendez-vous. Once a month, for the past quarter of a century, Coney Island...

In the early 1900s, as the oppression of Russia's imperial rule takes its toll on Finland, the three Koski siblings - Ilmari, Matti and the politicized young Aino - are...

'Tu es belle - wow!' It should be the perfect moment. A sunny day at Vintage Brides, and Ava O'Hara is twirling in her wedding dress. Super-hot Stefan likes what...

'Just perfect for a relaxing evening curled up in front of the fire' - Writing Tips Oasis Curl up with this absolutely gorgeous cosy read, perfect for fans of Heidi...

One love letter can change everything... The new Rose Harbor novel from the international bestselling author of Rose Harbor in Bloom and Blossom Street Brides. Ellie travels to Rose Harbor...

1996: Grace, a psychiatrist, juggles a suicidal boyfriend and a young patient's impending abortion. 2002: Annie, a struggling actress, takes pity on a homeless girl and invites her into her...

It's 1982. The Knighton women, all living under one roof, are about to be struck with dance marathon fever. . . Holly, aged twelve, is the youngest of the Knighton...

When the Black Death enters England through the port of Melcombe in Dorseteshire in June 1348, no one knows what manner of sickness it is or how it spreads and...

Four men. One unbreakable friendship. Forged in the mighty Iron Ore State. Floodtide is the story of Mike, Spud, Pembo and Murray, and the friendship that binds them over four...

Following the success of the original Hide & Seek Melbourne , Explore Australia has now expanded the Melbourne series with four separate books on hidden experiences, shopping, food and nightlife....

Following the success of the original Hide & Seek Melbourne , Explore Australia has now expanded the Melbourne series with four separate books on hidden experiences, shopping, food and nightlife....

Romance, betrayal, and an epic yacht race make Carrie Talick's debut novel perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Susan Mallery. Romance, betrayal, and an epic yacht race make Carrie...

Fontamara portrays the bitter trials of the villagers of Pescina as they battle with landowners who have appropriated their only source of water. First published from his exile in 1933,...

A sexy, psychological thriller about a young man with a mysterious past. Nat Banyon, young, handsome, and rough around the edges, accidentally stumbles into the shady town of Deepwater. He...

The Handmaiden , a film adaptation of Fingersmith , directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Kim Tae-Ri, is now available. Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in...

UPDATED WITH A NEW EPILOGUE At fifteen years old, Daphne Scholinski was committed to a mental institution and awarded the dubious diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder. For three years and...

From the bestselling author of About a Boy, A Long Way Down and Dickens and Prince, a wise and hilarious novel about love, heartbreak, and rock and roll. "I've always...

Two sisters are trapped on opposite sides of reality in this entrancing and deeply moving debut novel that weaves together a contemporary narrative with a parallel fantasy world of Trinidadian...

'Askaripour's satire of the tech industry . . . will appeal to fans of Paul Beatty's Booker-prizewinning novel "The Sellout" and Jordan Peele's film "Get Out"' The Economist 'Mesmerizing. ....

DELE WEDS DESTINY is the heartfelt, vivid and sparkling debut novel by editor and writer Tomi Obaro, celebrating the resilience and power of long-lasting female friendship. Enitan, Funmi and Zainab...

The Winter Secret is a thrilling mystery from Lulu Taylor, top ten bestselling author of Her Frozen Heart. 'My dear boy, the place is cursed. It always has been and...

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected. It's the tabloid...

Now a major Sky TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The once illustrious, once wealthy Melroses are in peril, and Patrick Melrose, now a husband and father, is trying to gather...

'An inspiring, uplifting novel about an extraordinary young woman who refuses to let anything stand in the way of her love and her dream' JULIE COHEN ' A wonderful book...

These twenty-five new stories mark Graham Swift's return to the short form after seven acclaimed novels and confirm him as a master storyteller. They unite into a richly peopled vision...

There's more going on in The Street than its inhabitants realise . . . In the course of this delightful, quirky and perceptive novel an elderly soldier with incipient Alzheimer's...

'One of the year's best suspense novels, a mesmerizing, surprise-jammed mystery that works purely on its own, character-driven terms.' New York Times From the creator and writer of the Emmy...

'I wish I could tell everyone who thinks we're ruined... Look closer, and you'll see something extraordinary, mystifying, something real and true. We have never been what we seemed.' When...

Viv and Max were best friends for years; then they were lovers; then she betrayed him (his words); and then he disappeared. Now Viv's public search for him - via...