Modern Fiction (post 1945)

For fans of Amy Tan and Kevin Kwan, this sharp and tender debut follows a family of estranged Vietnamese women - cursed to never know love or happiness - as...

Pr eorder Bea's Book Wagon , the uplifting new Julie Haworth romance coming Autumn 2025. WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION KATIE FFORDE DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023. 'A...

In USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long's latest installment in the Palace of Rogues series, an estranged couple decide to fake their way through the London season to repair...

The 13th chilling and adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller and Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller . 'Gruesome but utterly riveting - and all the more so for being at least partly...

"One of the year's most compelling reads."- Washington Post "Its naturalness and ease with the most fundamental questions of existence make it a big project knocking around in a small...

Get twice the hockey hotness in this extra spicy Hellions Hockey two-in-one-read the sexy enemies-to-lovers romp Head Coach , then just flip your book over to dive into the grumpy/sunshine...

Everyone knows Gatsby.New money. Murky past. Huge online following. 'A clever, gender-flipped modern-day retelling of the classic' Grazia 'Stylish and beautifully written, with a case of the most decadently unhinged...

'Satisfyingly intriguing' Faith Martin 'J.M. Hall has mastered the warmth of a perfect modern cosy crime with all the twists and turns that go with it. I really enjoyed it!'...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 'Enormously entertaining' THE TIMES 'The word-of-mouth breakout' STYLIST 'As funny as it is moving' GUARDIAN 'A joy of a debut' DAVID MITCHELL...

Nine spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. VINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIES Spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric,...

A striking and joyous new look for the novels of one of the greatest storytellers of our time **BOOK OF THE YEAR Sunday Times, Daily Express, Times, Daily Telegraph, Good...

From the bestselling author of ALMOND, The Devil Wears Prada meets The Office in this witty, humane, and ultimately transformative story of a group of young workers who rebel against...

'SPIKY, WITTY' PANDORA SYKES 'FUNNY, PACY' GUARDIAN 'CHAOTIC, SNARKY, VERY FUNNY' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'AN ABSOLUTELY WILD RIDE' INDEPENDENT A 'HOTTEST, MUST-READ NEW BOOK FOR 2025' IN SUNDAY TIMES , STYLIST...

A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby, author of Razorblade Tears, and series editor Steph Cha....

From the million-copy bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop ' A delicious book that I couldn't resist devouring in one sitting. It was a delight to lose myself in the...

"Queer, dirty, insightful, and so funny" (Andrea Lawlor), this coyly revolutionary debut story collection imagines new origins and futures for its cast of unforgettable protagonists-almost all of whom are named...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ten years ago, a tragic accident tore through a community. Ever since, the nine survivors - just teenagers at the time - have met on...

The sharp, sexy and glamorous romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE 'This juicy page-turner is the ultimate beach read' InStyle She's finally...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2024 'Tender and merciless . . . a hallucinatory window into what it means to excavate the past in a world committed to its erasure'...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHOR'S CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025 'Viscerally vivid...

'...the book as a whole is a small marvel, overflowing with ideas. Scary, funny, shocking and touching by turns, it combines the readerly pleasures of constant reorientation with the sober...

**THE EXPLOSIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE TERMINAL LIST , NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT** Navy SEAL James Reece faces a devastating global conspiracy in...

'A once-in-a-generation crime thriller.' A.A.Dhand, author of Streets of Darkness 'Compelling and gritty.' Cosmopolitan 'Authentic, immersive and powerful.' Will Dean, author of the Tuva Moodyson mysteries Be twice as good...

Thrilling and absorbing, Cometh the Hour is the sixth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's the Clifton Chronicles and sees the Clifton and Barrington families navigate the 1970s in an...

A special illustrated edition of The Ocean at the End of the Lane , the bestselling magical novel from master storyteller Neil Gaiman. Breathtaking black-and-white illustrations throughout by fine artist...

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTION 'An epic novel... David takes us on an extraordinary journey that brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship...

Every grave has a story ... The much-anticipated new novel in the Cormac Reilly series, from the no.1 bestselling author of The Ruin and What Happened to Nina . For...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . . Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to...

A moving and powerful mystery, The Forgotten Garden is the bestselling second novel from author of The House at Riverton , Kate Morton. 1913 On the eve of the First...

'Heart-warming and unputdownable' Carmel Harrington Emily loves the festive season. This year she's hosting a special Christmas lunch at her restaurant to celebrate with family and friends. But as the...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH PRIZE 2023...

For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey - the international bestseller - an explosive novel of sex, secrecy and escape. A woman finds her voice and leaves behind a book...

"Extraordinary...beautifully precise...[an] earnestly ambitious debut." - The New York Times Book Review "A wild, angry, and devastating masterpiece of a book." -NPR "[A] descendent of the Dickensian 'social novel' by...

The hardest lies to spot are the ones we tell ourselves. Dr Ruth Hartland rises to difficult tasks. She is the director of a highly respected trauma therapy unit. She...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 'Enormously entertaining' THE TIMES 'The word-of-mouth breakout' STYLIST 'As funny as it is moving' GUARDIAN 'A joy of a debut' DAVID MITCHELL...

The second novel in the Dirty Diana trilogy - a story of desire within marriage from the stars of the hit feminist erotic podcast Dirty Diana ... Diana has her...

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

Malika Oufkir has been a prisoner for virtually her whole life. Born to a proud family in 1953, daughter of the King of Morocco's aide, Malika was adopted by Mohammed...

A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEEL MUKHERJEE The international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author 'Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his...

THE NUMBER 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025 'A masterclass in suspense' PAULA HAWKINS 'A spellbinding nightmare' FERNANDA MELCHOR 'A book of...

Now a major BBC TV drama, starring Tamara Lawrance, Lenny Henry and Hayley Atwell. A Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Th e Long Song by Andrea...

The top 10 Sunday Times bestseller NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES. Season 2 out March 2025! 'I love the audacity of the Marlow gang, those ladies sure know how to...

'Simon Mason has created crime fiction's most entertaining double act in decades' Mick Herron 'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any writer for...

"Perfect late night reading" JAN MORRIS "Banffy is a born storyteller" PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR "Totally absorbing" MARTHA KEARNEY "So evocative" SIMON JENKINS The second volume of Miklos Banffy's panoramic trilogy...

Fast-paced and intriguing, Mightier than the Sword is the fifth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's the Clifton Chronicles moves towards the end of the 1960s as the Cliftons and...

A shy young Mexican woman moves to Paris to study literature. Cecilia has few friends, and a morbid fascination with watching the funerals taking place in the cemetery outside her...

In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortune. An ambitious couple are about...

Mary has been nursing a secret. Forty years ago, she made a choice that would change her world for ever, and alter the path of someone she holds dear. Beth...