Modern Fiction (post 1945)

A brilliant romance novel set in 1930s Liverpool, from one of Britain's bestselling saga authors. Life is hard in 1930s Liverpool, and Biddy O'Shaughnessy is left destitute when her widowed...

A witty and frolicksome romp set in Venice Nina Porter seems to have it all- husband, home, family and security. But her life turns upside down when a marital row...

Beautifully repackaged at a fantastic price for the limited print run Vintage Booker promotion Sammy's had a bad week - his wallet's gone, along with his new shoes, he's been...

A sparkling debut novel about the stories we read and the ones we tell ourselves Lucy Hull, a young children's librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, finds herself both kidnapper and kidnapped...

A compelling and moving story of three sisters growing up in 1920s Yorkshire They loved. They lost. They lived. In the small Yorkshire town of Cottenly - dominated by the...

New in paperback wo soldiers- Britain's most celebrated military hero and a broken veteran living in the gutters of London. Their paths last crossed nearly twenty years ago. Now, amidst...

What happens when a holiday romance becomes serious? The Sunday Times besteller from the bestselling authors of fun romantic novels and entertaining family sagas including The Seven Year Itch and...

Just as celebrated columnist Katie Kiernan thinks life is over, it suddenly arrives on her doorstep in the shape of her sister Michelle, and all the intrigue Michelle brings with...

A gripping action thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author of Ultimate Weapon. Fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather will love this gripping, no-holds-barred, all-action thriller...

Don Domenico has a suprise in store for his family. He wants them to create a life free from criminal activities for his grandchildren. Nothing unusual about that. Except that...

In this, the third appearance of Inspector Constantin Vadim leaves his native Russia for New York. Vadim finds himself caught up in the middle of a presidential election where the...

Graham Greene's gripping tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinian town is considered one of his finest. It tells of Charley Fortnum, the 'Honorary Consul', a whisky-sodden figure...

When Ellen Gulden learns that her mother has cancer, her father insists that Ellen come home to look after Kate. Ellen has always been the special child, the high achiever,...

Jack Meade wakes in a hospital bed. The doctors tell him he has been in the sea for two days - that he is lucky to be alive. His face...

Mary Beth has built her life around her close knit and much loved family- husband Glen, a successful ophthalmologist, their beautiful and talented 17 year old daughter Ruby, and 14...

Terrified, a young prisoner in the Second World War closes his eyes and pictures himself going out to bat on a sunlit cricket ground in Hampshire. Across the courtyard in...

A tense psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of THE MISSING A serial killer who wants to watch you burn... The media call him The Burning Man, a brutal murderer...

The sun shone intensely on the island of Djerba in Tunisia. The beige earth refracted heat with the dry odour of ripe fennel and thyme.' Rachida has been lucky all...

Awarded the Prix des libraires by France's booksellers, a universal story about music and restoring one's faith in others amid the aftermath of tremendous loss. Tokyo, 1938. An amateur quartet,...

"At turns beautiful, devastating and complex, Mrs. Kimble explores the interplay between deception and vulnerability." -- Chicago Tribune The award-winning debut novel from Jennifer Haigh, author of Baker Towers ,...

From the author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," this "New York Times" bestseller is a darkly comic vision of our anxiety about immortality."Ingenious, witty, provocative and formidably intelligent, both...

A laugh-out-loud romcom in 2025, perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey and Sophie Kinsella 'Funny, endearing and impossible to put down' Reader review 'We laughed out loud at this perfect...

'A sparkling bookish story about rules just begging to be broken' Abby Jimenez, bestselling author of The Friend Zone 'A charming romcom about finding your own path and never being...

' A pitch dark, pitch perfect novel... Beautifully written, a stunning thriller.' Andrea Mara Six months ago, we moved in together. Lucy, Nicole, Sloane and me. Lucy pulled us into...

One little word. One bad habit. One year to stop saying sorry. What happens when one woman resolves to 'break up' with saying sorry ? Charlotte Thomas is polite. Manners...

'A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging... beautifully rendered' JESSICA ANDREWS 'A deeply observant, perceptive writer' JOANNA CANNON 'Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant... deserves to be on...

The Sunday Times number one bestselling debut novel 'Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.' SINDHU VEE 'Unputdownable. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' KATERINA DIAMOND Welcome to a hen do where revenge is...

She knows everything. She'll stop at nothing. 'Tender...confidently told and a very relatable tale.' Daily Mail 'An unsettling drama...shored up with multi-faceted characterisation.' Financial Times *** A devastating loss When...

A missing woman. A husband suspected. The truth will ... Take Your Breath Away Linwood Barclay is... 'A suspense master' Stephen King 'In a class of his own' T.M. Logan...

'Susan Lewis has a gift for telling warm family stories that also take you by surprise. One Minute Later will make you savour every second' Jane Corry 'Book of the...

' Cecelia Ahern at her quirky, magical best ' Daily Mail Now an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ A story for every woman. A story for every moment. Whether...

The Sunday Times bestseller returns for a fourth book! Alfie and his mischievous kitten George are back for more adventures - this time taking them a long way from home......

The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller PS, I Love You ! It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died - six since she read his final letter, urging...

A very special collector's edition of two of Josephine Cox's most well-loved books to mark the tenth anniversary of The Journey and Journey's End, a heartbreaking tale of family drama....

Opening on the eve of the First World War, set around a stately home, Cavendon Hall, its owners the aristocratic Ingham family and the Swann family who serves them. Two...

Winner of the Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year A thoughtful, captivating and ultimately uplifting novel from this uniquely talented author Jasmine loves two things: her sister and her...

Joanna Trollope's much-anticipated contemporary reworking of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility launches The Austen Project and is already one of the most talked about books of the year. Two sisters...

'Tender, funny and romantic' Marie Claire Christine Rose is crossing the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin late one night when she sees a stranger, Adam, poised to jump. Desperate to help,...

The uplifting and thoughtful novel from the uniquely talented author. Everyone has a story to tell... Journalist Kitty Logan's career has been destroyed by scandal, and she now faces losing...

The stunning and magical new novel from the Number One bestselling author of PS, I Love You From the author of tear-jerker PS, I Love You comes another unputdownable read....

Get inside the glamour with the Sunday Times bestselling author, Tasmina Perry... Stunning Brooke Asgill is about to marry into one of the richest and most powerful families in the...

Tender, magical and captivating - a story of family, friends, and the unlikeliest of romances . . . What if love was right there in front of you - you...

A compelling and perceptive tale of intimacy, memory and relationships from the bestselling author How can you know someone you've never met? Joyce Conway remembers things she shouldn't. She knows...

The powerful bestseller from the nation's favourite storyteller and author of The Loner and The Journey Harry always knew he would go back one day ... Eighteen years ago, he...

The powerful new bestseller from the nation's favourite storyteller Harry always knew he would go back one day ! Eighteen years ago when he was a boy, he had made...

A brilliant and moving debut novel about one woman's struggle to preserve an artistic heritage from the horrors and destruction of World War II, and the ensuing lifelong memories from...

With more than 30 million copies sold, The Alchemist is one of the best loved and bestselling books in the world. The Zahir, Paulo Coelho's new novel, is a perfect...