Modern Fiction (post 1945)

A VANITY FAIR, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY AND LIT HUB 'MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019' 'A TREMENDOUSLY TALENTED WRITER' Ann Patchett NORA is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return...

The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it has been more useful...

'A neatly interlocked plot set amongst the undiscovered corners of lower Manhattan distinguishes Power's cool debut' i-D Newly arrived in New York, Ito is a literate yet tongue-tied sushi chef...

"A triumph. This novel's haunting strength will hold the reader until the very end and make Faith and her story impossible to forget." -- Richmond Times Dispatch "Extraordinary." -- Orlando...

An insightful and passionate novel from the author of 'Interesting Women', which follows the dramatic breakdown of the marriage and lives of a couple once thought to be in love....

Perfect for fans of The Scent Keeper and The Keeper of Lost Things , an atmospheric and enchanting debut novel about two women haunted by buried secrets but bound by...

What if you might have committed a shocking act of violence? W hat if that act of violence was the murder of your own grandchild? It hasn't rained in Britain...

Apart from sharing the same postcode, Randi Howard, Anna Montano, Meredith Allen, Helena Whitworth and Crystal Howard have absolutely nothing in common- until a fiery explosion on a Texan oil...

Everyone assumes Rosa Lee Altman lived a life without passion. But buried secrets are meant to be revealed The once beautiful Altman home sits empty: its gardens overgrown, its windows...

A tragic event changes Ciro Incoronato's life and he takes solace in crack cocaine and living in a fantasy world of his own creation. He has a life of violence...

Granta 106 will be a special issue devoted to fiction. Look out for the best short stories of the year, extracts from the most exciting forthcoming books and an exclusive...

'The Kamikaze Mind' is a new form of novel, a deranged form of dictionary, a poem for the open minded, the hyper textual and the restless unconventional thinker. It is...

Tempting In Texas He told himself he could never be what she needs. But maybe he's found the only role that really matters... As a kid, Hayes Dalton took a...

Author of The Mermaid of Black Conch , Rathbone Folio Prize 2021 longlisted, Winner of the Costa Best Novel Award 2020 & Winner of the Costa Book of the Year...

Ismael is a retired school teacher in a small Colombian village. He gathers oranges, admires beautiful women and has an idyllic everyday life. When the village is ransacked by an...

'Like Daisy Jones soaked in Britney Spears' Curious' Holly Bourne 'A sexy swagger of a debut' Emma Straub 'Full of drama, heartbreak, ambition and desire' Katherine Webber Tsang _________________ I...

What if you thought you knew a secret that could change history? Whilst standing engrossed in her favourite Pre-Raphaelite painting Millais's Ophelia Cori catches the eye of Tate gallery worker,...

Young and successful, Australian Maddy Maquire has fallen in love with a Mexican. She thinks he's going to save her from her despair auntil he wants her to have their...

*** THE FEEL-GOOD NOVEL OF THE SUMMER AND A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTION *** 'Wow. Just wow. If you liked Me Before You , you'll love You...

Strapping bachelors, juicy secrets and swooning first love. Welcome to the village of Appleton... Take a gorgeous country pile much in need of funds. Add a glamorous film-star couple planning...

A teenager murdered. A teacher accused. A secret that won t stay buried. A year ago, accusations of an affair with a pupil cost Mark Bradley his teaching job. Now...

Victoria Stratford's birthday party for her husband David is a resounding success. It shows off their beautiful Wimbledon house, their wonderful children, their perfect lives, and it conceals the tensions...

Maura Ryan was the queen of the criminal underworld when she pulled off the most audacious gold bullion robbery of all time. Since then she's retired from a life of...

'A devastating social parable brimming with humanity and heart...' -- Marlon James, winner of the Booker Prize 2015 A brilliant Kafka-esque satire - with a sting in the tail -...

Isoldes' time has come at last. The Queen of Ireland lies dying, passing power to her daughter. But on all sides Isolde faces opposition. Through all her trials, Isolde can...

Nature has the power to restore us, but can it wash away our darkest truths? Set amid the red dust and heat of the Australian Kimberley wet season and the...

Mia Lockheart has a secret, Her mother was a Keeper, as was her grandmother - women who were warriors, healers and protectors. As Mia practices her craft among the boxers...

The engrossing story of Amira, a young girl from a wealthy and powerful family, Mirage takes readers behind the veil of secrecy to expose the real lives of women in...

Little did Louis L'Amour realize back in 1960 when he published The Daybreakers, a novel about two brothers who came west after the Civil War, that he had begun creating...

From the "fantastically funny" ( Elle ), "sharp" ( Salon ) author of the international bestseller Me and Mr. Darcy , an enchanting drive down the road not taken, in...

'..the face that stared at him through the glass was his mum's, but it didn't look like her. Stephen's mouth dropped open and real fear grabbed his stomach. His mum's...

An unconventional love story from the highly-acclaimed author of MELTING and THE DINNER Kathryn Cheet is not looking for love when she meets Craig Summer. Far from it. Kathryn is...

Iris Murdoch's first novel is set in a part of London where struggling writers rub shoulders with successful bookies, and film starlets with frantic philosophers. Its hero, Jake Donaghue, is...

The masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust and the cruel truths...

Two generations of an American family come of age - one before 9/11, one after - in this moving and original novel from the "intellectually restless, uniquely funny" (New York...

The first novel from Britain's most celebrated political commentator is a gleefully twisted take on what goes on behind the door of 10 Downing Street. It's September 2017, and the...

Ever wondered what it is like to work in a war zone? `We live more in one year than most people do in a lifetime,' is Danny Lowenstein's simple retort....