Modern Fiction (post 1945)

'Bruising and brilliant. This is a great river of a book. Magnificent... Unique' Independent Growing up in sixties Oslo, Barnum lives with an extended, eccentric family and his older half-brother,...

Terrors they are,these lads of the LyceeCondorcet, and make no mistake - the terrors of the Fifth...where the tenebrous instincts of childhood still predominate..." At home, Paul shares a private...

'By any standard this is a considerable novel' Sunday Telegraph From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit. The code of Kanun...

Murdoch's only historical novel, set in Ireland in 1916 on the eve of the Easter Rebellion in Dublin As the Easter Rebellion looms, tension mounts in the rain-soaked streets of...

The sleepy town of Heartsdale, Georgia, is jolted into panic when Sara Linton, paediatrician and medical examiner, finds Sibyl Adams dead in the local diner. As well as being viciously...

An unmissable compendium and ideal introduction to one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. The Essential Hemingway is the perfect introduction to the astonishing, wide-ranging body of work...

The third novel in the epic Masters of Rome series. Fortune's Favourites witnesses the power, mastery and cunning of two enigmatic rulers of Rome - Sulla, returning from exile, and...

Bram Stoker's timeless gothic tale, now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition. Originally published in 1897, Dracula is one of the most enduring and influential works of literature ever...

Bestselling French author of psychological suspense Karine Giebel makes her American debut with this dark and haunting novel about the unbreakable bond between two brothers, both treated unfairly by the...

"Reading Marcy Dermansky's Bad Marie is like spending a rainy afternoon in a smaller, older movie theater watching a charming French movie with a woman (or a man) you've just...

A sexy tale celebrating the strength and creativity we inherit from our mothers (Glamour), Inventing Memory is Erica Jong's mesmerizing, beautifully written saga of modern womanhood and the struggle for...

There's a 5* Christmas mystery unfolding at The Regency Grand Hotel... Full of charm and feel-good festive cheer, The Mistletoe Mystery short story is the perfect stocking-filler this Christmas! ____...

A hilarious, emotional and thought-provoking book club read for fans of David Nicholls and Cecelia Ahern. ------------------ Nell has always known the date she's going to die. After a psychic...

'Compelling and fine and rich, I devoured it' TESSA HADLEY 'Powerfully compelling' GUARDIAN 'Unbelievably good' ELIZABETH DAY 'Complex and nuanced... the perfect definition of summer reading' LUCY CALDWELL 'Subtle, complex,...

An Observer Best Debut of the Year A Granta Best Young British Novelist 'I loved this book' JULIA ARMFIELD 'Exhilarating' MONICA HEISEY 'Astonishing' ANDREA LAWLOR 'Should be on everyone's summer...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author, for anyone who's ever been ghosted - and wondered why... 'Unputdownable' Mel Giedroyc'Beth is a really clever, funny writer' Nina Stibbe'The queen of feel-good...

THE INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLER An Observer Best Debut Novelist of 2025 'One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today' SALLY ROONEY 'One of my favourite books...

Winner of the Orange Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The poignant - and at times very funny - novel from the author of State of Wonder and Commonwealth....

A madcap new novel from the one-of-a-kind author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden IT'S NEVER TOO...

A tense cat-and-mouse game and a brilliantly realised story of hope in a seemingly hopeless place Percy is sixteen and used to her mama disappointing her. But this time her...

The landmark novel of the Sixties - a powerful account of a woman searching for her personal, political and professional identity while facing rejection and betrayal. In 1950s London, novelist...

Escape to Vegas with this hilarious and feel good rom-com from the bestselling I Heart series. Angela Clark loves her life in New York. She a Brit who's conquered the...

From the author of the international number one bestseller I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE comes a magnificent novel of a life turned upside-down by tragedy - and the search...

THE HOTLY AWAITED NOVEL FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, SET TO BE THE MUST-HAVE SPRING ACCESSORY FOR 2008. Leigh, Adriana and Emmy are best...

This is the incredible bestselling first novel from Pulitzer Prize winning author, Jhumpa Lahiri. 'When her grandmother learned of Ashima's pregnancy, she was particularly thrilled at the prospect of naming...

Four novellas by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, that once again show her to be unequalled in her ability to capture the truth of the human...

A moving and intensely felt examination of the steps to which we will go to seek protection and security in others. Returning to haunted Cornish landscapes familiar from other Gale...

A fast-moving, elegant novel set in contemporary London in the glittery world of charity auctions, big business, high art, and more than enough money to spare. Take one wealthy businessman...

An epic tale of an enigmatic land - Korea - and one woman's search for her past. Uncle Hong-do arrives in Vermont from Korea to see the sister he has...

A magical story of forbidden love, a 1990s Far Pavilions, the debut of a major storyteller. Of Marriageable Age follows three people across three decades and three continents, in a...

One of Sidney Sheldon's most popular and bestselling titles, repackaged and reissued for a new generation of fans. Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in...

"Living introduced a whole school of proletarian literature, and yet remains apart from, and superior to, any of its followers" Times Literary Supplement The Duprets, upper-class owners of a Birmingham...

Nan Ryan lives by herself at Number 14 Chestnut Road. When it's heard that the builders are coming to work on the deserted house next door, everyone has an opinion.

The eighteenth century witnessed a number of momentous happenings - the birth of the British Empire, the American War of Independence, the French Revolution - and the horrific 'reign of...

Passions flare, secrets unravel and love blossoms in the heart of the summer season. As summertime flourishes, it's time for new beginnings... Heartsease House is in desperate need of renovation....

BookShots are short, high-impact stories by James Patterson and other writers that can be read in one sitting.Each and every one is fast-paced, 100% story-driven; a shot of pure and...

The critically acclaimed psychological chiller from a powerful new voice in Irish literary fiction. The critically acclaimed psychological chiller from a powerful new voice in Irish literary fiction. SHORTLISTED FOR...

In the summer of 1942, Kitty is an ambulance driver stationed in Sussex. She meets Ed, a Royal Marine commando, and Larry, a liaison officer under the command of Mountbatten....

A forthright investigation of human frailty and emotion with a plot that keeps you in its thrall until the last word. A forthright investigation of human frailty and emotion with...

A vivid and bittersweet classic coming-of-age tale, set in immigrant Brooklyn. Set in Brooklyn during the Great Depression and World War II, Brown Girl, Brownstones chronicles the efforts of Barbadian...