Modern Fiction (post 1945)

A powerful, personal novel about women, children and justice, from one of this country's most loved and clear-eyed writers. It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb...

Another captivating bestseller from the superstar of women's fiction 'I'd always lived a fairly blameless life. Up until the day I left my husband and ran away to Hollywood ....

A haunting novel exploring a mother's fierce love for her disabled son as she grapples with her own mental health, by the author of the feminist cult classic The Princess...

A detective story set on a Routemaster bus: Simon Okotie's debut novel is as humorous as it is compelling. Marigold, a down-at-heel detective, investigates, in minute and comically digressive detail,...

1949: Egypt's struggle against its British occupiers moves towards crisis; Israel declares its statehood, driving out the Arabs; Joe Roberts, an RAF sergeant, his wife Ailsa and daughter, Nia, leave...

Mrs Kuzo and Mrs Lemack, drive to visit the grave of Bessie Smith. On the way they reflect on their own life journeys until they reach their destination, where Mrs...

Returning Home Brings Back an Unhappy Past for Martha; Photographer Martha Felkins returns for the summer to the rugged Maine Island where she grew up. It has been more than...

A poignant romance about courage, strength and hope.

This timeless story captures the wonder and pain of love between a younger and older woman in a powerful, poetic style.

Officer Delta Stevens returns in what may be the most important case of her career. The third novel in a renowned series by Linda Kay Silva.

Pat Rosier's second book about Poppy sees her confronting two life crises at once: death and love vie for her attention. She travels to Yorkshire where she must take on...

Holden's Performance is the sprawling tale of Holden Shadbolt, a guileless and matter-of-fact man, as he passes through the cities and landscapes of Australia. He follows the flamboyant people around...

A novel about sanity, secrets and cybersex. Joss has a nice lover, a nasty neighbour and a job on a pointless magazine. She has the kind of pals who go...

"Mush" follows the progress of a sexual and emotional relationship between three Alaskan women. When Nicky and Carol meet Ellen in Seattle, the three women share an initially warm attachment....

Adrienne Willis must rethink her whole life when her husband abandons her for a younger woman, leaving her to raise their teenage children and care for her sick father alone....

Miles Ryan is a small-town sheriff, the single father of nine-year-old Jonah, and a man obsessed with uncovering the identity of the hit-and-run driver who killed his beloved wife two...

What if the only person who could help was the one whose heart you'd broken? A captivating and heartrending novel of lost love, family secrets and betrayal from a major...

Author: Vincent BuckleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Glue stain on cover. Late Winter Child by Vincent...

Author: Andrea DworkinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Frog In The Well, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe New Woman's Broken Heart presents a searing critique...

Author: Peter CareyBinding: PaperbackPublished: TSP, 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis novel presents a fantastical journey through the life of its...

Author: Virginia AndrewsBinding: HardbackPublished: COLLINS, 1990Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWeb Of Dreams presents a compelling gothic family saga, unmasking the dark origins and tragic secrets that...

Author: Edna O'BrienBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape., 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis collection of short stories, The Love Object, presents...

Author: Alice WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Women's Press., 2000Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant collection of short stories, The Way Forward Is With A Broken Heart, chronicles the...

Author: John MorrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: RIGBY, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling narrative chronicles the journey of individuals who have embraced Australia as their homeland, presenting a vivid...

At thirty-four, Faith Roberts isn't so different from most women her age. Okay, so her cleavage is rather disappointing and she's still single, but she has a busy job, the...

" Captivity is a complex and fast-paced tale of Jewish life in the early first century, a sort of sword-and-sandals saga as reimagined by Henry Roth. The narrative follows Uri...

Two sworn enemies who can't resist each other. Something has to give. The Blakes and the Cavenders have been going at it since 1870 and Vienna Blake keeps up the...

In Without Warning , they fell in love. In Aftershock, that love was tested and reaffirmed. Now Anna and Lily Kaklis face questions about family and future when a homeless...

A sex scandal threathens to erupt and cover-ups are soon revealed as their only suspect is found shot dead mere hours after the murder. Added to the mix this time...

In an effort to revive her struggling restaurant chain, Alice Collins hires the dynamic Ricky Conrad and her band, Hot Check, to record a new corporate jingle. Ricky turns out...

Taylor Fleming is a thirty-six year old Texas rancher who covets her independence enough to keep her life simple, no strings attached. As partner to her father's vast cattle ranch,...

Sara Michaels, owner of the self-help clinic The New You, is taking a group of ten women on a two-week sojourn into the Rocky Mountains to celebrate their newly found...

Setting out on the vacation of a lifetime, Marissa Chabot is well-provisioned with sun block, rum and a stack of good books. As one of the founders of the successful,...

Between dusk and dark lies another world. Haunted castles and lost ingenues, shadows hungry for life, immortal beings of power claiming their captive souls - everything is possible when the...

When Dr. Paris DeMont lost her beloved Gabriella to the mindless tragedy of Nine Eleven, she lost more than her partner of eight years. She lost her will to love....

Anne Counterman is a successful talk show host who is suffering from a mid-life crisis. She is looking for something or someone to rekindle the spark in her life. Hilton...

Syrah Ardani tried independence--but the call of the Napa Valley hills and rolling vineyards of her family's winery have brought her home again. She is content with her ordered world...

Investment analyst Lynn Gregory was used to taking risks. But even Lynn has her doubts when Matt, her best friend, asks her to participate in a charade to hide his...

A career in the mental health field combined with a diagnosed bipolar sister as a roommate has done little for Abby's love life. It certainly doesn't help that Mona drives...

Susan Sterling wanted nothing more than to escape her life ...and her marriage. The family's secluded cabin in Kings Canyon National Park seemed the only place for her to find...

When an Oklahoma tornado rips through Lan Harding's life, destroying her beloved marina, Shared Winds, Lan must somehow find a way to rebuild her business and her world. Emma Bishop,...