Modern Fiction (post 1945)

'Part ghost story, part Jewish family epic, and part romance, RULES FOR GHOSTING is a meditation on life, death, and healing that is at turns bitingly funny and deeply moving'...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wish comes a poignant love story about risking everything for a dream-and whether it's possible to leave the past behind....

News of the tragedy serves as open invitation to the media and soon the quirky backwater of Martirio is flooded with wannabe CNN hacks all too keen to lay the...

Anjir and Zal have been together ever since they first knew what love was. But living in Iran, the two men must keep their relationship hidden, potentially on pain of...

In the city of Enugu in the 1970s, young Nwabulu dreams of becoming a typist as she endures the endless chores she is tasked with by her employers. She's been...

Dis//Integration , a previously unpublished work by William Melvin Kelley, author of A Different Drummer , is a notable and welcome addition to African American literature. The linked "2 novelas,...

*THE HEARTWARMING KOREAN BESTSELLER* *A new book from Shanna Tan, translator of Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop* Situated at the heart of a rapidly gentrifying district of Seoul, the Yeonnam-dong...

'A charming and heart-warming read that will warm your cockles this winter' Heat Thirty-nine-year-old Romane is a doctor and hypochondriac. Her usually uneventful life changes when one of her patients...

As a late spring blizzard brews, Brother Christopher, a cloistered monk at Blue Mountain Monastery in Vermont, rushes to tend to his Ida Red and Northern Spy apple trees in...

A special hardback edition of Octavia E. Butler's extraordinarily prescient novel, with new cover artwork by Monet Alyssa. 'Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. I...

Jennet Mallow is born in Yorkshire in the 1920s but her interest in art and creativity alienates her from her family, her father who is a priest, her conventional sister...

Margaret and Patrick have been married just a few months when they set off on what they hope will be a great adventure-a year living in Kenya. Margaret quickly realizes...

Despite the Japanese government's assurance to its people that their country is no longer at risk from serious earthquakes, the biggest natural disaster in human history hits Tokyo during the...

2 best friends. 1 perfect match. Could you solve the equation for love if you've never had it yourself? Twenty-six-year-old Penny Webber has never had a boyfriend, but she's about...

Being lost in a place you know by heart is one of life's most disconcerting feelings - a wry, warm and insightful novel of life, love and loneliness 'She writes...

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...

Abbott Elementary meets Ali Hazelwood in this spicy rivals-to-lovers rom-com starring two kindergarten teachers whose one night stand leads to an unexpected nine-month lesson in love. Quirky, free-spirited Valerie Marquez...

A hilarious and heartwarming read perfect for fans of Judy Leigh, Caroline James and Maddie Please! As Margaret Adams buries her late husband she comes to a shocking realisation -...

A heartbreaking new novel of grief, family and the enduring power of love from the author of We Must Be Brave When I open my eyes I see a small...

Set in Paris and Ireland, this is a moving story about a woman in her forties, dealing with her sexuality, a damaged daughter and a fear of returning to her...

In 1907, Upton Sinclair looked forward 93 years and imagined the year 2000, when capitalism would find its zenith with the construction of The Pleasure Palace, a glittering half-mile-high structure...

Mick Herron's Slow Horses meets David Baldacci's The Camel Club in a hot new series. When a serial killer starts targeting other serial killers, and seems to be one step...

Every year on the night of New Bethany's annual Splendor Belle Gala, reclusive Sera Grayson appears on the porch of her aging antebellum home dressed in a tattered ball gown....

It is fire season and the hills of Los Angeles are burning. As the Police and Fire Departments evacuate the inhabitants, they find something no one expected: the days-old corpse...

Lou Clark has lots of questions. Like how it is she's ended up working in an airport bar. Whether her family can ever forgive her. And will she ever get...

"Splendid . . . what really sells this imaginative, scary, verge-of-growing-up tale is its characters, each with a distinct voice and personality. . . . Kois' surprising second novel is...

India, 1920: exotic, glamorous and wrenching away from Britain's colonial grip, only to be thrown into religious violence and terrorism. Isabel, a young woman in search of herself and in...

Wild Cat Falling is the story of an Aboriginal youth, a 'bodgie' of the early sixties who grows up on the ragged outskirts of a country town, falls into petty...

**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER** BEST SUMMER READS OF 2023: The New York Post * Oprah Book Club * Oprah Daily * USA Today * Good Housekeeping * Brit + Co *...

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Author: MacNeill, Hannah (edited by Rev. H.B. Macartney and introduction by Rev. D.S. McEachran)Binding: HardbackPublished: Marshall Brothers, London, 1897Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography...

Author: Donald MccormickBinding: HardbackPublished: Jarrolds, London, 1962Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative transports readers into a world where love and mystery intertwine. Characters navigate complex relationships,...

Author: Tom WolfeBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis novel satirizes the excesses and absurdities of 1980s New York City. It...

Author: R.H.WhittemoreBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow & Company, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDavid Marsh is the narrator of this bitter comedy, and as such he has a great deal...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE A Granta Best Young British Novelist 'A thrilling love for the stuff of language ... Magical' JON McGREGOR 'Poignant and playful' DAILY MAIL...

'It broke my heart' Louise O'Neill 'Hard-hitting' The Time s 'Powerful and bittersweet' Daily Mail 'Beat[s] Normal People at its own game' Harper's Bazaar ______________________________________________________________ Efe and Sam have been...

A profound and sensuous novel of grace and beauty from a stunning young Australian talent. Innocent and unworldly, Mema is still living at home with her mother on a remote,...

Author: Frank SwinnertonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, London, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative follows the lives of several characters as they navigate love, loss, and personal growth....

Author: Anita BrooknerBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, London, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerKitty Maule, a lecturer, experiences unrequited love for her colleague, Maurice Bishop. He remains oblivious...

Author: Rosa R. CappielloBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel tells the story of an Italian migrant woman in Australia....

Author: Rosemary HaughtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Chapman Publishers, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerA woman finds herself caught between the expectations of her traditional upbringing and...

Author: Collin WilcoxBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House , 1971Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this Lieutenant Hastings mystery, Wilcox weaves a tale of intrigue and suspense. The narrative...

Author: Pamela Hansford JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Scribner's, New York, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSet against the backdrop of post-war London, the narrative delves into the lives of...

Author: Olga MastersBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedSet against the backdrop of rural Australia, the narrative explores the intricate dynamics of...

Author: J.B. PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1968Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection features two novels, each exploring themes of identity, perception, and the human condition. One...

Author: Doris SchwerinBinding: HardbackPublished: Piatkus, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel delves into the complexities of relationships and personal growth, set against the backdrop of a...

Victor Tuchman - a power-hungry real estate developer and all-round bad man - is finally on his deathbed. His daughter Alex can finally unearth the secret of who he really...