Modern Fiction (post 1945)

A mesmerising new novel from the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The English Patient. **LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018** An elegiac novel set in post-WW2 London about memory,...

Reissued to mark the 40th anniversary of Rushdie's masterpiece, this edition carries a new introduction written for the occasion WITH A NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR Born at...

Stunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvention of this neglected 20th century master Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong....

An ambitious novel by the formidable talent, Somerset Maugham Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some...

Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's is a brilliant glimmer of the excitement of 40's New York. Holly Golightly - brashly beautiful with a slim black dress, a mysterious past and...

This is Albion Gidley Singer at the pen, a man with a weakness for a good fact. The first fact is always the hardest: you have to begin somewhere, and...

Who the hell's Nino Culotta. That's what you asked yourself when you first picked up this book, wasn't it? Well I'm Nino Culotta. My father baptised me Giovanni-John-well Giovannino is...

The controller stood back. 'Right,' he said. 'Spin 'em!' The man flipped the piece of wood and the coins spun up into the air above his head and dropped down...

Winner, 2016 Stella Prize Co-winner, 2016 Prime Minister's Award Winner, Fiction Book of the Year, 2016 Indie Awards Winner, 2016 Indie Book of the Year Award Shortlisted, 2016 Miles Franklin...

Eighteen is a good time for suffering Welcome to the country town of Stillbourne. Restless teenage resident Oliver wants to enjoy himself before going to university, beginning with his pursuit...

'SUPER-SMART AND HIGHLY ORIGINAL' - Doug Johnstone'BRILLIANT AND DEEPLY EVOCATIVE' - Graham Bartlett'AN EXCITING START TO A NEW SERIES' - Patricia Gibney'A WRITER AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME' -...

A TikTok sensation! This is an epic and emotional romance about the risks we take for love and the endings we don't see coming When Georgia Stanton discovers that her...

'Her work merits comparison with that of Edna O'Brien or Muriel Spark' New York TimesStretching from war-torn 1940's Liverpool to Oxford at the end of the century, this story explores...

*** THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR ***The Cassidys' marriage is under pressure. Shauna wants another baby. Greg doesn't. She also has to endure her obnoxious in-laws who arrive at the...

'Has a queasily compelling power' The Times'Haunting and visceral as a fairytale' Lilly Dancyger'Brims with sex and violence and threat, and moves to a crescendo of strange and magical beauty'...

From the critically acclaimed author of The Heap, a thought-provoking and wryly funny novel-equal parts satire and psychological thriller-that holds a funhouse mirror to the isolated workplace and an age...

'During that burning day when we were crossing Iowa, our talk kept returning to a central figure, a Bohemian girl whom we had both known long ago. More than any...

In the days leading up to Christmas, Domhildur delivers her 1,922nd baby. Beginnings and endings are her family trade; she comes from a long line of midwives on her mother's...

From the detention centre on Ellis Island, Ludwig Somner looks across a small stretch of water to the glittering towers of New York, which whisper seductively of freedom after so...

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The new captivating and romantic read from the bestselling author and beloved TV presenter'Glorious escapism ... I fell in love with Italy all over again!' SANTA MONTEFIORE'Soak up the glamour'...

'an impressive debut that takes readers on a physical and mental journey, shoulder-to-shoulder with this lovable protagonist. It explores the human experience, the Australian landscape, and where these two fascinating...

Elizabeth Smart's passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as 'Like Madame Bovary blasted by lightening ... A masterpiece'. One day,...

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'A meaty comedy with a bleeding heart, highly recommended for all animals who read'Joshua Cohen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The NetanyahusHerschel Caine is a soon-to-be master of the universe. His...

'Spellbinding and unforgettable' HOLLY MILLER   'Heartfelt, romantic and compelling' PERNILLE HUGHES   'A glorious, epic love story' EMILY STONE   'Unputdownable, utterly romantic and gorgeous' JENNY COLGAN   'The...

From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, a powerful, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her life.'Haunting and powerful' Madeline Miller'Brisk, jolting, brilliant, beautiful, true' Andrew Sean...

'If she didn't tell Patrick that she'd fallen in love with him, how could he know to say it back? If she didn't say let me come away with you,...

THE DARKLY HILARIOUS AND BRILLIANTLY WISE NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SAD JANET****All her life, Susan's loved ones have been hiding a terrible secret from her: If she thinks too...

'A tour de force' IRISH TIMES'Riveting and moving' NINA STIBBE'Gripping' THE TIMES'It had me by the throat' EMMA DONOGHUELONDON, 1940. As enemy planes fly over the city, twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond...

'A master of historical crime fiction' Guardian'A writer in full command of his subject' Mail on Sunday'Martin's novels are works of literature, not simply puzzles' Financial TimesThe Talented Mr Ripley...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . .Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to the...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONTheo Decker, aged thirteen, is left alone in the world after surviving a catastrophe that kills his only close relative - his mother -...

From the oyster huts of Whitstable to the music halls of Victorian London, Tipping the Velvet is the glorious first novel from this much-loved author'Piercing the shadows of the naked...

'Superb'THE TIMES'Joyous'THE OBSERVERThe beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us eleven glittering stories of love - friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet...

'Another perfect page-turner' The Times'A triumph from the master thriller writer' The SunIn this twisty thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, a man desperately tries to track down his...

'Aches with hard-won hope and bruised tenderness' Colin Walsh, author of Kala'An intoxicating debut from a compelling new voice' Adelle Stripe, author of Black Teeth and a Brilliant SmileNeef and...

It was the perfect honeymoon . . . until she confessed to murderFor one week, everything in Luke Miller's life is perfect. Surprised with a belated honeymoon by his wife,...

Six days to stop a deadly attack. And no one else believes it's real.'Ingenious and turbocharged with suspense. A writer to surely put on your reading list.' David Baldacci 'Very...

Beach Read meets When Harry Met Sally in this vibrantly funny and endearingly sweet story of two lonely people who find love when they least expect it. A love letter...

A deeply moving new novel about the young Princess DianaDiana believes in love. Growing up amid the fallout of her parents' bitter divorce, she takes refuge in romantic novels. She...

"This is one helluva read. Incredibly raw and visceral" - Harriet Tyce, author of BLOOD ORANGE"Thought-provoking and honest" - Winnie Li, author of COMPLICIT"A page-turner" - Louise Dean, author of...

From multi-million copy bestselling author Nora Roberts - a brand new thriller with tragedy and trauma, resilience and revenge... Thea Fox is just twelve years old when her parents are...

THERE'S NO PLANET LIKE HOMEAfter an 'incident' one wet Friday night where he is found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself....

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOKER PRIZE LONGLISTED PROPHET SONG.'Paul Lynch is peerless' Donal Ryan, author of Strange FlowersSpring 1832: Donegal, north west Ireland. Coll Coyle wakes to a blood...

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDAN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICKLila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa church - theonly available...

London, 1939.'Downton with dance, perfect' - Santa MontefioreAs war is declared once more, a shadow falls over Britain. The staff at the luxurious Buckingham hotel must do all that they...

PRE-ORDER THE CAPTIVATING, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FUTURES AWARD.Inspired by real historical figures and events . . . NOT...