Modern Fiction (post 1945)

On a platform in occupied Paris, a mother whispers goodbye. It is the end. But also the beginning. Beautiful. Powerful. Unforgettable. A stunning portrait of the brutality of war and...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ten years ago, a tragic accident tore through a community. Ever since, the nine survivors - just teenagers at the time - have met on...

The sharp, sexy and glamorous romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE 'This juicy page-turner is the ultimate beach read' InStyle She's finally...

In THE REFUGEES , Viet Thanh Nguyen gives voice to lives led between two worlds, the adopted homeland and the country of birth. From a young Vietnamese refugee who suffers...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2024 'Tender and merciless . . . a hallucinatory window into what it means to excavate the past in a world committed to its erasure'...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHOR'S CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025 'Viscerally vivid...

Charmed meets Practical Magic in this magically wicked paranormal romance, perfect for fans of Not the Witch You Wed and The Ex Hex . There have always been rumours that...

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTION 'An epic novel... David takes us on an extraordinary journey that brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship...

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...

'Heart-warming and unputdownable' Carmel Harrington Emily loves the festive season. This year she's hosting a special Christmas lunch at her restaurant to celebrate with family and friends. But as the...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH PRIZE 2023...

For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey - the international bestseller - an explosive novel of sex, secrecy and escape. A woman finds her voice and leaves behind a book...

"Extraordinary...beautifully precise...[an] earnestly ambitious debut." - The New York Times Book Review "A wild, angry, and devastating masterpiece of a book." -NPR "[A] descendent of the Dickensian 'social novel' by...

The hardest lies to spot are the ones we tell ourselves. Dr Ruth Hartland rises to difficult tasks. She is the director of a highly respected trauma therapy unit. She...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 'Enormously entertaining' THE TIMES 'The word-of-mouth breakout' STYLIST 'As funny as it is moving' GUARDIAN 'A joy of a debut' DAVID MITCHELL...

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

Malika Oufkir has been a prisoner for virtually her whole life. Born to a proud family in 1953, daughter of the King of Morocco's aide, Malika was adopted by Mohammed...

Now a major BBC TV drama, starring Tamara Lawrance, Lenny Henry and Hayley Atwell. A Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Th e Long Song by Andrea...

The top 10 Sunday Times bestseller NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES. Season 2 out March 2025! 'I love the audacity of the Marlow gang, those ladies sure know how to...

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"Perfect late night reading" JAN MORRIS "Banffy is a born storyteller" PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR "Totally absorbing" MARTHA KEARNEY "So evocative" SIMON JENKINS The second volume of Miklos Banffy's panoramic trilogy...

Fast-paced and intriguing, Mightier than the Sword is the fifth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's the Clifton Chronicles moves towards the end of the 1960s as the Cliftons and...

New edition of the Sunday Times bestseller - winner of the RNA Novel of the Year Award 'A captivating read: beautifully written and heartrendingly sad' Telegraph The Gardens of Delight...

A shy young Mexican woman moves to Paris to study literature. Cecilia has few friends, and a morbid fascination with watching the funerals taking place in the cemetery outside her...

In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortune. An ambitious couple are about...

Mary has been nursing a secret. Forty years ago, she made a choice that would change her world for ever, and alter the path of someone she holds dear. Beth...

Beach Read meets The Proposal in this gorgeously escapist and wonderfully bookish romcom with the perfect mix of enemies-to-lovers and spice. 'Really fun read. Scarlett and Theo have SO much...

Discover Neil Gaiman's NEVERWHERE , the extraordinary modern classic from the bestselling author of AMERICAN GODS , illustrated for the first time by 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. This...

'Extremely funny, touching and wonderfully refreshing on women and sexual desire' Marian Keyes 'As filthy as it is funny, you won't be able to put it down' Dolly Alderton Stuck...

An Australian Women's Weekly Great Read The cost of freedom is sacrifice London, 1908. It's the dawn of a new century and change is in the air. When 17-year-old Beatrice...

'I absolutely loved The Lost Man. I devoured it in a day. Her best yet!' Liane Moriarty From the international bestselling author of The Dry and new novel The Survivors....

SHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S AWARD FOR FICTION 2023 'This is a great novel of enduring significance and enormous beauty.' - Sydney Morning Herald Sometimes you need to delve into...

Can they fall in love, sixty minutes at a time? 'Cressida's characters are wonderful' Sarah Morgan 'Bursting with warmth' Kirsty Greenwood 'We couldn't put this down!' BELLA 'You'll devour this'...

'Funny, uplifting and warm' Sunday Times bestselling author PHILLIPA ASHLEY 'Beautifully written, the characters leap from the page' Million-copy bestselling author SUE MOORCROFT The Unretirement is an uplifting story about...

Can they fall in love, sixty minutes at a time? 'Cressida's characters are wonderful' Sarah Morgan 'Bursting with warmth' Kirsty Greenwood 'We couldn't put this down!' BELLA 'You'll devour this'...

The highly anticipated sequel to Mary Higgins Clark's iconic bestseller Where Are The Children? , featuring the children of Nancy Harmon, all grown up and again in peril. In Where...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 '[A] wise and insightful novel about identity and family' The Times , Book of the Day 'An epic family odyssey... Ambitious and compelling' Guardian...

The gripping and emotional novel from the million-copy bestselling author of PS, I Love You She knows your secrets. Now discover hers... You've never met anyone like Alice. She sees...

PRE-ORDER HOTEL UKRAINE , THE BRAND NEW ARKADY RENKO NOVEL FROM MARTIN CRUZ SMITH, COMING SUMMER 2025! 'Martin Cruz Smith does more on a page than most writers manage in...

'A modern master at work' THE TIMES 'Heart-poundingly suspenseful' WASHINGTON POST 'Joseph Kanon owns this corner of the literary landscape' LEE CHILD Berlin, 1963. The height of the Cold War...

Abhi, a Bengali boy, spends his school holidays at his uncle's home in Calcutta, trying to make sense of the often confusing world of adults around him. Heatwaves, thunderstorms, mealtimes,...

A revolutionary and timeless tale of rebellion, surfing, and youthful discovery. 'By day, we were at school learning logarithms, but by night - in the back of cars, under the...

Embark on a captivating journey of love, espionage, and treacherous alliances, as a widow's relentless pursuit for truth takes her from the untamed landscapes of northern England to the heart...

The critically acclaimed, Sunday Times and international bestseller, long-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2012- 'A magical, moving and uplifting tale about a man's journey across England and into his...

One of the best-known novels of the 20th century - the controversial story of Humbert Humbert who falls in love with twelve year old Lolita 'Lolita, light of my life,...

THE EXTRAORDINARY LOST NOVEL FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA AND ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE Sitting alone, overlooking the still and blue lagoon,...

One of the best American novels ever written- a rolicking, controversial New York fable As Stephen Rojack, a decorated war hero and former congressman who murders his wife in a...

In A Spy in the House of Love, Anais Nin's vision of feminine sexuality is expressed with a ferocious dramatic force. Sabrina is a firebird blazing through 1950s New York-...