Modern Fiction (post 1945)

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Author: David Means Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Upon its publication, Assorted Fire Events won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle...

Author: Stuart Dybek Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 A new collection of short stories by a master of the form with a common focus on the turmoils of romantic...

Author: Giles Foden Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 1996: in a Ugandan dive bar, the 'freight dogs' gather. An anarchic group of mercenary pilots from Texas, Russia, Kenya and...

Author: Eleanor O'Reilly Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Heart-breaking, heart-warming, and hilarious: a glorious debut' Ruth Hogan 'Strong and taut' Anne Griffin Meet the Augustts: a...

Author: Jo Brand Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 A genuinely funny and original novel about mental illness, growing up and parental breakdown from much-loved comedienne Jo Brand. Alice is...

Author: Tim MacGabhann Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Life is finally on the right track for reporter and recovering addict Andrew: he is slowly coming to terms with the...

Author: Anakana Schofield Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize 2020 'Insightful. Inventive. Hilarious. Genius' EIMEAR MCBRIDE 'Bina is fiction of the rarest and darkest kind,...

Author: Gabriella Pierce Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Jane Boyle has long since known that her mother-in-law is a witch, but she'd never imagined Lynne Doran was actually the...

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Elizabeth Knox Format: Paperback...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Delia C. Falconer Format:...

Author: Bret Anthony Johnston Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 'I love this novel' John Irving - 'Excellent' Sunday Times - 'enthralling' New York Times A powerful and affecting novel...

Author: Gail Tsukiyama Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 PARADE's Best Books to Read this Summer "A rich historical novel that illustrates why connection is more important and...

Author: Polly Clark Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 **The thrilling new novel by the prize-winning author of LARCHFIELD** 'Passionate, remarkable and uplifting novel' Guardian 'Grabbed me by...

Author: Jarred McGinnis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 Question: What's worse than being in a wheelchair? Answer: Being a fuck-up in a wheelchair. After a car accident Jarred discovers...

A New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Zachary Mason's brilliant and beguiling debut novel reimagines Homer's classic story of the hero Odysseus and his...

'I loved this book' BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY 'A generous, compassionate book about the power of love and community' LOUISE KENNEDY, author of TRESPASSES 'THIS is his...

Number One bestseller Sophie Kinsella's first ever Christmas novel! Celebrate Christmas with the ultimate Shopaholic! A Sunday Times bestseller. Longlisted for the Comedy Women In Print Prize 2020 The brilliant...

You do not mess with Reacher, in Lee Child's irresistible number one bestseller. You do not mess with Jack Reacher. He is as close to untraceable as a person can...

The life of a good priest in Ireland over the past 50 years provokes one of John Boyne's most powerful novels yet Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after...

'Full of glamour, nostalgia, pop music and strong women chasing their dreams. The perfect poolside read to escape into' Georgina Moore 'Weiner captures the tension of sibling rivalry and the...

Hussam and Wassim are teenaged boys living in Syria during America's invasion of Iraq in the early 2000s. When a surprise discovery results in tragedy, their lives, and those of...

In the deceptively quiet Waikato of the 1930s and 1940s, a number of lives connect in a complex web of family ties, desire and violence. The events of this story...

Hugely acclaimed on hardback publication - this is Chaudhuri's break out book Jayojit, a semi successful writer, now divorced, has finally retrieved his son Bonny for his summer holidays. They...

The new novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho -- a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a...

Lose yourself in this small town romance, where witchy magic and second chance love flourish against a cozy Autumn backdrop 🔮🌿 'I was under a spell... I loved it.' Reader...

An hilarious and sinister tale of dark secrets and secret forces in suburban England - from the author of the Booker-Prize winning author of Wolf Hall , Bring Up the...

A haunting portrait of Paris past and present from the bestselling author of Birdsong **Sunday Times Bestseller** A haunting portrait of Paris past and present from the bestselling author of...

' Breaking Point is raw, compelling, and ground-breaking; Coffey puts the life of working mothers under a microscope. To say I loved it is an understatement, I expect it will...

"One of the year's most compelling reads."- Washington Post "Its naturalness and ease with the most fundamental questions of existence make it a big project knocking around in a small...

'Dettmann at her hilarious and heartwarming best.' Tim Minchin When Margot receives an email from her best friend it comes as a shock ... seeing as Tess died twenty years...

WINNER - 2025 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction WINNER - 2025 NSW Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction WINNER - 2025 ALS Gold Medal WINNER - 2025 Story...

'Outstandingly weird and memorable' GUARDIAN 'Deliciously creepy' NEW SCIENTIST Fear never dies... Featuring stories from Susan Barker, J K Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Mariana Enriquez, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart,...

'Unsparing and tender' Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn 'A brilliant novel from our most brilliant of writers' Colum McCann, author of Apeirogon 'A quietly stunning achievement' Ocean Vuong, author of...

A striking and joyous new look for the novels of one of the greatest storytellers of our time **BOOK OF THE YEAR Sunday Times, Daily Express, Times, Daily Telegraph, Good...

Engrossing and memorable, The Sins of the Father is the second novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's celebrated the Clifton Chronicles. It takes us to New York in 1939 where...

She thinks it was murder. But if she can't trust herself, can anyone else? Nancy North and her boyfriend Felix are making the move across London to Harlesden. A new...

From the bestselling author of ALMOND, The Devil Wears Prada meets The Office in this witty, humane, and ultimately transformative story of a group of young workers who rebel against...

A propulsive novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six. 'The secrets simmer in this atmospheric,...

A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby, author of Razorblade Tears, and series editor Steph Cha....

A quirky, joyful queer love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love with a statue of Venus, from the author of cult hit Diary of a Void...

From the authentic and original healing fiction author of TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES comes a 1.4-million-copy bestseller - set in a famously scenic railway line in Japan, following key emotional dramas...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'One of the hidden geniuses of the twentieth century' - Colm T ibin A housewife's life is shattered by a sudden...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'People should fall in love with their eyes closed. Just close your eyes. Don't look.' From Warhol's romantic relationships to his...