Modern Fiction (post 1945)

'The stuff of legend' Mirror The heart-stopping new novel from queen of crime Martina Cole. It's time to confess their sins. Steph Barker can't forget her past. A single mother,...

'This fantastically strange, explosive debut novel entrances even as it unsettles. It's so brilliantly written' - Buzzfeed Ren Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life starts and ends with the...

*WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL PFD QUEER FICTION PRIZE* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE DISCOVERIES AWARD* An arresting, unmissable debut novel shortlisted for the Women's Prize Discoveries award - an exploration...

'A truly delightful debut novel. Funny, moving, tender and wise, I ate up every delicious word' LIANE MORIARTY 'Warm and profound. I can't wait for everyone to read it' SALLY...

'Why this novel? Because we need empathy, understanding, some magic and hope more than ever in our lifetimes.' HOLLY RINGLAND 'Most novels leave us with learnings, but very few refine...

The exhilarating new literary novel from the worldwide bestseller and master storyteller THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A genuinely thought-provoking piece of fiction' THE TIMES 'Extraordinary' WILLIAM BOYD 'Profoundly moving...

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK An absolutely delicious, compulsively readable, stylish novel about a young aristocratic woman, who has to choose between duty and her heart - think The Crown...

A gripping and dark book club debut with a compelling voice at its centre. 'So that was all it took,' I thought. 'That was all it took for me to...

'The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted. Trisha McFarland discovered this when she was nine years old. Trying not to be terrified. Trying...

Celebrating Hay's 30th birthday next year, this is an anthology of short stories from the best 39 Latin American authors under 40. With authors from 15 different countries, this really...

This stand-alone edition of King's novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption , like the film, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Best Picture Academy Award nominee. A mesmerising tale of unjust...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith Jean-Baptiste Clamence - refined, handsome, forty,...

Sisters Rei, Kiki and Ai have always had to look out for one another, but life has taken them on very different paths. Eldest daughter Rei is spiky and sensible,...

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Escape with this feel-good and big-hearted debut novel from broadcaster Lorraine Kelly. If you love Maeve Binchy, you'll love The Island Swimmer. Once the tide turns, you can't hold it...

'Hilarious, heartwarming and delightfully refreshing' CAROL KIRKWOOD 'I loved this joyous romp about starting afresh late in life' DAILY MAIL 'Will put a twinkle in your eye and a spring...

SHE HELPED A PERFECT A STRANGER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS THE PERFECT KILLER... 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes. You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'This...

The phenomenal new novel, based on a true story, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz , Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters . 1942. Singapore is falling...

'Pure Pulley' STUART TURTON 'Joyful and profound' CATRIONA WARD 'Simply unputdownable' THOMAS D. LEE January Stirling was one of the principal dancers of London's Royal Ballet. Now he's a climate...

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE FIRST BOOK IN A SENSATIONAL NEW SERIES! 'Remarkable and compelling' JULIAN FELLOWES 'Fantastic, moving and beautifully written' TRACY REES 'Enjoyable and engaging,...

**A 2025 Highlight in the Guardian , I-Paper, Prima , Irish Times , Irish Independent and Sunday Independent** **A Bookseller ' 10 Titles Not to Miss' selection for April** 'A...

'A heart-warming tale about resilience, friendships and family, and the inestimable power of the written word' RUTH HOGAN 'A heart-warming depiction of strong female friendships tested by suffering - Annie...

'A masterfully told, character-driven novel that will have you laughing and crying in equal measures' THE AUSTRALIAN 'A deeply empathetic, humanising portrait of a mental health facility, and the souls...

The heartwarming and hilarious bestseller by the author of treasured novels, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village and The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home The Marjorie Marshall Memorial...

A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF 2024 | A VOGUE BEST BOOK OF 2024 | ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE READS OF SUMMER 2024 'There's no doubting Ko's talent' Daily Mail...

'Stirring to its very core, This Immaculate Body enthrals beyond measure' LUCY ROSE, author of THE LAMB 'Van Straaten's writing is so sharp . . . It's a ride you...

'One of my favourite books by one of my favourite Argentinian authors' Samanta Schweblin, author of Little Eyes Dazzling and hallucinatory, the stories collected here recall the masters of magical...

Holly Golightly, glittering socialite traveller, generally upwards, sometimes sideways and once in a while down. She's up all night drinking cocktails and breaking hearts. She's a shoplifter, a delight, a...

A stunning tale of loyalty and survival from a master storyteller ... In this ancient, harsh place, faint hearts will not last. The Pilbara, late 1800s : Frontier country, the...

'Cinematic, spicy and emotionally wise' Annabel Monaghan 'Contemporary Romance at its best' Sarah Adler 'Romantic, funny, tender, sexy' Meg Shaffer 'The perfect match for any Romance lover' Jamie Harrow A...

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted...

Ayla and Jondalar leave the safety of the lands of the Mammoth Hunters and embark on a seemingly impossible journey across an entire continent. Their goal is the Cro-Magnon settlement...

A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME SHORTLISTED FOR THE IMPAC PRIZE 2025 ' North Woods is a monumental achievement of polyphony and humanity. Relating the narrative of an entire country...

'A heart-warming tale about resilience, friendships and family, and the inestimable power of the written word' RUTH HOGAN 'A heart-warming depiction of strong female friendships tested by suffering - Annie...

Miss Cassidy is no ordinary governess. She can tutor the most wayward child, tell stories in multiple languages and fix any household crisis. But she also deals with problems of...

WINNNER of the Multicultural NSW Award and SHORTLISTED for the UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing at the 2023 NSW Premier's Literary Award The Eulogy is a literary page-turner...

WINNER 2022 Canberra Critics' Circle Award Blood is thicker than water, but the heart is a little wild thing that can't be tamed. The day after I tried to kill...

A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEEL MUKHERJEE The international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author 'Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his...

Author: Maeve BinchyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Orion, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant contemporary novel, Nights Of Rain And Stars, chronicles the lives...

A radical novel on androgyny and double selves, from the author of BookTok sensation I Who Have Never Known Men. 'THE '90S GENDER SWAP NOVEL YOU NEED TO READ NOW'...

Maggie and Sylvie are perfect strangers: two very different women, living very different lives on opposite coasts. But they share more in common than they could ever imagine. Both women...

'Extraordinary.' MARINA HYDE 'Pitch-perfect.' OBSERVER 'An utter joy to read.' MONICA ALI 'Majestic.' INDEPENDENT 'A masterpiece.' JOHN LANCHESTER 'Addictively enjoyable.' GUARDIAN 'Sensational.' IRISH INDEPENDENT A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR...

T he Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job as a professional mourner and...

For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing , this "marvelous debut" (Alice McDermott, National Book Award-winning author of The Ninth Hour ) follows a Washington, DC, artist as she faces...

What if you had real magic within you . . . ? The utterly spellbinding new novel from the celebrated author of THE GIFTS 1896. As a group of illusionists...

The scintillating new novel from the author of The End of Mr Y 'Like a darker, funnier The White Lotus , The Sleepwalkers is horrifying in the best possible way....

'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...

The mesmerising new novel from the author of Intimacies that asks who we are to the people we love Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She's an...