Modern Fiction (post 1945)

In this paradise you won't like what you see . . . When Nina's father dies, she inherits a gleaming dream vacation home in a balmy tropical paradise - one...

An exciting reissue of Stephen King's debut novel about an outcast teenager with a frightening power which put him on the map and set him on his journey as a...

The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed. Rambling, old, unsmart and comfortable. A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore. The...

Over one hundred years have passed since Dirk Struan founded Hong Kong's oldest trading company. But now, the Noble House is in danger. As Hong Kong itself becomes the deadly...

'Absorbing' GUARDIAN 'Magical' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Suspenseful' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Wildly inventive' LIZ MOORE JUNE 2025 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK In this dazzling debut novel, a young reclusive coder unearths...

'Terrific' STEPHEN KING Evil has a one track mind... Celebrated children's author and illustrator Annie Blunt has had a dreadful year. Her husband was killed in a tragic accident, then...

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...

I have met someone who remembers. Yesterday. That is to say, I met him yesterday. But he remembers yesterday, too. He remembers that we met yesterday. Tara Selter has lived...

'Fantastic.' Karl Ove Knausgard 'Miraculous.' The Cut 'Unforgettable.' Hernan Di az 'Wonderful.' K Patrick 'A total explosion: a new dimension.' Nicole Krauss The second volume of the landmark European masterpiece...

Love blooms in the darkest days... Discover this heart-wrenching, life-affirming tale of first romance in the face of the tragic events of an often forgotten piece of WW2 history. 'Will...

Author: Kate StewartBinding: PaperbackPublished: Author, 2020Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFlock: The Ravenhood; Book 1 introduces readers to a captivating world of...

Discover Haruki Murakami's first two novels. Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 are Haruki Murakami's two first novel - here they are together in one edition. Now I think...

'Every new novel by Giles Foden is something to celebrate - my hand leaps to the shelf' PAUL THEROUX 'The most original and interesting novelist of his generation' ALLAN MASSIE,...

Author: Judy LeighBinding: PaperbackPublished: Boldwood, 2020Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis heartwarming novel chronicles the lives of a spirited group of women...

A private eye is catapulted on to a riotous and continent-hopping journey that proves difficult to escape - the new novel from the visionary storyteller. Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression...

From the internationally bestselling author of Quicksand , a brilliant, gut-wrenching story of childhood friends torn apart by gang violence and class differences. Dogge is from affluent Roennviken in Stockholm....

**THE BRAND NEW SUN-SOAKED THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER** 'Escapist, thrilling, unforgettable' Gillian McAllister 'The queen of the destination thriller is back with her best book yet' Claire Douglas 'Wickedly...

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 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...

Two women. An extraordinary power. An explosive bond. In a time of revolution, their fates will lie in the turn of a card . . . It is the early...

The story of Macon 'Milkman' Dead, heir to the richest black family in a midwestern town, as he makes a voyage of rediscovery, travelling southwards geographically and inwards spirituality. Through...

Lou is a shy and diligent librarian at the local Heritage Institute. She works monotonous and dusty hours long into the night but she has found nothing - and no...

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...

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

Brand new healing fiction from the 2.5-million-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking for is in the Library set in a suburban community block DISCOVER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL...

A moving, brutally funny and true portrait of Britain told through four generations of one family In Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old...

Philip K. Dick's cult novel - now in an official tie-in edition to accompany the new TV series Imagine the world if the Allies had lost the Second World War......

The best of Jeanette Winterson's remarkable, radical and genre-expanding novels, reissued in a bold new look ahead of the publication of her new book, 12 BYTES 'This book is a...

An addictive and searingly honest novel about childhood and grief from the international phenomenon, Karl Ove Knausgaard One of the Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, an addictive...

A gruesome case just got personal. DCI Jack Hawksworth returns in a gripping crime thriller where he must navigate the treacherous depths of one of London's most sinister black markets....

'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'...

'A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging... beautifully rendered' JESSICA ANDREWS 'A deeply observant, perceptive writer' JOANNA CANNON 'Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant... deserves to be on...

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 thirteenth Discworld novel - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller ***SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER*** THE BIGGEST DEBUT LAUNCH OF 2024 'Such a fresh and interesting voice. You'll cry and you won't be able to...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Genuinely thought-provoking' THE TIMES 'Extraordinary' WILLIAM BOYD 'Faulks is an enviably graceful and economical writer' GUARDIAN A CHILD WILL BE BORN WHO WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING...

Shortlisted, Readings New Australian Fiction Prize Winner, 2025 SMH Best Young Australian Novelists Shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 'Jumaana Abdu is extraordinary...

'A Sandie Docker book is like a cup of tea and a biscuit. It's warm on the inside, snuggly, sweet and lots of fun. It touches the heart, and stimulates...

Red Dog is a West Australian, a lovable friendly red kelpie who found widespread fame as a result of his habit of travelling all over Western Australia, hitching rides over...

The debut novel from the brilliant essayist, reviewer, cultural critic and author of Flaneuse 'Scaffolding is like a perfect French movie of a novel...elegant, original and often very funny' Kevin...

A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carre's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway It is spring in 1963 and George...

The chilling new thriller from the bestselling author of The Couple at No. 9 Twenty years ago, Olivia Rutherford was driving three friends home when she crashed. When she regained...

The hugely anticipated fifth and final novel in the multimillion bestselling Crossfire series, by Sunday Times bestselling author Sylvia Day Gideon Cross. Falling in love with him was the easiest...

One week in Cape Cod. The perfect family holiday. What could possibly go wrong...? From the author of We All Want Impossible Things, a raucously funny novel with an unexpected...

Inspirational and heartwarming, this bestselling nominee of the Japan Booksellers' Prize is a celebration of community libraries and the life-changing power of book recommendation. THE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVEL The...

A masterpiece from one of the great contemporary American writers. 'A work of genius' Independent 'Marvellously funny . . . What better entertainment is there than a serious book which...

'I'm lost in admiration. Strange Sally Diamond is vivid, pacy, taut but so very moving . . . defies categorisation' Marian Keyes Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did...