Modern Fiction (post 1945)

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Denial

Denial

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The Girl Talk presenters are out of work and out for revenge on the man who publicly humiliated them and destroyed their careers. So when James Almond, the ruthless controller...
The Selfless Act of Breathing

The Selfless Act of Breathing

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A heartbreaking, lyrical story for all of those who have fantasised about escaping their daily lives and starting over.Michael Kabongo is a British-Congolese teacher living in London on the cusp...
Diary of a Film

Diary of a Film

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'Niven Govinden's Diary of a Film, his sixth novel, is also his best yet. Smart, sexy and cinematic (in many senses), it is a love letter to Italy and to...
Hot Girl Summer: The laugh-out-loud holiday read for 2025!

Hot Girl Summer: The laugh-out-loud holiday read for 2025!

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Ava, Rebeka and Grace have been best friends forever. Ava has hit rock bottom since she split up with her husband. It's hard enough being a Scot in London without...
Granta 72: Overreachers

Granta 72: Overreachers

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The Glow: 'Jane Austen on steroids' (Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours)

The Glow: 'Jane Austen on steroids' (Michael Cunningham, author of The

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'Jane Austen on steroids. It's that sharp, that wicked, that laceratingly true' Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours'Intoxicating . . . A wellness tonic for people who like to make...
Promise Me: The irresistible, feelgood bestseller from the author of THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR

Promise Me: The irresistible, feelgood bestseller from the author of

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THE NO. 1 EBOOK BESTSELLER     'I completely adored it . . . Brimming with warmth, heart and jolly good fun' Cathy Bramley     'An absolute joy from...
In the Night of Time

In the Night of Time

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October 1936. Spanish architect Ignacio Abel arrives at Penn Station, the final stop on his journey from war-torn Madrid, where he has left behind his wife and children, abandoning them...
Speak to Me: A love triangle with a difference: 'Addictive... her sharp observations steal the show' Guardian

Speak to Me: A love triangle with a difference: 'Addictive... her

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*An Elle Summer Read 2023*'Cocozza's writing is addictive... her sharp observations steal the show ' Joanna Cannon, Guardian'Searing, perceptive, shattering' Observer'Charming, very touching and very funny. Taut and full of...
Patagonia Route 203

Patagonia Route 203

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Keep straight on that way, turn left on Thursday and at night turn left again, and sooner or later you'll reach the sea ...Parker is an enigmatic trucker who spends...
Five Days in Florence: The deliciously romantic holiday romance you don't want to miss!

Five Days in Florence: The deliciously romantic holiday romance you

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'Perfect poolside reading' PAIGE TOON'Enchanting, engaging and utterly romantic' MIKE GAYLE'No one does romance and travel like Lorraine Brown' ZOE FOLBIGGA fiance. An old flame. And five days in Florence...Maddie...
The Forever Garden

The Forever Garden

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'A gorgeous story, full of heart' Jo Thomas'Bursting with sunlight and beauty' Kate FurnivallAmid the sun-soaked hills of southern Italy lies the Romano family olive grove, where Lara lives with...
The Night Tiger: the utterly enchanting and spellbinding mystery and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick

The Night Tiger: the utterly enchanting and spellbinding mystery and

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | REESE BOOK CLUB PICK | BBC BIG JUBILEE BETWEEN THE COVERS READ'It reminds me of Where the Crawdads Sing . . . it's an...
The Air Raid Book Club: The most uplifting, heartwarming story of war, friendship and the love of books

The Air Raid Book Club: The most uplifting, heartwarming story of war,

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'Touching and heartwarming . . . get those tissues ready' - Jill Mansell'A warm and tender tale about the power of books' - Ruth HoganAs the bombs began to fall,...
Love Among the Ruins

Love Among the Ruins

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'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York TimesIt's the summer of 1947, and peacetime has...
Novel On Yellow Paper

Novel On Yellow Paper

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INTRODUCED BY RACHEL COOKE'Virginia Woolf's roving consciousness lies behind the prose in Novel on Yellow Paper, but the tone owes more to Dorothy Parker . . . When first published...
The Ruins: a dazzlingly dark read to keep you hooked, perfect for fans of Sarah Pearse and My Dark Vanessa

The Ruins: a dazzlingly dark read to keep you hooked, perfect for fans

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'I loved this novel' SARAH PEARSE, bestselling author of The Sanatorium 'Rippling with suspense' VICTORIA SELMAN, author of Truly, Darkly, Deeply BEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS A GIRL WHO SURVIVED...
Silent City

Silent City

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From the author of LAST ONES LEFT ALIVE comes the story of young female warrior who must start a revolution if she and those she loves are to survive.'A provocative...
Patagonia Route 203

Patagonia Route 203

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Keep straight on that way, turn left on Thursday and at night turn left again, and sooner or later you'll reach the sea ...Parker is an enigmatic trucker who spends...
Damnation Spring

Damnation Spring

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*'Probably the best novel I'll read this year. It's about work and love and characters who ring true. By the time I was 50 pages in I couldn't put it...
Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions

Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions

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Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape forge an unbreakable bond at a Nigerian boarding school, where we meet them for the first time in the middle of a riot. The uprising...
Mrs Gulliver

Mrs Gulliver

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'Irresistible - a funny, sexy romp that's also smart, even wise' Kirkus starred review' Pure elegance, subtlety and wit. A triumph of a novel' - Francesca Segal, author of Mother...
In Search of Ethel Cartwright

In Search of Ethel Cartwright

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'A warm and uplifting read... a gentle and inspiring, yet vital, reminder that life is there to be lived, and that regrets won't keep you warm as you age' Justin...
Odd Hours

Odd Hours

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'This wove a spell on me' Marian Keyes 'F***ing brilliant' Daisy May Cooper ___________Meet Gosia.She's a sensitive soul with a filthy mind and problems with intimacy.Between shifts in a well-lit...
Ada's Realm

Ada's Realm

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"Soaring, spellbinding, utterly epic" MUSA OKWONGA"A time-travelling wonder of a read" PATERSON JOSEPH"A work of fierce imagination" NII AYIKWEI PARKES WHERE IS ADA? In a small village in West Africa,...
Perfect Little Lives

Perfect Little Lives

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ON ASHER LANE, SOME SECRETS ARE WORTH KILLING FOR...Simone's mother was murdered when she was thirteen. When her father was convicted, everything changed. Overnight, Simone went from living in a...
The Unfolding

The Unfolding

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The Big Guy loves his family, money and democracy. Undone by the results of the 2008 Presidential election, he taps a group of like-minded men to reclaim their version of...
1000 Coils of Fear

1000 Coils of Fear

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'I have more privilege than any person in my family. And I'm still screwed.' From award-winning author Olivia Wenzel comes a captivating and unsettling literary debut about race, politics, feminism,...
Mister, Mister: The new novel from the Booker Prize longlisted author of In Our Mad and Furious City

Mister, Mister: The new novel from the Booker Prize longlisted author

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'A quicksilver astonishment of a book. Just read it' Kiran Millwood Hargrave'A rollercoaster coming of age picaresque' Observer'A provocative powder keg. So compelling' TimesAn exuberantly imaginative novel of Britishness and...
These Days: 'A gem of a novel, I adored it.' MARIAN KEYES

These Days: 'A gem of a novel, I adored it.' MARIAN KEYES

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A Sunday Times, Times, Irish Independent, Spectator and Good Housekeeping Book of the Year'Sensationally good' - Sunday Times'Remarkably, unusually vivid' - The Times'Brilliantly evokes wartime love and heartbreak.' - GuardianTwo...
Scattered All Over the Earth

Scattered All Over the Earth

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From the author of The Last Children of TokyoA mind-expanding, cheerfully dystopian novel about friendship, difference and what it means to belong, by a National Book Award-winning novelist.Welcome to the...
The Fortress of Solitude

The Fortress of Solitude

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From the funked-up, messed-up Brooklyn of the 1970s to the present day, this stunning novel spans thirty years in the life of two best friends, Dylan and Mingus, their families...
Mary I: Queen of Sorrows

Mary I: Queen of Sorrows

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'A must for Tudor fans everywhere' Tracy Borman'Thrilling, captivating . . . unforgettable' Kate Williams'A gripping story that's underpinned by a wealth of research . . . this is Alison...
The Nightingale's Castle: the gripping story of Erzsebet Bathory, the infamous sixteenth-century "Blood Countess"

The Nightingale's Castle: the gripping story of Erzsebet Bathory, the

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'I was blown away by this dark, enchanting story of witchcraft, power and injustice. ..nothing short of brilliant' Mary ChamberlainErzsebet Bathory, whose infamous place in history characterises her as the...
Ada's Realm

Ada's Realm

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"Soaring, spellbinding, utterly epic" MUSA OKWONGA"A time-travelling wonder of a read" PATERSON JOSEPH"A work of fierce imagination" NII AYIKWEI PARKES WHERE IS ADA? In a small village in West Africa,...
Second Self: The tender new novel from the author of WET PAINT

Second Self: The tender new novel from the author of WET PAINT

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'Almost hypnotically perfect prose' Kate Sawyer'A thoughtful, tender and delicate consideration of life's choices' Huma Qureshi 'Ashby handles her material lightly and atmospherically' Rowan Hisayo BuchananWhen Cathy and Noah first...
Breakdown: The humane Irish Bestseller about the dark side of modern motherhood

Breakdown: The humane Irish Bestseller about the dark side of modern

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From one of Ireland's most provocative and admired writers comes a story of rage and reckoning, joy and transformation, and one woman's decision to leave everything behind.'Thrillingly relatable' HARPER'S BAZAAR'A...
This Could Be Us: An extraordinarily moving story from a bestselling author

This Could Be Us: An extraordinarily moving story from a bestselling

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'About half way through this beautiful, expertly-stitched novel, I thought to myself, "Every woman needs to read this book"; by the end, I thought, "every human". Moving, thought-provoking and profound,...
Provinces of Night

Provinces of Night

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The year is 1952, and E.F.Bloodworth has returned to his home - a forgotten corner of Tennessee - after twenty years of roaming to find the three sons he abandoned...
Toys

Toys

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Farewell to The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul: the unmissable final instalment in the internationally bestselling series

Farewell to The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul: the unmissable [...]

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  THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP OF KABUL CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS READERS WORLDWIDE. NOW, THE COFFEE SHOP DOORS WELCOME YOU HOME ONE LAST TIME...Kabul, August 2021Sunny Tedder is back...
Our Missing Hearts: 'Will break your heart and fire up your courage' Mail on Sunday

Our Missing Hearts: 'Will break your heart and fire up your [...]

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'It's impossible not to be moved' Stephen King'Stunning...this novel will break your heart and fire up your courage' Mail on SundayThe New York Times bestseller, a deeply heart-wrenching novel about...
I Remember Paris: the perfect escapist read from the bestselling author of The Beach Cafe and Anything Could Happen

I Remember Paris: the perfect escapist read from the bestselling [...]

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'I enjoyed it SO much!' MARIAN KEYES'With glorious characters and a dreamy setting, I couldn't have loved this book more' THE SUN, REVIEWBack to the city of dreams . ....
Windmill Hill: a gripping mystery of hidden secrets and loyal friendships

Windmill Hill: a gripping mystery of hidden secrets and loyal [...]

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'Charming and shocking' MICK HERRON'Intriguing, brilliantly told' NINA STIBBE'Compulsive' CLARE CHAMBERS'Rich in charm and surprises' GUARDIAN'Mysterious, moving and ingenious' PHILIP PULLMANIn the 1970s, a single night in a remote hunting...
Magpie Lane

Magpie Lane

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'The word-of-mouth success of lockdown . . . riveting, twisty, page-turning stuff' GuardianA 'best books of 2020' pick for the Guardian, the Telegraph and Good Housekeeping'The page turner you've been...
Playboy: 'An essential read' - Joelle Taylor, T.S. Eliot Prize-winning author of C+nto

Playboy: 'An essential read' - Joelle Taylor, T.S. Eliot Prize- [...]

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At the age of forty-three, the narrator abandons her marriage, her apartment and her successful legal career as a public defender to re-emerge as an out lesbian and a writer.In...
Uncle Paul: The 'Irresistible' (Val McDermid) Classic Summer Thriller

Uncle Paul: The 'Irresistible' (Val McDermid) Classic Summer Thriller

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'A slow-burning chill of a read by a master of suspense.' - Janice Hallett'Sinister, witty and utterly compelling. A genius.' - Nicola UpsonAnother face, cool and smiling, framed against another...
The Fell

The Fell

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summerwater and Ghost Wall 'A tense page-turner . . . I gulped The Fell down in one sitting' - Emma Donoghue 'Her work...