Modern & contemporary fiction

In a house overlooking Dublin Bay, Mimi and her daughter Grace are disturbed by the unexpected arrival of Grace's daughter Polly, and her striking ...

Review Moving, intelligent, beautifully written and hugely enjoyable ― Sunday Times Dawson brilliantly evokes Brooke's volatility, his inner diss...

Written in 1966, ‘Tarantula’ is a collection of poems and prose that evokes the turbulence of the times in which it was written, and gives a unique...

A Prima Best Book of 2018 selection 'Warm and wise' Guardian 'A book to really love ... makes reading a joy' Stylist 'Will soften even the hardest...

From the author of The Power, winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2017 Ronit has left London and transformed her life. She has become ...

Kayo is a young Tokyo housewife and mother. Outwardly, she is no different from other young mothers, but her secret sets her apart. She belongs to ...

Caroline's Bikini is the tale of a classic love affair; a swirling cocktail of obsession and imagination. The moment that Evan Gordonstone - a suc...

It’s time for a w(h)ine “God, she’s funny” – Jilly Cooper ‘Oh, for f*ck’s sake’ muttered Claire under her breath, as she opened the fridge to see w...

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times It's the summer of 1947...

Dirty Havana Trilogy tells the story of Pedro Juan, an ex-radio journalist who wanders from one odd job to the next, half-disgusted and half-fascin...

How much do we keep from the people we love? Why is the truth so often buried in secrets? Can we learn from the past or must we forget it? Standing...

The bestselling debut novel from a writer heralded as the twenty-first-century W. G. Sebald. A haunting novel about national identity, race, liber...

Remembering Light and Stone is a moving study of a young woman coming to terms with herself in a changing world. 'Not only is Madden's book a joy ...

'It's Hong Kong,' she said. 'Heung gong. Fragrant harbour.' Fragrant Harbour is the story of four people whose intertwined lives span Asia's last ...

About the Author Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels includ...

The residents of Pepys Road, London - a banker and his shopaholic wife, an elderly woman dying of a brain tumour, the Pakistani family who run the ...

Product Description Eimear McBride's debut tells, with astonishing insight and in brutal detail, the story of a young woman's relationship with he...

About the Author James Hamilton-Paterson is the author of the bestselling Empire of the Clouds, which was hailed as a classic account of the golde...

Review Adorning the cover ... is a picture of a decrepit typewriter missing multiple letters - a fitting image for a novel that thrives on explori...

Khuku, a housewife, is irritated with the Muslims because their call to prayer wakes her up early every morning; her husband, a retired businessman...

The Body is a dazzling collection of fiction from Hanif Kureishi, beginning with a novella that delves into the concept of identity, and its root i...

'A horny romp that makes you think, laugh, and feel. O'Connell is one of my favourite writers' MONICA HEISEY, author of Really Good, Actually 'A...

Review 'In the world of espionage thrillers, Alan Furst is in a class of his own.' - William Boyd 'For connoisseurs of wartime thrillers, a new no...

Review I loved, loved, loved this book and Erika Foster is most definitely my kind of heroine. She is smart, tenacious, direct and passionate, and...

ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In rural Georgia, sisters Celie and Net...

Hot Mess [n.] - someone attractive, who is often in disarray.Have you ever shown up to Sunday brunch still smelling of Saturday night? Chosen bed, ...

What if you got a text from the love of your life... five years after he died? On an ordinary Monday morning, Ariel's phone buzzes with a text: So...

An uplifting, feel-good story about five disparate individuals who are forced to rally together when their homes are threatened with demolition. As...

'Sharp as a skewer about the devices and desires in many modern marriages. I loved it' Amanda Craig 'Charming, very touching and very funny. Taut a...