Modern & contemporary fiction

Harper Connelly's past comes back to haunt her in the final gripping supernatural mystery from bestselling author Charlaine Harris. Taking a break...

The awkward and lovable hero of Andrew Sean Greer's bestselling and prize-winning novel Less returns in this unforgettable road trip across America...

Product Description If you've ever dreamed of starting over, then this bestselling novel from Erica James is just what you need...Alice Shoema...

Hot-headed Lilia is seen as nothing but a vulgar source of embarrassment to her late husband's family, so her decision to embark on a year abroad i...

Dieselpunk: an emerging retro-futuristic sub-genre, similar to steampunk, based on the era between the First World War and the start of the Atomic ...

London 1968: The Unstable Boys are the name on every music insider's lips and tipped to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles and the Rolling Ston...

'Dark and dreadful and persistently clever. Ortberg bloodily turns familiar tales inside out.' Rainbow Rowell 'A collection of stories delectable,...

'Compelling . . . this is a fable for the times ahead that feels essential' Irish Times 'Stunning, insightful, deeply humane prose . . . Fisher in...

You've never seen romance do this before. So brutally honest and breathtakingly perverse you'll want to throw this book at the wall, but you'll als...

'? ? ? ? ? An absolute joy to read. A book for anyone who is in love, has loved or been loved' '? ? ? ? ? Oh my gosh... It was so romantic and fun...

Review Campbell writes beautiful sentences with breath-taking imagery -- Mia Letvin ― Irish Times She appears to digest the world in layers, rece...

WINNER OF AN ENGLISH PEN AWARD 'Effortlessly readable and fizzing with energy, this novel is by turns quirky, funny and thoughtful' Mail on Sunday...

Review Cowardly, avaricious, annoying, territorial, deceitful, opportunistic: there aren't enough shady adjectives in the dictionary to describe t...

'Warm and uplifting storytelling: a delightful treat' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures 'If you're not in the Yuletide mood yet, you will ...

In 1940, Helene, young, naive, and recently married, waves goodbye to her husband, who has enlisted in the British army. Her home, Guernsey, is soo...

A remarkable, sweeping novel about collective trauma, memory and love set in the aftermath of the recent Japanese earthquake. 'A searching, humane...

Review From her first book onward, A. M. Holmes has been challenging us to look at fiction, the world, and one another as we haven't done-because ...

A Cambridge PhD student called Reem has gone missing in Egypt. Those close to her fear that her investigation into her family''s history in the Gul...

'This is a wonderfully original and compelling novel that puts you in mind of John le Carr�'s The Night Manager... it's a thoughtful and sensitive ...

The much-anticipated follow-up to the Radio 2 Book Club-favourite The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman Twenty-two-year-old Tania has moved to Mont...

'Captivating' Heather Morris 'Beautiful' Andrew Miller 'Hugely poignant' Independent 'Moving' Sunday Times Longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME PRIZE 2019. 'I loved Matthew Sperling's sly, subversive novel, a wickedly funny tale of how to come out on top in a fa...

Review Gaitskill's work feels more real than real life and reading her leads to a place that feels like a sacred space. ― Boston Globe Penetratin...

'Duncan brings a new way of seeing to the world of prose' Irish Times Michael has been away from Ireland for most of his life and lives alone in B...

'A wild, darkly comic nightmare set on the borderlines of creativity, imagination and madness.' Guardian 'Thompson's prose, contaminated by Bacon'...

Review "Pulses with up-to-the-minute topicality . . . as high-octane entertainment that hits notes poignant as well as savagely witty, it soars" ―...

DEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023 LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023 LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023 SHO...

How do you make conversation with a sperm donor? How do you say someone's novel is drivel? Would you give a screaming baby brandy? In what words wo...

Once, Theodora was little more than a slave, the daughter of a bear-keeper, running barefoot through the streets of Constantinople. Now she is Theo...

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2019 A brilliant collection of fictions in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. T...

Brings together all the novellas and short stories including two sories not previously published in English.

Review One of the strangest and wittiest British writers of the past half century ... A comet in her day. -- Terry Castle What a pleasure it is to...

The Cornish Detective series The discovery of a body in a quarry creates a baffling case for Detective Superintendent Wycliffe 'First-class, old-...

Review Extraordinary... The Incorrigible Optimists Club feels as if you are witnessing the birth of a true, great novelist ― Lire A debut, a door...

Review A sharp, moving thriller, combining motherhood and espionage, sisterhood and sacrifice. You lose your breath for adrenalin, but also in emp...

Review Terrific. A poignant, brave and important book. ― S J WATSON, author of Before I Go to Sleep A gripping read. [Tarttelin] is a natural sto...

Review Marcel Theroux has given us a riveting and poignant story from the hidden world of North Korea. Deeply researched and powerfully imagined, ...

A New York Times bestseller, Black Buck is a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone Black salesman ...

A thrilling standalone sequel to ATLANTIS, David Gibbins' international bestseller of high-action adventure, marine archaeology and the exploration...

'Engrossing, beguiling, and with an undertow of menace, Before the Ruins is a masterly debut from a richly talented author.' Sarah Waters 'Jaw-dro...

Review The perfect poolside read that will take you from desire to devastation in the turn of a few pages. ― Daily Express Heart-felt stories of ...

Review The Patron Saint of Second Chances is a rare treasure: both hilariously funny and beautifully written. I was sad to say goodbye to these de...

Product Description Rachele Luzzato is 12 years old when she learns her father is seriously ill. While her family are looking forward to her Bat-M...

'Full of subtle poignancy ... each story is a trenchant exploration of race and class, vividly conveying the tension between social codes of mascul...

Review A gorgeous, insightful tale about grief, loneliness and sisterhood ― Good Housekeeping (15 best books of the summer) It's beautifully writ...

Review The moral centre of the novel is stated with restraint and elegance... For all its gentle humour, this latest novel shows Alexander McCall ...

Review A thriller for people who hate thrillers: tightly plotted, smartly drawn characters, captivating story with a satisfying twist at the end. ...

Review A compelling story about the complexities of female friendships and the dark side of the Internet ― HEAT Darkly voyeuristic but with heart...