Modern & contemporary fiction

'Properly, seriously good. Humoric structure . . . oneiric texture, with pitch-black basalt fins jutting through.' Robert Macfarlane 'Apocalyptic,...

"One by One in the Darkness" follows a week in the lives of three sisters shortly before the start of the IRA ceasefire in 1994, undercut with the ...

'Breaking Point is raw, compelling, and ground-breaking; Coffey puts the life of working mothers under a microscope. To say I loved it is an unders...

In the hilarious new novel in the best-selling Detective Varg series, Ulf Varg will need to resolve both a sensitive crime and his own delicate dil...

A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog - now in a stunning new edition as part of Vir...

'This was pure joy to read and left me feeling warm inside!!' ????? 'This book pulled at my heart strings and broke me in places and then slowly p...

Adam Gordon is a senior at Topeka High School, class of '97. His parents are psychologists, his mom a famous author in the field. A renowned debate...

'So deliciously South London.' - Yomi Adegoke, author of SLAY IN YOUR LANE 'A sweeping, rich tale that explores family, secrets, loss, love and re...

WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021 AN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 'MUST READ' A TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK * * * * * Discover this astonishing w...

'Funny, touching and fabulous... a little slice of queer joy' Julie Cohen, author of Together 'Hilarious, tender, raw, and heart-stoppingly moving'...

'It's the new One Day' FABULOUS 'Delightful, insightful and immersive' KATE EBERLEN 'Invigorating [and] fascinating' GUARDIAN 'Holly's beautiful pr...

'Perfect poolside reading' PAIGE TOON 'Enchanting, engaging and utterly romantic' MIKE GAYLE 'No one does romance and travel like Lorraine Brown' Z...

'"Hello," says the wallpaper.' Spanning one torrential paragraph, Ten Storey Love Song follows Bobby the Artist's rise to stardom and decline into...

'I found the eyeball fifteen minutes before I found the rest of him.' Having moved to London with her athletic boyfriend, the sweet-but-stuttering...

'A book to cancel plans for' BELLA 'An ode to sisterhood and sexuality... Utterly refreshing' HEAT 'Daisy Buchanan writes about all the chaos and c...

'Lottie Parker is one of the most compelling characters in Irish detective fiction' Liz Nugent 'A stunningly addictive series, Patricia Gibney's b...

'gripping, emotional and beautifully written' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars 'Beautiful, beautiful book. Loved it. Could not put it down. It gripped me ...

Thirty bold steps. One year. Is Nina ready? -------- 'Fresh, touching... So good!' JANE FALLON 'Feelgood, uplifting storytelling at its best' SHEI...

Previously published as The Dominie's Lassie. Growing up as a schoolmaster's daughter in rural Scotland, Kirsty Robertson has always dreamt of fol...

The most spellbinding debut novel of 2019. To save her child, she will trust a stranger. To protect a secret, she must risk her life... Fleetwoo...

Following on from The Boy I Love, Marion Husband's highly acclaimed debut novel, Paper Moon explores the complexities of love and loyalty against a...

'We got a McDonald's the night my mam got lung cancer.' As a distraction from sleazy male admirers, spiteful classmates and her mother's cancer, E...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 'Utterly absorbing, cleverly constructed and beautifully written' The Times 'Moving...

'I loved this novel and every single one of its characters. Supremely heartfelt, hilarious and heartrending - it's an absolute triumph.' Sophie Kin...

'A complex literary comedy from an extraordinarily powerful writer,.' Malcolm Bradbury 'The great unbreakable wild horse of the 1960s British liter...

Shahid is a clean-cut student, trying to make an impression on his college lecturer, Deedee Osgood, who gives his spirits a lift when she takes him...

'Cruz once again offers a fresh glimpse of immigration, womanhood, aspiration and gentrification . . . told in Cara's unfailingly frank, sometimes ...

'The forerunner of an entire school of African literary art.' Sunday Times Those men who are history now; did they feel like this? A 1950s Hamp...

The enchanting childhood memoirs of bestselling author Miss Read. Miss Read's early days were spent with two remarkable grandmothers - one in Lewi...

Ten witty and enchanting animal fables in verse which, like a modern Aesop's Fables, can be enjoyed by young and old alike 'Because it was very ho...

A lost young woman returns to small-town New Hampshire under the strangest of circumstances in this one-of-a-kind novel of life, death, and whateve...

A vintage roller-coaster ride from 'the hottest thriller writer in the US' [Time] Father Terry Dunn thought he'd seen everything on the mean stree...

Andre Szara, survivor of the Polish pogroms and the Russian civil wars, is a journalist working for Pravda in 1937. War in Europe is already underw...

The sequel to THE WORLD AT NIGHT featuring Jean Casson Set in the underworld of Paris in 1941. Reluctant spy Jean Casson returns to occupied Paris...

Hollywood: where dreams come true? Eleanor Marshall, Roxana Felix and Megan Silver are from very different worlds. But they all have something th...

One sister is a hopeless romantic. The other doesn't believe in love. On a Caribbean cruise, they might both be in for a surprise... An unputdownab...

Lovers are torn apart in World War Two and a mother and daughter separated by guilt and shame this stunning novel, for fans of Kate Morton and Luci...

'LOVED it. I read it in 3 hours in one sitting' Goodreads reviewer, THEIR FIRST MISTAKE WAS INVITING HER IN... Rose has it all - the go...

The Investigator is despatched to a provincial town to find out the truth behind a disturbing spate of suicides amongst employees of The Firm. But ...

� 'Monumental, funny, potent, and fresh' Carlos Fonseca, author of Natural History Antonio is living a double life�– and doing a pretty good ...

THE NUMBER ONE IRISH BESTSELLER! 'A burst of warmth and wit, twists and turns' MARIAN KEYES on Other Women 'Warm, believable women with real, me...

'Completely gripping - strong holiday read recommend!' BETH MORREY 'A rich and evocative story about a holiday that's supposed to be perfect and s...

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD A Time Magazine Must-Read 'A complex, compelling read that showcases Egan's masterful ...

I suppose that these are the horses from which we are thrown. We see things as we are, not as they are. How do we best see? With eyes old or new?...

'A compulsively readable tale, all the better for being set in one of the most secretive countries in the world. In The Sorcerer of Pyongyang, Marc...

Before she was betrayed and left for dead, Tenny was many things: prodigal daughter of the Driftwood City underworld. Leader of the Thorn Orphans, ...

For several months Marnie, a middle-aged poet and mother, has experienced sightings of her long-dead identical twin sister, Perdita, across London....

In a small apartment in New York, in the sweltering mid-summer heat, a group of Russian emigres gather around the sickbed of an artist named Alik. ...