Modern & Contemporary Fiction

An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn't so wicked aft...

A Masterpiece of Misanthropy and Madness "This city is famous for its gamblers, prostitutes, exhibitionists, anti-Christs, alcoholics, sodomites, d...

One last chance. What would you say? When the residents of a small town on Lake Michigan start receiving phone calls from the afterlife, they all b...

A grey dawn in 1943: on a street in Rome, two young women, complete strangers to each other, lock eyes for a single moment. One of the women, Chia...

Based on historical events that took place along the Texas-Mexico borderlands in the 1850s, this narrative traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourt...

The Essential Story of the Thinker, the Dreamer, and the Quietly Strong Charlie is a freshman and a true wallflower, introspective, intelligent bey...

Have you read the book that everyone's talking about? 'If I could give this book 10 stars I would' (Reader review) 'This book touched my soul' (R...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & WINNER OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY AUTUMN BOOK CLUB 'One of the most charming novels either of us has read. Don't los...

Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company. Although he would prefer to write short stories, he earns a living comp...

When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled mar...

One of the greatest novels of the 20th century by one of the greatest writers in American history - THE BOOK THAT WON ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE NOBEL PR...

The extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the Day. The Romans have long since depa...

For more than 80 years H. P. Lovecraft has inspired writers of horror and supernatural fiction with his dark vision of humankind's insignificant pl...

Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Jake is wildly in love with Brett Ashley, aristoc...

Amazon.com's no. 1 Book of the Year 2014 Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee; a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler ... o...

Every weekend, in basements and parking lots across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and ...

Every so often a love story comes along to remind us that sometimes, in our darkest hour, hope shines a candle to light our way. Discover the Numbe...

The unforgettable novel of love, loss and family that launched Maggie O'Farrell on her extraordinary literary career. A distraught young woman boar...

'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' - Cecilia Ahern Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom's beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heav...

"One of the most haunting books you could ever wish to read... it is stunning — moving, exciting, and wonderful." — Lenny Henry Winner of the Pulit...

Prisoner of war, optometrist, time-traveller - these are the life roles of Billy Pilgrim, hero of this miraculously moving, bitter and funny story ...

The international bestseller, translated from the German by Simon Pare. On a beautifully restored barge on the Seine, Jean Perdu runs a bookshop; ...

In this inspiring, award-winning story of self-expression and creativity from Peter H. Reynolds, illustrator of Ish and the Judy Moody series, Vash...

Beginning in 1967, Bukowski wrote the column "Notes of A Dirty Old Man" for the underground newspaper "Open City". Perennially drunk, broke and in ...

The Quiet Masterpiece of American Literature William Stoner is an unassuming, intensely private man born into a struggling farm family in rural Mis...

The sparkling new Christmas novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain! When Anna takes on the role of companion to the owner of ...

Somewhere in the not-so-distant future the residents of Ennet House, a Boston halfway house for recovering addicts, and students at the nearby Enfi...

The extraordinary, highly acclaimed epic novel from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman. After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as ...

In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that...

Discover Toni Morrison's most iconic work in this Pulitzer-prize winning novel that exemplifies her powerful and important place in contemporary Am...

Lester Ballard is a violent, solitary, and introverted young backwoodsman who has been systematically dispossessed of his ancestral land. Released...

If you love Cartes Postales from Greece by Victoria Hislop and The Villa in Italy by Elizabeth Edmondson, you will love this perfect summer read. ...

NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON DISNEY PLUS 'A page turner... I devoured it in 48 hours' Jessica Knoll, author of The Luckiest Girl Alive 'As dark and ...

"Just make a mark and see where it takes you." In this inspiring, award-winning story of self-expression and creativity, Peter H. Reynolds—the cele...

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother ha...

Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his yea...

This reimagining of classic fairy tales into dark, sensual, and subversive gothic narratives explores the power dynamics of desire and the liberati...

Tyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, a ...

This story is a rare and utterly engaging experience. It tells the extraordinary story of a geisha -summoning up a quarter century from 1929 to th...

Calvino's masterpiece opens with a scene that's reassuringly commonplace: apparently. Indeed, it's taking place now. A reader goes into a bookshop ...

Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, as well as many other awards, Andrea Levy's SMALL ISLAND is a delicately wrought and profoundly moving nove...

*DAYS OF WONDER, THE MAGICAL AND MOVING NEW NOVEL FROM KEITH STUART, IS OUT NOW* THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB 2017 BESTSELLER AND NUMBER ONE AMA...

Compelling, irresistible, feel-good read. Perfect for fans of The Keeper of Lost Things and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. 'Quirky, clever a...

The feel-good comfort read to curl up with this summer! 'A book full of warmth and kindness. I loved it' Sarah Morgan ---------------------------...

This witty, romantic, and incredibly sexy novel follows two successful Black writers who unexpectedly reconnect during a sizzling New York summer, ...

A band of savage thirteen-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callous...

This is the winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Kerry Group Irish Novel of the year award. It is the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize. Ei...