Modern & Contemporary Fiction

In the vein of Maggie O’Farrell and John Boyne, Tracey Lange’s critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller We Are the Brennans explores the stay...

THE HOTTEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2023 "Frank, sexy, and so tender. Little's pen shines" Bolu Babalola, author of Love in Colour "A beautifully rendere...

Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love is one of the funniest, sharpest novels about love and growing up ever written. 'He was the great love of her ...

Review PRAISE FOR SHOULD I TELL YOU?: 'What a gorgeous book! Jill has a great gift for characterisation - nuanced, interesting, believable people...

‘Masterful, magnificent. A passionate story of survival. This story will stay with me for a long time’�Heather Morris, bestselling author of The Ta...

Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love is one of the funniest, sharpest novels about love and growing up ever written. Longing for romance, obsessed w...

Complications is a riveting story of scandal and tragedy set against the backdrop of an exclusive Paris hotel from the world’s favourite storytelle...

"Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable break-ups?" Rob Fleming does. He owns a struggling record shop in London, he’s o...

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...

With a new introduction by TAYARI JONES, author of An American Marriage and winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019. 'Ann Petry's first novel...

'Long before Liane Moriarty was spinning her Big Little Lies, Shreve was spicing up domestic doings..She still is, as effectively as ever, this tim...

Pure escapism on every page, The Distant Shores tells the story of a family torn apart, and the woman who will bring them back together. � 'Nobod...

A story of a dysfunctional but deeply loveable family reunited, INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEATWAVE already feels like a contemporary classic. It was shor...

Jim Francis has finally found the perfect life - and is now unrecognisable, even to himself. A successful painter and sculptor, he lives quietly wi...

All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century af...

Review 'THE LONG SONG is is told with irresistible cunning; it is captivating, mischievious and optimistic, generating new stories and plot lines ...

In this clever and swoonworthy new novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces b...

Winner of the 2023 David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction 'A breathtaking tale of love and war' Telegraph 'Moore's voice is co...

"Frank, sexy, and so tender. Little's pen shines" Bolu Babalola, author of Love in Colour "A beautifully rendered story about love's possibilities...

WINNER OF THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD 'Terrifically exciting . . . It's a beautiful, electrifying thing to witness - a writer so hilariousl...

*A GUARDIAN BEST TRANSLATED NOVEL OF 2023* *A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2023 FINALIST* *A WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS BEST TRANSLATED BOOK OF...

A bewitching novel by Brenda Lozano, one of the most prominent voices of the new generation of Latin American writers. 'You can't really know anot...

'Every detail is sharply placed ... a scorching sense of humor and a soft spot for humanity down here on Earth' The New York Times 'Fleishman Is I...

Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. Across 1000 miles of Oregon desert his assassins, the notorious Eli and Charlies Sisters, ride - fighting, sho...

Shortlisted for the Gordon Burns Prize 2023/2024 Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book Award 2023 About one woman’s fine, hard life at the ...

His thick and fast-growing medical file says he should be retired, but Detective Martin Murphy wants to get back on the streets, doing what he does...

'Original, tender, thoughtful and true' Reese Witherspoon 'Part tender coming of age story, part electrifying tale of political awakening, part he...

The uplifting romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Sunny Days and Sea Breezes Sometimes love is closer to home than you think . . ....

'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...

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 100 MILLION C...

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...

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...

'Barnett's well-crafted backlist is big on emotional acuity and this novel is no different, forging from Christina's grief an insistence that we th...

Review 'A glorious shout of a novel, a sensual, saturated blend of romance, magical realism and erotic comedy . . . Bravura pieces of whimsy blend...

Review A feel-good tale . . . fun and thoroughly escapist ― Marie Claire Matthews is one of the few writers who can rival Marian Keyes's gift for...

When Jake tells Lyssa it's not working, she knows he's not talking about the toaster. Her immediate reaction is to sob into her pillow and wait for...

'Joyous, moving, uplifting and fabulous' MILLY JOHNSON 'Poignant and big-hearted' HOLLY MILLER 'Uplifting and full of hope and love. An utter del...

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

ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 'This novel is a packet of surprises as we have no idea what's going to happen next' G...

Marian Forrester brings delight to her husband, an elderly railroad pioneer; to the small town of Sweet Water where they live; and to Niel Herbert,...

Review Diary of a Film is an achingly intimate novel--tender and wise like Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet through the lens of Luca Guadagnino. Go...

Review This theatrical thriller by actor David Thewlis is darkly comic, beautifully written and full of surprises. -- Sara Lawrence ― DAILY MAIL ...

Review Brilliant! So original, so clever, so funny -- Helly Acton, author of THE SHELF Funny and uplifting with a whole lot of heart -- Isla Gord...