Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

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Six Weeks by the Sea

Six Weeks by the Sea

Author: Paula Byrne
ISBN: 9780008753184
Format: Paperback
$24.99

'No one is better qualified than Byrne to imagine and expand upon Austen’s true romance. Her treasure chest of Austen...  Read More >>

The Sisters of Hope Square

The Sisters of Hope Square

Author: Faith Hogan
ISBN: 9781035906567
Format: Paperback
$32.99

The million copy bestselling author, Faith Hogan, author of The Bookshop Ladies, returns with another gripping and...  Read More >>

It's Hard to Be an Animal: A Novel

It's Hard to Be an Animal: A Novel

Author: Robert Isaacs
ISBN: 9781538773284
Format: Paperback
$34.99

For readers of SHARK HEART and HOLLOW KINGDOM, a hilarious, magical, and tender debut novel following a lonely,...  Read More >>

Shy Trans Banshee: The supernatural mystery that's an absolute scream

Shy Trans Banshee: The supernatural mystery that's an...

Author: Tony Santorella
ISBN: 9781805463429
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Following in the pawprints of the anarchic cult hit Bored Gay Werewolf, this is the brand new addition to an expanding...  Read More >>

Rules of the Heart

Rules of the Heart

Author: Janice Hadlow
ISBN: 9781509841998
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Inspired by an eighteenth-century love affair, Rules of the Heart is the story of a woman who thinks she understands...  Read More >>

The Children

The Children

Author: Melissa Albert
ISBN: 9781037202469
Format: Paperback
$34.99

From the publishers who brought you Piranesi and Circe comes a singular novel about the intergenerational cost of...  Read More >>

Parable of the Talents: the extraordinary sequel to the bestselling modern classic, Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Talents: the extraordinary sequel to...

Author: Octavia E. Butler
ISBN: 9781035441389
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A stunning new contemporary edition of Octavia E. Butler's award-winning sequel to Parable of the Sower. With an...  Read More >>

Parable of the Sower: the New York Times bestseller

Parable of the Sower: the New York Times bestseller...

Author: Octavia E. Butler
ISBN: 9781035441372
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A beautiful new edition of a modern classic by celebrated, award-winning author, Octavia E. Butler. With an introduction...  Read More >>

Voices of America: Stories of a Nation in Reflection

Voices of America: Stories of a Nation in Reflection...

Author: B Alan Bourgeois
ISBN: 9798295732096
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Reports from the Forest

Reports from the Forest

Author: Anaïs Berck
ISBN: 9789492564207
Format: Paperback
$66.00

A novel for readers of 9 to 90 about the secret plant, animal and insect life of a forest near a large city. It...  Read More >>

King Of Queens

King Of Queens

Author: Shawn P O Allen
ISBN: 9798235962859
Format: Paperback
$65.97

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Love Insurance

Love Insurance

Author: Earl Derr Biggers
ISBN: 9781835523582
Format: Paperback
$60.69

A romantic comedy of improbable proportions, Love Insurance is a brilliant laugh-out-loud novel.  Read More >>

Half Lives

Half Lives

Author: Krystle Zara Appiah
ISBN: 9780008528898
Format: Paperback
$34.99

No one can hurt you like a sister  Read More >>

People in Love

People in Love

Author: Claire Daverley
ISBN: 9780241614600
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The highly anticipated new novel from author of word-of-mouth hit Talking at Night- a love triangle story you'll...  Read More >>

Make Strange

Make Strange

Author: Niamh Campbell
ISBN: 9781399631808
Format: Paperback
$32.99

From the winner of the Rooney Prize and the Sunday Times Short Story Award comes a shimmering, propulsive novel...  Read More >>

The Aristocracy

The Aristocracy

Author: Patrick Worrall
ISBN: 9781787637238
Format: Paperback
$34.99

In this gritty thriller, an investigator's case leads him into the dark underbelly of organised crime and divided...  Read More >>

The Queen's Sister: A vivid and imaginative historical novel of a life among the wives of King Henry VIII

The Queen's Sister: A vivid and imaginative historical...

Author: Carol McGrath
ISBN: 9781035421282
Format: Paperback
$24.99

It is 1537 and King Henry VIII is on the hunt for a bride... the richly absorbing, vividly imagined story of Elizabeth...  Read More >>

The Lost Château

The Lost Château

Author: Dinah Jefferies
ISBN: 9780008612078
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A secret lies behind every door…  Read More >>

The Devoted

The Devoted

Author: Catherine Cho
ISBN: 9780008784973
Format: Paperback
$32.99

‘Beautiful, devastating … a stunning debut’ CHRISTIE WATSON ‘A thrilling, mesmerising tale of destiny...  Read More >>

Bitter Sweet: The breathtaking and searingly beautiful must-read book to lose yourself in this summer!

Bitter Sweet: The breathtaking and searingly beautiful...

Author: Hattie Williams
ISBN: 9781398722828
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The exquisite, intoxicating and compulsive debut novel from Hattie Williams, exploring the affair between a young...  Read More >>

Awake Awake: the new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of Elmet

Awake Awake: the new novel from the Booker-shortlisted...

Author: Fiona Mozley
ISBN: 9781399826976
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Benjamin Myers's The Offing meets Tessa Hadley's The Past in this perceptive exploration of the mutable landscape...  Read More >>

Lovers XXX: 'An addictive, twist-filled story ... a wild journey through the 80s LA porn scene' Guardian

Lovers XXX: 'An addictive, twist-filled story ... a...

Author: Allie Rowbottom
ISBN: 9780349019949
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A thrilling literary epic about female friendship, feminism, and love beyond labels, set in the shocking and glamorous...  Read More >>

The Dilemmas of Working Women: 'Will rattle your brain and heart' Dakota Johnson

The Dilemmas of Working Women: 'Will rattle your brain...

Author: Fumio Yamamoto ,  Brian Bergstrom
ISBN: 9780349019239
Format: Paperback
$22.99

The darkly funny, relatable and tender book about five women in modern Japan - with nearly half a million copies...  Read More >>

No Regret: the gripping Sunday Times bestselling thriller from the iconic queen of crime

No Regret: the gripping Sunday Times bestselling thriller...

Author: Martina Cole
ISBN: 9781472249593
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The brand new paperback from the iconic queen of crime Martina Cole. *THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM MARTINA COLE - THE...  Read More >>

When There Are Wolves Again: Winner Of The Best Novel Award 2025 From The British Science Fiction Association

When There Are Wolves Again: Winner Of The Best Novel...

Author: E. J. Swift
ISBN: 9781529436471
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The extraordinary new science fiction novel from the Clarke Award-shortlisted author of THE CORAL BONES  Read More >>

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