Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

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

A secret lies behind every door…  Read More >>

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

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

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

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

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

What if the most dangerous thing you did this weekend was go for a run?  Read More >>

With life on earth fading to a whisper, Carlos and Aitana are faced with a decision, monumental and world-altering,...  Read More >>

When her life in London goes up in flames, Saoirse returns to her small Irish hometown. Waiting for her there are...  Read More >>

A layered, allusive and wildly original new novel from Keith Ridgway, 'one of Ireland's best writers, in a country...  Read More >>

From a stunning new voice in speculative fiction, Sublimation is a dazzlingly original debut from Isabel J. Kim....  Read More >>

Richard Ainsworth moved to rural France for a quiet life, so being voted mayor of Saint-Sauveur comes as a terrible...  Read More >>

A warm, laugh-out-loud funny, poignant novel about sisterhood and finding your place in the world from the author...  Read More >>

From the author of Hungerstone, an unmissable gothic, sapphic, gender-swapped reimagining of Hamlet  Read More >>

A collection of dizzying stories that feel both undeniably real and disarmingly uncanny, from the acclaimed author...  Read More >>

A funny and heartwarming rage romance perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Monica Heisey and Nobody Wants This. ...  Read More >>

A sharp, contemporary debut about survival and selling out, for fans of Oisín McKenna and Torrey Peters  Read More >>

Klara and the Sun meets Mean Girls in this queer coming-of-age K-pop love story between an idol and her fan Worship...  Read More >>

A wry, macabre tale of simple living, brutal murder, and a reasonably...  Read More >>

A feminist cult classic about love, independence and what it means to be an individual 'I want to have him, I really...  Read More >>

Choose life. Choose love? Feel the heat of rave and romance in the Sunday Times bestselling sequel to Trainspotting...  Read More >>

A moving, blissfully escapist story of mothers and daughters, love and tortoises and finding home in the most unexpected...  Read More >>

""Art, power, desire, and illusion collide in a hypnotic new novel from Olivia Laing, set in the months leading...  Read More >>

A brilliantly heartfelt and funny novel of family life in all its chaos and glory, inspired by Little Women. By...  Read More >>