Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

1406289 books were found.

Summer At Willow Tree Farm

Summer At Willow Tree Farm

Author: Heidi Rice
ISBN: 9781848459533
Format: Paperback
$22.99

‘A sizzling summer read!' Sarah Morgan  Read More >>

Homebound

Homebound

Author: Portia Elan
ISBN: 9781784746179
Format: Paperback
$34.99

 Read More >>

Watching Over Her: The prize-winning million-copy-bestselling historical romance that has captivated readers

Watching Over Her: The prize-winning million-copy-bestselling...

Author: Jean-Baptiste Andrea ,  Frank Wynne (Translator)
ISBN: 9781805462750
Format: Paperback
$26.99

The international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt 2023, with over 700,000 copies sold in France.  Read More >>

The Harrow: The funny, gripping thriller shortlisted for The Orwell Prize 2025

The Harrow: The funny, gripping thriller shortlisted...

Author: Noah Eaton
ISBN: 9781805462101
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Funny, fast-paced and nostalgic for the drunken glories of journalism, The Harrow is to local news what Slow Horses...  Read More >>

The Wanton Road

The Wanton Road

Author: J. C. Harvey
ISBN: 9781838953515
Format: Paperback
$32.99

After years fighting in Europe, in 1639 war hero Jack Fiskardo returns to an England on the verge of civil war....  Read More >>

Ocean: The new novel from the prize-winning author of Larchfield

Ocean: The new novel from the prize-winning author of...

Author: Polly Clark
ISBN: 9781785634529
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Caught in a terrorist explosion on the London Underground, Helen can't go back to her own life. In a bid to preserve...  Read More >>

The Last Marriage of Dot Brightmore: The long-awaited sequel to THE LAST LIST OF MABEL BEAUMONT - find out what happens next!

The Last Marriage of Dot Brightmore: The long-awaited...

Author: Laura Pearson
ISBN: 9781836564744
Format: Hardback
$87.09

 Read More >>

Down With The Ship

Down With The Ship

Author: Chloe Jory
ISBN: 9798994767214
Format: Paperback
$47.49

 Read More >>

The Girl with a Thousand Faces

The Girl with a Thousand Faces

Author: Sunyi Dean
ISBN: 9780008479503
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A haunting dark urban fantasy set in historical Hong Kong, where ancient myths and local legends combine in a story...  Read More >>

The Underdog

The Underdog

Author: Felicity Cloake
ISBN: 9780008695309
Format: Paperback
$34.99

THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING FOOD WRITER 'IRRESISTIBLY FUNNY, SEXY AND CHARMING'...  Read More >>

One Leg on Earth: The 'stunning' (Abi Dare) 2026 debut novel from the National Book Award finalist

One Leg on Earth: The 'stunning' (Abi Dare) 2026 debut...

Author: 'Pemi Aguda
ISBN: 9780349018287
Format: Paperback
$32.99

The eagerly awaited debut novel by a literary star in the making: a vivid, mesmerising story about modern Lagos...  Read More >>

Fun and Games

Fun and Games

Author: John Patrick McHugh
ISBN: 9780008517373
Format: Paperback
$22.99

‘One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today’ SALLY ROONEY 'Lively, bighearted … an utter...  Read More >>

Offseason: 'Phenomenal' MADELINE CASH, author of LOST LAMBS

Offseason: 'Phenomenal' MADELINE CASH, author of LOST...

Author: Avigayl Sharp
ISBN: 9781399637015
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A savage, hilarious and profound debut novel from Paris Review and Granta contributor Avigayl Sharp  Read More >>

Honey

Honey

Author: Imani Thompson
ISBN: 9780008759780
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The killer debut novel of 2026. 'Worryingly relatable' SOPHIE DUKER 'Juicy, dark,...  Read More >>

The Diverging Lives of Bethany Raven

The Diverging Lives of Bethany Raven

Author: Sarah E. Bonner
ISBN: 9780008771997
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Physics genius Bethany Raven must find her way back to her own reality with the help of her annoyingly attractive...  Read More >>

Sleep

Sleep

Author: Honor Jones
ISBN: 9780008722937
Format: Paperback
$24.99

‘A haunting and beautiful novel’ ANN PATCHETT 'Deeply satisfying … beautifully written’ POLLY SAMSON...  Read More >>

138 Main Street: Every town has a Main Street. Now every one is a target.

138 Main Street: Every town has a Main Street. Now every...

Author: Gavin Bell
ISBN: 9781398542815
Format: Paperback
$38.79

A riveting, high-concept cat-and-mouse thriller that plunges an FBI Special Agent and a rookie officer into a race...  Read More >>

Work Love Balance: The heart-warming romance perfect for fans of workplace romance and rivals to lovers

Work Love Balance: The heart-warming romance perfect...

Author: Sophie Loxton
ISBN: 9781398536715
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Lizzy Brinks is the ultimate professional. Smart, calm and ever so slightly scary, there’s nothing she can’t handle...  Read More >>

The Final Chapter

The Final Chapter

Author: C. B. Everett
ISBN: 9781398534575
Format: Paperback
$38.79

From the author of the ‘blackly funny’ (John Connolly) The Other People, a gripping book-within-a-book thriller...  Read More >>

First Summer

First Summer

Author: Ekin Oklap
ISBN: 9781398559240
Format: Paperback
$29.99

In the heat and the green haze that seemed to surround us both like a physical presence, I felt intensely awake....  Read More >>

The Girl in the Lake: A haunting and suspenseful new mystery from bestselling author Lauren Oliver

The Girl in the Lake: A haunting and suspenseful new...

Author: Lauren Oliver
ISBN: 9781473672833
Format: Paperback
$34.99

 Read More >>

The Girl in the Striped Dress: A completely heartbreaking and gripping World War 2 page-turner, inspired by a true story

The Girl in the Striped Dress: A completely heartbreaking...

Author: Ellie Midwood
ISBN: 9781836188261
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Helena steps off the cattle train onto the grounds of Auschwitz, scheduled to be killed tomorrow, for a crime she...  Read More >>

Aphrodite

Aphrodite

Author: Phoenicia Rogerson
ISBN: 9780008589936
Format: Paperback
$24.99

'Particularly skilled in evoking the strangeness and contradictoriness of Greek myths’ The Sunday Times' From...  Read More >>

High and Low: 'The most mischievous take imaginable on the way we live now' Francis Spufford

High and Low: 'The most mischievous take imaginable...

Author: Amanda Craig
ISBN: 9781408714713
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A fabulous new novel by Amanda Craig, author of The Lie of the Land and The Golden Rule  Read More >>

Latest Reading Guide

MRGC26

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List