Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

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Cooking in the Wrong Century

Cooking in the Wrong Century

Author: Teresa Präauer ,  Eleanor Updegraff
ISBN: 9781805331780
Format: Paperback
$24.99

For fans of White Lotus, a delectably witty satire on the culture and dynamics at play at a dinner party where the...  Read More >>

Tangled Roots

Tangled Roots

Author: Maria Turtschaninoff ,  Annie Prime
ISBN: 9781805330158
Format: Paperback
$29.99

An old soldier carves a croft out of the Finnish forest and calls it home, but try as he might to tame the land,...  Read More >>

Just One Look At You: 'There is nothing like a Jill Mansell book to make the world feel better' Milly Johnson

Just One Look At You: 'There is nothing like a Jill...

Author: Jill Mansell
ISBN: 9781035410057
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Heartwood: 'nearly impossible to put down' Jennifer Egan

Heartwood: 'nearly impossible to put down' Jennifer...

Author: Amity Gaige
ISBN: 9780349127583
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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The Satisfaction Cafe: 'Insightful, necessary and beautiful' Ann Patchett

The Satisfaction Cafe: 'Insightful, necessary and beautiful'...

Author: Kathy Wang
ISBN: 9780349147277
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Table for One

Table for One

Author: Emma Gannon
ISBN: 9780008382773
Format: Paperback
$24.99

*SELECTED AS ONE OF APPLE'S BEST BOOKS FOR 2025* Funny, fierce and life-affirming,...  Read More >>

Beneath the Orange Blossom

Beneath the Orange Blossom

Author: Emma Cowell
ISBN: 9780008763152
Format: Paperback
$22.99

'An evocative, romantic and deeply sensuous read. Wonderful escapism' Santa Montefiore 'Fragrant and fabulous,...  Read More >>

These Wicked Devices

These Wicked Devices

Author: Matthew Plampin
ISBN: 9780008163686
Format: Paperback
$22.99

THE HOLY CITY IS NO PLACE FOR MERCY 'Matthew Plampin should rank with the best' Sunday Times 'Plampin is heartbreakingly...  Read More >>

The Appointment

The Appointment

Author: Herta Müller ,  Michael Hulse
ISBN: 9781803513485
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Bone-spare and intense, The Appointment is a pitiless rendering of the terrors of a crushing regime.  Read More >>

The Land Of Green Plums

The Land Of Green Plums

Author: Herta Müller ,  Michael Hofmann
ISBN: 9781803513478
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Widely regarded as Muller's best novel, The Land of Green Plums is a beautifully written and unflinching portrayal...  Read More >>

A Cornish Legacy

A Cornish Legacy

Author: Fern Britton
ISBN: 9780008468354
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Escape to Cornwall this summer with the new emotional and uplifting novel from Sunday Times #1 bestselling author...  Read More >>

Jesus' Son

Jesus' Son

Author: Denis Johnson
ISBN: 9781803513522
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A classic of Twentieth-Century American Literature from one of America's greatest living writers.  Read More >>

Boring Asian Female: An Addictive Debut about Obsession, Identity and the Dark Side of Success in a World That Demands You Stand Out

Boring Asian Female: An Addictive Debut about Obsession,...

Author: Canwen Xu
ISBN: 9781835013205
Format: Paperback
$32.99

An addictive novel about a young woman’s all-consuming obsession with a rival of her own making and the desperate...  Read More >>

And Then There Was You: A hilarious and heartwarming new romantic comedy

And Then There Was You: A hilarious and heartwarming...

Author: Sophie Cousens
ISBN: 9781399733007
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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The Crustacean: The spiky revenge narrative from Lolita's perspective

The Crustacean: The spiky revenge narrative from Lolita's...

Author: Jang Jinyeong
ISBN: 9781840919110
Format: Paperback
$22.99

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Ladies Of The Rachmaninoff Eyes (Faber Editions): Introduced by Taíno Mendez

Ladies Of The Rachmaninoff Eyes (Faber Editions): Introduced...

Author: Henry Van Dyke ,  Mendez
ISBN: 9780571391776
Format: Paperback
$24.99

An outrageously witty tragicomedy-of-manners about a queer black teenager coming of age, introduced by Mendez, author...  Read More >>

Lush: Shortlisted for the Nero Book Award for Debut Fiction

Lush: Shortlisted for the Nero Book Award for Debut...

Author: Rochelle Dowden-Lord
ISBN: 9781805220367
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Gunk: ‘One of the year's standout books’ SUNDAY TIMES

Gunk: ‘One of the year's standout books’ SUNDAY TIMES...

Author: Saba Sams
ISBN: 9781526621825
Format: Paperback
$22.99

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Cat Fight

Cat Fight

Author: Kit Conway
ISBN: 9781804995464
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A gripping debut to sink your claws into this summer - sharp, addictive domestic suspense for fans of Liane Moriarty...  Read More >>

Parallel Lines

Parallel Lines

Author: Edward St Aubyn
ISBN: 9781529953886
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A brother and sister lost and found, in a novel that seizes your heart and enthrals your mind, from the author of...  Read More >>

Sputnik Sweetheart

Sputnik Sweetheart

Author: Haruki Murakami ,  Philip Gabriel
ISBN: 9781529982336
Format: Paperback
$24.99

K, a primary school teacher, is in love with Sumire. But Sumire is in love with Miu, an older woman. Frustrated,...  Read More >>

Girl, 1983

Girl, 1983

Author: Linn Ullmann ,  Martin Aitken
ISBN: 9780241999264
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A heart-rending work of autofiction from one of Norway's most prominent literary writers Paris, a winter's night...  Read More >>

Hunger and Thirst

Hunger and Thirst

Author: Claire Fuller
ISBN: 9780241757390
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The new novel from Women's Prize-shortlisted, Costa Award-winning author of Unsettled Ground - an addictively propulsive,...  Read More >>

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