Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

The Nobel-laureate author tells the life story of a passionate and headstrong woman in the 14th century. She paints...  Read More >>

Pretty, impecunious Sally Nicholas never dreamed a fortune could prove a disadvantage, until she becomes an heiress...  Read More >>

Presenting the first-edition text of Far from the Madding Crowd for the first time since its 1874 publication, this...  Read More >>

A young Eugene Gant wrestles free from the suffocating grip of Altamont, a fictional North Carolina town, in this...  Read More >>

""Sussex Gorse"" is a powerful and evocative tale of relentless ambition and the harsh realities of rural life in...  Read More >>

H.G. Wells' comic novel follows Alfred Polly's misadventures in late Victorian England, from draper's assistant...  Read More >>

First published in 1869. The author of nine novels, Augusta Evans Wilson was a pillar of Southern literature and...  Read More >>

Despite its happy ending, unusual in Hardy's mature novels, A Laodicean is a typically uncompromising examination...  Read More >>

""Topsy, M. P."" is a brilliant satirical novel by the celebrated...  Read More >>

Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories begins with the tale of Percival William Williams and how one fateful journey...  Read More >>

""Returned Empty"" is a poignant and emotionally resonant novella by Florence L. Barclay that explores profound...  Read More >>

Alan Sharp’s controversial and lyrical 1965 debut novel A Green Tree in Gedde is a rebellion against the stifling...  Read More >>

""The Sailor's Return"" is a poignant and provocative novella by David Garnett that explores themes of racial prejudice...  Read More >>

""Laycock of Lonedale"" is a compelling regional novel by W. Riley that captures the spirit and grit of the Yorkshire...  Read More >>

A beautiful gift edition of Kafka's classic psychological novel with an afterword by David Stuart Davies.  Read More >>

""The Pretender"" is a compelling exploration of identity, artistic integrity, and the allure of the Bohemian lifestyle...  Read More >>

Sarnac may have become a successful scientist, a leading light in the research of chemical reactions of cells, but...  Read More >>

""Autumn"" is a poignant exploration of life's later stages, focusing on the emotional landscape of middle age and...  Read More >>

""Miss Mole"" is a sharp-witted and celebrated work of English domestic fiction that masterfully blends social satire...  Read More >>

""Great Italian Short Stories"" is a comprehensive anthology that showcases the rich and diverse landscape of Italian...  Read More >>

""The Trumpet-Major John Loveday"" is a compelling historical novel by Thomas Hardy, set on the rugged Dorset coast...  Read More >>

""A Family That Was"" is a poignant and evocative family saga that traces the lives of the Otterley family during...  Read More >>

""Les Vacances d'un jeune homme sage"" est une Å""uvre délicate de Henri de Régnier, figure emblématique du symbolisme...  Read More >>

""Children of Men"" represents a cornerstone of Eden Phillpotts' celebrated Dartmoor cycle, offering a profound...  Read More >>

""Der Steppenwolf"" is a profound exploration of the human psyche and a landmark of 20th-century modernism. The...  Read More >>