Contemporary Fiction

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Paradise Garden by Elena Fischer - 9781911648956
$29.99
Paradise Garden
Elena Fischer
The beginning was the last day before the summer holidays. The beginning was a song...
Gunk by Saba Sams - 9781526666482
$32.99
Gunk
Saba Sams
**Selected as a Book of the Summer 2025 by the Guardian, The Times, Sunday Times,...
Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq - 9781035026418
$26.99
Annihilation
Michel Houellebecq
A Daily Express Book of the Year 'The most important novelist to have been publishing...
Desolation by Hossein Asgari - 9781761154133
$34.99
Desolation
Hossein Asgari
'It is a work preoccupied with love, truth and the cruelty of fate. This, by...
The Rabbit Club by Christopher J. Yates - 9781038960160
$32.99
The Rabbit Club
Christopher J. Yates
The author of Black Chalk, 'the smart summer thriller you've been waiting for' (NPR), returns...
The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick - 9780063467637
$34.99
The Poppy Fields
Nikki Erlick
From the New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit The Measure-a runaway bestseller and...
Six Weeks by the Sea by Paula Byrne - 9780008753214
$29.99
Six Weeks by the Sea
Paula Byrne
'A glorious romantic retelling' THE SUN 'Fan fiction, but of a superior kind' THE TIMES...
Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo - 9781761771460
$34.99
Life, and Death, and Giants
Ron Rindo
'A stunning novel' - Oprah Daily In the rolling farmland of America's Midwest, Gabriel Fisher...
Discontent by Beatriz Serrano - 9781787305090
$34.99
Discontent
Beatriz Serrano
An audacious, darkly funny novel and perfect summer read about a young woman in Madrid...
Break Room by Miye Lee - 9781035430567
$32.99
Break Room
Miye Lee
'Packs a punch . . . You'll definitely see your colleagues in a different light...
All Fours by Miranda July - 9781838853488
$24.99
All Fours
Miranda July
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK...
Wildcat Dome by Yuko Tsushima - 9780241649466
$32.99
Wildcat Dome
Yuko Tsushima
An epic novel of postwar, nuclear-age Japan, by the author of Territory of Light Mitch...
The Family Experiment by John Marrs - 9781529071238
$22.99
The Family Experiment
John Marrs
John Marrs is not to be missed." Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid 'The...
Mania by Lionel Shriver - 9780008658717
$22.99
Mania
Lionel Shriver
'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely ... I was laughing out loud...
Book Boyfriend by Emily Wibberley - 9781035020386
$22.99
Book Boyfriend
Emily Wibberley
Devoted fangirl meets hesitant fanboy in this swoony contemporary love letter to readers who love...
Clear by Carys Davies - 9781803510422
$24.99
Clear
Carys Davies
1843. On a remote Scottish island, Ivar, the sole occupant, leads a life of quiet...
Blood Book by Jamie Lee Searle - 9781399731430
$34.99
Blood Book
Jamie Lee Searle
WINNER OF THE GERMAN BOOK PRIZE, THE SWISS BOOK PRIZE AND THE JURGEN PONTO LITERATURE...
Dear Life by Alice Munro - 9780099578635
$24.99
Dear Life
Alice Munro
**Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature** The brilliant new collection of stories by the...
Vera, Or Faith by Gary Shteyngart - 9781838958817
$34.99
Vera, Or Faith
Gary Shteyngart
'A novel you can read in one sitting that will stay with you forever' Karen...
The Island of Last Things by Emma Sloley - 9781923058606
$34.99
The Island of Last Things
Emma Sloley
A propulsive and poignant novel about two zookeepers at the last zoo in the world....
The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama - 9781529949766
$34.99
The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park
Michiko Aoyama
Brand new healing fiction from the 2.5-million-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking for...
The Granddaughter by Prof Bernhard Schlink - 9781399614870
$24.99
The Granddaughter
Prof Bernhard Schlink
'Anyone who wants to understand contemporary Germany must read The Granddaughter now' Le Monde 'The...
Seduction Theory by Emily Adrian - 9781399631235
$32.99
Seduction Theory
Emily Adrian
The long summer holiday has begun on the campus of Edwards University in upstate New...
People Like Us by Jason Mott - 9781398727618
$34.99
People Like Us
Jason Mott
Two Black writers - with stories to tell, and some they'd rather forget. One wins...
How to Survive Camping: The Man with No Shadow : Volume 1 by Bonnie Quinn - 9781398542945
$29.99
How to Survive Camping: The Man with No Shadow : Volume 1
Bonnie Quinn
I am a campground manager. I don't have a list of rules because I'm trying...
I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney - 9798991140256
$29.99
I See You've Called in Dead
John Kenney
The OfficemeetsSix Feet UndermeetsAbout a Boyin this coming-of-middle-age tale about having asecond chance to write...
Homesick by Silvia Saunders - 9780008742836
$32.99
Homesick
Silvia Saunders
A story of falling out of love for fans of Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton...
Food Person by Adam Roberts - 9781529154887
$34.99
Food Person
Adam Roberts
For fans of Nora Ephron and The Devil Wears Prada, a delicious comedy of manners...