Contemporary Fiction

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The Girl with the Seven Lives by Vikas Swarup - 9781035924653
$34.99
The Girl with the Seven Lives
Vikas Swarup
A high-stakes tour-de-force from Vikas Swarup, the internationally bestselling author of Q & A, the...
The Endless Sky by Di Morrissey - 9781761903373
$34.99
The Endless Sky
Di Morrissey
Top-rating TV presenter Nicole and her savvy producer and friend Stacie suddenly find themselves under...
The Disappearing Act by Maria Stepanova - 9781804272329
$29.99
The Disappearing Act
Maria Stepanova
The writer known as M. is living in exile while her home country wages war...
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans - 9781405971553
$24.99
The Correspondent
Virginia Evans
84 Charing Cross Road meets A Man Called Ove in this Radio 2 Book Club...
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The Bureau of Unknown Fates by Gaelle Nohant - 9781786583802
$34.99
The Bureau of Unknown Fates
Gaelle Nohant
Sometimes when you are looking for the dead, you find the living. When Irene joins...
Summer at the French Bakery by Jo Thomas - 9781037414527
$34.99
Summer at the French Bakery
Jo Thomas
A new adventure is on the menu . . . Juliet has learnt that life...
Sister Europe by Nell Zink - 9781405974561
$24.99
Sister Europe
Nell Zink
'Sister Europe is so ambitious and ethically interested that it makes it clear that Zink...
See You on the Other Side by Jay McInerney - 9781037200762
$32.99
See You on the Other Side
Jay McInerney
'McInerney at his best' SPECTATOR 'Our modern-day Fitzgerald' VANITY FAIR 'One of the most gifted...
Rasputin Swims the Potomac by Ben Fountain - 9781837267460
$34.99
Rasputin Swims the Potomac
Ben Fountain
It's time for a new season of The Real West Wing, and viewers are looking...
Playworld by Adam Ross - 9781398559783
$34.99
Playworld
Adam Ross
'A major literary achievement' Observer 'An astonishing, immersive novel that deserves a place in the...
Pixie by Ms Jill Dawson - 9781526671066
$39.99
Pixie
Ms Jill Dawson
'A work of genius ... a profoundly feminist book' Louise Doughty 'A funny, feminist bildungsroman...
Other People's Children by Ben Faccini - 9781803513010
$36.99
Other People's Children
Ben Faccini
A story of complicated families and a wartime secret that ripples down through the generations...
Open, Heaven by Sean Hewitt - 9781529935240
$24.99
Open, Heaven
Sean Hewitt
When James meets Luke, everything changes: an exhilarating tale of hidden desire and sudden freedom...
Nerve Damage by Annakeara Stinson - 9781398565081
$29.99
Nerve Damage
Annakeara Stinson
When Clarice broke up with P.T., he refused to be dumped. He sent non-stop emails...
Mr Sidhu's Post Office by Amman Brar - 9780008722227
$34.99
Mr Sidhu's Post Office
Amman Brar
SELECTED FOR BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME '[A] moving family drama ... If you...
Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel - 9781035444625
$34.99
Meet Me in Paris
Kristin Harmel
'Every time I think Kristin Harmel's books can't get any better, they do' Sally Hepworth...
Lucien by J. R. Thornton - 9781836432579
$22.99
Lucien
J. R. Thornton
The son of working-class Czech immigrants, Christopher "Atlas" Novotny is a talented painter who arrives...
Little Spark by Jess Kidd - 9781761045844
$34.99
Little Spark
Jess Kidd
Richly imagined and marvellously unnerving, Little Spark is a full-bodied gothic Victorian-era tale of sublime...
Ladies Of The Rachmaninoff Eyes (Faber Editions) by Henry Van Dyke - 9780571391776
$24.99
Ladies Of The Rachmaninoff Eyes (Faber Editions)
Henry Van Dyke
When a peacock's days are over, they're over. Oliver is precocious, black and gay. He...
Kitten by Stacey Yu - 9781399754316
$34.99
Kitten
Stacey Yu
'Strange, playful and intimate . . . I didn't want it to end' LUCY ROSE,...
into the wreck by Susannah Dickey - 9781526692054
$32.99
into the wreck
Susannah Dickey
'One of the best novels I've read this year from an unusually gifted writer' IRISH...
How to Find Love in the Cereal Aisle by Alissa DeRogatis - 9781464282270
$24.99
How to Find Love in the Cereal Aisle
Alissa DeRogatis
From the author of the smash hit Call it What You Want comes an honest,...
Hello Baby by Kim Eui-kyung - 9780008826628
$34.99
Hello Baby
Kim Eui-kyung
'Illuminating ... beautifully' LYDIA KIESLING 'I loved it' ANNA HOGELAND 'Intimate, searing' RAMONA AUSUBEL A...
Heartwood by Amity Gaige - 9780349127583
$24.99
Heartwood
Amity Gaige
'An unforgettable treat' JANICE HALLETT 'Beautifully written . . . moving and suspenseful' TIMES LITERARY...
Everything That Is Beautiful by Louise Nealon - 9781786581716
$34.99
Everything That Is Beautiful
Louise Nealon
'I absolutely loved it . . . So realistic about the complexity of loving people...
Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr - 9781398564916
$34.99
Every Exit Brings You Home
Naeem Murr
A moving and haunting portrait of a Palestinian immigrant's heroic efforts to heal his community...
Enchantment by Riikka Pulkkinen - 9781915590770
$32.99
Enchantment
Riikka Pulkkinen
Philippa Laakso was many things to many people. Caring and selfish. Kind to some, cruel...
Cooking in the Wrong Century by Teresa Praauer - 9781805331780
$24.99
Cooking in the Wrong Century
Teresa Praauer
'Very funny, very stylish and very moving' ADAM THIRLWELL 'An irresistible novel - I loved...