Contemporary Fiction

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The Names by Florence Knapp - 9781399624039
$32.99
The Names
Florence Knapp
A MAJOR SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER It is 1987, and in the aftermath of a great...
Who Wants to Live Forever by Hanna Thomas Uose - 9781840918465
$34.99
Who Wants to Live Forever
Hanna Thomas Uose
A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS SPRING COLLECTION PICK 'I LOVED this addictive, beautifully written novel...
The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King - 9781399745321
$22.99
The Shawshank Redemption
Stephen King
This stand-alone edition of King's novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption, like the film, celebrates the...
Fire by John Boyne - 9780857529879
$29.99
Fire
John Boyne
From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question-...
The Hours by Michael Cunningham - 9780008706128
$24.99
The Hours
Michael Cunningham
Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize and Pen Faulkner prize. Made into an Oscar-winning film,...
Confessions
$34.99
Confessions
Catherine Airey
'I was at a time in my life where I got to thinking more about...
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The Homemade God
$34.99
The Homemade God
Rachel Joyce
Set against the wild backdrop of an intense heatwave in Europe, this is a story...
The Son's Story by Marie-Helene Lafon - 9781035420230
$22.99
The Son's Story
Marie-Helene Lafon
WINNER OF THE PRIX RENAUDOT 'This took my breath away, again and again. Lafon is...
Butcher by Joyce Carol Oates - 9780008694883
$34.99
Butcher
Joyce Carol Oates
'Simply the most consistently inventive, brilliant, curious and creative writer going' GILLIAN FLYNN 'Gripping ......
What I Know About You by Eric Chacour - 9781913547851
$27.99
What I Know About You
Eric Chacour
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GILLER PRIZE "An absorbing, affecting novel of grief and love, it's so...
Three Days in June
$32.99
Three Days in June
Anne Tyler
An imperfect mother of the bride attempts to navigate her daughter's wedding in this funny,...
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon
$34.99
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon
Mizuki Tsujimura
By the author of Lonely Castle in the Mirror- first of a major multi-book launch...
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Show Don't Tell
$34.99
Show Don't Tell
Curtis Sittenfeld
Dazzling new story collection from the prize-nominated Sunday Times bestselling author of Romantic Comedy, American...
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller - 9781529354287
$34.99
The Land in Winter
Andrew Miller
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction...
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman - 9781784879037
$24.99
I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman
The ultimate feminist dystopian novel. SISTERHOOD. SECRETS. SURVIVAL. Discover the haunting, heart-breaking post-apocalyptic TikTok sensation....
Amy & Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout - 9781398532762
$24.99
Amy & Isabelle
Elizabeth Strout
A beautiful new edition of Elizabeth Strout's tender, brilliant debut novel Isabelle Goodrow has been...
The Thirty Before Thirty List by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid - 9781838778187
$24.99
The Thirty Before Thirty List
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid
'An engaging and enjoyable romcom' ALIYA ALI-AFZAL Maya's life is safe, predictable, quiet . ....
The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore - 9780008610746
$24.99
The Christmas Tree Farm
Laurie Gilmore
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe comes a...
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes - 9780241415528
$34.99
We All Live Here
Jojo Moyes
From the international Number One bestselling author of Someone Else's Shoes - thirty years after...
Deep Cuts
$32.99
Deep Cuts
Holly Brickley
It was the love story of the decade...Or it should have been------------------------------------------------ SOON TO BE...
The Sea by John Banville - 9781035039043
$22.99
The Sea
John Banville
'A masterly study of grief, memory and love recollected' - Professor John Sutherland, Chair of...
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
$39.99
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
An exclusive special edition of the global bestselling phenomenon An exclusive special edition of the...
The Conditions of Will
$34.99
The Conditions of Will
Jessa Hastings
THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION MAGNOLIA PARKS **** London-based Georgia...
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong - 9781787335417
$34.99
The Emperor of Gladness
Ocean Vuong
A masterful story of friendship and how much we're willing to risk to possess one...
The Unwilding
$32.99
The Unwilding
Marina Kemp
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ENCORE AWARD 2025 'Compelling and fine and rich, I devoured it'...
We Do Not Part
$39.99
We Do Not Part
Han Kang
Like a long winter's dream, this haunting and visionary new novel from 2024 Nobel Prize...
The American No by Rupert Everett - 9781408714188
$34.99
The American No
Rupert Everett
'Rupert Everett is one of my favourite writers. He's brilliantly witty, acutely perceptive and highly...
The Winds from Further West by Alexander McCall Smith - 9781846976698
$39.99
The Winds from Further West
Alexander McCall Smith
From the world's favourite author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, this novel is...