Contemporary Fiction

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Outline by Rachel Cusk - 9780571346769
$24.99
Outline
Rachel Cusk
A woman arrives in Athens in the height of the summer to teach a writing...
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey - 9781760896515
$24.99
Oscar and Lucinda
Peter Carey
The incomparable Oscar and Lucinda won Peter Carey his first Booker Prize, and the Miles...
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 9781761103162
$22.99
One True Loves
Taylor Jenkins Reid
A moving love story about a woman unexpectedly forced to choose between the husband she...
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - 9781529110685
$24.99
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
The Sunday Times bestselling debut novel from the prize-winning prodigy ** Sunday Times Bestseller **...
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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout - 9781849831550
$22.99
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge - the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel This beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, turned into...
NW by Zadie Smith - 9780141036595
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NW
Zadie Smith
Britain's favourite 21st-century literary author returns to her roots - London Zadie Smith's brilliant tragi-comic...
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami - 9780099448822
$22.99
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
The haunting, enigmatic love story that turned Murakami into a literary superstar in Japan, and...
Normal People by Sally Rooney - 9780571334650
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Normal People
Sally Rooney
'THE LITERARY PHENOMENON OF THE DECADE' - Guardian NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES WHICH WILL...
No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib - 9781838954864
$32.99
No Land to Light On
Yara Zgheib
Exit West meets An American Marriage in this breathtaking and evocative novelabout a young Syrian...
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder - 9781529113990
$24.99
Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder
For readers of Jenny Offill and Curtis Sittenfeld, this is a funny, provocative, pin-sharp novel...
Never by Ken Follett - 9781529076981
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Never
Ken Follett
Visionary in scale, and the first contemporary novel in over a decade from number one...
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - 9781784707422
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
A deliciously dark satire on modern privilege from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen (and...
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh - 9781784877477
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from...
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell - 9780008342289
$22.99
My Dark Vanessa
Kate Elizabeth Russell
An instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestsellerSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 DYLAN THOMAS AWARD'A...
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante - 9781787702226
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My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
The story of Elena and Lila begins in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant...
Mr Salary by Sally Rooney - 9780571351954
$8.99
Mr Salary
Sally Rooney
'My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible...
Misery by Stephen King - 9781444720716
$26.99
Misery
Stephen King
Misery Chastain was dead. Paul Sheldon had just killed her - with relief, with joy....
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Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami - 9781784705374
$22.99
Men Without Women
Haruki Murakami
A dazzling new collection of short stories from the international phenomenon, Haruki Murakami *PRE-ORDER HARUKI...
Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan - 9780571273713
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Mayflies
Andrew O'Hagan
'An immensely engaging writer: wry and witty, and insightful.' - Sunday Times 'A vivid and...
Maror by Lavie Tidhar - 9781838931360
$29.99
Maror
Lavie Tidhar
'A masterpiece of the sacred and the profane... A literary triumph.' Jake Arnott, Guardian How...
Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss - 9781864711288
$19.95
Manhattan Dreaming
Anita Heiss
From Manuka to Manhattan, Lauren's going all the way! From Manuka to Manhattan, Lauren's going...
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 9781529157147
$24.99
Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***NEW NOVEL ATMOSPHERE COMING JUNE 2025 -...
Last Orders by Graham Swift - 9781471187292
$22.99
Last Orders
Graham Swift
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 1996 Four men once close to Jack Dodds, a London...
Kudos by Rachel Cusk - 9780571346721
$24.99
Kudos
Rachel Cusk
A woman on a plane listens to the stranger in the seat next to hers...
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami - 9780099458326
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Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
Cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky... A bewitching and wildly inventive novel...
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In the Fold by Rachel Cusk - 9780571351671
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In the Fold
Rachel Cusk
When eighteen-year-old Michael visits the Hanbury's remote family home he is captivated by their bohemian...
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman - 9781529111798
$29.99
I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman
The Handmaid's Tale meets The Road in this haunting, heartbreaking tale of female resilience in...
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Human Acts by Han Kang (Y) - 9781846275975
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Human Acts
Han Kang (Y)
Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy...