Contemporary Fiction

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The First Wish of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple - 9781454961147
$32.99
The First Wish of Mr. Murray McBride
Joe Siple
The prequel to the Murray McBride series by the author of the beloved USA Today...
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively - 9781405967006
$24.99
Moon Tiger
Penelope Lively
A stylish reissue of the Booker Prize-winning, Golden Booker Prize-shortlisted classic: now with a new...
The Son by Philipp Meyer - 9781742754345
$24.99
The Son
Philipp Meyer
An epic journey spanning a century and a half in Texas, America. An epic journey...
Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell - 9781836431008
$32.99
Sugartown
Caragh Maxwell
For fans of Sally Rooney and Megan Nolan comes a remarkable debut about a generation...
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
$34.99
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
Haruki Murakami
'What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real' A lavishly illustrated edition of...
Orlanda
$24.99
Orlanda
Jacqueline Harpman
A radical novel on androgyny and double selves, from the author of BookTok sensation I...
When the Eagle Hunts (Eagles of the Empire 3) by Simon Scarrow - 9780755349975
$22.99
When the Eagle Hunts (Eagles of the Empire 3)
Simon Scarrow
The third novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Roman series. After a series of bloody battles,...
Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd - 9780241542088
$24.99
Gabriel's Moon
William Boyd
In his most exhilarating novel yet, Britain's greatest storyteller transports you from the vibrant streets...
Storybook Ending by Moira Macdonald - 9781526683793
$32.99
Storybook Ending
Moira Macdonald
'I so enjoyed Storybook Ending. It's the perfect balance of cosiness and originality - warm,...
When the Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi - 9781787304642
$34.99
When the Museum is Closed
Emi Yagi
A quirky, joyful queer love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love...
We Would Have Told Each Other Everything by Judith Hermann - 9781738536207
$29.99
We Would Have Told Each Other Everything
Judith Hermann
In a series of three interconnected stories, Judith Hermann weaves together themes of psychology and...
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson - 9781803510224
$24.99
Train Dreams
Denis Johnson
An epic miniature of one man's life journey through the American West at the turn...
The Wedding People by Alison Espach - 9781399622752
$24.99
The Wedding People
Alison Espach
'BEST READ OF THE YEAR SO FAR' THE TIMES 'BOOKS AS FUN AS THIS ONE...
The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland - 9781785307041
$13.50
The Seven O'Clock Club
Amelia Ireland
'Finished in one sitting. Had no idea where it was going but knew there was...
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim - 9781914240874
$24.99
The Eyes Are the Best Part
Monika Kim
'I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial...
The Accidentals by Guadalupe Nettel - 9781804271476
$26.99
The Accidentals
Guadalupe Nettel
When an albatross strays too far from its home, or loses its bearings, it becomes...
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout - 9780241634363
$24.99
Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout
A hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to...
Real Americans by Rachel Khong - 9781804945360
$24.99
Real Americans
Rachel Khong
'A mesmerizing multigenerational novel' BRIT BENNETT ** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** 'Insightful...
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe - 9781399732543
$24.99
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi Thorpe
'I read the first paragraph and was immediately hooked' Jacqueline Wilson 'Enormously entertaining and lovable'...
Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov - 9781399631037
$29.99
Death and the Gardener
Georgi Gospodinov
My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden. A man sits by his...
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner - 9781529933383
$24.99
Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner
This summer, meet Sadie Smith: seductive, cunning and going undercover - the Booker-shortlisted, wickedly entertaining...
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - 9781803510217
$24.99
Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
the unexpected international bestseller. Meet Keiko. She's 36 years old, has never had a boyfriend,...
Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade - 9780394536460
$69.99
Sons and Daughters
Chaim Grade
From "one of the great-if not the greatest-contemporary Yiddish novelists" (Elie Wiesel), the long-awaited English...
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar - 9781035026081
$24.99
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar
Cyrus Shams is lost. A recovering alcholic and a lacklustre medical actor, he has been...
We Are Green and Trembling by Gabriela Cabezon Camara - 9781787304765
$45.00
We Are Green and Trembling
Gabriela Cabezon Camara
The new novel from the International Booker-shortlisted author of The Adventures of China Iron: a...
The Compound by Aisling Rawle - 9780008710095
$32.99
The Compound
Aisling Rawle
** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK **'Relentlessly gripping' ABIGAIL DEAN 'Menace-dipped' THE TIMES...
One Boat by Jonathan Buckley - 9781804271766
$29.99
One Boat
Jonathan Buckley
On losing her father, Teresa returns to a small town on the Greek coast -...
I'll Be Right Here by Amy Bloom - 9781803513188
$29.99
I'll Be Right Here
Amy Bloom
Emigrating alone from Paris to New York after World War II, a young girl Gazala...