Contemporary Fiction

From renowned writer Paul Theroux comes a dazzling novel following a big-wave surfer in Hawaii as he confronts ageing, privilege and mortality'It w...

  *Shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards* 'An astonishing debut, rich in both heartbreak and humour' Jendella Benson, author of Hope & Glor...

  'Unforgettable' Nguyn Phan Qu Mai, author of The Mountains Sing As the Korean independence movement gathers pace, two children meet on the stre...

A heartbreaking, lyrical story for all of those who have fantasised about escaping their daily lives and starting over.Michael Kabongo is a British...

Winner of the Naoki Prize Perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and Before the Coffee Gets Cold  'Its no wonder the author won the prestigious Naoki Pr...

A dazzlingly inventive tale of troubled legacies, desire and unsung power, inspired by The Scarlet Letter. Glasgow, 1829: Isobel, a young seamstre...

'To mother is to murder, or close enough', thinks Johanna, as she looks at the spelling of the two words in Norwegian. She's recently widowed and b...

Moving into an old and decaying house, Martin Swann discovers a box of video cassettes in the garden shed. One of them is a bootleg copy of a morbi...

My mother. At night, my mother creaks. The house creaks along with her ... Aoileann has never left the island. Her silent, bed-bound mother is the ...

After 25 years of marriage and a life that seemed perfect, an accidental love affair will unexpectedly push Nora into a universe of abuse and luxur...

From the author of Weird Fucks, a witty, bleak, and outrageous account of American girlhood.   Haunted Houses is the story of three young women. Ja...

A moving and uplifting festive short story from Marcia Willett, perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Fern Britton.Nestled in the Devon countryside,...

Alison Moores debut collection, The Pre-War House and Other Stories, gathered together stories written prior to the publication of her first novel....

Cheng Gong and Li Jiaqi go way back. Both hailing from dysfunctional families, they grew up together in a Chinese provincial capital in the 1980s. ...

For fans of Daisy Johnson and Kirsty Logan, a gothic short story collection for winter nights from an emerging voice in British literary fiction'Th...

Ten tragicomic tales of environmental and personal disaster from the margins of town and country. A troubled hipster is seduced by an electricity ...

Shimmering writing depicting California''s Central Valley, the first book in a decade from a virtuoso story writer. These exquisite stories are ...

When Anna is kissed by a mysterious stranger at a NYE masquerade ball, a dance of seduction begins.'So original and refreshing.' Hilary Mantel'Bril...

A sunken jet, a missing body, and a salvage diver entering a conspiracy beyond all understanding. From the bar rooms of New Orleans to an abandoned...

A new collection of short fiction and nonfiction by a Russian master of bittersweet humor, dramatic irony, and poignant insights into contemporary ...