Contemporary Fiction

December 1937. The Japanese have taken Nanking. A group of terrified schoolgirls hides in the compound of an American church. Among them is Shujuan...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERTwo men have been enlisted to kill the head of the Gestapo. This is Operation Anthropoid, Prague, 1942: two Czechoslova...

Why tell the truth...if you know it's going to hurt?Hannah has known Ellen and Barbara since they shared student digs. So when Ollie, the father o...

From Number One bestselling author Roisin Meaney comes a sweet and moving story of heartbreak and new beginnings.Hannah Robinson is just about to o...

One Summer by bestselling author, David Baldacci, is a tender and absorbing portrait of a family rebuilding itself after being torn apart by grief....

The Pale King is David Foster Wallace's final novel - a testament to his enduring brillianceThe Internal Revenue Service Regional Examination Centr...

The Wayland family - Lara and Marcus and their three children - leave England to spend a long, hot summer in Trout Island, Upstate New York. Lara, ...

From Penelope Lively, winner of the Booker PrizeWhen . . . Charlotte is mugged and breaks her hip, her daughter Rose cannot accompany her employer ...

The only thing that lasts is love, even when it's gone.Three French tutors meet at a small cafe that spills out onto the sunny Parisian backstreet ...

'[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing.' - Bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh She was wearing red sh...

Hollywood - glittering premieres, dazzling movie sets, fabulous parties, plush love-nests hidden in Malibu and Beverly Hills. Behind the gorgeous p...

From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping and moving story about one woman's move to the house of her dreams. Everyone has a ...

Fontaine Khaled has an Arab millionaire among her yesterdays and hard-gambling Nico for all her tomorrows. Which only leaves the problem of choosin...

'Fifty Shades sexier than the average bonkbuster' Chrissie ManbyStarry-eyed ingénue Coco Raeburnis passionately ambitious. She will do anything - a...

Rock Star International bestselling sensation Jackie Collins, the queen of glamour fiction (San Antonio Express-News) captures the raw, electric th...

When Alice finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of Alzheimer's Disease she is just fifty years old. A university professor, wife, and mothe...

From Adele Parks, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Just My Luck, comes an unputdownable novel of finding out what it truly means to find th...

If you loved reading the mesmerising tale of Daisy and Simon's marriage and secrets in Just My Luck from No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Adel...

The Other Woman's Shoes is a gripping novel of two very different sisters from Adele Parks, author of the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, Just My Lu...

Beth Lowe has been sent a parcel. Inside is a letter informing her that her long-estranged mother has died, and a scrapbook Beth has never seen bef...

From the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Just My Luck, comes an unputdownable novel of the ties of old friendships, the passion of new lov...

Lies: we all tell them.To protect those we love, to disguise failure, to hide disappointment. To mask betrayal, or deceit. But what happens when th...

From the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Just My Luck, comes a compulsive tale of a modern-day Cinderella's quest for her own happily ever...

In this addictive novel, from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Just My Luck, a marriage crumbles, cultures clash and love affairs begin...

If you loved Just My Luck, by No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Adele Parks, you won't want to miss Connie's story in Playing Away.Don't miss A...

These eleven masterful stories - the first collection from acclaimed author Jennifer Egan - deal with loneliness and longing, regret and desire. Eg...

The irresistible new novel set between 1960s Tuscany and present-day Devon, from number one bestseller Santa Montefiore Ten-year-old Floriana is ca...

The third mystery in the Oak Knoll series starring retired FBI Profiler Vince Leone, from Sunday Times bestselling author Tami Hoag. The perfect fa...

The glorious summer rom-com from the Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestsellerWhat if you had always dreamed of something more . . . ? Nell Mc...

Nineteenth-century Europe abounds with conspiracy both ghastly and mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian priests are strangled with ...

The patients of the Sacred Heart Hospital for All Ailments in Karachi are looking for a miracle. Junior nurse, ex-prisoner and part-time healer Ali...

Lots of husbands forget things: they forget that their wife had an important meeting that morning; they forget to pick up the dry cleaning; some of...

A coming-of-age story about a young boys painful relationship with his family and its past, The War Room is the second novel from Bryan Malessa, au...

As lovely as one of the precious gems at her parents' jewellery store, Amber Taylor is shy and introspective - qualities misread by others as being...

THE TWELFTH BOOK IN THE BELOVED NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIESThe one where Mma Makutsi gets married . . . As the countdown to Mma Makutsi's...

Daniel Woodrell is able to lend uncanny logic to harsh, even criminal, behaviour in his wrenching first collection of short fiction. Desperation - ...

Set during the Second World War in Liverpool, this is a wonderful Maureen Lee tale - written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotion...

A fantastic Maeve Binchy - written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotion.'Her storytelling ability is second to none' SUNDAY EXPRE...

'The taut plot is full of well-timed twists. A solid pyschological thriller.' Independent on Sunday'Creepy and gripping, this pacy read will give y...

Pat Peoples knows that life doesn't always go according to plan, but he's determined to get his back on track. After a stint in a psychiatric hospi...

For fans of The Tea-Planters Wife and Victoria Hislop comes a gripping story of doomed love and secrets in 1940s Kashmir. ...

An enjoyable, heartfelt read.Closer Magazine Amy Nicholson never expected to leave London for the Suffolk countryside ...

A dazzling fantasy adventure for all ages, the third part of a quintet, richly illustrated by the author. The Abarat:a magical otherworld...

From the author of Little Children and now a major new TV series, The Leftovers asks what if one day some of us simply vanished? And some were left...

The new novel from David Baddiel, comedian, columnist and author of the critically-praised The Secret Purposes. In New York's Mt. Sinai h...

There is only one way in and there is only one way out: the river. One stifling afternoon, a mysterious supply boat docks at a research station de...

A letter, two lovers, a terrible lie. In war, truth is only the first casualty. Inspires the kind of devotion among its readers not seen since Davi...

I'm sitting on my couch, watching the local news. There's Chloe's parents, the mayor, the hangers on, all grouped round the pond for the ceremony. ...