Contemporary fiction titles are those which focus on the present or near past. Stories rooted in the current cultural, social, and political landscape which feature characters we can all recognise.
Contemporary Fiction Books
John Murray Press Elmet
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£10.44
Canongate Books Claire Caseys Had Enough
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£9.49
Union Square & Co. Essential Poems
Book SynopsisA curated collection of essential poems by American writer Emily Dickinson, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line. This edition collects a wide selection of Dickinson's brief but memorable poems. Bursting with insights about life, love, nature, death, and immortality, these works are among the most beloved in American poetry.
£8.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Opt Out
Book SynopsisEverything will be fine. That is what Mary and John promise when they tell their two children that they are getting a divorce. But the separation becomes wildly different from what they had both imagined. John is quickly scooped up by a new woman while Mary is forced to realise that an adult woman without a partner is not an uncomplicated matter in the eyes of society. While John moves on with both the children's trust and his personal finances intact, Mary who has spent her life living for the approval of others must reevaluate herself, her choices and her life. Opt Out is a searing reckoning with the limitations of marriage and gender roles, and an examination of the image of the good mother. Smart, intimate and emotionally astute, it is a story about family and love for better or for worse and the difficulties of breaking away from the constraints of one life in pursuit of another. Praise for Carolina Setterwall and Let's Hope for the Best'I've read it twice now ... Utterly compulsive' Marian Keyes'I think the world should read it' Lisa Taddeo'Brutally candid The most compelling book I've read in years' The Times'It's impossible not to draw comparisons with Karl Ove Knausgaard' Evening Standard'Every spare, controlled sentence has the ring of truth Gripping' Daily Mail
£15.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Go Lightly
Book Synopsis''Sharp and funny and humane ... Brydie skewers everyone equally, but always with empathy, warmth and wit.'' Monica Heisey, author of Really Good, Actually''A novel that really nails the chaos, panic and joy of being young'' Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable''Captures twentysomething chaos ... Very funny'' THE TIMESA funny and tender twenty-first century story of family, friendship, and bisexual love and how getting it wrong is sometimes the only way to get it right.WHO IS ADA?With Sadie she's an Aussie girl in London, a performer, a ball of creativity and a lover of food.With Stuart she's funny and quirky, capable of finding romance in a dinner of crisps on a cold harbour and long train rides.With her family she's the joker, the peacekeeper, the entertainer.But she doesn't have to choose which version of herself to be right?Ada's answer to most questions is: yes. Every night is an opportunity to be thrilled and every morning a chance to recount it to her friends, so when she falls for Sadie and Stuart at the same time, she sees no reason not to pursue them both.But as the realities of modern life begin to catch up with her, and everyone wants Ada to define herself in relation to them, she feels the weight of the questions: which version of yourself is most true? And do other people enhance your best self, or distort it?Go Lightly is a tribute to party girls who'd rather enjoy the present than fear the future or regret the past, and a love letter to the community you find when you''re far from home.''Funny, perceptive and effortlessly engaging I loved this novel'' Lily Lindon, author of Double Booked''Sharp, witty and...astute'' THE HERALD
£8.54
Grand Central Publishing Her Best Friends Earl
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£9.90
Workman Publishing The Wildes
Book SynopsisIn this singularly powerful novel, bestselling author Louis Bayard brings Oscar Wilde’s wife Constance and two sons out from the shadows of history and creates a vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss, and love. In September of 1892, Oscar Wilde and his family have retreated to the idyllic Norfolk countryside for a holiday. His wife, Constance, has every reason to be happy: two beautiful sons, her own work as an advocate for feminist causes, and a delightfully charming and affectionate husband and father to her children, who also happens to be the most sought-after author in England. But with the arrival of an unexpected houseguest, the aristocratic young poet Lord Alfred Douglas, Constance gradually—and then all at once—comes to see that her husband’s heart is elsewhere and that the growing intensity between the two men threatens the whole foundation of their lives. The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts takes readers on the emotional journey of this family, moving from the Italian countryside, where Constance Wilde flees from the aftermath of Oscar’s imprisonment for homosexuality, to the trenches of World War I and an underground bar in London’s Soho, where Oscar’s sons Cyril and Vyvyan must both grapple with their father’s legacy. And in a brilliant feat of the imagination, act 5 reunites the entire cast in a surprising, poignant, and tremendously satisfying tableau. With Louis Bayard’s trademark sparkling dialogue and deep insight into the lives and longings of all his characters, The Wildes could almost have been created by Oscar Wilde himself. Lightly told but with hidden depths, it is an entertaining and dramatic story about the human condition. 'Wonderfully researched, beautifully crafted, movingly told, The Wildes is a treasure to read.' —Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less and Less Is Lost 'The Wildes is a marvel of tenderness, irony, heartbreak, and reclamation that demonstrates why Bayard is among the most essential—and most entertaining—interrogators of the past.” —Anthony Marra, author of Mercury Pictures Presents and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
£14.39
She Writes Press The Communists Secret
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£15.29
Amazon Publishing The Lives of Others
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£8.54
Amazon Publishing Peter Pulaski Must Pay
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£16.99
Amazon Publishing Youll Find It All Still Here
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£8.54
Amazon Publishing Peter Pulaski Must Pay
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£8.54
Atria Books The Incredible Kindness of Paper
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£20.99
Orion Publishing Co Thirst
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£10.44
Poolbeg Press Ltd Love Lies Sticky Toffee Pudding
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£13.99
Granta Books The Watermark
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£9.49
Pan Macmillan Rooms for Vanishing
Book SynopsisStuart Nadler is a recipient of the 5 Under 35 Award from the National Book Foundation, and the author of Wise Men, The Inseparables and a story collection, The Book of Life. His work has been named a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, a Barnes & Nobel Discover Great New Writers Selection, and an Amazon Book of the Year. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was a Truman Capote Fellow and a Teaching-Writing Fellow. He lives in New England, USA.
£17.09
St. Martin's Publishing Group Joy Moody Is Out of Time
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£21.75
St. Martin's Publishing Group Untitled Jeac
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£16.08
Simon & Schuster Ltd Season of Fear
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£17.09
Simon & Schuster Ltd A Separate Peace
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£9.49
Hodder & Stoughton The Book Swap
Book SynopsisThe funny, heartwarming and romantic debut novel from Tessa Bickers about two strangers who fall in love through the notes they write in the margins of their favourite books - perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary.
£9.49
Pan Macmillan Before Your Memory Fades
Book SynopsisToshikazu Kawaguchi was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He formerly produced, directed and wrote for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include COUPLE, Sunset Song and Family Time. The novel Before the Coffee Gets Cold is adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize. It was followed by Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades, Before We Say Goodbye and Before We Forget Kindness.
£13.49
Headline Publishing Group Break Room
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£13.49
Headline Publishing Group Last Evenings with Teresa
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£15.29
Austin Macauley Publishers Repair
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£6.99
Austin Macauley Publishers Tempus Cross
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£10.79
Austin Macauley Publishers A Different Game
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£9.49
Austin Macauley Publishers A Different Game
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£14.39
Austin Macauley Publishers A Sniff or a Snort
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£6.99
St. Martin's Publishing Group Cant Help Falling in Love
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£9.69
Simon & Schuster Ltd Vendetta Luckys Revenge
Book SynopsisIncludes a hilarious new introduction from Daisy Buchanan, talking about what this book and Jackie means to her! 'We all want to be Lucky for one specific reason, and it isn't her wealth or her looks. It's because she makes things happen' DAISY BUCHANAN'Jackie Collins’s daring, unapologetic stroke of the pen, combined with her glorious wit, has single-handedly given creative license to new generations of authors and storytellers.' COLLEEN HOOVERDangerously sensual, breathtakingly beautiful, and utterly unforgettable, she is Lucky Santangelo... There have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins. With millions of her books sold around the world, and thirty-one New York Times bestsellers, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. From glamorous Beverly Hills bedrooms to Hollywood movie studios; from glittering rock conce
£10.44
Hodder & Stoughton Gangland
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£9.49
Hachette Books Ireland Conversation with the Sea
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£16.99
Penguin Books Ltd The Pieces of Us
Book SynopsisThe new novel from Claire Alexander, author of Meredith, Alone, is available to pre-order now!Three generations of women. Three life altering events. As they discover the truth of their heritage, they'll discover what makes the pieces of us... At fifty-eight Minnie McAllister isn't an old woman. But as Alzheimer's ravages her mind, her brain says otherwise. Cat McAllister is tackling everything life can throw at her. And just when she thinks it can't get any worse, she's faced with the discovery that Minnie might not be the mother she once knew. Meanwhile, Cat's daughter, Ruby McAllister, who is staring at a two very blue lines, faces a decision that will change the course of her life. As three generations of women are pulled in three different directions, each are forced to learn lessons about themselves that they never could have imagined. Praise for Meredith, Alone:'Gorgeous. I shed tears. Very, very touching, sweet and hopeful' MARIAN KEYES'Heartbreaking and glorious . .
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Penguin Books Ltd Summer Dreams At Pencarrow Bay
Book SynopsisPRE-ORDER THE BRAND NEW CORNISH NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR HILARY BOYDWelcome to Pencarrow Bay, where the sun twinkles off the sea and the Cornish cream tea's are second to none! Peggy Gilbert left the hustle and bustle of London for the beautiful blue skies and rugged cliffs of Pencarrow Bay three years ago with her husband, Ted.While Ted has immediately taken to life in their new corner of the world and Peggy feels as though he''s leaving her behind, so she's determined to find her own passion. Peggy will do everything from a sunrise swim to a salsa class and a fishing trip.Can Peggy find what she's been looking for? Or has it always been closer to home than she thought? Perfect for fans of Phillipa Ashley, Jill Mansell, Jenny Colgan and Trisha Ashley
£9.49
Union Square & Co. Persuasion
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£16.20
Dark Horse Comics,U.S. Adabana Volume 1
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£11.69
Image Comics Diediedie Deluxe Hardcover
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£40.50
Mad Cave Studios Breaklands
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£16.58
Red Hen Press Circling Toward Nightfall
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£12.34
Ulysses Press High Finance
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£21.00
She Writes Press Rolands Labyrinth
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£15.29
Amazon Publishing Faster
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£8.54
Amazon Publishing North of the Sunlit River
Book SynopsisFrom the author of This Impossible Brightness comes a heartrending trek through grief, hope, and the Alaskan wilderness as a young woman seeks the truth that will heal her. Eila Jacobsen is adrift, reeling from her father's recent death and still suffering from the loss of her best friend. When invited to join a research trip to a remote part of Alaska, she takes the chance to refocus her life and perhaps unravel the mystery behind the dwindling caribou population. But as Eila buries herself in data, she stumbles across something remarkable. Concealed in the pages of her father's journal is a discovery with life-changing possibilities. So why was it abandoned?Unable to ignore its potential, Eila ventures deeper into the Alaskan tundra in search of healing and answers. But she's not the only one in need of a new beginning, and she's not the only one looking. Pursued across the landscape and haunted by secrets, Eila presses on, unearthing the regrets of those closest to her, and revealing the joy and forgiveness that bind them together.
£16.99
Austin Macauley Publishers Dark Runs the River
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£9.49
Dodo Ink Loren Ipsum
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£9.49
Rymour Books This Is What You Get
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£11.39
