Modern fiction

A life hanging in the balance. A family torn apart. The internationally bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells an unforgettable story about family, love, and letting go. When Luke Baxter is involved in a car accident which leaves him in a coma, his family face an impossible dilemma. His daughter C...

Rosie’s mother is a cruel woman and has Rosie’s kind and loving father wrapped around her finger. Though John Tanner does his best to protect her, Rosie often bears the brunt of her mother’s rage. In one tragic moment Rosie’s fragile world is shattered. Grieving and alone, Rosie is thrust into a ...

Lizzie, the only daughter of celebrated war photographer Kurtiz Ross, went missing four years ago. Kurtiz and her ex-husband, Oliver, arrive in Paris, following an unconfirmed sighting of their daughter. Oliver rushes to find her while Kurtiz waits, praying for a reunion. As sirens wail, Kurtiz f...

The remote village of Imber - remote, lost and abandoned. The outside world hasn't been let in since soldiers forced the inhabitants out, much to their contempt. But now, a dark secret threatens all who venture near. Everyone is in danger, and only Harry Price can help. Reluctantly reunited with ...

1995, London. When Sir James Harrison, one the greatest actors of his generation, passes away at the age of 95 he leaves behind not just a heartbroken family but also a secret so shocking, so devastating that it could rock the English establishment to its core. Joanna Haslam is an ambitious young...

On paper, Iris Atkins is an estate agent, but she has a gift: Iris is able to see into people’s lives and understand exactly what is missing and what they need - and not just in bricks-and-mortar terms either. Of course, this doesn't leave much time for examining her own problems and while she ma...

Dan and Gemma have found their dream first home, but the asking price is the stuff of nightmares. The only way they'll ever save for a deposit is by returning, rent-free, to Dan's childhood home. Obviously, no one wants to move back into a bedroom still adorned with Kylie posters, with a mother w...

When you are an inoffensive retired librarian with bitter personal experience of Evil Talking Cats, do you rescue a kitten from the cold on a December night? Do you follow up news items about cats digging in graveyards? Do you inquire into long-ago cats who voyaged around the world with Captain C...

She has everything; doting parents, a loving husband and family; all the comforts that the middle-classes have grown accustomed to. But she’s bored. She takes up all sorts of hobbies to try to make something happen in her life, but no matter what she does, nothing truly satisfies her, because dee...

'Wistful, touching and funny' Mail on Sunday 'Hilarious and tear-jerking in turns' Express 'A sharp, witty and wise book straight from the heart' Daily Mail The 20th anniversary edition of the multi-million copy bestseller! Harry Silver has it all. A successful job in TV, a gorgeous wife, a lovel...