Modern & contemporary fiction

In a small pocket of London, between the houses of No.77 and No.79 Eastbourne Road, lies a neglected community garden. Once a sanctuary for people when they needed it most, the garden's gate is now firmly closed. And that's exactly how Winston at No.79 likes it - anything to avoid his irritating ...

Yasmin Karam, daughter to one of the richest men in the world, has never known strife. So, when her beloved father falls ill, she's determined to make his final days his happiest. His last wish? To see her married to a man of his choosing. Except Yasmin's heart already belongs to someone else. A ...

The black sheep is coming home for her sister's wedding. One week with the whole family under one roof. What could possibly go wrong? Poppy is a therapist. You'd think her parents would be proud. But Poppy is the type of therapist that makes her mother cringe - she helps people with their, ahem, ...

Reeling from a recent break-up with her boyfriend as well as being rejected for a job, Maddy travels to sunny Fuerteventura to help with her cousin's Land Rover tour business. There she falls for Frenchman and fellow guide Philippe, who has troubles of his own. Meanwhile, her widowed aunt Hilary ...

When struggling writer Sebastian finds a room to let in a palatial Hampstead residence he cannot believe his luck. The rent is ridiculously cheap and he immediately feels a connection with his beautiful widowed landlady, Adriana. Things take a dark turn when he finds out what happened to the last...

One morning, a teacher disappears into the woods. As whispers fill her classroom and relatives scout the streets, she melts into a wild landscape. This is a darkly entrancing place where boars roam free, silver birches tower overhead, and the air is filled with ancient bird calls. Sinking deeper ...

Part of a loose trilogy based on the end of empire, 'The Vaster Wilds' is the story of a young girl who is servant to a minister and his young mistress, and in charge of their young daughter Bess. On an epic voyage across the Atlantic, ship-wrecked, far from home and fighting for survival, the pr...

Do we become who we are because of our parents, or in spite of them? Fern's mother is a social climber and a former ballet dancer who lives a plush life in a London townhouse. Fern's father only climbs if there's a bottle at the top, has an IQ of 133 and lives hand-to-mouth in Californian motels....

Its 1943 and the war continues on in Ambridge. But the minds of the villagers are focused a little closer to home. For many centuries, a local tradition has told of a mystic living in a hermit's cave just outside the village. Legend tells that she has hidden her prophecies around the area, but no...

Bude, Cornwall, 1944. When Alice is forced away from her spy training in London under tragic circumstances, she is distraught. That is, until she's asked to join a local branch of codebreakers that might just be finding the key to winning the war. Young Imogen feels impotent to help her beloved B...