Modern fiction

Widely regarded as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is one of the most popular and influential adventure stories of all time. This classic tale of shipwreck and survival on an uninhabited island was an instant success when first published in 1719, and it has inspired countl...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Rosie by Lesley Pearse, read by Gabrielle Glaister. Her brutal, violent family will be the death of her . . .Without a mother, Rosie is at the mercy of her father and thuggish brothers. Then one day a friend comes to the farm in the form of cockney housek...

Cast adrift from the rest of England, nobody studies the town of Rotherweird or its history. For beneath the enchanting surface lurks a dark secret. Two inquisitive outsiders have arrived: Modern history teacher, Jonah Oblong and the sinister billionaire, Sir Veronal Slickstone. Though driven by ...

Learning to see is often a thankless task. Then, sometimes, the world opens up and you understand nothing will ever look the same again. Nova can do many things. She can speak five languages. She can tell when someone is lying from the sound of their voice. She can even make an excellent sandwich...

It’s 1926 and Anna Darton is on the run from a terrible crime she was forced into committing. Alone and scared in London, salvation comes in the form of Nancy, a sassy American dancer at the notorious nightclub, The Zip. Re-inventing herself as Vita Casey, Anna becomes part of the line-up and is ...

No-one thought she had the courage…Those looking in from the outside think Lucy Lovejoy’s life is like any other, but over the years, her children have watched while their father chipped away at Lucy’s self-confidence. Now the children are following their own paths, and Lucy has never felt more a...

When Poppy Shilling's bike-besotted, Lycra-clad husband is killed in an accident, she can't help feeling a guilty relief. At long last she's released from a controlling, loveless marriage.Poppy’s determined to start over. Everyone from Luke the sexy church organist to Bob the resident oddball, is...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Safest Lies written by Megan Miranda, read by Amanda Dolan. From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger comes a captivating psychological thriller about a girl who must face her darkest fears - but can ...

When the residents of Trevay discover that their much-loved theatre is about to be taken over by a coffee chain, they are up in arms. The town is soon overrun by actors, all keen to show their support. One of the arrivals is Jess Tate, girlfriend to TV heartthrob Ryan Hearst. But when opportunity...

‘Let the wind take me and the soft rain settle me into the Irish soil from where I came. And may my sins be forgiven.’. Arethusa Clayton has always been formidable, used to getting her own way. On her death, she leaves unexpected instructions. Instead of being buried in America, on the wealthy Ea...