Books - Contemporary Fiction

Caged Little Birds

Lucy Banks

The public think Ava’s a monster. Ava thinks she’s blameless. In prison, they called her...

The Wolf in the Woods

Dan Brotzel

Colleen and Andrew’s marriage is in crisis. They’re drinking too much, keeping secrets from each...

Cut Out

Michèle Roberts

‘Brimming with delights, as full of life and colour as Matisse’s cut outs.’ -Susie Boyt...

The Disassembly of Doreen Durand

Ryan Collett

From her apartment window, Doreen Durand witnesses a horrific accident. The police want to know...

The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line

Ruth Thomas

As heard on BBC Radio 4!Hidden within the confines of the Royal Institute of Prehistorical...

Waiting for Lindsay

Moira Forsyth

All afternoon the voices called, the two syllables of her name singing through the woods...

Hotel du Jack

And Other Stories

Dan Brotzel

A woman granted a superpower finds it more trouble than it’s worth. A children’s entertainer...

We Don't Die of Love

Stephen May

Luke Greenwood is in crisis. His wife of 32 years, Selena, is leaving him for...

Tell Me Where You Are

Moira Forsyth

Maybe the worst thing hadn’t happened yet. You couldn’t know the awful things lined up...

The Posthumous Adventures of Harry Whittaker

Bobbie Darbyshire

The first task is caring. Only then comes letting go. When Harry Whittaker, much loved...

The Marrying of Chani Kaufman

Eve Harris

Long listed for the Man Booker Prize 2013 19 year-old Chani lives in the ultra-orthodox...

Crocodile

Daniel Shand

Shortlisted for the Encore Award 2019 From the author of Fallow, winner of the Betty...

Dune Song

Anissa M Bouziane

Winner of the Special Jury Prize, Prix Littéraire Sofitel Tour Blanche 'I came to the...

The Tyranny of Lost Things

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

When she rents a room in the house she lived in as a child, Harmony...

The Accidental Recluse

Tom McCulloch

Johnny Jackson used to be a famous film director, but his brother Duke was a...

Animal Lovers

Rob Palk

SHORTLISTED FOR THE LEICESTER BOOK PRIZE When Stuart married Marie, who saved his life, he...

The Angel in the Stone

R L McKinney

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE All Calum wants is a quiet life, but...

Short Ride on a Fast Machine

Magnus McGrandle

You want me to go to Norway? I asked. And what do you want me...