Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Reginald Iolanthe Perrin is surely one of the best loved comedy heroes of our time, in both literature and television.

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In the first years of Kenyan independence, three young women return to the East African highlands where they shared a carefree childhood.

Named a Best Book of 2022 So Far by The New Yorker!

Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne and Oscar-winning Alicia Vikander'An enthralling read' THE TIMES'Heartbreaking and unforgettable, it is a complete triumph' BOSTON GLOBE'Beautifully written.

*SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF THE YEAR*'A novel that delights, dazzles and moves in equal measure' Financial Times'Brutally satirical and grimly hilarious' Daily MailThe venomous lumpsucker is the most intelligent fish on the planet.

For fans of HBOs The Gilded Age, explore the dazzling world of Americas 19th century elite in this lush, page-turning saga.

Two romantic tales of dark forces and Christmas miracles.

A psychic detective and her family are drawn into a century-old unsolved mystery in this novel by the New York Times-bestselling author of Irish Whiskey.

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR The irresistible new novel set between 1960s Tuscany and present-day Devon.

THEIR FATHERS RULED THE EAST END IN THE SIXTIES.

After the scandalous theft of a pub's World Cup cash kitty, a homeless drifter pursues his eccentric uncle: 'The Man Who Walks', up into the Highlands to recover the money - a cool -27,000.

A scathingly funny, wildly erotic and fiercely imaginative story about food, sex and god from the Women's Prize longlisted author of The Pisces A STYLIST, INDEPENDENT, THE WEEK AND RED HIGHLIGHT FOR 2021 'Sexy and fun and a little weird .

Winnerfor the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian FictionWinner of the 2021 Ferro-Grumley Literary Award for LGBTQ FictionFinalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for FictionLit by the hormonal neon glow of Miami, this debut novel follows a Colombian teenager's coming-of-age as she plunges headfirst into lust and evangelism.

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Major original Star Wars adventure set against the backdrop of the Clone Wars and telling the tale of Anakin Skywalker's rise to full Jedi Knight status.

Samantha Cash is the FBI's secret weapon.

The original queen of the page-turner Mary Stewart leads her readers on a journey of murder and deceit through the dusty roads of mid-century Greece in this tale that fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym are sure to love.

**Sportler daten birgt Verletzungsgefahr**Nachdem Jolee Stanford den Rücken gekehrt hat, will sie nur eins: In Ruhe ihren Abschluss an der University of Virginia absolvieren.

Der neue Roman der Bestsellerautorin widmet sich den berühmt-berüchtigten Mitford-Schwestern.

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Yokohama, California, originally released in 1949, is the first published collection of short stories by a Japanese American.

The acclaimed authors of the ';emotional literary roller coaster' (The Washington Post) and Good Morning America book club pick We Are Not Like Them return with this moving and provocative novel about a Black woman who finds an abandoned white baby, sending her on a collision course with her past, her family, and a birth mother who doesn't want to be found.

Short-listed for the 2002 Governor General's Award for Translation Larry Volt is one of the rare Quebec novels that deals with the FLQ crisis.

'His best novel yet .

A thrilling new novel of lies, deception, and revenge from the bestselling author, perfect for fans of B.

« Les motifs qu’il pouvait avoir de s’abandonner à des violences étaient de taille.

The village school is a hundred years old and headmistress Miss Read is fully occupied planning the festivities.

Hansjörg Schneider erzählt vom Aargau, der Landschaft, die ihn geprägt hat.

Kennen Sie die Mona Lisa?

A breathtaking novel of passion and politics, set in the hotbed of Palestine in the 1940s, by a master of twentieth-century fictionIt is the eve of Britain's withdrawal from Palestine in 1948, a moment that will mark the beginning of a new Israel.

»Geh raus, Schatz, und leb mal wieder.

Trafic d’influence, corruption, groupuscule révolutionnaire, conspiration, mainmise cléricale, vieux réflexes conservateurs, la table est mise.

A multigenerational saga inspired by Bauhaus artists and the impact of the Holocausts lingering legacy on their children and protgsIn a Europe torn by war and revolution, Berta Altmann comes of age as a gifted artist and independent woman.

Ghetto girls birth 'em.

TROPIC OF RUISLIP is a sage for life on a modern executive housing estate, seething with the fears, snobbereis, frustrations and lusts of well-heeled young couples trundling uneasily towards middle age.

What do you do when you have to choose between true love and the love of money?

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An army doctor’s classic Vietnam War memoir—a National Book Award Finalist and “a book of great emotional impact”—plus two powerful novels (The New York Times).