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Animal Farm by George Orwell

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'All animals are equal - but some are more equal than others'When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take ov...

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The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

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Don't miss the brand-new chilling gothic thriller from the bestselling author . . . 'Fascinating and enthralling' Prima'Wonderf...

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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON READERS' MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION'BEAUT...

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD**WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONTHE INTERNATIONAL SENSATIONA SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELL...

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The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes

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The 2005 novel The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes, the bestselling author of Me Before You and two-time winner of the RNA Novel of the Year award. Au...

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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

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Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' Marian Keyes 'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' Ian Rankin'Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-lo...

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ****A BBC BETWEEN COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ**Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the a...

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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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The circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Against the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and wh...

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His Dark Materials: Gift Edition including all three novels Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

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Now a major critically acclaimed BBC series This special collection features all three titles in the award-winning trilogy: Northern Lights, The Su...

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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories by Leonard Cohen

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An unprecedented glimpse into the formation of the legendary talent of Leonard Cohen. Before the celebrated late-career world tours, before the G...

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Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette Winterson

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***LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019*****SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2020****LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2020**'Beware, ...

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Barrington Stoke Edition by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Stevenson's classic story of split personalities lurking beneath the prim and proper morals of Victorian society. Now available in an accessible fo...

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Murder On Mustique by Anne Glenconner

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A storm. A disappearance. A race against time . . . Mustique is in a state of breathless calm as tropical storm Cristobal edges towards it across...

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Nightbitch: Stylist's summer cult breakout by Rachel Yoder

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Looking for a summer read with bite?'OUTRAGEOUS, SMART, FUN' BONNIE GARMUS, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry'BRILLIANT' Styl...

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The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

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The Cat Who Saved Books is a heartwarming story about finding courage, caring for others - and the tremendous power of books. 'Enchanting' - Observ...

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Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

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The extraordinary and enchanting novel tracing a centuries-old curse back to its beginning from the author of PRACTICAL MAGIC and THE DOVEKEEPERS F...

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One Moonlit Night by Rachel Hore

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Loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, One Moonlit Night tells the captivating story of a husband and wife separated by secrets as well as by war....

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The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

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A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on...

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The Italian Girl by Lucinda Riley

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Set against a memorable backdrop of Lucinda Riley's trademark evocative locations, The Italian Girl unfolds into a poignant and unforgettable tale ...

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Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

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_______________SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017SELE...

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The One Plus One by Jojo Moyes

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The beautiful, poignant and utterly compelling No. 1 bestseller from the author of ME BEFORE YOU, STILL ME and THE GIVER OF STARS'An uplifting, cha...

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Practical Magic: The Beloved Novel of Love, Friendship, Sisterhood and Magic by Alice Hoffman

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The beloved classic novel, the basis of the classic film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock As children, sisters Gillian and Sally were fore...

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The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman

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'Full of Hoffman's bewitching and lucid prose and vivid characters, The Book of Magic is ultimately about the very human magic of family and love a...

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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

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'The Joy Luck Club is an ambitious saga that's impossible to read without wanting to call your Mum' StylistDiscover Amy Tan's moving and poignant t...

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The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes

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DISCOVER THE PERFECT SUMMER READ . . . From the author of THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER, now a major motion pictureThe Girl You Left Behind is th...

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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, ...

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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

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'Just read it...Outstanding' Matt Haig'To say I love this book is an understatement...It moved me to tears' Reese Witherspoon'Beautifully written, ...

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Book Lovers by Emily Henry

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One holiday. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming... --------'Her best yet' Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising'One of my favourite aut...

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The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

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A gripping and beautiful novel from Elif Shafak, Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange WorldOne rainy afternoon in Ist...

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And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave

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And the Ass Saw the Angel - Nick Cave's classic Gothic novel, in its full and original formOutcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a ...

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Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima

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'There is in this world a kind of desire like stinging pain'A Japanese teenager is overcome with longing for his male classmate. He imagines his ...

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Blindness by Jose Saramago

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No food, no water, no government, no obligation, no order. Discover a chillingly powerful and prescient dystopian vision from one of Europe's gre...

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Pompeii by Robert Harris

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'A pulse-rate-speeding masterpiece' Sunday Times'A stunning novel . . . the subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end' ...

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Beloved by Toni Morrison

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Discover Toni Morrison's most iconic work in this Pulitzer-prize winning novel that exemplifies her powerful and important place in contemporary Am...

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The Cornish Cream Tea Holiday by Cressida McLaughlin

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'The ideal summer escape' Woman's Weekly 'Gorgeous...' Woman Praise for the Cornish C...

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A Golden Cornish Summer by Phillipa Ashley

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'Wow wow wow. Loved this from page one' NetGalley review 'Absolutely wonderful. The perfect escape to Cornwall' NetGalley review 'Totally l...

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The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human ...

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The Wildwater Women by Ellie Wood

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Sometimes the best things in life happen when you dare to get out of your depth. Abby lives and works in the heart of the Lak...

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The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page

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'I absolutely loved it! So different, clever, funny and charming' Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde 'Funny, wise, moving and full of lo...

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A Home in the Sun by Sue Moorcroft

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A gorgeous summer read about new beginnings from the Sunday Times bestseller. Home is where the heart is...but what if your heart is br...

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Under the Italian Sun by Sue Moorcroft

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'Oh my goodness this book is just gorgeous!!!!! I read it in an afternoon because I couldn't put it down!!... I'm so excited for other people to re...

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Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

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The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Sometimes I Lie 'Not just fiendish but positively Feeneyish - dark, i...

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His and Hers by Alice Feeney

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* SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES, WITH JESSICA CHASTAIN AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER* Alice Feeney's new thriller ROCK PAPER SCISSORS is ...

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Postscript by Cecelia Ahern

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The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller PS, I Love You. The PS, I Love You Club. ...

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The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047 by Lionel Shriver

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THE BRILLIANT NEW NOVEL FROM THE ORANGE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN. 'Distinctly chilling...

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City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende

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An ecological romance with a pulsing heart, equal parts Rider Haggard and Chico Buarque - one of the world's greatest and most beloved storytellers...

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Drive your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

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With Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk returns with a subversive, entertaining noir ...

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Daisy Jones and The Six! by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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SOON TO BE AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING SAM CLAFLIN, RILEY KEOUGH AND CAMILA MORRONETHE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE TIKTOK ...

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Creative, formula-bending, genre-defying, character-focused, and most importantly, a literary exploration of the human condition—contemporary & modern literary fiction is arguably the most experimental genre within literature.

The landscape of literary fiction is constantly being revolutionised by literary fiction authors; that are known to constantly push the boundaries of genre fiction and blur the lines of distinction between literary fiction and other genres of literature.

Given the creative ambiguity of contemporary literary fiction; the genre witnesses a dazzling lineup of highly acclaimed debuts and fresh progressive voices each year. From trailblazing memoirs to the cultural history of humanity—no other genre captures the exactness of our collective life experience more creatively than literary fiction.

The list of bestselling literary fiction is an exciting mix of very distinct literary techniques and contrasting voices. Precisely why, we at Books2Door bring you and a carefully curated collection of the best literary fiction books of all time whilst also helping you gain an acute understanding of what qualifies as modern & literary fiction.

Formula-bending, genre-defying, and experimental

Modern and Contemporary Literary Fiction or experimental fiction is possibly the literature’s most rebellious genre. It doesn’t follow any literary formulas, nor does it adhere to any rules. In that, literary fiction authors are free to build an unpredictable narrative. Anything can transpire; exciting or unnerving. In literary fiction, any established literary theme can be turned on its head. For instance, literary fiction authors have challenged the good-triumphs-over-evil theme; so common otherwise in genre fiction books.

George Orwell’s social satire Nineteen Eighty-Four is one example. A book best categorised as dystopian literature; (remember the recently trending hashtag #makeorwellfictionagain ?) Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four not only challenged the good vs evil theme but also blurred the lines of distinction between genre fiction and classic literary fiction.

Employees creative storytelling

Considering literary fiction doesn’t adhere to any rules of genre or sub-genre; every literary fiction author is free to be creative and create his own rules. This makes the storyline an adventure, that can take its readers by surprise.

Devoid of any rules, the literary fiction writer is free to break convention and employ his creativity. This practice has birthed some extraordinary literary works. For example, Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife where Niffenegger’s uses dual narrators from the first person point of view, in the present tense.

Thought-provoking and introspective

Like we said earlier, no other genre captures the exactness of the human condition and our collective life experience more creatively than literary fiction. Whilst most genres are designed to entertain the readers, literary fiction is meant to do more than that. Literary fiction seeks to make sense of the world. It is meant to be thought-provoking, and introspective and is meant to push the reader to think critically of the human condition.

Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, for instance, explores the mind of a depressed, anxious, and neurotic young woman. Whilst the book has a coming-of-age plot line; it is the inner dialogue of this character that truly makes it a memorable book. This strong character study is what makes literary fiction a character-focused and introspective genre.

Explores the human condition

Stories in literary fiction do not shy away from dealing with difficult subjects and the realities of the human condition with artistic honesty. Literary fiction, therefore, is not always designed to help the reader escape. It can make the reader uncomfortable and push them to think about issues.

Literary fiction however is not non-fiction; so it doesn’t just report the truth. Instead, it relies on creative techniques and artsy symbolism to convey a deeper meaning. Literary fiction relies on metaphors and creative storytelling to convey meaningful messages. As a result, the takeaway from these stories is more than just the story, the takeaway is the experience, the message, and at times the characters.

Literary fiction is character-driven

Whilst genre fiction is focused on the story, plotlines, and on being an engaging read; literary fiction is more stressed on the characters or on conveying a meaningful message or idea. At times, it is focused on both. The characters in literary fiction can have layers, the depth of a character's actions and psyche are explored to forward the plot. Literary fiction doesn’t just show a character’s story, it shows how their actions and circumstances change the character.

Literary fiction can be as absurd and ambiguous as life itself

Literary fiction is experimental in nature much like absurd art, which means it doesn’t have to have a happy ending or an ending at all. Art movements like absurdism, dadaism and surrealism, are all, artsy cousins of experimental prose.

Literary fiction gives writers the liberty to let a story end abruptly or for the entire plot to be absurd. Stories in this genre don’t necessarily have to resolve but they have to have meaning. The meaning however is left to the reader’s interpretation.

Literary fiction is good for the reader

Because literary fiction pushes boundaries, employs a unique perspective, searches for meaning, and is designed for intellectual and emotional stimulus--it is much like the art you see hanging in galleries and the movies that bring meaningful conversations alive. Just like artsy movies and art itself, the creative genius of literary fiction is largely open to criticism. Some of the best contemporary literary fiction books have won critical acclaim and awards but missed out on winning the masses.

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