General Fiction > Contemporary
Contemporary fiction in most reading circles is deemed as anything written or the setting in the book is set after World War 2. A comparison we like to draw on here at MLB is just like wines have different categories, at the end of the day it is what the individual likes. We hope you like our selection of Contemporary.
All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
$24.99 AUD
$32.99 (24% off)
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
1996 - Cabramatta, Sydney. 'Just let him go.' Those are words Ky Tran will forever regret. The words she spoke when her parents called to ask if they should let her younger brother Denny out to celebrate his high school graduation with friends, in a neighbourhood growing more unpredictable by the day. T ...Show more
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
$22.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
From the author of The Midnight Library and The Humans. HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE?Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-yearold history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the So ...Show more
Carbon Under Pressure by MEG HEART
$29.95 AUD
Category: Contemporary
A mother wakes to a nightmare and is thrust into a race to save three lives. Rose thought she had it all, then she discovered her husband's hidden life. The revelation crushed Rose, and the breakup shattered her family. Battling through heartbreak and betrayal, she thought the worst was behind her, but ...Show more
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
$34.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
'Endlessly mysterious. Sally Hepworth is a born storyteller' - Trent DaltonGabe is alone at the cliff's edge. His arms are outstretched, palms facing the empty air.He said she jumped. He wouldn't lie.Before the woman went over the cliff, Pippa and Gabe were happy. They had the kind of marriage that ever ...Show more
The Wakes by Dianne Yarwood
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
A heartfelt, funny and uplifting debut about two failing marriages, two strangers falling in love, two friends embarking on a catering business - and the four funerals that connect them all This is a story about Clare, Louisa and Chris. And sometimes Paul, and less often, Beth. It is most certainly not ...Show more
The Hidden Letters by Lorna Cook
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home, where one young woman will make a choice that will change her life forever… ‘An emotional story of love and strength’ – LIZ FENWICK ‘Beautiful … Had me utterly captivated’ – JENNY ASHCROFT As the storm clouds of wa ...Show more
Island of Glass by Nora Roberts
$15.95 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Series: Guardians Trilogy
A vengeful goddess hunts for three jewels: fallen stars that will give her endless power. To save the world, six friends have joined forces to stop her. Now, on the wild and beautiful coast of County Clare, their battle reaches its dramatic climax. Doyle Mac Cleirich - soldier and reluctant immortal - ...Show more
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
$22.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: 13
The entrancing story of a reclusive Hollywood starlet as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine - from the bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six. Reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about ...Show more
More Tales Of The City: Tales of the City 2 by Armistead Maupin
$14.99 AUD
$24.95 (39% off)
Category: Contemporary | Series: Tales of the City - Old covers
The divinely human comedy that began with "Tales of the City" rolls recklessly along as Michael Tolliver pursues his favourite gynaecologist, Mona Ramsey uncovers her roots in a desert whorehouse, and Mary Ann Singleton finds love at sea with the amnesiac of her dreams.
Untethered by Ayesha Inoon
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
A finely observed debut novel of a young Muslim woman's experience of immigration to Australia from Sri Lankan-Australian writer Ayesha Inoon. Zia secretly longs to go to university but as a young woman in a traditional Muslim family, she does what is expected of her and agrees to an arranged marriage ...Show more
A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
The latest from the writer of BBC smash hit drama Crossfire, and Number One Sunday Times Bestseller Louise Doughty 'Louise Doughty leads her unnerved readers into dark territory.' - HILARY MANTEL 'Doughty is a brilliant storyteller who knows how to build suspense to breaking point.' - The Times Bird is ...Show more
Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
$22.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Twenty years ago, Frances Mayes - widely published poet, gourmet cook and travel writer - introduced readers to a wondrous new world when she bought and restored an abandoned villa called Bramasole in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. With glorious descriptions of the vibrant local markets, food, wine ...Show more