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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,633,376 ratings — published 2003
Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.96 — 578,230 ratings — published 2001
White Teeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.79 — 180,672 ratings — published 2000
Lessons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.97 — 35,799 ratings — published 2022
Hamnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.20 — 512,766 ratings — published 2020
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.01 — 666,345 ratings — published 2013
The Children Act (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.74 — 86,836 ratings — published 2014
On Chesil Beach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.63 — 105,883 ratings — published 2007
The Sense of an Ending (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.75 — 199,042 ratings — published 2011
High Fidelity (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.89 — 219,650 ratings — published 1995
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 4 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,920,513 ratings — published 2003
Flesh (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.69 — 99,112 ratings — published 2025
The Land in Winter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.67 — 21,353 ratings — published 2024
Orbital (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.47 — 170,211 ratings — published 2023
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,800,985 ratings — published 1997
Outline (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.66 — 76,241 ratings — published 2014
Klara and the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.73 — 477,282 ratings — published 2021
Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.30 — 206,217 ratings — published 2020
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,670,884 ratings — published 2020
If I Never Met You (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.80 — 74,767 ratings — published 2020
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,666,565 ratings — published 1998
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,343,161 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.58 — 5,035,666 ratings — published 1999
The Buried Giant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.59 — 128,224 ratings — published 2015
A Month in the Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.07 — 33,830 ratings — published 1980
The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,388,139 ratings — published 2015
The Uncommon Reader (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.73 — 63,292 ratings — published 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,771,544 ratings — published 2005
Amsterdam (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.48 — 62,684 ratings — published 1998
The Remains of the Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.14 — 385,433 ratings — published 1989
The Innocent (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.72 — 14,072 ratings — published 1990
The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.31 — 339,410 ratings — published 2012
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What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal] (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.74 — 26,133 ratings — published 2003
Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.85 — 912,444 ratings — published 2005
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,038,919 ratings — published 1996
Juliet, Naked (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.50 — 47,289 ratings — published 2009
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.25 — 846,233 ratings — published 1990
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.16 — 568,988 ratings — published 1996
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,229,453 ratings — published 2007
The Hallmarked Man (Cormoran Strike, #8)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 4.20 — 77,752 ratings — published 2025
All That Man Is (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.71 — 11,895 ratings — published 2016
The Proof of My Innocence (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.71 — 8,348 ratings — published 2024
What We Can Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.81 — 48,201 ratings — published 2025
Transit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.96 — 25,734 ratings — published 2016
Blonde Roots (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.59 — 9,410 ratings — published 2008
The London Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.29 — 2,808 ratings — published 2011
Caledonian Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.75 — 13,806 ratings — published 2024
The Fraud (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.25 — 36,634 ratings — published 2023
Swing Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.56 — 78,477 ratings — published 2016
My Phantoms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as british-contemporary)
avg rating 3.77 — 6,262 ratings — published 2021