Modern texts

We’ve introduced two plays and a novel to our selection of texts for Paper 2 Section A: Modern texts.

Students have the option to study one of the new texts from the list below:

Prose

*first exams in summer 2025.

All three of the new texts are by women writers and while they tell very different stories, they all have some qualities in common.

• They’re funny, moving and uplifting stories.
• The narratives all centre around family relationships and explore universal themes like love and loss, belonging and connection.
• They each have historical and modern relevance, addressing important social and political issues and ideas which will resonate for young people.
• Each text tackles challenging and sensitive topics through the characters’ hardships but these aren’t stories of struggle. They’re layered and complex stories and in the end are empowering and positive.