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Historical fiction
Paperback. It is the year 1152, and a beautiful woman rides through France, fleeing her crown, her two young daughters and a shattered marriage. Her husband, Louis of France has been more monk than monarch, and certainly not a lover. Now Eleanor of Aquitaine has one sole purpose. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099534587
- ISBN
- 9780099534587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
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Paperback. When Orhan's grandfather is found dead, Orhan inherits the decades - old business. But his grandfather has left the family estate to a stranger thousands of miles away, Seda, an aging woman in a retirement home in Los Angeles. Over time, Orhan begins to unearth the story that eighty-seven-year-old Seda so closely guards. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616205300
- ISBN
- 9781616205300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.72
€ 14.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789461536075
- ISBN
- 9789461536075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
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€ 20.24
Paperback. With a sense of place that is uncanny, and vividly real characters whose lives don't run smooth and whose stories loop together across space and time, this is work from a favourite novelist. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099453871
- ISBN
- 9780099453871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.67
€ 20.99
€ 16.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844671014
- ISBN
- 9781844671014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.57
€ 12.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629965648
- ISBN
- 9789629965648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.75
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Paperback. Translator(s): Levi, Peter. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590173503
- ISBN
- 9781590173503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; FC; FJH; FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue, Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509842933
- ISBN
- 9781509842933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.38
€ 15.99
€ 12.38
Paperback. Seven-year-old Sai Jinhua is left alone and unprotected, her life transformed after her mandarin father's summary execution for the crime of speaking the truth. Now an orphan, Jinhua is sold to a brothel and put to work as a 'money tree', enduring the very worst of human nature thanks to the friendship and wisdom of the crippled brothel maid. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FRH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- twenty7
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785770166
- ISBN
- 9781785770166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.22
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€ 9.22
Paperback. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- FRANCES LINCOLN
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590177242
- ISBN
- 9781590177242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.00
€ 17.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. It is February 1818, and Adam Bolitho longs for marriage and a safe personal harbour. But with so much of Britain's fleet redundant, he knows he is fortunate to be offered HMS. Under the burning sun of North Africa, Bolitho is keenly aware of the envy and ambition among his officers and the old enemy's proximity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099484264
- ISBN
- 9780099484264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
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Paperback. The twelfth Richard Bolitho story that chronologically follows the events covered by "Signal - Close Action!" In September 1800, Richard Bolitho assumes command of his own squadron, but he soon realizes that his experience, gained in the line of battle, has ill-prepared him for the manoeuvring of power politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099497653
- ISBN
- 9780099497653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
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Paperback. Returning safely to England after the dramatic capture of Martinque, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds an all too brief respite from war and politics in the arms of his mistress Catherine Somervell. But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591665
- ISBN
- 9780099591665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
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Paperback. Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to England from several months' patrolling. War with the United States has not yet ended, but news of Napoleon's defeat has stunned a navy and a nation bled by years of European conflict. Victory has been the impossible dream and now, for Bolitho, a vision of the future and a personal peace seems attainable. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099497769
- ISBN
- 9780099497769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
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Paperback. September 1803 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds himself the new master of the Argonaute, a French flagship taken in battle. With the Peace of Armiens in ruins, he must leave the safety of Falmouth. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591641
- ISBN
- 9780099591641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
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€ 10.87
Paperback. March, 1811 After two and a half months of precious peace in Cornwall with his beloved mistress Catherine, Admiral Richard Bolitho is once again summoned to London. In defence of an Empire, the Admiralty must quell the unrest in America - or face the war with those who were once friends. For when diplomacy fails, the cannon will speak. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591634
- ISBN
- 9780099591634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
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Paperback. Every harbour and estuary is filled with ghostly ships, the famous and the legendary redundant in the aftermath of the war. In this uneasy peace, Adam Bolitho is fortunate to be offered the seventy-four gun Athena, and as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune once more follows his destiny to the Caribbean. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099497776
- ISBN
- 9780099497776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
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Paperback. In March 1808, as Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force there. Setting aside his bitter memories and the anguish of a friendship betrayed, Bolitho takes passage in the ill-fated Golden Plover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594086
- ISBN
- 9780099594086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
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Paperback. When in 1798, Richard Bolitho hoists his pendant as commodore of a squadron, and prepares to re-enter the Mediterranean, he is soon made aware of his responsibility. There are rumours of a massive French armada and of the latest type of artillery, and Bolitho's orders are to seek out the enemy, and to discover the intentions of his growing force. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099497639
- ISBN
- 9780099497639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
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Paperback. It is February 1813. With convoys from Canada and the Caribbean falling victim to American privateers, Sir Richard Bolitho returns to Halifax to pursue a war he knows will not be won, but which neither Britain nor the United States can afford to lose. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099497738
- ISBN
- 9780099497738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93