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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A smart, chilling tale of truth, deception and the reach of the law, THE GIRL WHO WASN'T THERE is the latest crime thriller from the acclaimed author of The Collini Case, a Waterstones Book Club pick. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140469
ISBN
9780349140469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A collection that features such stories as: Fahner, the retired small-town doctor who resorts to the garden axe when his patience with his cruel wife runs out; Patrick, so entranced by the sight of his sleeping girlfriend that he cuts a small piece out of her back, just to see what she tastes like; and, more. Translator(s): Janeway, Carol Brown. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549277
ISBN
9780099549277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Written in the form of a diary, kept by the Cameroonian houseboy Toundi, this book looks at Toundi's innocence and his awe of the white world of his masters. Editor(s): Oyono, Ferdinand. Translator(s): Reed, John. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905323
ISBN
9780435905323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

Paperback. The narrator meets Helen, a tiny, blonde, serious girl when they are both looking after children during a summer holiday in Normandy. Helen's adventures in search of a morally satisfying life lead her into situations that are neither satisfying nor moral. Series: A chronicle of modern twilight. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003342
ISBN
9780099286028
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, YES. BIC Classification: BGL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 26 x 151 x 232. Weight in Grams: 479. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002172
ISBN
9780340752395
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813166599
ISBN
9780813166599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.25

Paperback. Along with his siblings, Raphael Hardin left his childhood home in rural Kentucky. Grappling with an AIDS diagnosis, he returns to care for his dying father. Told from the perspectives of Raphael, his family, and their lifelong neighbour, Fenton Johnson's landmark novel reveals the blood struggles and binding loves of a broken family made whole. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813166568
ISBN
9780813166568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.87

Paperback. Make no mistake, Martha Bragg Picket is a headstrong southern woman with a rebellious spirit, a characteristic her son Michael shares. Both heartfelt and shrewdly humorous, this widely acclaimed first novel from author Fenton Johnson is an affecting look at one woman's reawakening and her son's coming of age in the heartland of America. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813166476
ISBN
9780813166476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Fenkl, Heinz Insu; Lew, Walter. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807059173
ISBN
9780807059173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Jeff Hinkley, undercover investigator for the British Horse racing Authority, is looking into the shady activities of a race horse trainer. But as he's tailing his quarry through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, the last thing he expects to witness is a gruesome murder. Series: Francis Thriller. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405915199
ISBN
9781405915199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Sante, Luc. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172308
ISBN
9781590172308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.70

Paperback. Translator(s): Harss, Luis. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811221801
ISBN
9780811221801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602820821
ISBN
9781602820821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.30

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Edition
paperback / softback
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602826595
ISBN
9781602826595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. 280 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 5. Weight: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bold Strokes Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602820890
ISBN
9781602820890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. The phenomenal fifth thriller in Faye Kellerman's bestselling Pete Decker series Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Headline Feature
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747239550
ISBN
9780747239550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. A savagely satirical tale of marital revenge. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007109265
ISBN
9780007109265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Vintage, London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0000496
ISBN
9780099147718
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of 19 tales about the way we live now, as lovers, partners, children, parents. Or alone. Stories of passion, desire, and necessary restraint; of the near future, the recent past; of old habits, new technology; of won't-be mothers and would-be fathers; and of houses, ancient and modern. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. Weight in Grams: 200. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, pages lightly toned, text is clear and remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Flamingo
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSG0023761
ISBN
9780006550983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Quercus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847247858
ISBN
9781847247858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. How to be a reader - how to be a writer. All you need to know. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340589373
ISBN
9780340589373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. One of Britian's best loved writers chooses her best short stories from her career at the forefront of contemporary fiction. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 241 x 38. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784081041
ISBN
9781784081041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. A new edition of the bestselling classic tale of a woman scorned, from a much-loved British author. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340589359
ISBN
9780340589359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A provocative view of modern society weaved into a tale of explosive love and, perhaps, even, black magic. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188. As new.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KRF0028051
ISBN
9780006545927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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