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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Jemima Carlisle started by being made redundant, having nowhere to live, worrying about her bankrupt father. Her decision to take up village life, rent a room in the local vicar's house, and work at the local cafe did not work out as the peaceful life she had thought. Num Pages: 502 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KOC0008139
ISBN
9780006513438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Christina Hopkinson has her finger on the pulse of modern-life: in her new novel she tackles the A-List celebrity family. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444785289
ISBN
9781444785289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton London
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444710403
ISBN
9781444710403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A funny, honest and often moving look at the role of a weekend wife, with all the obstacles and secrets that come with it.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473630277
ISBN
9781473630277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 5.37

Paperback. A sharp, spiky and funny look at modern life and middle-class preoccupations - this time Christina Hopkinson unpicks the world of the weekend wives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444785302
ISBN
9781444785302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Do growing up and growing old go hand in hand? An entertaining expose of messy relationships, modern life, and our preoccupation with youth and beauty, from the author of THE PILE OF STUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444710465
ISBN
9781444710465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The author of "Bird in Hand" and "The Way Life Should Be" delivers a captivating story of two very different women who build an unexpected friendship: a 91-year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider and the teenage girl whose own troubled adolescence leads her to seek answers. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061950728
ISBN
9780061950728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. It all begins in a small town in Belgium on the morning of the festival of St. Woelfred. There are dead fish scattered everywhere, blown in by the wind. Are the fish a sign from the saint or a trick played by Contexture, the dance group who once got naked at the Vatican? The lives of six people who live in the town are about to be changed forever Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998905
ISBN
9781906998905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2011. Set in the Niger Delta, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away explores the world of twelve-year-old Blessing and her family. Part comic, part tragic, it shows that some families can survive almost anything. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849163750
ISBN
9781849163750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. A story of family, belonging and love from the Costa-winning author of Tiny Sunbirds Far Away. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849163811
ISBN
9781849163811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A collection of stories, in which moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate leads a person to a new way of thinking or being. It presents a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500300343
ISBN
9780500300343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759502
ISBN
9781894759502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. "[A] galloping great read; it's a violent, tender, terrifying, genuine work of art."-Porter Shreve, San Francisco Chronicle, front-page review Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631491498
ISBN
9781631491498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardcover. For fans of Denis Johnson and Peter Matthiessen, a literary thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in American fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871408839
ISBN
9780871408839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 31. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910400234
ISBN
9781910400234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. A wonderful gift book for word freaks, scrabble nuts, and crossword fans everywhere.. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 86. 112 pages. A wonderful gift book for word freaks, scrabble nuts, and crossword fans everywhere. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight: 80.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847672445
ISBN
9781847672445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. From the acclaimed author of The Rossetti Letter comes a haunting novel of intrigue, romance, and murder that shifts tantalizingly between present-day Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 492. Clean copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRF0008920
ISBN
9781847373199
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The author was arguably the best-known and most influential writer in the former East Germany. In this title, she revisits her stay at a tuberculosis hospital in the winter of 1946, a real-life event that was the inspiration for the closing scenes of her 1976 novel Patterns of Childhood. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Katy. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421869
ISBN
9780857421869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Daunt Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970115
ISBN
9781907970115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. The top ten bestselling author of SEVEN SUNNY DAYS is back - with this summer's wildest love story! Num Pages: 416 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 110 x 176. Weight in Grams: 187.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Paperback
SKU
KNW0014867
ISBN
9780340828069
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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