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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. When Natalie Moore is killed in a freak accident in France, her mother, Jessica knows instinctively there is more to it. However, Natalie's father, Charlie is so paralysed by the horror of losing his daughter, that he refuses even to discuss his wife's suspicions. This book presents a story of love, resistance, loyalty and betrayal. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 406. Previously read copy. Some shelfwear and/or soiling. Good overall
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0029678
ISBN
9780099492337
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209. Signed copies while stocks last
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781851321452
ISBN
9781851321452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496709981
ISBN
9781496709981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. When cattle rustlers working in the San Joaquin Valley in the 1880s switch to horses and target the Circle C ranch, fourteen-year-old Andi turns to Macy, a homeless, ill-bred new student whose mistakes have endangered Andi but who may hold the key to saving Taffy's foal. Series: Circle C Milestones. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FW; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Kregel Publications,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825443671
ISBN
9780825443671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.33

Paperback. Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman's debut novel is an epic story of a fierce young immigrant's rise to become the greatest ice cream maker in America.. and the events that threaten to destroy her. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446696944
ISBN
9780446696944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.64

paperback. A dark, epic family saga for fans of Winston Graham's Poldark Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 120 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
9780751535341
ISBN
9780751535341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Sir Alexander Haye, zoologist and TV personality, goes to Mannar to acquire an elephant for London Zoo. Procuring a mother and calf, the task of escorting them falls to his twin brother, Max, who delivers them to their fate and then returns to his sanctuary. Malaria overcomes him and he plunges into fever and hallucination. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002344
ISBN
9780099283348
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. For the last twenty years Sir James Monmouth has been a gentleman adventurer, journeying all over the globe in the footsteps of his hero, the great pioneering traveller Conrad Vane. One rainy winter night, Sir James returns to London. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001460
ISBN
9780701187866
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

paperback. A gunman is terrorising young women. What links these seemingly random murders? Is the marksman with a rifle the same person as the killer with a handgun? Or do the police have two snipers on their hands? Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler is in charge of the case, but is struggling to cope with a tragedy at the heart of his family. Series: Simon Serrailler. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099499299
ISBN
9780099499299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. At the far end of the long white gallery is a painting of a woman, in pale flowing clothes and lying on a sofa beside an open window. It is a painting which leads Flora on, beckoning her away from her childhood, her complaining mother, pert younger sister, and the confines of a small community. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099274629
ISBN
9780099274629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. 'I didn't want you to come here.' So says the note that the boy Edmund Hooper passes to Charles Kingshaw upon his arrival at Warings. But, young Kingshaw and his mother have come to live with Hooper and his father in the ugly, isolated Victorian house for good. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KSS0005885
ISBN
9780140034912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. 'Some people are coming here today, now you will have a companion.' But young Edmund Hooper doesn't want anyone else in Warings, the large and rambling Victorian house he shares with his widowed father. Nevertheless Charles Kingshaw and his mother are soon installed and Hooper sets about subtly persecuting the fearful new arrival. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 14. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Publication date
2014
Edition
PENGUIN ESSENTIALS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241970782
ISBN
9780241970782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Brother and sister, Ted and Rose Howker, grew up in Mount of Zeal, a mining village blackened by coal. They know nothing of the outside world, though both of them yearn for escape. For Rose this comes in the form of love, while Ted seizes the chance of a job away from the pit. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539568
ISBN
9780099539568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Heavy rain falls on Lafferton. As the rain water slowly drains away, a shallow grave - and a skeleton - are revealed. It doesn't take long to identify the remains as those of missing teenager, Harriet Lowther, who was last seen sixteen years ago. Series: Simon Serrailler. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499343
ISBN
9780099499343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. After just a year of close, loving marriage, Ruth has been widowed. Her beloved husband, Ben, has been killed in a tragic accident and Ruth is left, suddenly and totally bereft. Unable to share her sorrow and grief with Ben's family, who are dealing with their pain in their own way, Ruth becomes increasingly isolated. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099570486
ISBN
9780099570486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A young school boy visiting his aunt's country house finds company with the gentle beekeeper and begins teaching the man to read, so that it seems nothing can ever intrude upon their closeness. This book talks about this boy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458951
ISBN
9780099458951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Hardcover. "Hooper had known, from the very first moment he had looked into Kingshaw's face, that it would all be easy, that he would always be able to make him afraid." This tragic tale of two isolated children explores the nature of cruelty and the power of evil. Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; FA; YFB; YQEF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1 New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582434462
ISBN
9780582434462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.56

Paperback. May had been the clever daughter and she had escaped the shelter of the farmhouse, The Beacon, just once for the last 27 years, to go to university. But in London she had been pursued by nameless terrors. Now she was the spinster daughter. She nursed her father after his accident and looked after her mother in her old age. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526957
ISBN
9780099526957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Celibate, irreproachable and distinguished, Thomas Cavendish is in his mid-fifties and the obvious man to become Master of his college. But, walking by the river, Thomas sees a young girl standing on the bridge. It is an apocalyptic vision, one that alters his life irrevocably and tragically, but with the beauty of joy of a love never imagined. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284680
ISBN
9780099284680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Tommy Carr was a kind man; Eve had been able to tell that after half an hour of knowing him. There had never been a day when he had not shown her some small kindness. The birth of a daughter, Jeannie Eliza, crowns the young couple's happiness - just as her shockingly early death casts them low. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555445
ISBN
9780099555445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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