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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. On the surface, his move to the isolated village on the coast makes perfect sense. But the experience is an increasingly unsettling one for Timothy Bucchanan. A dead man no one will discuss. Wasted fish hauled from a contaminated sea. The dream of faceless men. Questions that lead to further questions. What truth are the villagers withholding? Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784630485
ISBN
9781784630485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Hardback. Translator(s): Berry, Michael. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166003
ISBN
9780231166003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.47
€ 76.26

Paperback. On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God. Atile'i is one such boy, but as the strongest swimmer and best sailor, he is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575627
ISBN
9780099575627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Covers a cast ranging from Italian partisans to KGB agents, from American Mafiosi to Parisian lowlifes, and features appearances by Alfred Hitchcock, Marshal Tito and the Emperor of Indochina. This work paints a picture of a past age while commenting on our own. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472339
ISBN
9780099472339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, D. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714503592
ISBN
9780714503592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 737 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589881075
ISBN
9781589881075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.31

Paperback. This second novel from Wm Paul Young, author of international bestseller THE SHACK, is an inspiring and provocative story of a man who only realises how bad his life has been when it's too late - yet is miraculously given a chance to put things right. Will he take it? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444745993
ISBN
9781444745993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A brilliant, semiautobiographical satirical novel from one of the foremost figures in twentieth-century Polish literature, now in a new English translation Translator(s): Borchardt, Danuta. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175301
ISBN
9780300175301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; FA; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621510
ISBN
9781909621510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

perfect. At 6'6", 240 pounds, Forrest Gump is a difficult man to ignore, so follow Forrest from the football dynasties of Bear Bryant to the Vietnam War, from encounters with Presidents Johnson and Nixon to powwows with Chairman Mao. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552996099
ISBN
9780552996099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; FA; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621503
ISBN
9781909621503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, sixteen-year-old Amber St Clare uses her wits, beauty and courage to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England - that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch himself, Charles II. Num Pages: 992 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 678. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005368
ISBN
9780141009827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Facsimile of 1938 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155103
ISBN
9781903155103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Series: Persephone Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906462024
ISBN
9781906462024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155622
ISBN
9781903155622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. The first novel by the author of SOUTH RIDING. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 208 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087914
ISBN
9781844087914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. By the author of SOUTH RIDING. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087921
ISBN
9781844087921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155660
ISBN
9781903155660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. A warm-hearted satire, first published in 1931, by the author of SOUTH RIDING. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087907
ISBN
9781844087907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.97

Paperback. Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson wants a home and some structure to his life. But as the son of a single father working at warehouses across the Pacific Northwest, he's been pretty much on his own for some time. This book opens as he and his father arrive in Portland, Oregon and Charley takes a stables job, illegally, at the local race track. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003244
ISBN
9780571235735
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Fleeing Las Vegas and her abusive boyfriend, Allison Johnson moves to Reno, but finds herself haunted by the mistakes of her past, and lacking any self-belief. Her only comfort seems to come from the imaginary conversations she has with her hero, Paul Newman. This book presents a portrait of small-town America and an emotional tour de force. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571235711
ISBN
9780571235711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Tells the story of two brothers, Frank and Jerry Lee. With intense feeling and compassion, this book explores the frustrations and failed dreams of the two brothers - one a natural storyteller, the other an artist - and renders perfectly the sense of entrapment they feel. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315598
ISBN
9780571315598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Severely wounded in the Iraq war, Leroy has lived a half-life in a group home for eight years. Unable to bear it any longer, he commits a desperate act which helps him to disappear to another place. Freddie is the night porter at the home, who works two jobs yet can't make ends meet. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571300303
ISBN
9780571300303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Raymond Marks is a normal boy, from a normal family, in a northern town. Until, on the banks of the Rochdale Canal, the flytrapping craze begins and, for Raymond, nothing is ever quite so normal again. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552996457
ISBN
9780552996457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

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