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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardback. As a serial killer stalks prostitutes in Columbus, Ohio, a distraught brother asks private investigator Andy Hayes to find his sister before it's too late. In a deadly race against time, Andy soon learns he's not the only person hunting Jessica Byrnes, but he may be the only one who wants her alive. Series: Andy Hayes Mysteries. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011884
ISBN
9780804011884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

paperback. In every generation, according to Jewish tradition, thirty-six just men are born to take the burden of the world's suffering upon themselves. At York in 1185 the just man was Rabbi Yom Tov Levey, whose sacrifice so touched God that he gave his descendants one just man each generation, all the way down to Ernie Levey. This book tells Ernie's story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285595
ISBN
9780099285595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.89

419 pages, B/W ILLUSTRATIONS. Two outstanding and moving novels concluding Andre Norton's legendary Moonsinger series together in one volume. In 'Flight to Yiktor', Farree is a hunchback orphan in the slum of a tough, lawless world on the edge of the known galaxy. His only friend? A war-beast rescued from starvation and the fighting pits with whom he has a telepathic connection. And, in 'Dare to Go A-Hunting', Farree has discovered a portion of his true heritage as one of the ancient Little People, the Faery Folk, of legend - but so far as he knows, he is the only one of his kind to survive.. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 105 x 171 x 29. Weight: 256.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
419
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451638554
ISBN
9781451638554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.41

Paperback.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Baen Books United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781476736198
ISBN
9781476736198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451637915
ISBN
9781451637915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. Edmund is a little on the plump side and Terry is a bit of a rake. When they discover the countries under the Earth they are divided and sent to the warring kingdoms of the Fattypuffs and the Thinifers. The Fattypuffs eat six square meals a day with light snacks in between. The Thinifers like nothing more than discipline and work six days a week. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582922
ISBN
9780099582922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

Paperback. Shanghai, 1927, and revolution is in the air. As the city becomes caught up in violence and bloodshed, four people's lives are altered inexorably. Each of these men must try to resolve their personal conflicts amid political turmoil, conspiracy and betrayal. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190983
ISBN
9780141190983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside. There he falls in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually she becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself. Translator(s): Bussy, Dorothy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185248
ISBN
9780141185248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Michel had been a blindfold scholar until, newly married, he contracted tuberculosis. His will to recover brings self-discovery and the growing desire to rebel against his background of culture, decency and morality. But the freedom from constraints that Michel finds on his restless travels is won at great cost. Translator(s): Watson, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182995
ISBN
9780141182995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Shatters various images of Andre Gide as the querulous and impious Buddha to a quarter-century of intellectuals. Translator(s): Bussy, Dorothy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140180930
ISBN
9780140180930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. When Kathy, a young recovering alcoholic recently separated from her husband, fails to open a series of tax letters that have been sent to her in error, the State of California seizes the house she and her brother have inherited from her father. The State sells the house at auction to Behrani, a former Iranian Air Force officer. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0003877
ISBN
9780099283140
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this heartbreakingly beautiful book of disillusioned intimacy and persistent yearning, beloved and celebrated author Andre Dubus III explores the bottomless needs and stubborn weaknesses of people seeking gratification in food and sex, work and love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348910
ISBN
9780393348910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Andrea, a coloured expatriate from the Cape, comes to Provence to research the background to her lover Paul's film on the Great Plague. Mandla, a fellow South African and black activist, travels with her; his intense convictions make her question her own life and beliefs. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285397
ISBN
9780099285397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Ben Du Toit is an ordinary, decent, harmless man whose sense of justice is outraged by the death at the hands of the police of a man knew. As Ben investigates, he finds that his curiosity becomes labelled as rebellion. The author has won South Africa's CNA award for both Afrikaans and English work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749399894
ISBN
9780749399894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Weaves a tapestry of daily life as seen through a magical perspective. This book combines Breton's autobiographical fact with memory and imagination, and spins a love story in modern literature. Translator(s): Howard, Richard; Polizzotti, Mark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141180892
ISBN
9780141180892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781255582
ISBN
9781781255582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. From 'the most exciting new fiction writer of the 21st century' (New York Magazine) comes Eight White Nights, a sparkling and 'wonderfully romantic' (The Times) Christmas novel. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346. From 'the most exciting new fiction writer of the 21st century' (New York Magazine) comes Eight White Nights, a sparkling and 'wonderfully romantic' (The Times) Christmas novel. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight: 352.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848876217
ISBN
9781848876217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143126492
ISBN
9780143126492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
First Hoover Institution Press printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817994426
ISBN
9780817994426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.15

Paperback. At the end of the nineteenth century China is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constant is the power wielded by one woman, Tzu Hsi, also known as Empress Orchid. The author brings the important figures in Chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empire. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0011667
ISBN
9780747593164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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