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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Affirms the integrity of ordinary lives as it tells the story of the Baines sisters. This work traces the sisters' lives from childhood in their father's drapery shop in provincial Bursley, England, during the mid-Victorian era, through their married lives, to the modern industrial age, when they are reunited as old women. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442112
ISBN
9780141442112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241255797
ISBN
9780241255797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Translator(s): Bauer, Maria Poglitsch. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411708
ISBN
9781572411708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

Paperback. 1945: a lost German bomber crashes on the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland. Inexplicably, in the midst of World War Two, there are both German and American officers on board. One of the senior German officers claims that their best chance of survival is to try to walk to the nearest farm and sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. Translator(s): Cribb, Victoria. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099535638
ISBN
9780099535638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

paperback. The tale of an outsider told from the inside. It speaks to the resilience of the human spirit. Cadence Roth holds the world record of shortest woman and is trying to renew her failed acting career, Maupin narrates the story through Cadence's journal entries. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552998758
ISBN
9780552998758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.83

Paperback. A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. This sixth book is part of the series that chronicles modern life. Series: Tales of the City. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552998819
ISBN
9780552998819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. San Francisco, 1976. A naive young secretary, fresh out of Cleveland, tumbles headlong into a brave new world of laundromat Lotharios, pot-growing landladies, cut throat debutantes, and Jockey Shorts dance contests. The saga that ensues is manic, romantic, tawdry, touching, and outrageous - unmistakably the handiwork of Armistead Maupin. Series: Tales of the City. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552998765
ISBN
9780552998765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.47

Paperback. A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. This sixth book is part of the series that chronicles modern life. Series: Tales of the City. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004543
ISBN
9780552998819
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. This sixth book is part of the series that chronicles modern life. Series: Tales of the City. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004540
ISBN
9780552998819
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Gabriel Noone, whose late night radio stories have brought him into the homes of millions, gets the proofs of a memoir of a sickly thirteen-year-old boy who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of his parents. When Noone phones the boy, it becomes clear that Pete sees in this heartsick, middle-aged storyteller, the loving father he's always wanted. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy. Showing some shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KSG0010541
ISBN
9780552142403
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Twenty years have passed since Mary Ann Singleton left her husband and child in San Francisco to pursue her dream of a television career in New York. Now, a pair of personal calamities has driven her back to the city of her youth and into the arms of her oldest friend, Michael "Mouse" Tolliver, a gay gardener. Series: Tales of the City. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777063
ISBN
9780552777063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Follows one of modern literature's most unforgettable and enduring characters - Anna Madrigal, the legendary transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane - as she embarks on a road trip that will take her deep into her past. Series: Tales of the City. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778831
ISBN
9780552778831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A beautifully written debut novel set aboard the liner St Louis as it travels from Hamburg to Cuba - supposedly taking Jewish families to a safe new home .. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471161599
ISBN
9781471161599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. First, do no harm .. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000802
ISBN
9780340977309
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126134
ISBN
9781897126134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 5SL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759748
ISBN
9781894759748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Num Pages: includes illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Tramp Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
9780993459238
ISBN
9780993459238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.00
€ 9.67

Paperback. The sweet and subversive debut novel by award-winning memoirist and screenwriter Ariel Schrag. Sometimes a queer girl summer in New York is just what a straight boy needs. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 5SL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mariner Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544142930
ISBN
9780544142930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead man's beautiful daughter - and to her hot-tempered husband. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781167939
ISBN
9781781167939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564782939
ISBN
9781564782939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Twelfth-century anatomist, Adelia Aguilar must once again examine the dead as gruesome events are beginning to unfold..Henry II's favourite mistress, Rosamund Clifford, has been poisoned - and, rumour says, by his jealous wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. If Henry believes the stories, England will be torn apart as King battles Queen. Series: Adelia Aguilar. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Bantam Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st.Dell Prtg.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553818017
ISBN
9780553818017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.73

Hardback. The magnificent new novel from the million-selling Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger: one of the most eagerly anticipated literary novels of 2011, 'a kaleidoscopic portrait of a changing Mumbai' Guardian Best Books of 2011 Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 37. Weight in Grams: 718. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Atlantic Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008955
ISBN
9781848875166
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509806492
ISBN
9781509806492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. "WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2008 WINNER OF THE GALAXY BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 'AUTHOR OF THE YEAR' 2009 '[An] extraordinary and brilliant first novel.. Adiga is a real writer - that is to say, someone who forges an original voice and vision.' Sunday Times" Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250. 336 pages. "WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2008 WINNER OF THE GALAXY BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 'AUTHOR OF THE YEAR' 2009 '[An] extraordinary and brilliant first novel. Adiga is a real writer - that is to say, someone who forges an original voice and vision.' Sunday Times". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight: 314.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848878082
ISBN
9781848878082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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