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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. An emotional debut novel, both funny and moving, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747246534
- ISBN
- 9780747246534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. An unique novel full of humour, wit and passion. Num Pages: 352 pages, facsimiles, tables. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747261148
- ISBN
- 9780747261148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. A superb collection of writing from multi-award-winning, million-copy bestseller Andrea Levy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472222695
- ISBN
- 9781472222695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. For readers of Melissa Bank or Jhumpa Lahiri: witty, seductive stories of expatriate women, their loves and losses. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150. Weight in Grams: 318. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002932
- ISBN
- 9780007135042
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Translator(s): Wall, B.; etc. Series: Quartet Encounters S. Num Pages: 417 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. Weight in Grams: 516. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Quartet Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000630
- ISBN
- 9780704300354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Look after your sister, Tinashe. When Hazvinei was born, Tinashe knew at once that there was something different about her. Growing up in a rural Rhodesia haunted by memories of the recent guerilla wars, Tinashe knows he must take extra care of his sister. But Hazvinei is a wild spirit and soon the village starts to whisper - dark talk of curses. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099565420
- ISBN
- 9780099565420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.45
€ 18.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. The Taliban have disappeared from Kabul's streets, but the long shadows of their brutal regime remain. Eleven-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most: his father and brother have been killed, and Fawad and his mother, Mariya, must rely on the charity of family to eke out a hand-to-mouth existence. Then Mariya finds a position as housekeeper. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552775632
- ISBN
- 9780552775632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602827479
- ISBN
- 9781602827479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
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
€ 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€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
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
€ 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
€ 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
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€ 13.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Turtle Point Press United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933527628
- ISBN
- 9781933527628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.04
€ 13.99
€ 13.04
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
€ 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
€ 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€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
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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
€ 13.99
€ 11.76