Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. 'I live on Brazzaville Beach.. I am here because two sets of strange and extraordinary events happened to me.. One in England, first, and then one in Africa.' On Brazzaville Beach, on the edge of Africa, Hope Clearwater examines the complex circumstances that brought her there. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044194
- ISBN
- 9780141044194
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. Millions die on the Western Front but in East Africa a quite different war is being waged - one with little point and which is so ignored that it will carry on after the Armistice because no one bothers to tell both sides to stop. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 116 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- PENGUIN ESSENTIALS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241970751
- ISBN
- 9780241970751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.22
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Paperback. A collection of twenty-four tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304. Short Stories. 368 pages. A collection of twenty-four tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight: 250.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747592297
- ISBN
- 9780747592297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.62
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Paperback. All Henderson Dores dreams of is fitting in. But America, land of the loony millionaire and the subway poet, and sharp-suited hood, of paralysing personal frankness and surreally fantasized facilities, is hard enough for an Englishman to fit in to. Henderson could never shed enough inhibitions to become just another weirdo. Or could he? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046921
- ISBN
- 9780141046921
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Lorimer Black - young, good-looking, but with a somewhat troubled expression - does not understand why his world is being torn apart, though he does know that for the most part it is made up of bluster and hypocrisy. His business, trying to keep insurance companies from paying out the money they've promised. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044187
- ISBN
- 9780141044187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
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Paperback. Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search of a murderer, but finally in celebration of a glorious, undying love. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046907
- ISBN
- 9780141046907
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Follows the fortunes of several wildly different characters - including an expat farmer and a young English aristocrat - as they are swept up in the fighting in German East Africa during the First World War, their lives converging amid battle, betrayal, love, comedy and tragedy. Series: Penguin Decades. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241953563
- ISBN
- 9780241953563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
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Paperback. Featuring sixteen short fiction works, this collection moves from 19th century Russia to Second World War Los Angeles. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957264
- ISBN
- 9780241957264
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140140828
- ISBN
- 9780140140828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
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Paperback. It's the summer of 1976 and Adrea is falling in love, while nursing the decrepit residents of Heron Close, a care home in Chalk Farm. This is the summer that sees Blue Oyster Cult and Supertramp superseded by Patti Smith and the Stranglers, and as the heat rises in and out of the Roundhouse, the lives of residents and carers are about to burn. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Granta UK
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270369
- ISBN
- 9781846270369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872865914
- ISBN
- 9780872865914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.84
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Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, this title reveals the pain, loneliness and longing of the characters affected by the bomb blast at a station. It celebrates the power of the written word to heal individuals and communities plagued by violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099589846
- ISBN
- 9780099589846
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
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Paperback. From the author of the acclaimed The Girl Below comes a stunning novel of one woman's attempt to outrun the destiny that is predicted for her, moving from a remote New Zealand commune in the waning days of 1970s free-love experimentation to the heady music scene of 1980s London. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349134444
- ISBN
- 9780349134444
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
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Paperback. Three sisters struggle to change the course of their destinies in a China that does not belong to them. Yumi uses her dignity, Yuxiu her seductive powers, and Yuyang her desire for success. This story vividly captures the demonic desire for power that possesses people. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Telegram Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- aFirst Edition First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590238
- ISBN
- 9781846590238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.66
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Paperback. Jasmine Vijh, widowed in India at 17, flees to America. This is the story of her daring travels, her painful yet exhilarating cross-cultural metamorphosis and, eventually, the home she finds in Iowa where she accepts how inextricably her fate has become part of America's. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853812781
- ISBN
- 9781853812781
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
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Paperback. Series: Texas Tradition Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652849
- ISBN
- 9780875652849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.02
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Paperback. Series: Annie's People. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764201066
- ISBN
- 9780764201066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.39
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Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 25. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764201059
- ISBN
- 9780764201059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.08
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Repack
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764203404
- ISBN
- 9780764203404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.57
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Repack
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764203411
- ISBN
- 9780764203411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.55
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Paperback.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- d
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764203114
- ISBN
- 9780764203114
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Repack
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764204630
- ISBN
- 9780764204630
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Repackaged ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764204654
- ISBN
- 9780764204654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.55
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Paperback. Series: Seasons S. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310235194
- ISBN
- 9780310235194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.03
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€ 17.03