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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Little girls dream. Libby Marlowe did. And a fairy godmother sprinkled her with gold dust and it came true. She got her castle and her prince, and they even threw in a career as a celebrity chef. As one half of the couple everyone wanted to be like, it was all going in the direction of happy ever after until when the dream began to unravel. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 32. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0230608
ISBN
9780553814781
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Most of us can remember a defining moment in our lives. A split second when time stood still and our lives changed forever. For Lily Ormond, that moment came late one night when she answered a knock on the door and discovered that while she'd been smashing garlic and rosemary and watching the soaps, her sister Alison had drowned. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st ed
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTM0003373
ISBN
9781848270114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Little girls dream. Libby Marlowe did. And a fairy godmother sprinkled her with gold dust and it came true. She got her castle and her prince, and they even threw in a career as a celebrity chef. As one half of the couple everyone wanted to be like, it was all going in the direction of happy ever after until when the dream began to unravel. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 32. Weight in Grams: 254. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0024050
ISBN
9780553814781
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Life in general is getting in the way of Pam, Maggie, Ellie and Toni losing weight. And the men aren't helping either. There's an ex-husband who suddenly wants his children; a rich, powerful playboy who has everything. No doubt about it, drastic action is needed. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322. Clean copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0008951
ISBN
9780553816846
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.32

Paperback. Loos's classic tale shows that questions of women and power-more relevant today than ever-can come in the most alluring of packages. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871403179
ISBN
9780871403179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.07

Paperback. A wonderfully moving novel of a young Jewish woman who comes of age just as the world is changing drastically Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 112 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Export
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471152375
ISBN
9781471152375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.40

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099428480
ISBN
9780099428480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Touching and wonderfully funny, In Custody is woven around the yearnings and calamities of a small-town scholar in the north of India. An impoverished college lecturer, Deven, sees a way to escape from the meanness of his daily life when he is asked to interview India's greatest Urdu poet, Nur - a project that can only end in disaster. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428497
ISBN
9780099428497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Uma, the plain, spinster daughter of a close-knit Indian family, is trapped at home, smothered by her overbearing parents and their traditions, unlike her ambitious younger sister Aruna, who brings off a 'good' marriage, and brother Arun, the disappointing son and heir who is studying in America. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing on edges and ffep and minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0008702
ISBN
9780099289630
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A government official who is inspecting a faded mansion of forgotten treasures, comes across the final, shocking gift which is bleeding the museum dry. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099553953
ISBN
9780099553953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Set in contemporary Bombay and other cities, this is a collection of 11 short stories that reflect Desai's skill for evoking the full flavour of Indian life. The colours, smells and sounds, as well as some intensely individual characters, are here. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428534
ISBN
9780099428534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241979471
ISBN
9780241979471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979402
ISBN
9780241979402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979518
ISBN
9780241979518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979396
ISBN
9780241979396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979488
ISBN
9780241979488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241977767
ISBN
9780241977767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Dorothea May's tranquility is shattered by Kitty Levinson's announcement of her granddaughter's forthcoming marriage. As the wedding approaches, the scene is set for a highly charged conflict of generations, in which the claims of the young are in stark and selfish contrast to the disabling propriety of the old. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 89 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140264258
ISBN
9780140264258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241977781
ISBN
9780241977781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Booker Prize-winning author of "Hotel Du Lac" Anita Brookner creates a hauntingly beautiful story of a young woman's growing awareness of her own mortality and the limits of love. With lucid, unsentimental prose and witty insight, "The Bay of Angels" is a vibrant addition to the Brookner canon. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241977835
ISBN
9780241977835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241977798
ISBN
9780241977798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Paul Sturgis is a retired banker manager who lives alone in a dark little flat. He walks alone and dines alone, seeking out and taking pleasure in small exchanges with strangers: the cheerful Australian girl who cuts his hair, the lady at the drycleaners. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141040264
ISBN
9780141040264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241977774
ISBN
9780241977774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. A title that tells the story of two men, the charming Hartmann and the troubled Fibich, best friends ever since they came to England as German refugees, and how they respond to their shared history in different ways. Series: Penguin Decades. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141048291
ISBN
9780141048291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

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