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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. 'Like Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections without the bitterness, mixed with Jeffrey Eugenides's The Virgin Suicides without the eccentricity, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing read' - Sunday Telegraph Series: Canons. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Condition
New
SKU
9781782119159
ISBN
9781782119159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Masha Edelman yearns for a life on the stage and to escape her strict religious family. Miles away, in a safe suburban neighbourhood, family man Leslie Senzatimore longs to be a hero. They have little idea of what lies ahead for them. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 261.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857868992
ISBN
9780857868992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591795
ISBN
9780099591795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Cathleen Schine meets Lucinda Rosenfeld in this wonderfully written debut novel about a woman struggling to make sense of her past in order to create a meaningful future. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
5 Spot
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446574266
ISBN
9780446574266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. July, 1964. At home in Kent Winston Churchill wakes to a visitor: someone he hasn't seen for a while, a dark, mute bulk, watching him. It's Mr Chartwell. In Battersea, Esther Hammerhans, young, vulnerable and alone, answers the door to her new lodger. Through the glass she sees a vast silhouette. It's Mr Chartwell. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141049878
ISBN
9780141049878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Prep meets The Marriage Plot in this uproarious debut novel, a send-up of campus life starring one singularly unprepared, socially maladroit, charmingly clueless freshman named Penelope Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
Digital original
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088652
ISBN
9781844088652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. A literary murder mystery and a tale of modern love from an Orange-longlisted author Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. 288 pages. A literary murder mystery and a tale of modern love from an Orange-longlisted author. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight: 204.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671554
ISBN
9781847671554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. A dazzling, ambitious debut collection from a young talent, these critically acclaimed stories dip into the shadows and spotlights of life. From the pale waking hours to the darkling places, Clown's Shoes introduces a cast of lost characters trying to find their way, and asking whether everyone really does come salting home in the end? Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409671
ISBN
9781910409671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. The scandalous secrets of Emma's abuse are revealed, but she still has so much to learn out about her past. Why did her mother leave her all those years ago? What really happened the night Emma's father died? Were her memories of being happy just a dream? The repercussions of one horrific night has affected the lives of everyone involved. Series: The Breathing Series. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KHN0000899
ISBN
9780141348452
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Those she trusted betrayed her. Her broken heart still wounds her. Only love can save her. Emma can't even think about trusting others in her life again. She can't let anyone in, not when she knows all they'll find is darkness. Series: The Breathing Series. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 354. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KHN0000873
ISBN
9780141348469
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Cal Logan is shocked to see Nicole Bentley sitting across from him at a coffee shop thousands of miles from their hometown. After all, no one has seen or heard from her since they graduated over a year ago. Except this girl isn't Nicole. She looks exactly like Cal's shy childhood crush, but her name is Nyelle Preston and she has no idea who he is. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141355900
ISBN
9780141355900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. In a town where most people worry about what to be seen in and who to be seen with, Emma Thomas would rather not be seen at all. She's more concerned with feigning perfection, pulling down her sleeves to conceal the bruises. Emma doesn't want anyone to know how far from perfect her life truly is. Series: The Breathing Series. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141348445
ISBN
9780141348445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408863053
ISBN
9781408863053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Air-kissing. Back-stabbing. Getting away with murder. It's all in a day's work.. The sexynew blockbuster fromSunday Timesbestseller Rebecca Chance Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0006072
ISBN
9780857204868
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 5HV; FA; FH; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509852567
ISBN
9781509852567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
315
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927063255
ISBN
9781927063255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Presents the second volume in the "Library of Wales" series. When railway signalman Harry Price suddenly suffers a stroke his son Matthew, a lecturer in London, makes a return to the border village of Glynmawr. As they struggle with their memories of social and personal change, a moving portrait of the love between a father and son emerges. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638812
ISBN
9781902638812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprinted Ed
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714534022
ISBN
9780714534022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Translator(s): Schiff, V. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714501833
ISBN
9780714501833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Translator(s): Cancogni, A. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171387
ISBN
9781590171387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. Marie-Constance loves reading and possesses a beautiful voice. So, one day she decides to put an ad in the local paper offering her services as a paid reader. Her first client, a paralysed teenager, is transformed by her reading of a Maupassant short story. Her fame spreads and soon the rich, the creative and the famous clamour for her services. Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670229
ISBN
9781908670229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Danny is in trouble. A wannabe animal rights activist and modern day hero, none of this was supposed to happen. It's treble or nothing time, and the circus is coming to town. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908373724
ISBN
9781908373724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback.
Edition
Reissue
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam USA
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553564945
ISBN
9780553564945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.79

Paperback. Often imitated but never bettered, it is in Marlowe's long shadow that every fictional detective must stand - and under the influence of Raymond Chandler's addictive prose that every crime author must write. Marlowe's entanglement with the Sternwood family - and an attendant cast of colourful underworld figures. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182612
ISBN
9780141182612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.53

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