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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardback. By the author of the Booker longlisted The Welsh Girl, a vibrant, powerful and iconoclastic novel telling the little-known story of the Chinese in America, and of America through its Chinese. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340980231
ISBN
9780340980231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. By the author of the Booker longlisted The Welsh Girl, a vibrant, powerful and iconoclastic novel telling the little-known story of the Chinese in America, and of America through its Chinese. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340980255
ISBN
9780340980255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. An Oprah Book club favourite that spreads joy, mindfulness, and hope to all who read it. Or in the words of Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl: "A dreamy, post-apocalyptic love letter to things of beauty, big and small: a twitching trout, a can of Sprite, empathy, sex, decency and a good dog" Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755392629
ISBN
9780755392629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
10.2.1999
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780671038540
ISBN
9780671038540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Lets readers revel in the exploits of the writers Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), Nora Ephron ("When Harry Met Sally"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), David Hayter ("Watchmen"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver"), Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham"), and dozens of others. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061855924
ISBN
9780061855924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Haining, Peter. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Souvenir Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0004458
ISBN
9780285636590
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. One little dot marks the beginning of Vashti's journey of surprise and self-discovery in Peter H. Reynolds' multiple award-winning modern classic. Num Pages: col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 224 x 3. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Walker Childrens Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844281695
ISBN
9781844281695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.42

Paperback. One day, Ralph Goldstein switches on the television to hear Ruud Gullit, former Dutch international and Chelsea player-manager extraordinaire coining the famous phrase "sexy football" and realises how these two simple words sum up everything he believes in. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. Weight in Grams: 454.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Robson Books Ltd
Number of pages
342
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KLN0017814
ISBN
9781861057945
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. Pete Ferry is driving home from work one evening when he sees a car swerving dangerously on the road. He wants to keep out of its way, so he allows it to overtake - but as it does so he sees that the driver is a beautiful woman, she's half-naked or at least her clothes are hanging off her, and it's clear that she's drunk or something isn't right. Num Pages: 304 pages, -. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701181925
ISBN
9780701181925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. The hilarious tale of Timothy Dunphy's coming-of-age in the 1970s. His widowed father exploits some shady connections to win his son a place at a posh Connecticut school from which point Timothy struggles to reconcile his school friends with those at home, and battles with relationships in general. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207558
ISBN
9780571207558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.43

Hardcover. The Writers : a sense of Ireland : new works by 44 Irish writers / selected and edited by Andrew Carpenter and Peter Fallon; with photographs of the writers by Mike Bunn Editor(s): Carpenter, Andrew; Fallon, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 24. .
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780905140766
ISBN
9780905140766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
DC Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780919688612
ISBN
9780919688612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. Seattle, with its natural beauty and rough frontier history, has inspired writers from its earliest days. This anthology includes fiction, memoirs, histories, and journalism that define the city or use it as a setting. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983950
ISBN
9780295983950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.95

Paperback. Follows the interactions of a socially insecure, pun-loving family man, an officious lady caseworker from an adoption agency, and a chauvinist pig - all suburban neighbors who know far too much about one another's private lives in this goofy and gently hilarious tale of marital quibbles. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226170565
ISBN
9780226170565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.95

Paperback. Follows the interactions of a socially insecure, pun-loving family man, an officious lady caseworker from an adoption agency, and a chauvinist pig - all suburban neighbors who know far too much about one another's private lives in this goofy and gently hilarious tale of marital quibbles. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226173474
ISBN
9780226173474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Follows the interactions of a socially insecure, pun-loving family man, an officious lady caseworker from an adoption agency, and a chauvinist pig - all suburban neighbors who know far too much about one another's private lives in this goofy and gently hilarious tale of marital quibbles. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226171067
ISBN
9780226171067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.93

Paperback. With a new Foreword by Derek De Vries It is 1963 in an unnamed town in North Dakota, and Anthony Thrasher is languishing for a second year in eighth grade. Prematurely sophisticated, young Anthony spends too much time reading Joyce, Eliot, and Dylan Thomas but not enough time studying the War of 1812 or obtuse triangles. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143897
ISBN
9780226143897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. With a new Foreword by Jeffrey Frank The most poignant of all De Vries's novels, The Blood of the Lamb is also the most autobiographical. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143880
ISBN
9780226143880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.14

Paperback. When factory worker Pinquean Smallcreep, who has slotted a certain type of slot into a certain type of pulley for many years, packs his sandwiches and sets out on a journey to investigate what it is he is producing, his discoveries become increasingly more bizarre and disturbing. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905177158
ISBN
9781905177158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Burnet Media South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928230243
ISBN
9781928230243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062513090
ISBN
9780062513090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Olivier is an aristocrat, the traumatized child of survivors of the French Revolution. Parrot the son of an itinerant printer who always wanted to be an artist but has ended up a servant. Born on different sides of history, their lives will be brought together by their travels in America. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 464. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001170
ISBN
9780571253326
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. London 2011. Catherine Gehrig, conservator at the Swinburne museum, learns of the unexpected death of her lover of thirteen years. Her employer at the museum, gives her a special project - to piece together the mechanics and the story of an extraordinary automaton, commissioned in the nineteenth century by Henry Brandling to amuse his dying son. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224. ****THIS IS A PREORDER TO BE SHIPPED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DATE IN AUGUST 2022****
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571280018
ISBN
9780571280018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. If you are not a citizen of Voorstand, you may not be familiar with the strange case of Tristan Smith and his illegal appropriation of Bruder Mouse. Even if you are a citizen of Efica, you will only have heard rumours about the juggling, the Burro Plasse tunnel, and the border motel. Num Pages: 432 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571174935
ISBN
9780571174935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

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