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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Matt Beaulieu was two years old the first time he held Elle McClure in his arms, seventeen when he first kissed her under a sky filled with shooting stars, and thirty-three when he convinced her to marry him. Now in their late 30s, the deeply devoted couple has everything-except the baby they've always wanted. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062194176
ISBN
9780062194176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. A chemist by training, the author became one of the witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, he ranges from young love to political savagery; from the inert gas argon - and 'inert' relatives like the uncle who stayed in bed for twenty-two years - to life-giving carbon. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185149
ISBN
9780141185149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.42

Hardcover. Mingling fact and fiction, science and personal record, history and anecdote, the author uses his training as an industrial chemist and the terrible years he spent as a prisoner in Auschwitz to illuminate the human condition. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BG; FA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152180
ISBN
9781857152180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives of the Russian, Polish and Jewish partisans trapped behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Wracked by fear, hunger and fierce rivalries, they link up, fall apart, struggle to stay alive and to sabotage the efforts of the all-powerful German army. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183909
ISBN
9780141183909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Compiled in three beautifully slip-cased hardback editions, with an introduction by Toni Morrison, this book focuses on the understanding of the human condition and philosophical exploration of the polarities of good and evil. Num Pages: 3008 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 171 x 175. Weight in Grams: 5010.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713999563
ISBN
9780713999563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.60
€ 99.29

Paperback. Amid Levi's grim tales of the Holocaust, The Wrench is an optimistic life-enhancing novel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138633
ISBN
9780349138633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

The new thriller by the New York Times bestselling authors of The Relic (basis of the Paramount movie) and Reliquary. Movie rights to RIPTIDE have been optioned by Arnold Kopelson (producer of such hits as The Fugitive and Outbreak) and Twentieth Century Fox. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 105 x 30. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446607179
ISBN
9780446607179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.49

Hardback. Munshi Premchand is a pioneering figure in modern Hini literature. This is a translation of his Hindi novel, Rangbhumi (1924-5), which is about the tensions between the rulers and the ruled. Set in the period between the 1920s and 1930s, it captures and celebrates the unassailable spirit of the common man, especially the farming community. Translator(s): King, Christopher. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; FA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 52. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195667127
ISBN
9780195667127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.37

Paperback. A vivid and moving account of life in a north Indian village in the late colonial period. Translator(s): Roadarmel, Gordon C. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215673
ISBN
9780253215673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. A pioneering collection of stories about the Nepali-speaking world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780872964
ISBN
9781780872964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Three Westernized siblings return to their Himalayan hometown, but a game of happy families is the last thing on the cards. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780873008
ISBN
9781780873008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 34. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Grantha Corporation United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890206482
ISBN
9781890206482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. The Last Knight of Terra. 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 109 x 170 x 35. Weight: 280.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781451638226
ISBN
9781451638226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.17

Paperback. Gemma is the bored, pretty second wife of Charlie Bovery, the reluctant stepmother of his children and the bete-noire of his ex-wife. Gemma's sudden windfall and distaste for London take them across the Channel to Normandy, where the charms of French country living soon wear off. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224061148
ISBN
9780224061148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. A Tasmanian Belinda Bauer Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755387854
ISBN
9780755387854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The fabulous new novel from the bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Yummy Mummy and It Happened One Summer Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers, remains in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009486
ISBN
9780755358878
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * Previously published in hardback as THE EGG RACE * The wonderful second novel from the brilliant Polly Williams: the story of two women who think they're ready to settle down - but have they found the right man? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to page edges, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KSG0009439
ISBN
9780751540550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * A captivating story of a child's investigation into who her real father is and the secrets clouding his disappearance. 'A haunting story of love and betrayal that ever so gently gets under your skin' THE MIRROR. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088065
ISBN
9781844088065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. * The B format publication of the ecstatically received collection of short stories about vengeful wives, jealous husbands, femme fatales, reluctant fiancees, daddy's girls, secretive nannies and worldly children Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087082
ISBN
9781844087082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. * The stunningly well received short story collection from the ever-brilliant Polly Samson, out now in paperback Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860499937
ISBN
9781860499937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Two women who've dated the same man navigate love, destiny, loss, and choice in this powerful debut. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316320290
ISBN
9780316320290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.62

Hardcover. Two women who've dated the same man navigate love, destiny, loss, and choice in this powerful debut. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316320320
ISBN
9780316320320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.96

Paperback. The book is a critical edition of La Hollande Malade, a comedy in one act by Raymond Poisson. La Hollande Malade, written in 1673, is a satirical and allegorical comedy. Editor(s): Navailles, Louisette. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 42 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: DD; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
42
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894654
ISBN
9780859894654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Levine, Susan F. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204980
ISBN
9780872204980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

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