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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. Editor(s): Royle, Nicholas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. .
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784631123
- ISBN
- 9781784631123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. 'A deft masterpiece with never a false note' - Guardian Translator(s): Hunt, Jonathan. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782117155
- ISBN
- 9781782117155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.50
€ 13.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. The prize-winning international bestseller from the author of I'm Not Scared Translator(s): Hunt, Jonathan. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300. 416 pages. The prize-winning international bestseller from the author of I'm Not Scared. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight: 296. Translator(s): Hunt, Jonathan.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847671387
- ISBN
- 9781847671387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.54
€ 13.00
€ 11.54
Paperback. Ischiano Scalo. A place where even the main road out to the nearest big town gives up after a couple of miles, where escape from a life of boredom and emptiness is almost impossible. Translator(s): Hunt, Jonathan. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306. 405 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight: 304. Translator(s): Hunt, Jonathan.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841959320
- ISBN
- 9781841959320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.54
€ 13.00
€ 11.54
Paperback. Room meets Stand By Me, in a thrilling tale of the loss of innocence Translator(s): Doust, Kylee. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128. 160 pages. Lorenzo Cuni is a fourteen-year-old loner. His wealthy parents think he is away on a school skiing trip, but, in fact, he has stowed away in a forgotten cellar. He plans to live in perfect isolation for a week, keeping the adult world at bay. Then a visit from his estranged half-sister, Olivia, changes everything. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 11. Weight: 128. Translator(s): Doust, Kylee.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857861986
- ISBN
- 9780857861986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Eleanor Lee has lived a fiercely independent existence for over ninety years, but now it's time to tidy her life away - books, photographs, paintings, letters - a lifetime of possessions all neatly boxed up for the last time. But amongst them there are some things that must be kept hidden. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405919838
- ISBN
- 9781405919838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. For Elsa and Jack, a stolen kiss becomes a shot at real happiness. Eight months later, they board a plane to begin a new life in San Francisco, where Jack has found his dream job working on the Golden Gate Bridge. As he becomes more and more preoccupied, and Elsa becomes increasingly isolated, and the fragile love between them starts to unravel.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593652
- ISBN
- 9780099593652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619024595
- ISBN
- 9781619024595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.19
€ 32.99
€ 21.19
Paperback. Niamh Shaw's second novel for Little Black Dress promises to be another fast-paced, sharp-witted and hilarious slice of romance Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 23. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755348572
- ISBN
- 9780755348572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.90
€ 8.99
€ 7.90
Paperback. Frankie Rowley is far too practical to believe in karma or fate ..and her family and friends reckon that work-obsessed Frankie's strongest relationship is with her phone. When she loses that precious phone on a business trip to San Francisco, Frankie is forced to hire a replacement. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KAK0002626
- ISBN
- 9780241951972
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408852057
- ISBN
- 9781408852057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.38
€ 14.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. An exquisitely-crafted tale of love and loss from the author of Four Letters of Love and Only Say the Word Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330375313
- ISBN
- 9780330375313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198. 204 pages. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762149
- ISBN
- 9781905762149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. Robbed of his ancestral home, Ianto pledges revenge not only on the English yuppies who have turned his grandmother's cottage into a weekender' barbecue party but on all those who have violated him and the land that is his. This latest act of colonial oppression and desecration triggers his lurid and strange information into unspeakable savagery. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285182
- ISBN
- 9780099285182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 144 pages. Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight: 124.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435908300
- ISBN
- 9780435908300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.25
€ 17.25
Paperback. This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 256 pages. This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight: 212.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435908447
- ISBN
- 9780435908447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.26
€ 17.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107361
- ISBN
- 9780143107361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. A novel that portrays several characters in a village whose intertwined lives are transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency in Kenya. It features a reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186993
- ISBN
- 9780141186993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 160 pages. Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight: 140.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435905484
- ISBN
- 9780435905484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.26
€ 17.26
Paperback. Leading politician and bestselling author Newt Gingrich and novelist Pete Earley are back with another gripping international thriller. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455540297
- ISBN
- 9781455540297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.21
€ 18.99
€ 14.21
Hardback. Leading politician and bestselling author Newt Gingrich and novelist Pete Earley are back with the gripping sequel to Duplicity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455530441
- ISBN
- 9781455530441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.51
€ 42.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other women and children whom the Japanese force to walk for miles through the jungle leading to the deaths of many. Due to her courageous spirit, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9781784870027
- ISBN
- 9781784870027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 5.80
€ 7.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. As new
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220931
- ISBN
- 9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0220793
- ISBN
- 9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99