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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. The discovery of a body in a quarry creates a baffling case for Detective Superintendent Wycliffe Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780752881430
- ISBN
- 9780752881430
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Paperback. A respectable bookseller is found bludgeoned and strangled and it's up to Chief Superintendent Wycliffe to find out why .. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780752844459
- ISBN
- 9780752844459
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Paperback. A troubling disappearance leads to a new investigation for Detective Wycliffe. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409174684
- ISBN
- 9781409174684
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Paperback. The peace of the idyllic Scilly Isles is shattered, and now Detective Superintendent Wycliffe must solve a brutal crime. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409171867
- ISBN
- 9781409171867
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Paperback. In a tranquil Cornish town, Detective Superintendent Wycliffe is faced with a family of secrets - and murder.. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409171850
- ISBN
- 9781409171850
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Paperback. Set in the beautiful Cornish landscape, DI Wycliffe must tackle a high-profile murder case. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409171843
- ISBN
- 9781409171843
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Paperback. A relaxing holiday in Cornwall soon turns into Detective Wycliffe's next investigation. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409174677
- ISBN
- 9781409174677
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Paperback. A murder in a quiet Cornish village. A tough new case for Detective Wycliffe to solve. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409174691
- ISBN
- 9781409174691
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A record of a journey on foot through coastal East Anglia. Translator(s): Hulse, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 2ACG; FA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306 320pp
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099448921
- ISBN
- 9780099448921
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Paperback. Documents the lives of four Jewish emigres in the twentieth century. Translator(s): Hulse, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages, 78. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 1. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448884
- ISBN
- 9780099448884
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Paperback. At moments when reality shows itself to be unstable or uncanny, we experience a form of vertigo. This experience is further complicated when we try to transform experience into writing, and fact clashes with memory. Sebald's novel, part fiction, part travelogue explores this theme. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 2ACG; FA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448891
- ISBN
- 9780099448891
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Paperback. Catalina is the one person unable to join in the festivities of the Feast of the Assumption. But then she has a vision of the Virgin, and is miraculously cured. In the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, such a claim to blessedness has serious consequences, especially when she seems more inclined to obey her heart than the demands of the Church. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002417
- ISBN
- 9780099286844
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Catalina is the one person unable to join in the festivities of the Feast of the Assumption. But then she has a vision of the Virgin, and is miraculously cured. In the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, such a claim to blessedness has serious consequences, especially when she seems more inclined to obey her heart than the demands of the Church. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001975
- ISBN
- 9780099286844
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Paperback. Bertha Ley comes of age, inherits her father's money and promptly marries a handsome, calm and unimaginative man. Bertha is wildly in love with Edward and believes she can be happy playing the role of a dutiful wife in their country home. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099288800
- ISBN
- 9780099288800
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Paperback. Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, eighteen-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she is adored by the steady, loyal Tom. But then Liza meets Jim Blakeston, charming and worldy, new to the area, and married. Soon the streets are wise to their passionate affair and Liza's fall from grace is fast and fatal. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099282747
- ISBN
- 9780099282747
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Paperback. Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE (RAND)
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286875
- ISBN
- 9780099286875
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Paperback. Discusses the writings of St. Teresa and the paintings of El Greco, and comments with sagacity and wit on such illustrious figures as Cervantes, Velazquez and the creator of Don Juan. This title is full of happy surprises, curious facts and stimulating opinions that reflects the author's lifelong enchantment with the landscape and people of Spain. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289401
- ISBN
- 9780099289401
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paperback. This final, classic collection of stories reveals Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Included are: "The Lotus Eater", "The Outstation" and "The Back of Beyond". Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428862
- ISBN
- 9780099428862
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Paperback. Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 63. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099284765
- ISBN
- 9780099284765
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paperback. A collection of short stories such as "Rain", "The Letter", "The Vessel of Wrath" and "The Alien Corn". Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749397579
- ISBN
- 9780749397579
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Paperback. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief spell in Paris as would-be artist, Philip Carey settles in London to train as a doctor. And that is where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a formative, tortured and masochistic affair which very nearly ruins him. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099284963
- ISBN
- 9780099284963
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Paperback. Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. Off stage, however, she is bored with her handsome husband, coquettish and undisciplined. She is at first flattered and amused by the attentions of a shy and eager young fan, but before long Julia is amazed to find herself falling wildly, dangerously, in love. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286837
- ISBN
- 9780099286837
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Paperback. When war broke out in 1914, Somerset Maugham was dispatched by the British Secret Service to Switzerland under the guise of completing a play. This title collects stories that are rooted in author's own experiences as an agent, reflecting the ruthlessness and brutality of espionage, its intrigue and treachery, as well as its absurdity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHD; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289708
- ISBN
- 9780099289708
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Paperback. Introducing the world of Machiavelli, this title covers three important months in the career of that crafty politician, worldly seducer and high priest of schemers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286868
- ISBN
- 9780099286868
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