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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all.. but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969953
ISBN
9780241969953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Will is thirty-six, comfortable and child-free. And he's discovered a brilliant new way of meeting women - through single-parent groups. Marcus is twelve and a little bitnerdish: he's got the kind of mother who made him listen to Joni Mitchell rather than Nirvana. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969809
ISBN
9780241969809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Barbara Parker is Miss Blackpool of 1964, but she doesn't want to be a beauty queen. She only wants to make people laugh. So she leaves her hometown behind, takes herself off to London, and lands a life-changing audition for a new BBC comedy series. Overnight she becomes Sophie Straw: charming, gorgeous, destined to win the nation's hearts. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241965221
ISBN
9780241965221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969816
ISBN
9780241969816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Export
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969939
ISBN
9780241969939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Annie lives in a dull town on England's bleak east coast and is in a relationship with Duncan which mirrors the place. Tucker was once a brilliant songwriter and performer, who's gone into seclusion in rural America - or at least that's what his fans think. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969830
ISBN
9780241969830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out - but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, back to their own beginnings and into the dark heart of the Jorgmund Company itself. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519973
ISBN
9780099519973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Joe Spork, son of the infamous criminal Mathew 'Tommy Gun' Spork just wants a quiet life, repairing clockwork in a wet, unknown bit of London. Edie Banister, former superspy, lives quietly and wishes she didn't. She's nearly ninety and the things she fought to save don't seem to exist anymore. She's beginning to wonder if they ever did. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099538097
ISBN
9780099538097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Hardcover. William has a good, steady job in retail. He works in the bedlinen department of an Oxford Street store. Lucy has a portfolio career which, in her view, is no kind of career at all. Unable to sleep, she thinks a new pillow might be the answer. William and Lucy are not connected. Yet the pair of them share a terrible memory from the past. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224099813
ISBN
9780224099813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.03

Paperback. Struggling to keep a grip on reality after his wife's death, Bunny Munro does the only thing he can think of: with his young son in tow, he hits the road. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main - Canons ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782115335
ISBN
9781782115335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. Outcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a shack full of junk, Euchrid Eucrow of Ukulore inhabits a nightmarish Southern valley of preachers and prophets, incest and ignorance. When the God-fearing folk of the town declare a foundling child to be chosen by the Almighty, Euchrid is disturbed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241966570
ISBN
9780241966570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444703641
ISBN
9781444703641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. An important new contemporary voice, compared with a young Martin Amis. Num Pages: 256 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181. Good clean copy. Showing light shelfwear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0021729
ISBN
9780340749982
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 207 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Chronicle Books United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811801805
ISBN
9780811801805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. From the author of the critically acclaimed Human Smoke, a brilliantly funny and deftly constructed new novel Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy with some slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000529
ISBN
9781847397829
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Nicholson Baker's hilarious, genre-defining debut novel, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083494
ISBN
9781847083494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. A story about sexual fantasy in which the main character, Arno Strine, a temporary typist, has mastered the technique of freezing time so that he can undress women. Nicholson Baker is the author of "Vox". Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Printing (by the Numbers), Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286714
ISBN
9780099286714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Baker's x-rated literary masterpiece, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083524
ISBN
9781847083524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
9780751550047
ISBN
9780751550047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Edition
Mti Rei
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455508976
ISBN
9781455508976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.33

Paperback. * The bestselling novel behind the Hollywood blockbuster - on screens March 1st 2013 * An epic love story from the bestselling author of The Last Song and The Notebook * The bestselling author of all your favourite movies Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751548525
ISBN
9780751548525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. From America's most beloved storyteller comes an unforgettable tale of a man who, in the name of love, must make the most difficult and heartrending decision of his life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0016823
ISBN
9780751539264
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A compelling family drama about a rebellious teenage girl's romantic awakening .. and first encounter with heartbreak. Written in conjunction with the hit film starring Miley Cyrus. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Edition
28th Edition
SKU
V9780751543261
ISBN
9780751543261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. * The bestselling novel behind the Hollywood blockbuster - at cinemas autumn 2014 * An epic love story from the bestselling author of The Last Song and The Notebook Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751553338
ISBN
9780751553338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

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