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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. 'Hilariously surreal. It's a bit like the Coen Brothers directing an Alan Bennett play.. Fantastic' Daily Mirror Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 232. 320 pages. 'Hilariously surreal. It's a bit like the Coen Brothers directing an Alan Bennett play. Fantastic' Daily Mirror. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 146 x 197 x 27. Weight: 224.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408813768
ISBN
9781408813768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Fencers Tam, Richie and their ever-exasperated English foreman are forced to move from rural Scotland to England for work. After a disastrous start involving a botched fence and an accidental murder, the three move to a damp caravan in Upper Bowland and soon find themselves in direct competition with the sinister Hall Brothers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. 288 pages. Fencers Tam, Richie and their ever-exasperated English foreman are forced to move from rural Scotland to England for work. After a disastrous start involving a botched fence and an accidental murder, the three move to a damp caravan in Upper Bowland and soon find themselves in direct competition with the sinister Hall Brothers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 206.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809433
ISBN
9781408809433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. From the prize-winning author of Seating Arrangements comes the masterful story of a young woman who abandons her dreams to start a new life. Spanning decades, crossing continents, Astonish Me is stunning examination of love and sacrifice. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007525409
ISBN
9780007525409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize and 2012 L.A. Times First Novel Prize Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007467730
ISBN
9780007467730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Chrissie Docherty returns to the southern Africa of her childhood and tracks down Evelyn Fielding, the woman at the centre of an explosive scandal involving a traditional colonial officer and a gifted black African artist. Together, the two women uncover the secrets that shattered a remote expatriate outpost in the Zambian bush in the 1970s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910192849
ISBN
9781910192849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. A compulsive and haunting tale of the passion, betrayal, sensuality and ambiguity at the heart of shifting metropolitan lives Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KSS0007313
ISBN
9780747268178
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A compulsive and haunting tale of the passion, betrayal, sensuality and ambiguity at the heart of shifting metropolitan lives Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KKD0007779
ISBN
9780747268178
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. An unforgettable portrait of an Irish family in crisis in the legendary heatwave of 1976 Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755358793
ISBN
9780755358793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.50

Paperback. An unforgettable novel of love and motherhood from bestselling author Maggie O'Farrell Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Tinder Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780755308460
ISBN
9780755308460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. An impassioned, intense, haunting family drama from the author of AFTER YOU'D GONE and INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEATWAVE Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 270.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Tinder Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755308446
ISBN
9780755308446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Maggie O'Farrell's bestselling novel about childhood fears, families and love Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Tinder Press
Edition
01st Edition
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755302666
ISBN
9780755302666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Maggie O'Farrell's groundbreaking debut: a stunning, best-selling story of wrenching love and grief Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747268161
ISBN
9780747268161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.50

paperback. An addictive and unforgettable novel of a marriage in freefall, shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2016. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
HEADLINE
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755358816
ISBN
9780755358816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. Takes you through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way famous blue figures, including Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Yves Klein, Leonard Cohen, and Andy Warhol. In this book, the narrator sets out to construct a sort of 'pillow book' about her lifelong obsession with the colour blue. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 130. .
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911214526
ISBN
9781911214526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A dark and disturbing psycological thriller debut - perfect for fans of THE ICE TWINS and I LET YOU GO. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409152682
ISBN
9781409152682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Dan is a war correspondent in Bosnia, a stringer and a loner, a truthteller up to a point, careless with everything except his sources. This is a novel about transgressing moral, personal, ethical and social boundaries with tragic results - as a translator at the War Crimes tribunal gets close to a journalist who reports from former Yugoslavia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099464471
ISBN
9780099464471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Tells the stories of twelve disabled women, ten from Wales and two from the West of England. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762101
ISBN
9781905762101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The Complete Creative Writing Course
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957694415
ISBN
9780957694415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. It's the middle of the 21st century, and the next Ice Age has suddenly sent global warming into reverse. Saul is one of the Ice People, the threatened peoples of the northern hemisphere, who, watching their world freeze over, try to move south towards the equator. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590382
ISBN
9781846590382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Ugandan Mary Tendo worked for many years in the white middle-class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her only child, Justin. More than ten years after Mary has left, Justin is too depressed to get out of bed. To his mother's surprise, he asks for Mary. This work confronts racism and class conflict with humour. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590085
ISBN
9781846590085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Telegram Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846591990
ISBN
9781846591990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. When Ettie's husband dies, her daughter Iza insists that her mother give up the family house in the countryside and move to Budapest. Displaced from her community and her home, Ettie tries to find her place in this new life, but can't seem to get it right. Translator(s): Szirtes, George. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532385
ISBN
9780099532385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Tramp Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993459207
ISBN
9780993459207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.73

Paperback. Your husband. Your children. Your career. Who is the winner in the end? Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main market ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447260943
ISBN
9781447260943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

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