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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. The wide sweep of this important novel encompasses many layers. It ranges over decades in the life of Chotti - the central character - in which India moves from colonial rule to independence and then to the unrest of the 1970s. Translator(s): Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405107044
ISBN
9781405107044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Hardback. Translator(s): Dasgupta, Shamya. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424396
ISBN
9780857424396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Focuses on the trauma of a mother who awakens one morning to the shattering news that her son is lying dead in the morgue and her struggle to understand his decision to be a Naxalite. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Seagull Books Pvt. Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788170461401
ISBN
9788170461401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061744679
ISBN
9780061744679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

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

€ 14.99
€ 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
€ 11.08

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

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