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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kwela South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780795701900
ISBN
9780795701900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. Translator(s): Lewis, Tess. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Archipelago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671466
ISBN
9780914671466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. An account of the experiences of Maitreyi Devi, the highly educated Indian daughter of an intellectual father who fell in love with a female student staying at her home in the 1930s. the book was written as a response to Bengal Nights, by Mircea Eliade, the young student who had stayed with the family in Calcutta. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143651
ISBN
9780226143651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.88

Paperback. Translator(s): Mac Con Iomaire,Liam; Robinson, Tim. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 b/w. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 117. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300227062
ISBN
9780300227062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.78

Paperback. Now available in paperback, the original English-language translation of O Cadhain's raucous masterpiece Translator(s): Titley, Alan (Professor Emeritus of Modern Irish UCC). Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780300219821
ISBN
9780300219821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.00
€ 11.67

Paperback. A combination of overwork and jet-leg propels Julia Fairfax into becoming engaged to a golf-playing wine buff called Oscar. But when she realises that she has fonder feelings for his adorable Labrador than for Oscar himself, she is forced to confront the fact that there is something drastically wrong. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Arrow (UK)
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099280231
ISBN
9780099280231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Sophie Apperly has spent her whole life pleasing others - but when she realises her family see her less as indispensable treasure and more as general dogsbody, she decides she's had enough. So when an old friend offers her the chance of a lifetime, she decides to swap Little England for the Big Apple, and heads off to the land of opportunity. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099525066
ISBN
9780099525066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Sarah Stratford is a wedding planner hiding a rather inconvenient truth - she doesn't believe in love. Or not for herself, anyway. But as the confetti flutters away on the June breeze of yet another successful wedding she somehow finds herself agreeing to organise two more, on the same day and only two months away. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 336. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KI20003425
ISBN
9780099502128
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It's not as if Nel hadn't enough on her plate already: organising a farmers' market in the picturesque Paradise Fields and keeping track of her unnervingly beautiful teenage daughter - plus sorting out a houseful of animals - are quite enough to keep her busy. The last thing she needs is another complication in her life.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099446620
ISBN
9780099446620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Polly Cameron is happy being thirty-five and celibate, living in a small Gloucestershire town with a possessive cat for company and a Rayburn for comfort. After all, a relationship would only complicate things.. But Polly's life is already complicated. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornerstone
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099446651
ISBN
9780099446651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. With the bookshop where she works about to close, hopeless romantic Laura Horsley, in a moment of uncharacteristic recklessness, finds herself agreeing to help organise a literary festival in the heart of the English countryside. But her initial excitement is followed by a mounting sense of panic when she realises just how much work is involved. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornerstone
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0034607
ISBN
9780099525042
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Fed up with looking after a houseful of students, Thea Orville throws caution to the winds and takes off to Ireland with Rory, a charming but feckless artist. But Thea's old life isn't so easily cut off. The arrival of Molly, her bossy friend, demanding to see Rory's stunning paintings is bad enough, but why did she have to bring Petal? Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780099415282
ISBN
9780099415282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Grace Soudley's life is also coming apart at the seams - her only security is the beautiful yet crumbling old house she was left by her godmother. But unless she can find a fortune, Luckenham House will disintegrate around her. When Ellie and Grace meet, the two very different women find they can help each other out. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099446637
ISBN
9780099446637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Hetty Longden's mother thinks that looking after Great Uncle Samuel's crumbling stately home will be just the thing for Hetty's broken heart. Hetty doesn't mind; at least she can be miserable in private. But 'private' is a relative term in a village which revolves around the big house. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270. Hetty Longden's mother thinks that looking after Great Uncle Samuel's crumbling stately home will be just the thing for Hetty's broken heart. Hetty doesn't mind; at least she can be miserable in private. But 'private' is a relative term in a village which revolves around the big house. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KTG0011507
ISBN
9780099446682
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. If May, Sally and Harriet didn't need the money so badly, they definitely wouldn't be working for Slimeball Slater at Quality Cleaners. So when they discover it's Slimeball taking them to the cleaners, they decide to set up their own business - and that's when things really start to take off. Num Pages: 448 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099446668
ISBN
9780099446668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A romantic Christmas feast of short stories that lets you add some extra sparkle to your Christmas. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784750398
ISBN
9781784750398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Emily is happy with her life just as it is. She enjoys living on her own as a single woman. But she's also feels it's time for a change and a spot of some sea air. So when her best friend Rebecca asks whether she'd like to spend the summer cooking on a 'puffer' boat just off the Scottish coast, she jumps at the chance. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099579328
ISBN
9780099579328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Jo Edwards never planned to live on a barge. But when her husband trades her in for a younger model, she finds her options limited. Dora Hamilton never planned to run out on her own wedding. But as The Big Day approaches, her cold feet show no signs of warming up - and accepting Jo's offer aboard The Three Sisters seems the only alternative. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Arrow Book Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499831
ISBN
9780099499831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize - this wonderful debut novel about family secrets is a perfect book for the summer Num Pages: 272 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Murray
Edition
1st UK Paperback Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0200809
ISBN
9780719566455
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the author of LIARS AND SAINTS (shortlisted for the Orange Prize and a Richard & Judy Summer Read) comes a wonderful new book exploring extraordinary moments of everyday life Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. 224 pages. From the author of LIARS AND SAINTS (shortlisted for the Orange Prize and a Richard & Judy Summer Read) comes a wonderful new book exploring extraordinary moments of everyday life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 17. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847674166
ISBN
9781847674166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize - this wonderful debut novel about family secrets is a perfect book for the summer Num Pages: 272 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st UK Paperback Edition
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KIN0007630
ISBN
9780719566455
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Hidden deep in the mountains, the recruits at 'Unit 701', China's secret services, operate in a dark, shadowy world. There is the 'wind-listener', a blind surveillance officer who can hear sounds from miles away, the beautiful, unstable maths genius who meets a violent end, and, the old man who deciphers codes in his dreams. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391458
ISBN
9780141391458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. A novel that captures the rapture of childhood and the tragedy of lost innocence in an Iraq that has vanished forever, Winner of the King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies Translation of Arabic Literature Award. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609919
ISBN
9780815609919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. It's a pitch black, rainy night in a small Iranian town. Inside his house the Colonel is immersed in thought. Memories are storming in. There is a knock on the door. Two young policemen have come to summon the Colonel to collect the tortured body of his youngest daughter and bury her before sunrise. Translator(s): Patterdale, Tom. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598891
ISBN
9781906598891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

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