Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. The Spanish Flu killed thirty million people in 1918. Now, with history threatening to repeat itself, a scientific expedition speeds toward a remote island on the Arctic Sea. For reporter Frank Daly, it is the story of a lifetime. But, when he meets up with the ship upon its return, it is clear that something has gone terribly wrong. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 27. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Arrow Books Edition
- SKU
- KAK0003746
- ISBN
- 9780099184027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 'Sharp, intelligent and funny' Sarah Winman, author of When God was a Rabbit Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTG0006335
- ISBN
- 9780330519892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 'Sharp, intelligent and funny' Sarah Winman, author of When God was a Rabbit Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTJ0046907
- ISBN
- 9780330519892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422372
- ISBN
- 9780099422372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. As a child, Luke's mother often tells him the story of the Dumb House, an experiment on newborn babies raised in silence, designed to test the innateness of language. As Luke grows up, his interest in language and the delicate balance of life and death leads to amateur dissections of small animals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784870119
- ISBN
- 9781784870119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Series: Sonchai Jitpleecheep. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472151445
- ISBN
- 9781472151445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Collects three stories featuring Buchan's character, Edward Leithen, a prosperous Scots lawyer and MP in London. He seeks adventure to relieve the tedium of respectability. These stories present him: making his own adventure by playing the poacher, and seeking a lost friend in the wastes of Canada. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 158 x 46. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862419950
- ISBN
- 9780862419950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. It's May, 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a quiet life in London, but after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger he stumbles into a hair-raising adventure - a desperate hunt across the country and against the clock, pursued by the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528395
- ISBN
- 9780099528395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Three high-flying men who suffer from boredom concoct a plan to cure it. They inform 3 Scottish estates that they will poach from each two stags and a salmon. They sign collectively as 'John McNab' and await the responses. Part of the "Leithen Stories" series, this novel discusses the hunting, shooting and fishing lifestyle in Highland Scotland. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Edition
- Authorised
- Publisher
- Polygon (An Imprint of Birlinn Limited)
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846970283
- ISBN
- 9781846970283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Richard Hannay gets caught up quite suddenly on a dull London afternoon in a situation of extreme danger. Before he knows what is happening he is the obvious suspect for a murder committed in his own flat, and has to go on the run to his native Scotland. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140011302
- ISBN
- 9780140011302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Richard Hannay finds a corpse in his flat, and becomes involved in a plot by spies to precipitate war and subvert British naval power. The resourceful victim of a manhunt, he is pursued by both the police and the ruthless conspirators. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853260803
- ISBN
- 9781853260803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, and light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0000762
- ISBN
- 9780714528243
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Lilliput Pr Ltd Dublin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510499
- ISBN
- 9781843510499
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.31
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€ 12.31
Paperback. Under South Africa's apartheid regime, black activist Steve Biko has been working for years to undermine the system when he meets white journalist Donald Woods. Initially suspicious of Biko and his motives, Woods finds himself united with Biko in common cause after Biko reveals to him the true extent of police atrocities in the black townships. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b/w film stills. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950722
- ISBN
- 9780241950722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Along the way, master poet John Bricuth treats readers to a sly, sarcastic-and sometimes deeply moving-look at storytelling, old-time religion, and the American way. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418070
- ISBN
- 9781421418070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.25
€ 21.99
€ 20.25
Paperback. The new literary tour-de-force from the author of Citrus County Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138862
- ISBN
- 9780349138862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
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€ 14.29
Paperback. The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women. But the price of success is high. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099445364
- ISBN
- 9780099445364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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€ 11.76
Paperback. William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 37. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552776141
- ISBN
- 9780552776141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.27
€ 11.99
€ 11.27
Paperback. Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela's life is characterised by one amazing fact: his body stopped ageing before the end of the eighteenth century. Starting in 1758, a young Matthieu flees Paris after witnessing his mother's brutal murder. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 196 x 44. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552776158
- ISBN
- 9780552776158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552773805
- ISBN
- 9780552773805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.78
€ 10.99
€ 8.78