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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A coming-of-age story that captures the discomforts and challenges of being fifteen years old with the world stretching out in front of you. Alex, Ward's friend wants him to come to a party at Alison's where there'll be girls and drinks and the possibilities of fun. But Ward would rather wait on the beach for the surf to come up. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230198
ISBN
9780571230198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.48

Paperback. Presented as a collection of found papers, appendices and notes, this book tells the story of John Sutherland of 'The Grey House', who is dying and creating in the last days of his life a musical composition that will define it. It takes you to a new understanding of how fiction can affect you. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 32. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571282340
ISBN
9780571282340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Akashic Books New York
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRS0018306
ISBN
9781888451849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pushcart Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888889765
ISBN
9781888889765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Four Winds Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940423029
ISBN
9781940423029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531137
ISBN
9780714531137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.29

Paperback. Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought that ended with a vengeance the night of his birth. All signs being auspicious, the villagers triumphantly assured Sampath's proud parents that their son was destined for greatness. Twenty years of failure later, that unfortunately does not appear to be the case. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571284047
ISBN
9780571284047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. High in the Himalayas sits a dilapidated mansion, home to three people, each dreaming of another time. Around the house swirl the forces of revolution and change. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141027289
ISBN
9780141027289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1. Ausgabe.
SKU
V9781571310750
ISBN
9781571310750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.09

Paperback. She was America's sweetheart. Until the love affair ended with a bang.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 111 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KNH0012023
ISBN
9781847561206
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Red Lemonade United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935869061
ISBN
9781935869061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.16

paperback. Competition is stiff for the position of sub-librarian in Aberdarcy Library. For John Lewis, the situation is complicated by the attentions of daunting and desirable village socialite, Elizabeth Gruffyd-Williams, who is married to a member of the local Council. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141194288
ISBN
9780141194288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.34

Paperback. Dr Thomas Underhill, a notorious seventeenth-century practitioner of black arts and sexual deviancy. However, the landlord, Maurice Allington, is the sole witness to the renaissance of the malevolent Underhill. Led by an anxious desire to vindicate his sanity, Allington strives to uncover the key to Underhill's satanic powers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099461074
ISBN
9780099461074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Jim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department beckons - as long as Jim can stave off the unwelcome advances of fellow lecturer Margaret, survive a madrigal-singing weekend at Professor Welch's, deliver a lecture on 'Merrie England'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182599
ISBN
9780141182599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Harry Caldecote is a convivial academic who devotes his life to others. He is on call when his alcoholic niece falls into strange hands, when his brother threatens to emulate Wordsworth, when his son's lesbian lodger is beaten up by her girlfriend. He endures misplaced seductions just to keep the peace at the King's pub in Shepherd's Hill. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194301
ISBN
9780141194301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Twenty year old Jenny Bunn is supernally beautiful and stubbornly chaste, which is why Patrick Standish, an arrogant schoolmaster, wants her so much. This novel about a northern girl who moves south, wants to fit in and yet wants to preserve her principles, challenges our assumptions about the battle of the sexes and classes in Britain. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194271
ISBN
9780141194271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The quickest way to get rich is to marry someone rich, but how do you do this if you aren't yet rich? TV chat-show host Ronnie Appleyard is preoccupied with this question as he pursues wealthy heiress Simona Quick over two continents. But as he comes closer to his prize other questions present themselves. Is the androgenous Simona really worth it? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194257
ISBN
9780141194257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Jenny Bunn and Patrick Standish have settled into London life with their troubled courtship long behind them. Patrick works in publishing and Jenny teaches sick children in a hospital. They have reached a certain level of maturity, or so they think. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194226
ISBN
9780141194226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Malcolm, Peter and Charlie and their Soave-sodden wives have one main ambition left in life: to drink Wales dry. But their routine is both shaken and stirred when they are joined by professional Welshman Alun Weaver (CBE) and his wife, Rhiannon. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461050
ISBN
9780099461050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Douglas Yandell, a youngish music critic, is enlisted by Kitty Vandervane to keep an eye on her roving husband - the eminent conductor and would-be radical Sir Roy - as he embarks on yet another affair. Roy, meanwhile, wants Douglas as an alibi for his growing involvement with Sylvia, an unsuitably young woman who loves nothing more than to shock. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194240
ISBN
9780141194240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. At Tuppenny-hapenny Cottage in the English countryside, five elderly people live together in rancorous disharmony. Adela Bastable bosses the house, as her brother Bernard passes his days thinking up malicious schemes against the baby-talking Marigold and secret drinker Shorty, while kindly George lies bedridden upstairs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194233
ISBN
9780141194233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Brimming with gluttony, booze and lust, Roger Micheldene is loose in America. Supposedly visiting Budweiser University to make deals for his publishing firm in England, Roger instead sets out to offend all he meets and to seduce every woman he encounters. But his American hosts seem made of sterner stuff. Who will be Roger's undoing? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194264
ISBN
9780141194264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Stanley Duke thinks it is safe to sink into middle age, his son goes insane. As if that wasn't terrible enough, Stanley finds himself beset on all sides by women - neurotic, cantankerous, half-baked or just plain capricious. As they gnaw away at his composure, he wonders whether insanity is not something with which women are intimately acquainted. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461043
ISBN
9780099461043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Lieutenant James Churchill and his colleagues find themselves questioning their purpose. Are they for death or against it? These men of action travel between the barracks, the lunatic asylum and the house of an aristocratic nymphomaniac in search of answers. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194295
ISBN
9780141194295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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