Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. 'One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking - it was coming from her parents' bedroom'. This title tells the story of Ruth Cole. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 446. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KCG0000073
- ISBN
- 9780552997966
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Born a Parsi in Bombay, sent to university and medical school in Vienna, Dr Farrokh Daruwalla is a Canadian citizen - a 59-year-old orthopaedic surgeon, living in Toronto. Once, twenty years ago, Dr Daruwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa. Now, two decades later, the doctor will be reacquainted with the murderer.. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552996051
- ISBN
- 9780552996051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Jack Burns' mother, Alice, is a tattoo artist in search of the boy's father, a virtuoso organist named William who has fled America to Europe. To fund her journey, she plies her trade in the seaports of the Baltic coast. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552773126
- ISBN
- 9780552773126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, a twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, pursued by the constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552776578
- ISBN
- 9780552776578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Fred 'Bogus' Trumper is a wayward knight-errant in the battle of the sexes and the pursuit of happiness. He also happens to have a complaint more serious than Portnoy's. Yet he stubbornly clings to the notion that he'll make something of his life, and is about to commit himself to a second marriage that bears remarkable resemblance to his first. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552992077
- ISBN
- 9780552992077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.58
€ 17.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husband's left hand. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KTJ0049776
- ISBN
- 9780552771092
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 'One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking - it was coming from her parents' bedroom'. This title tells the story of Ruth Cole. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 446. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KAK0010601
- ISBN
- 9780552997966
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As the oldest unadopted child at St Cloud's orphanage, Homer Wells strikes up a profound and unusual friendship with Wilbur Larch, the orphanage's founder, a man of rare compassion and an addiction to ether. What he learns from Wilbur takes him from his early apprenticeship in the orphanage surgery, to an adult life running a cider-making factory. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552992046
- ISBN
- 9780552992046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. 'One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking - it was coming from her parents' bedroom'. This title tells the story of Ruth Cole. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 462. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KTM0006276
- ISBN
- 9780552997966
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Juan Diego's little sister is a mind reader. As a teenager, he struggles to keep anything secret - Lupe knows all the worst things that go through his mind. What might a young girl be driven to do if she thought she had the power to change what lies ahead? This is the story of what happens when the future collides with the past. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552778640
- ISBN
- 9780552778640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A story of unfulfilled love - tormented, funny, and affecting - and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. It is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself 'worthwhile'. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552778442
- ISBN
- 9780552778442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is both extraordinary and terrifying. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552993692
- ISBN
- 9780552993692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. For fans of THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, Mark Watson and Mark Haddon, here is a cleverly written mystery about fate, circumstance, destiny and coincidence from COSTA AWARD-shortlisted author, John Ironmonger. This quirky read is hard to put down and spans philosophy, conflict, relationships and romance. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220840
- ISBN
- 9781780220840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Maximilian Ponder has been shut away for 30 years, attempting to record every memory he has ever had .. A stunning debut about friendship, memory and what makes up a life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220833
- ISBN
- 9781780220833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813531236
- ISBN
- 9780813531236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.54
€ 44.99
€ 39.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292. 254 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 128 x 200 x 14. Weight: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indigo Dreams Publishing
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907401633
- ISBN
- 9781907401633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear with minor sunning to spine
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0001081
- ISBN
- 9780394756974
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The tale of Peter Meadowes, who flees to Kyoto for a summer vacation and lusts after every woman he sees. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781880656082
- ISBN
- 9781880656082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.54
€ 12.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564781765
- ISBN
- 9781564781765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.25
€ 14.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. A debut novel, this title is a road trip into the heart of a country and a man, a travelogue of loss and redemption, and a Pilgrim's Progress for a godless world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 191. 256 pages. A debut novel, this title is a road trip into the heart of a country and a man, a travelogue of loss and redemption, and a Pilgrim's Progress for a godless world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight: 188.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841956985
- ISBN
- 9781841956985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95