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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. 'Presumed Innocent meets Fatal Attraction.. Hart's prose is like Raymond Chandler's, angular and hard..' - Entertainment Weekly Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848540989
ISBN
9781848540989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Discover one of the most authentic, moving and gripping portrayals of British soldiers ever written. This classic novel of the First World War appears in a new edition for the centenary of the conflict. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780751557121
ISBN
9780751557121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. On a remote South Pacific island paradise, an elderly tribesman is translating "Hamlet" into local Pidgin English. Much to his annoyance, he is interrupted by the arrival of an unexpected visitor. William Hardt is an American lawyer, he has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and has come to help. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552999809
ISBN
9780552999809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007315048
ISBN
9780007315048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Takes you into the heart of America's Deep South with a collection of stories connected by the life and crimes of Ford County: a place of harsh beauty where broken dreams and final wishes converge. This title features a vivid cast of attorneys, crooks, hustlers, and convicts. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099545781
ISBN
9780099545781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Worldwide bestseller John Grisham will keep you on the edge of your seat with his most suspenseful thriller yet. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444729764
ISBN
9781444729764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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