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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Sixteen-year-old Lisa has high hopes for her first year in London. But she is squeezed into a flat with her bohemian mother and a little brother obsessed with foxes. Lisa trails through the city, dabbling with drugs and romance, and refusing to lose faith in her belief that something fantastic will happen to mark the rest of her life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747594475
- ISBN
- 9780747594475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
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Paperback. Family secrets and lies in small-town America, from Man Booker and Orange Prize shortlisted author Esi Edugyan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846689390
- ISBN
- 9781846689390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.68
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Paperback. Dori's father has gone travelling in South America and, suffering from some kind of breakdown, following the death of his wife, he goes missing. Dori sets out to find him, leaving his wife and young son at home in Israel. Translator(s): Silverston, Sondra. Num Pages: 624 pages, -. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578550
- ISBN
- 9780099578550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.04
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Paperback. It is 1995 and Noa and Amir have decided to move in together. Noa is studying photography in Jerusalem and Amir is a psychology student in Tel Aviv, so they choose a tiny flat in a village called El-Kastel. Noa and Amir's flat is separated from that of their landlords, by a thin wall, but on each side we find a completely different world. Translator(s): Silverston, Sondra. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099507673
- ISBN
- 9780099507673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. When Carruthers receives a letter from his friend Davies suggesting a Baltic sailing trip the vision of a manned yacht, A1 scenery and excellent duck shooting quickly works its charm. Much to Carruther's disgust, the reality couldn't be more different. Why should anyone want to kill Davies? What are the Germans trying to hide? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582793
- ISBN
- 9780099582793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. This novel chronicles the final decline of a poor white family in rural Georgia, who are exhorted by their patriarch, Ty Ty, to dig up their land in search of gold, and who thereby ruin it. Complex sexual entanglements and betrayals lead to a murder within the family that completes its dissolution. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820316635
- ISBN
- 9780820316635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.80
€ 25.99
€ 21.80
Paperback. Infamous for the murder of Maria Iribarne, the artist Juan Pablo Castel is now writing a detailed account of his relationship with the victim from his prison cell: obsessed from the first moment he saw her examining one of his paintings, Castel had become fixated on her over the next months and fantasized over how they might meet again. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141194547
- ISBN
- 9780141194547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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€ 11.04
Paperback. A novel of prejudice, community and what it means to be a man in the American South. It explores the deep prejudice of the American South in the tradition of Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" and Toni Morrison's "Beloved". It is the story of a young black man sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846687860
- ISBN
- 9781846687860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.69
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paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099586623
- ISBN
- 9780099586623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684843322
- ISBN
- 9780684843322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.10
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€ 22.10
Paperback.
- Publication date
- 1954
- Publisher
- Del Rey Books
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780440378648
- ISBN
- 9780440378648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
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€ 10.83
Hardcover. First published in 1929, this draws on Hemingway's experiences of World War I, when he was badly wounded while serving with the Italians. This is a portrait of men at war which explores their deeper responses to the cruelty and heroism of battle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857151497
- ISBN
- 9781857151497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.67
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€ 15.67
Paperback. Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the tale of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. This story of heroic endeavour won Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. It stands as a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099273967
- ISBN
- 9780099273967
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.75
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€ 9.75
Paperback. High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle the dynamiting. There, in the mountains, he finds the dangers and the intense comradeship of war. And there he discovers Maria, a young woman who has escaped from Franco's rebels.. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099289821
- ISBN
- 9780099289821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
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Paperback. Hemingway must take on his new role of leader and, of equal importance, assist his wife Mary to pursue the great lion she is determined to kill before Christmas. This work details the African landscape, the thrill of the hunt, and the heartfelt relationships with his African neighbours. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 21. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099282129
- ISBN
- 9780099282129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 5.70
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€ 5.70
Paperback. Living a bachelor's life on an island in the Gulf Stream during the 30s, Hudson's existence is dictated by the waves and tides. But when his sons come to visit, Hudson must grapple with the role of father and the unfamiliar demands of family. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784872045
- ISBN
- 9781784872045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.04
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€ 9.04
Paperback. Richard Cantrell is an American Colonel living in Venice just after the Second World War. The fighting has left him scarred and embittered, a middle-aged man with a heart condition. It seems that only the love of Renata, a nineteen-year-old countess can save him. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784872038
- ISBN
- 9781784872038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.25
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€ 10.25
Paperback. Features hunters, wives, old men of wisdom, waiters, fighters, women loved, women lost: living on the raw edge, making love, and facing the inevitable reality of death. As an introduction to the author's work, or as an overview of the themes he developed in his novels, this work presents a collection of stories. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 124 x 12. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099909705
- ISBN
- 9780099909705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 4.99
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€ 4.99
Paperback. In this book Hemingway shares his passion for bullfighting. The technical skills are described and explained, with chapters on individual bullfighters and the bulls. This work also contains a number of short stories inspired by the intense life and inevitable death of those violent afternoons. Num Pages: 336 pages, 48pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ASZX; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- 9780099909101
- ISBN
- 9780099909101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.45
€ 10.45
Paperback. This collection comprises: "Fiesta", Hemingway's first major novel; long extracts from "A Farewell to Arms", "To Have and Have Not" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls"; 25 complete short stories; and the Epilogue to "Death in the Afternoon". Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 102 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099339311
- ISBN
- 9780099339311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
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Paperback.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Touchstone ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684824994
- ISBN
- 9780684824994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.94
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Paperback. Spring is coming to the small towns of Michigan, but the snow still covers the land when Scripps O'Neil sets of for Chicago, decides to stop a while in Petoskey, and meets up with Yogi Johnson. Subtitled "A Romantic Novel in Honour of the Passing of a Great Race", this work parodies the themes and styles of the 'great race' of writers. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099909507
- ISBN
- 9780099909507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
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Paperback. The War is just over. In Venice, a city affectionately described, the American Colonel, Richard Cantrell, falls in love with Renata, an Italian countess who has 'a profile that could break anyone's heart'. Cantrell is war-scarred and old enough to be Renata's father, but he is overwhelmed by the selflessness of the love she is offering. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Arrow Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099909606
- ISBN
- 9780099909606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
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Paperback. A collection of Hemingway's first forty-nine short stories, including "Up in Michigan", "Fifty Grand", and "The Light of the World", and the "Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Winner Take Nothing" and "Men Without Women" collections. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099339212
- ISBN
- 9780099339212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05