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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cleis Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627780957
ISBN
9781627780957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.03

Paperback. It is the last, bitter days of World War II and the British Raj in India is crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters and widows of the officers embroiled in the ongoing conflict. All eyes are upon Captain Merrick and the British military to protect them in this troubled time. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099436164
ISBN
9780099436164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. Records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence. This book describes the love between an English girl and an Indian boy, Daphne Manners and Hari Kumar. Num Pages: 1032 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 127 x 47. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
1032
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152975
ISBN
9781857152975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. India, August 9th 1942: the morning brings raids and the arrest by British police of Congress Party members. Amongst the prisoners is the distinguished ex-Chief Minister Mohammed Ali Kasim. Loyal to the party's central vision of a unified free India, his incarceration is a symptom of the growing deterioration of Anglo-Indian relations. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478829
ISBN
9780099478829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. Tusker and Lily Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return 'home' when Tusker, once a Colonel in the British Army, retired, they chose instead to remain in the small hill town of Pangkot, with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099443193
ISBN
9780099443193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

paperback. The British Raj in India is in its final days. For Guy Perron, Field Sergeant and historian, these last days are a time to reflect on the legacy the British has left behind in India. And for the British families still residing in India, decisions about their future must be made and final goodbyes must be said. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099478836
ISBN
9780099478836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Issa Boureima is a young, hip African street vendor who sells knock-off designer bags and hats in an open-air market on 125th street in Harlem. His goal is to become a "Jaguar" - a West African term for a keen entrepreneur able to spot trends and turn a profit in any marketplace. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775289
ISBN
9780226775289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.97

Paperback. A body is discovered among some ruins. It appears to be an open-and-shut case but the more Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police uncovers about the dead man, the more uneasy he becomes. And his investigation turns out to be anything but routine. Khalifa doesn't know it yet, but he is on the trail of an extraordinary long-lost artifact. Num Pages: 720 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 45. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam
Publication date
2006
SKU
KAK0005749
ISBN
9780553814057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714528205
ISBN
9780714528205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Decades ago Massachusetts salesman Ellis Hock spent four years in Africa - and the continent has never left him. So when his wife walks out and his business goes belly up, Ellis turns back to the one place in which he briefly found happiness. Yet returning to the village of Malabo shocks him. The school he built is a ruin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957745
ISBN
9780241957745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. A collection short stories, each of which brimming with astute observations and sharp wit that can captivate readers the world over. It explores the blighted territory of a failing marriage; the tangled jungle of a mad poet's secret anti-Semitism; and the belated sexual guilt of a Hindu. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950524
ISBN
9780241950524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Jack Flowers, saint or sinner, caught a passing bumboat into Singapore and got a job as a water-clerk to a Chinese ship chandler. Now, on the side, he offers girls (indeed 'anything, anything at all') to tourists, sailors, residents and expatriates, but he is haunted by his lack of worldly success and his fifty-three years weight heavily on him. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955147
ISBN
9780241955147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141048789
ISBN
9780141048789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Allie Fox is going to re-create the world. Abominating the cops, crooks, junkies and scavengers of modern America, he abandons civilisation and takes the family to live in the Honduran jungle. There his tortured, messianic genius keeps them alive, his hoarse tirades harrying them through a diseased and dirty Eden towards unimaginable darkness. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140060898
ISBN
9780140060898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Allie Fox is going to re-create the world. Abominating the cops, crooks, junkies and scavengers of modern America, he abandons civilisation and takes the family to live in the Honduran jungle. There his tortured, messianic genius keeps them alive, his hoarse tirades harrying them through a diseased and dirty Eden towards unimaginable darkness. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241973653
ISBN
9780241973653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Offers the reader insight into the double-life of Andre Parent in six compelling snapshots. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950494
ISBN
9780241950494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen comes a biting satire about political expediency, spin and unholy alliances. Completed by Piers Torday. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780222264
ISBN
9781780222264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. From the author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN, a dark tale about a failing politician and the search for two missing children. Includes Reading Group Notes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780222240
ISBN
9781780222240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. The new paperback from the bestselling author of the Richard & Judy selected SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823156
ISBN
9780753823156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN returns with a Buchan-esque thriller. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826874
ISBN
9780753826874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A modern A TALE OF TWO CITIES by the bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823415
ISBN
9780753823415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Hartlepool Hall has been in Ed's family for generations - but is that about to change, and who is the mysterious Lady Alice? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828830
ISBN
9780753828830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A ghost story, a psychological thriller and a tale of love rediscovered, from the bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823408
ISBN
9780753823408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. An extraordinary, beguiling bestselling tale of fly-fishing and political spinning, of unexpected heroism and late-blooming love.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821787
ISBN
9780753821787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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