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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

paperback. Featuring the character who is pitted against the vices of an aristocratic pervert, the merciless greed of a politician's wife and the seedy underbelly of Britain's medical facilities, this work exposes the farcical realities of small-town England and America. Series: Wilt Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Arrow London
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009252
ISBN
9780099474135
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

Paperback. Stuck in a job he doesn't want - but can't afford to lose - as nominal Head of the Communications Department at Fenland University, Wilt is still subject to the whims of The Powers That Be, both in and outside of work. Series: Wilt Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099493136
ISBN
9780099493136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.76

paperback. The shadow of drug dealing falls across Fenland Tech and suddenly Wilt finds himself the target of suspicion. With his talent for making new enemies, an accusation of voyeurism in the staff lavatory leads to a massive confrontation at a nearby US airbase, surrounded by the forces of law and order. Series: Wilt Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099466482
ISBN
9780099466482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.59

paperback. Porterhouse is a backwoods institution which is supported by fee-paying students who buy their degrees. Sir Godber Evans, the new Master, is determined to make radical changes, provoking the wrath of the Dean, the Senior Tutor and, most intransigent of all, Skullion the Head Porter. Series: Porterhouse Blue Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099435464
ISBN
9780099435464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

paperback. The landscape is flawless, the trees majestic, the flora and the fauna are right and proper, the whole is picturesquely typical of rural England at its best. Sir Giles, an MP of few principles and curius tastes, plots to destroy all this. Against this, are ranged a mere handful of local residents led by Lady Maude. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099435471
ISBN
9780099435471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

paperback. This story concerns the debut of a totally filthy novel which puts the literary world in spasms. Frensic, a literary agent with a "nose for a bestseller" (as well as port and snuff), places this hot property with Hutchmeyer, the least respected publisher in the world. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099435495
ISBN
9780099435495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

paperback. Chronicles about Henry Wilt, the hero who is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled fantasies. As Head of a reconstituted Liberal Studies Department, he has assumed power without authority at the Fenland College of Arts and Technology and the fantasies he confronts are those of political bigots and reactionary bureaucrats. Series: Wilt Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099466499
ISBN
9780099466499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

paperback. Once again the setting d Piemburgem, the deceptively peaceful-looking capital of Zululand, where Kommondant van Heerden, Konstabel Els and Luitenant Vekramp continue to terrorise true Englishman and even truer Zulus in their relentless search for a perfect South Africa. This book presents their story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arrow Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780099466529
ISBN
9780099466529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

paperback. First meet young Lockhart Flawse from Flawse Hall on Flawse Fell. Then hear his story of gassing, whipping, blowing up, killing and stuffing - in fact, the everyday tale of a wild child of nature plunged into the genteel mock-Tudor world of surburban Surrey. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099435525
ISBN
9780099435525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.59

paperback. Henry Wilt has for ten years been trying to teach English literature to his students at the Fenland College of Arts and Technology. He has become bored, frustrated and possibly murdereous, so Chief Inspector Flint suspects the worst when Henry's wife Eva goes missing. From the author of GRANTCHESTER GRIND. Series: Wilt Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099435488
ISBN
9780099435488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. The story of a generation BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Red Door Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910453353
ISBN
9781910453353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. A thought-provoking suspense, for fans of Simon Lelic to Lisa Ballantyne Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755392247
ISBN
9780755392247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681370163
ISBN
9781681370163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Charlie Croker was once a fabled college football star and is now a late-middle-aged Atlanta real estate entrepeneur-turned conglomerate king, whose expansionist ambitions and outsize ego have at last hit up against reality. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554776
ISBN
9780099554776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. As the police boat speeds across Miami's Biscayne Bay, the scene is set for Officer Nestor Camacho's great moment of heroism. Except that in this feverous melting pot of a city, Nestor's one act of heroism can be seen as an utter betrayal of his Cuban roots. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578536
ISBN
9780099578536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 176 x 111 x 46. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780099578543
ISBN
9780099578543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Tom's premier work on carving Santa Claus, elves, gnomes, and wizards. These fanciful, delightful characters come to life at his hands. He shares skills and projects that are perfect for the beginning carver, the person who likes to whittle for fun and relaxation, or the experienced carver. Num Pages: 64 pages, 250+ colour photos. BIC Classification: AFKC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402777
ISBN
9780887402777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

hardcover. Charles Croker, Atlanta real-estate entrepreneur, is having to face the reality of massive debt. Conrad Hensly, idealistic father of two, is fired from his job in the Croker Global Foods warehouse in Oakland. Back in Atlanta, Fareek "The Cannon" Fannon, star running-back, is accused of date rape. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167. Weight in Grams: 1030. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jonathan Cape London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022617
ISBN
9780224030366
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

Paperback. The last memorable novel by the author of The Tango Singer, one of Latin America's leading novelists until his death in January 2010. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. 288 pages. The last memorable novel by the author of The Tango Singer, one of Latin America's leading novelists until his death in January 2010. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822029
ISBN
9781408822029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Eva Peron entered immortality on 26th July, 1952. The bizarre after-life of her embalmed body - hidden, hijacked, replicated, smuggled abroad, buried, resurrected, repatriated - echoed her equally strange life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transworld Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778961
ISBN
9780552778961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747585787
ISBN
9780747585787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Translator(s): Barton, Polly. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782272700
ISBN
9781782272700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. A collection of short stories that examines the lives and experiences of mixed-blood and metis people in modern America. Series: Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226340
ISBN
9780803226340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. A romantic comedy about sex, marriage and the benefits and drawbacks of being a grownup. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760293819
ISBN
9781760293819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

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