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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 43. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786483287
ISBN
9781786483287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. A family mystery dripping with Eastern exoticism. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067627
ISBN
9781782067627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. In two closing essays, the author considers how her experiences as a Latin American woman with ties to the United States has brought to her writing a dual cultural perspective. Her works include Sweet Diamond Dust and The House on the Lagoon. Translator(s): Ferre, Rosario. Series: Latin American woman writers. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803268746
ISBN
9780803268746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Hardback. What goes on behind closed doors? Hows Your Father tells the story of four generations of one Hackney family on a rollercoaster ride of drugs, violence, sickness, infidelity and the redeeming joys of motherhood. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Trade edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780721477
ISBN
9781780721477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. This is a book for anyone who has ever felt their life careering out of control. Clever, touching, disturbing, it will take you from laughter to tears and back again. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
SHORT BOOKS LTD
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906021351
ISBN
9781906021351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349010021
ISBN
9780349010021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

paperback. This story describes the experiences of a group of people on a trip to Turkey. Aunt Dot is set on the emancipation of Turkish women through the encouragement of a wider use of the bathing hat, whilst Laurie's only object is pleasure. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy showing light age and shelf wear. Title and copyright pages have been removed. Scoring to dedication page. Otherwise interior is very clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Flamingo London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025106
ISBN
9780006544210
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American woman for whom Edward Vlll abdicated in 1936, ended her life as the prisoner of her lawyer who would not allow anyone - friend, foe or journalist - to visit her in her Paris flat. The author takes this true story and transforms it into an imaginative and ironic fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268567
ISBN
9780099268567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. This is the summer that Lewis Little, precocious thirteen-year-old, is spending in Paris with his mother, Alice. Alice is translating the latest medieval romance by Valentina Gavrilovich, the bestselling and exotic Russian emigre. As Valentina slowly casts a spell over Lewis, he is driven on a terrifying quest. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749396992
ISBN
9780749396992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. A father, finally free of his daughter's demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548447
ISBN
9780099548447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. In a silent valley stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic so haunted by his violent past that he's become incapable of all meaningful action. Meanwhile, his sister, Audrun dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KRF0023536
ISBN
9780099478454
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Gustav grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem a distant echo. But Gustav's father has mysteriously died, and his adored mother Emilie is strangely cold and indifferent to him. Gustav's life is a lonely one until he meets Anton. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700201
ISBN
9781784700201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as 'paper groom' to the youngest of the King's mistresses. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598428
ISBN
9780099598428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Lev is on his way to Britain to seek work, so that he can send money back to Eastern Europe to support his mother and little daughter. This book shows readers the struggles that he faces with the rituals of 'Englishness', and the fashions and fads of the London scene. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478461
ISBN
9780099478461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Set in a disturbing dreamlike version of Regency London, this story features a young italian clockmaker who contrives a magical means, not only of repairing time, but also of unlocking the mechanism of sexual happiness. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780749396985
ISBN
9780749396985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Get ready to laugh, prepare to weep Robert Merivel is back in Rose Tremain s magical sequel to Restoration." Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348934
ISBN
9780393348934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. A classic frontier novel Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803279148
ISBN
9780803279148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559213
ISBN
9781875559213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559428
ISBN
9781875559428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
239
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126714
ISBN
9781897126714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Hardback. This book is the fourth in criminologist Rosemary Aubert's series featuring Ellis Portal, a disgraced former judge turned sleuth. A prequel to the earlier books, it is set in 1965 when Ellis Portal is 23 and a University of Toronto law student. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593736
ISBN
9781882593736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909807259
ISBN
9781909807259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. In love and war, who can you trust? Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848664968
ISBN
9781848664968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
253
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927063385
ISBN
9781927063385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

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