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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 63. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099284765
- ISBN
- 9780099284765
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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paperback. This final, classic collection of stories reveals Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Included are: "The Lotus Eater", "The Outstation" and "The Back of Beyond". Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428862
- ISBN
- 9780099428862
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. Discusses the writings of St. Teresa and the paintings of El Greco, and comments with sagacity and wit on such illustrious figures as Cervantes, Velazquez and the creator of Don Juan. This title is full of happy surprises, curious facts and stimulating opinions that reflects the author's lifelong enchantment with the landscape and people of Spain. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289401
- ISBN
- 9780099289401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
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Paperback. Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE (RAND)
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286875
- ISBN
- 9780099286875
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, eighteen-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she is adored by the steady, loyal Tom. But then Liza meets Jim Blakeston, charming and worldy, new to the area, and married. Soon the streets are wise to their passionate affair and Liza's fall from grace is fast and fatal. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099282747
- ISBN
- 9780099282747
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Bertha Ley comes of age, inherits her father's money and promptly marries a handsome, calm and unimaginative man. Bertha is wildly in love with Edward and believes she can be happy playing the role of a dutiful wife in their country home. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099288800
- ISBN
- 9780099288800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. Catalina is the one person unable to join in the festivities of the Feast of the Assumption. But then she has a vision of the Virgin, and is miraculously cured. In the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, such a claim to blessedness has serious consequences, especially when she seems more inclined to obey her heart than the demands of the Church. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001975
- ISBN
- 9780099286844
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Catalina is the one person unable to join in the festivities of the Feast of the Assumption. But then she has a vision of the Virgin, and is miraculously cured. In the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, such a claim to blessedness has serious consequences, especially when she seems more inclined to obey her heart than the demands of the Church. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002417
- ISBN
- 9780099286844
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. At moments when reality shows itself to be unstable or uncanny, we experience a form of vertigo. This experience is further complicated when we try to transform experience into writing, and fact clashes with memory. Sebald's novel, part fiction, part travelogue explores this theme. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 2ACG; FA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448891
- ISBN
- 9780099448891
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Documents the lives of four Jewish emigres in the twentieth century. Translator(s): Hulse, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages, 78. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 1. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448884
- ISBN
- 9780099448884
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A record of a journey on foot through coastal East Anglia. Translator(s): Hulse, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 2ACG; FA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306 320pp
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099448921
- ISBN
- 9780099448921
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A murder in a quiet Cornish village. A tough new case for Detective Wycliffe to solve. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409174691
- ISBN
- 9781409174691
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback. A relaxing holiday in Cornwall soon turns into Detective Wycliffe's next investigation. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409174677
- ISBN
- 9781409174677
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Set in the beautiful Cornish landscape, DI Wycliffe must tackle a high-profile murder case. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409171843
- ISBN
- 9781409171843
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Condition: New
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Paperback. In a tranquil Cornish town, Detective Superintendent Wycliffe is faced with a family of secrets - and murder.. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409171850
- ISBN
- 9781409171850
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Paperback. The peace of the idyllic Scilly Isles is shattered, and now Detective Superintendent Wycliffe must solve a brutal crime. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409171867
- ISBN
- 9781409171867
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A troubling disappearance leads to a new investigation for Detective Wycliffe. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409174684
- ISBN
- 9781409174684
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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Paperback. A respectable bookseller is found bludgeoned and strangled and it's up to Chief Superintendent Wycliffe to find out why .. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780752844459
- ISBN
- 9780752844459
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Condition: New
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Paperback. The discovery of a body in a quarry creates a baffling case for Detective Superintendent Wycliffe Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780752881430
- ISBN
- 9780752881430
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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Paperback. Behind the bar at Jameel's in Cairo hang two mugs engraved with the names of Ram and Font. During their years together in London, they drank many a pint of Bass from these mugs. But there is no Bass in Nasser's Egypt, so Ram and Font have to make do with a heady mixture of beer, vodka and whisky. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846687563
- ISBN
- 9781846687563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
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€ 10.93