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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, sixteen-year-old Amber St Clare uses her wits, beauty and courage to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England - that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch himself, Charles II. Num Pages: 992 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 678. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005368
ISBN
9780141009827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; FA; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621503
ISBN
9781909621503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

perfect. At 6'6", 240 pounds, Forrest Gump is a difficult man to ignore, so follow Forrest from the football dynasties of Bear Bryant to the Vietnam War, from encounters with Presidents Johnson and Nixon to powwows with Chairman Mao. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552996099
ISBN
9780552996099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; FA; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621510
ISBN
9781909621510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. The classic novel of post-Civil War Charleston life, a portrayal of the process of healing the wounds of war through reconciliation between Northerners and Southerners on a personal, not political, level. Southern Classics Series. Series: Southern Classics. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
J S Sanders and Company Incorporated United States
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879941137
ISBN
9781879941137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.51

Paperback. A brilliant, semiautobiographical satirical novel from one of the foremost figures in twentieth-century Polish literature, now in a new English translation Translator(s): Borchardt, Danuta. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175301
ISBN
9780300175301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. A series of short and comic autobiographical vignettes about life among the emigres in the explosive multi-cultural atmosphere of '90s Berlin. It speaks about the offbeat personal events of author's own life but captures something universal about our disjointed times. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091886691
ISBN
9780091886691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This second novel from Wm Paul Young, author of international bestseller THE SHACK, is an inspiring and provocative story of a man who only realises how bad his life has been when it's too late - yet is miraculously given a chance to put things right. Will he take it? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444745993
ISBN
9781444745993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 737 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589881075
ISBN
9781589881075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. Covers a cast ranging from Italian partisans to KGB agents, from American Mafiosi to Parisian lowlifes, and features appearances by Alfred Hitchcock, Marshal Tito and the Emperor of Indochina. This work paints a picture of a past age while commenting on our own. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472339
ISBN
9780099472339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God. Atile'i is one such boy, but as the strongest swimmer and best sailor, he is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575627
ISBN
9780099575627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardback. Translator(s): Berry, Michael. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166003
ISBN
9780231166003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.81
€ 76.74

Paperback. On the surface, his move to the isolated village on the coast makes perfect sense. But the experience is an increasingly unsettling one for Timothy Bucchanan. A dead man no one will discuss. Wasted fish hauled from a contaminated sea. The dream of faceless men. Questions that lead to further questions. What truth are the villagers withholding? Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784630485
ISBN
9781784630485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Previous edition: New York, New York: Lyons & Burford, 1990. Editor(s): Wylie Pryor, Karen. Num Pages: 384 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628736809
ISBN
9781628736809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.72

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Writers from Shanghai. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 109 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202429
ISBN
9781602202429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Writers from Shanghai. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 118 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202405
ISBN
9781602202405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Coral and her frisbee-obsessed boyfriend, Red live on the ground floor of a cramped tower block in the megalopolis that is Beijing. The very epitome of disaffected, unfulfilled youth, their already fragile existence is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious fishy package. This novel is about memory, loss and the search for redemption. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099459071
ISBN
9780099459071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. In a flat above a noisy north London market, translator Iona Kirkpatrick starts work on a Chinese letter. Two lovers, Mu and Jian, have been driven apart by forces beyond their control. As Iona unravels the story of the lovers, Jian and Mu seem to be travelling further and further away from each other. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099583738
ISBN
9780099583738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Life as a film extra in Beijing might seem hard, but Fenfang won't be defeated. She has travelled 1800 miles to seek her fortune in the city, and has no desire to return to the never-ending sweet potato fields back home. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099512936
ISBN
9780099512936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Selected from the book A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. Also in the Vintage Minis series: Desire by Haruki Murakami Eating by Nigella Lawson Race by Toni Morrison Babies by Anne Enright Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872700
ISBN
9781784872700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.92

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