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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A shocking murder Belorussia, 1943. When a General and his wife are found dead, German detective Heinrich Hoffmann is put in charge of the case. A single clue. There is one witness. A six-year-old girl provides him with an essential lead: a drawing of a bird. Translator(s): Aitken, Martin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593195
ISBN
9780099593195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Offers a series of ten novels, all telling separate stories but at the same time linked together by the characters they have in common: schoolboys and businessmen, writers and soldiers, prostitutes and patient wives, actresses and models. This title includes: "The Rich Pay Late", "Friends in Low Places", "The Sabre Squadron", and "Fielding Gray". Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561323
ISBN
9780099561323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Short and pithy sketches on the weird and wonderful world of love. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689222
ISBN
9781846689222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781252833
ISBN
9781781252833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781257487
ISBN
9781781257487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Seymour isn't cool, but he isn't a geek either. He's a lonely, obedient 8th grade loser at Glendale, a second tier prep school in Manhattan. His chubbiness has recently earned him the nick name "Chunk Style" and he has resigned himself to a life of isolation. All of this is about to change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846687556
ISBN
9781846687556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

paperback. The stunning new cover style will bring the fifth novel in Simon Scarrow's popular Eagle series to the attention of a whole new army of fans Series: Eagles of the Empire. Num Pages: 480 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755349999
ISBN
9780755349999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.05

paperback. As savage enemies rise against the Roman army, a treacherous battle begins. The first novel in Simon Scarrow's popular Roman series Series: Eagles of the Empire. Num Pages: 448 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755349708
ISBN
9780755349708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.43

Paperback. Time is running out for the Roman invaders. The second novel in Simon Scarrow's popular Roman series Series: Eagles of the Empire. Num Pages: 448 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755349968
ISBN
9780755349968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. AD 44. Britannia. General Plautius's wife and children are being held hostage by Druids. Can Centurion Macro and Optio Cato save them? The third gripping novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series, which includes CENTURION, BRITANNIA and THE GLADIATOR. Series: Eagles of the Empire. Num Pages: 448 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755349975
ISBN
9780755349975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Britannia, AD 44. Centurions Macro and Cato (the latter newly promoted) face trouble on two fronts - from the rebellious tribes, and from a deadly plot directly targetting the two soldiers. The powerful fourth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series, which includes BRITANNIA, THE GLADIATOR and CENTURION. Series: Eagles of the Empire. Num Pages: 448 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780755349982
ISBN
9780755349982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. Sashenka Zeitlin is just sixteen. As her mother parties with Rasputin and her dissolute friends, Sashenka slips into the frozen night to play her role in a dangerous game of conspiracy and seduction. Sashenka's story lies hidden for half a century, until a young historian goes deep into Stalin's private archives and uncovers a story of passion. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Corgi London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552154574
ISBN
9780552154574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. A beautiful love story among the ruins of Athens. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780743783
ISBN
9781780743783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. A sensationally sexy new series by bestselling Swedish romance author Simona Ahrnstedt - perfect for fans of E.L. James, Sylvia Day and Laurelin Paige Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KTK0097372
ISBN
9780349413761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. * This extraordinary novel, considered by many to be one of the finest examples of Simone de Beauvoir's imaginative writing, tells the story of a man doomed to immortality. Translator(s): Cameron, Euan. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860490026
ISBN
9781860490026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Paperback. First published in 1967, this book consists of three short novellas on the theme of women's vulnerability - in the first, to the process of ageing, in the second to loneliness, and, in the third, to the growing indifference of a loved one. Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007204656
ISBN
9780007204656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. "One of the most acute and thoughtful achievements of French fiction at mid-century." - New York Times Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393318845
ISBN
9780393318845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590176801
ISBN
9781590176801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Amsterdam 1654: a dangerous secret threatens to destroy a young widow's new life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
9780008212100
ISBN
9780008212100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Acclaimed poet's debut novel explores loss and the legacy of childhood grief, as five siblings prepare for one sister's death. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552452523
ISBN
9781552452523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. Young Jawad, born to a Shi'ite family of corpse washers and shrouders in Baghdad, decides to abandon the family tradition, choosing instead to become a sculptor, to celebrate life rather than tend to death. He enters Baghdad's Academy of Fine Arts in the 1980s, determined to forge his own path. But the circumstances of history dictate otherwise. Translator(s): Antoon, Sinan. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205640
ISBN
9780300205640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. An intimate and remarkably human novel of modern Iraq by an acclaimed Arab-American author, shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Translator(s): Tabet, Maia. Series: Hoopoe Fiction. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 13. .
Publisher
Hoopoe Fiction
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168208
ISBN
9789774168208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. A risky and risque prison memoir depicts the collective nightmare of life under Saddam. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 133.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864573
ISBN
9780872864573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. A novel about London - its past, its people, and its underbelly. It combines a spiritual inquest into the Whitechapel Ripper murders and the dark side of the late Victorian imagination with a posse of seedy book dealers hot on the trail of obscure rarities of that period. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014845
ISBN
9780141014845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

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