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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Lorimer Black - young, good-looking, but with a somewhat troubled expression - does not understand why his world is being torn apart, though he does know that for the most part it is made up of bluster and hypocrisy. His business, trying to keep insurance companies from paying out the money they've promised. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044187
- ISBN
- 9780141044187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. All Henderson Dores dreams of is fitting in. But America, land of the loony millionaire and the subway poet, and sharp-suited hood, of paralysing personal frankness and surreally fantasized facilities, is hard enough for an Englishman to fit in to. Henderson could never shed enough inhibitions to become just another weirdo. Or could he? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046921
- ISBN
- 9780141046921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. A collection of twenty-four tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304. Short Stories. 368 pages. A collection of twenty-four tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight: 250.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747592297
- ISBN
- 9780747592297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.68
€ 13.00
€ 11.68
Paperback. Millions die on the Western Front but in East Africa a quite different war is being waged - one with little point and which is so ignored that it will carry on after the Armistice because no one bothers to tell both sides to stop. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 116 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- PENGUIN ESSENTIALS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241970751
- ISBN
- 9780241970751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. 'I live on Brazzaville Beach.. I am here because two sets of strange and extraordinary events happened to me.. One in England, first, and then one in Africa.' On Brazzaville Beach, on the edge of Africa, Hope Clearwater examines the complex circumstances that brought her there. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044194
- ISBN
- 9780141044194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. One May evening in London, as a result of a chance encounter and a split-second decision, the young climatologist Adam Kindred loses everything - home, job, reputation, passport, credit cards, money - never to get them back. With the police and a hit man in merciless pursuit, Adam has no choice but to go underground. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 294. 416 pages. One May evening in London, as a result of a chance encounter and a split-second decision, the young climatologist Adam Kindred loses everything - home, job, reputation, passport, credit cards, money - never to get them back. With the police and a hit man in merciless pursuit, Adam has no choice but to go underground. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight: 292.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408802854
- ISBN
- 9781408802854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
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€ 10.90
Hardback. A thrilling, plot-twisting new novel set in Europe during the first world war, from the bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 614. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper.First edition signed by the author
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0303521
- ISBN
- 9781408817742
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 50.00
€ 50.00
Paperback. A thrilling, plot-twisting new novel set in Europe during the first world war, from the bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830390
- ISBN
- 9781408830390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241981450
- ISBN
- 9780241981450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.75
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€ 9.75
Paperback. On the morning of her daughter's wedding, June Reid's house goes up in flames, destroying her entire family - her present, her past and her future. Fleeing from the carnage, stricken and alone, June finds herself in a motel room by the ocean, hundreds of miles from her Connecticut home, held captive by memories and more. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784701055
- ISBN
- 9781784701055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894898041
- ISBN
- 9781894898041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.97
€ 26.99
€ 18.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927129005
- ISBN
- 9781927129005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
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€ 11.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926741109
- ISBN
- 9781926741109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. With distinctive voices, compelling characters, on-the-ground observation, and suspense, this book offers a serious, illuminating take on the changing tides of race, class, and politics in late twentieth-century Chicago. It tells the story of a plasterer turned landlord in Chicago who, in the late 1970s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226202648
- ISBN
- 9780226202648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.34
€ 20.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Severn House Trade Paperback
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847517432
- ISBN
- 9781847517432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 8.68
€ 18.99
€ 8.68
Paperback. Puns and hand-drawn illustrations tell the story of the young and earnest Algernon Swift, who is perplexed by life and all the ambiguities that language throw at him. By contrast, his elderly uncle Reverend Hawker revels in them, and, eventually, Algernon learns to feel joy amidst all the confusion. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrated with hand drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 2. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784979898
- ISBN
- 9781784979898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Hardcover. Luke Tanner is a thirty-something baseball player helping to build a new baseball field in his beloved hometown of Clearwater, Wisconsin. His chance discovery of a small bone fragment on the field sets in motion a series of events and discoveries that will involve his neighbors, local politicians, and the nearby Native American reservation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035136
- ISBN
- 9780268035136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.73
€ 107.73
Paperback. An exceptional story of survival and redemption in the Andes Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076060
- ISBN
- 9780252076060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905847716
- ISBN
- 9781905847716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.35
€ 10.35
Paperback. From the bestselling author of OUR KID and HIGH HOPES comes his most heartwarming work to date: the story of his father Tommy, and his determined, spirited battle to rise above the slums and the workhouse and build a better life for himself and his family Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755359592
- ISBN
- 9780755359592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. A wonderful tale about life in the 1960s from a bestselling author Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755343225
- ISBN
- 9780755343225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
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Paperback. An enchanting episode in the fictionalised life of Billy Hopkins Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755336425
- ISBN
- 9780755336425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
A turbulent story of childhood, love and meteorological forces. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- SKU
- KAC0001165
- ISBN
- 9780330487498
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Young rural widow Nasula suffers years of economic hardship, dreaming of a better life for her daughter. She goes to Lusaka to sell her last sack of highly sought-after Mbala beans, but in the city finds herself exposed to new and predatory dangers. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435912024
- ISBN
- 9780435912024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.26
€ 17.26