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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Ten-year-old Elena lives in Florence with her cold and distant perfumier grandmother. Only when enveloped in aromas does Elena feel at home, and she has nurtured a unique gift: the ability to decipher the ingredients of a perfume, and experience the feelings it evokes. Years later, Elena's talent leads her to the cobbled streets of Paris. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 29. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784160500
ISBN
9781784160500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The book of the summer' The Times 'Sheer joy .. Giddy and glam and a hearty update of Pride and Prejudice' Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JMG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007486311
ISBN
9780007486311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. For identical twins, Kate and Violet are about as unlike as two peas from the same pod can be. Except in one respect - they share a hidden gift. But after Kate inadvertently reveals their secret when they are thirteen years old, their lives are set on diverging paths. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 34. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776592
ISBN
9780552776592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Lee Fiora is a shy fourteen-year-old when she leaves small-town Indiana for a scholarship at Ault, an exclusive boarding school in Massachusetts. Her head is filled with images from the school brochure of handsome boys in sweaters leaning against old brick buildings, and girls running with lacrosse sticks across pristine athletics fields. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776844
ISBN
9780552776844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Translator(s): Moore, David. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590176221
ISBN
9781590176221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. From the acclaimed author of The Dig, a tautly-crafted novel that packs the tension of a thriller and the emotional heft of a tragedy Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780426
ISBN
9781783780426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. A novel that marks the maturing of a singular British writing talent - and perhaps the most significant writer to come out of Wales in a generation Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088802
ISBN
9781847088802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.63

Paperback. A potent, prize-winning novel of rural life and familial loss - and an unforgettable introduction to one of the most distinctive new voices in British fiction Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Granta
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780402
ISBN
9781783780402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Written by the author of "The Floating World", this novel explores human relationships in a Los Angeles of the future, where rich and poor are deeply polarized and where water, food, gas and education cannot be taken for granted. Series: California Fiction S. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207288
ISBN
9780520207288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857899774
ISBN
9780857899774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012, Foreign Bodies is a dazzling and profound exploration of the human face of the central relationship in the last century: that between the old world and the new. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012, Foreign Bodies is a dazzling and profound exploration of the human face of the central relationship in the last century: that between the old world and the new. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 136 x 197 x 20. Weight: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848877368
ISBN
9781848877368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Captures the exhilaration, confusion and frustration of relationships. Tracking the interconnected lives of four characters living in a small Scottish village, this title explores the different ways in which people, of various backgrounds, cultures and ages, approach love. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238. 256 pages. Captures the exhilaration, confusion and frustration of relationships. Tracking the interconnected lives of four characters living in a small Scottish village, this title explores the different ways in which people, of various backgrounds, cultures and ages, approach love. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight: 238.
Publisher
Black & White Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845024352
ISBN
9781845024352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. "Originally published: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1993. Commissioning organisation: Cyrus Colter. 251 p. 20 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period - General,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The X Press Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0161051
ISBN
9781874509738
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Lawrence is known mainly as a novelist and poet but he was also the author of many short stories and novellas. Bringing together all his shorter fiction, this volume makes it possible to survey his entire writing career. Stories include "The Prussian Officer" and "The Virgin and the Gypsy". Num Pages: 1397 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 132 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
1397
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151800
ISBN
9781857151800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.90

paperback. Explains about three generations of the Brangwen family of Nottinghamshire from the 1840s to the early years of the twentieth century. This framework is with the passional lives of author's characters as he explores the pressures that determine their lives, using a religious symbolism in which the 'rainbow' of the title is his unifying motif. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781853262500
ISBN
9781853262500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126240
ISBN
9781897126240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. A novel of searing eroticism and sensuality set against the broad sweep of twentieth-century history, the Booker Prize shortlisted THE WHITE HOTEL is a modern classic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35col.ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753809259
ISBN
9780753809259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

paperback. A collection of three works exploring the profound effects on protagonists who embark on psychological voyages of liberation. The first story offers a depiction of London's fashionable horse riding set. The second story portrays the intimacy between an aloof woman and her male guide, while the third deals with a woman's religious quest. Editor(s): Poplawski, Paul. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441665
ISBN
9780141441665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Presents a collection of ten stories, which develops from early realism towards myth and fairy tale, murder, and ghost stories. Editor(s): Wilson, Sue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441658
ISBN
9780141441658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Lady Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the Sir Clifford. Paralysed in the First World War, Sir Clifford is unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, and encourages her instead to have a liaison with a man of their own class. Editor(s): Poplawski, Paul; Squires, Michael. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441498
ISBN
9780141441498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

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