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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. As Cold War hysteria inflames America, FBI agents pay a surprise visit to a Communist man and his wife in their New York apartment. After a trial that divides the country, the couple are sent to the electric chair for treason. Decades later, in 1967, their son Daniel struggles to understand the tragedy of their lives. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188188
ISBN
9780141188188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241256428
ISBN
9780241256428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A brutal and brilliant novel set in the American Civil War. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119595
ISBN
9780349119595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * A new masterpiece from E. L. Doctorow - the story of two eccentric New York brothers adapting to life in a century of change, it is humane, wise, funny and moving Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Little, Brown Young Readers
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122595
ISBN
9780349122595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Welcome to America at the turn of the twentieth century, where the rhythms of ragtime set the beat. Harry Houdini astonishes audiences with magical feats of escape, the mighty J P Morgan dominates the financial world and Henry Ford manufactures cars by making men into machines. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 2. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188171
ISBN
9780141188171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * A delightful and witty celebration of the suburban British housewife Series: VMC. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860685227
ISBN
9780860685227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Rickie Elliot, a sensitive and intelligent young man with an intense imagination and a certain amount of literary talent, sets out from Cambridge full of hopes to become a writer. But when his stories are not successful, he decides instead to marry the beautiful but shallow Agnes, agreeing to abandon his writing and become a schoolmaster. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441481
ISBN
9780141441481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. When attractive English widow Lidia takes a holiday in Italy, she causes a scandal by marrying Gino, a highly unsuitable Italian 12 years her junior. Her snobbish in-laws make no attempts to hide their disapproval, and when Lidia's decision eventually brings disaster, her English relatives embark on an expedition to face the uncouth foreigner. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441450
ISBN
9780141441450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Hardcover. Half German by birth and middle-class English by upbringing, Helen and Margaret Schlegel struggle to come to terms with the problems of their inheritance in Edwardian England. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150254
ISBN
9781857150254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardback. E. M. Forster is one of the great twentieth century authors. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st BCA Edition
SKU
V9780340512142
ISBN
9780340512142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.38

paperback. A collection of stories of the author whose stories - whether they are set in Italy, Greece, India, or in England itself - contrast the freedom of paganism with the restraints of English civilization, the personal, sensual delights of the body with the impersonal, inhibiting rules imposed by society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141186191
ISBN
9780141186191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rupa & Company
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788129120700
ISBN
9788129120700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.44

Paperback. In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099483694
ISBN
9780099483694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * The 7th volume of the saga about the Retallick family in 19th century Cornwall Series: Retallick Saga. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 105 x 46. Weight in Grams: 362. Good copy with shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KYB0000555
ISBN
9780751545623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.70

Hardcover. Ex Library with usual markings.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0204799
ISBN
9780316727549
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A brilliantly original, deft and darkly funny debut short-story collection from the winner of the 2009 Caine Prize, sometimes referred to as the 'African Booker'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082718
ISBN
9781847082718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155028
ISBN
9781903155028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Written during 1913 and 1914, Maurice deals with the then unmentionable subject of homosexuality. More unusual, it concerns a relationship that ends happily. Editor(s): Levitt, Steven D. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First by this Publisher
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441139
ISBN
9780141441139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Visiting Florence with her cousin Charlotte as a chaperone, Lucy Honeychurch meets the unconventional, lower-class Mr Emerson and his son, George. Upon her return to England, Lucy becomes engaged to the supercilious Cecil Vyse, but she finds herself increasingly torn between the expectations of the world and the yearnings of her heart. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183299
ISBN
9780141183299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A chance acquaintance brings together the preposterous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182131
ISBN
9780141182131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. By the same authors as "French Leave" and "An Enthusiast" this book is a collection of stories first published at the turn of the century and were considered some of the funniest prose in the English language. They have more recently inspired the television series of the same name. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349101460
ISBN
9780349101460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.51

Paperback. A story of shanty-town life in Trinidad. Calvary Hill is the home of Aldrick Prospect, who lives for the carnival and his once-a-year chance to play dragon. Here too live Miss Cleothilda, the ageing carnival queen, Philo the Calypsonian, and Fisheye, who flaunts his strength in the steel bands. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571193172
ISBN
9780571193172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. In the town of Cascadu, Trinidad, the 1970 Black Power rebellion has failed. Sonnyboy, hapless and luckless, is desperate to be recognised as part of the rebellion and forces the uninterested police to arrest him. KingKala, a singer, returns from detention and is sidelined in the calypso tent, his music dated and unfashionable. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571255672
ISBN
9780571255672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845231484
ISBN
9781845231484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

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