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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Le Livre de poche
Publication date
2005
Edition
2006th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782253113751
ISBN
9782253113751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.40

Paperback. Fifteen year old Doria is in the misnamed Paradise Estate on the outskirts of Paris. Her father has gone off back to Morocco to find a wife who can give him a boy. This novel tells the story of Doria who is both clued up and innocent, acutely aware of what's in store for her and powerless to change it. She is funny, clever and tragically trapped. Translator(s): Ardizzone, Sarah. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Definitions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862301580
ISBN
9781862301580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Meet Maggie Fortenberry. Her life seems pretty much perfect - she's beautiful, charming and successful, just as you'd expect of a former Miss Alabama. But in fact, Maggie is perfectly miserable. By now she should have been living in an elegant house with an adoring husband and 2.5 children. Instead, she makes a living selling that dream to others. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555483
ISBN
9780099555483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Takes us through the lives of an engaging crew of misfits, fixers and ordinary good-hearted folk, set against the vivid natural backdrop of a mellow Alabama winter, along the riverside where birds and fish abound. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099490487
ISBN
9780099490487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A novel spanning late 1940s small-town America and the New York media world of the 1970s, by the author of FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLESTOP CAFE. It tells the story of a television interviewer with emotional and drink problems who was abandoned as a teenager by her mother. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099288558
ISBN
9780099288558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. A journey to the South that only Southerners know, to a time when "Blue Velvet" was played at the Senior Prom, and into the life of Daisy Fay Harper. Daisy is a sassy, truth-telling heroine who just can't stay out of trouble. What's more, she tells us everything. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KEX0302784
ISBN
9780099297215
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Wisconsin, 1941. With all the men off to war, Fritzi and her sisters must learn men's work and the All-Girl Filling Station is born, complete with neat little caps, short skirts, and roller-skates. Their peace doesn't last long though: skilled women are needed to fly planes for the war effort.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099593140
ISBN
9780099593140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs Elner Shimfissle is up a tree, picking figs to make jam, and the next thing she knows, she is off on a strange adventure, running into people, in the unlikeliest of places. Meanwhile, a dark secret emerges from the past - and the entire town is left wondering, 'What's life all about anyway?' Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507642
ISBN
9780099507642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Right in the middle of everywhere, which could be anywhere. WWII has ended and the joyous transitions to peace are being - mostly - embraced. This book portrays characters ranging from Bobby Smith, the son of the well-known radio hostess Neighbour Dorothy, to the phenomena known as the Sunset Club, Dinner on the Ground and the Funeral King. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099448938
ISBN
9780099448938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. A journey to the South that only Southerners know, to a time when "Blue Velvet" was played at the Senior Prom, and into the life of Daisy Fay Harper. Daisy is a sassy, truth-telling heroine who just can't stay out of trouble. What's more, she tells us everything. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002033
ISBN
9780099297215
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A reprint of the 1933 classic novel, the basis for two film versions, with a new introduciton. Editor(s): Itzkovitz, Daniel. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 b&w photos, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822333241
ISBN
9780822333241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.71

Paperback. How well do we know the ones we love? From the author of WOMEN OF A DANGEROUS AGE. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409129653
ISBN
9781409129653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. OUR SUMMER TOGETHER is an uplifting story about family, friendship and the happy surprise of finding love later in life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019695
ISBN
9781409159926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. OUR SUMMER TOGETHER is an uplifting story about family, friendship and the happy surprise of finding love later in life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019713
ISBN
9781409159926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. OUR SUMMER TOGETHER is an uplifting story about family, friendship and the happy surprise of finding love later in life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019759
ISBN
9781409159926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. * Brilliant sequel to THE MARRIAGE BUREAU FOR RICH PEOPLE Series: Marriage Bureau for Rich People. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121390
ISBN
9780349121390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.07

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908069900
ISBN
9781908069900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardcover. Telling the story of life, love, and the demands of marriage and motherhood, the author gives readers a portrait of one woman's struggle to adapt to the complexity of life in modern Iran. She demystifies contemporary Iran by taking readers beyond the stereotypes and into the lives of individuals. Translator(s): Kousha, Mahnaz; Jewell, Nasrin. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609445
ISBN
9780815609445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864862983
ISBN
9780864862983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Award, PAST THE SHALLOWS is a powerful and hauntingly beautiful novel from an extraordinary new Australian writer who is compared with Cormac McCarthy and Tim Winton. 'If you read only one book this year, make sure it's this' Sunday Times Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848547506
ISBN
9781848547506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A provocative view of modern society weaved into a tale of explosive love and, perhaps, even, black magic. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188. As new.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KRF0028051
ISBN
9780006545927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A new edition of the bestselling classic tale of a woman scorned, from a much-loved British author. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340589359
ISBN
9780340589359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. One of Britian's best loved writers chooses her best short stories from her career at the forefront of contemporary fiction. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 241 x 38. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784081041
ISBN
9781784081041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.34

Paperback. How to be a reader - how to be a writer. All you need to know. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340589373
ISBN
9780340589373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

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