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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A novel by the author of "The Buddha of Suburbia" and "My Beautiful Laundrette" which analyzes the agonies and joys of being connected to another person. Jay, who is leaving his partner and their two sons, reflects on the vicissitudes of his relationship with Susan. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 133. Weight in Grams: 240. Clean copy in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KST0025995
ISBN
9780571194377
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Features dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333547
ISBN
9780571333547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Shahid is a clean-cut student, trying to make an impression on his college lecturer, Deedee Osgood, who gives his spirits a lift when she takes him to a naked rave party. Shahid's academic prospects are threatened by the intervention of his gangster brother Chili, who moves into Shahid's bedsit as a hideout, bringing unnecessary danger with him. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571328987
ISBN
9780571328987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Adam is a middle-aged playwright who accepts a tempting offer to have his mind transported into a younger body for six months. Youth restored, he embarks on an odyssey of physical hedonism, but must then face the dire consequences when he is loath to relinquish his new body.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333592
ISBN
9780571333592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. 'It is the saddest night, for I am leaving and not coming back.' Jay is leaving his partner and their two sons. As the long night before his departure unfolds, in an unforgettable, and often pitiless, reflection on their time together he analyses the joys and agonies of trying to make a life with another person. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333554
ISBN
9780571333554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardback. Harry, a young writer, is commissioned to write a biography to revitalise both Mamoon's career and his bank balance. Harry greatly admires Mamoon's work and wants to uncover the truth of the artist's life. Harry's publisher seeks a more naked truth, a salacious tale of sex and scandal that will generate headlines. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0016196
ISBN
9780571277520
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The protagonist of this novel is a 15-year-old North London schoolboy called Gabriel. He is forced to come to terms with a new life, and use his gift for painting in order to make sense of his world, once the equilibrium of the family has been shattered by his father's departure. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 140. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KSS0002232
ISBN
9780571209293
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this collection of stories, Kureishi chronicles the loveless, the lost and the dispossessed. They represent the frustrated and intoxicating, the melancholic and sensitive, capable of great cruelty and willing to break constraints of an old life to make way for the new. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002396
ISBN
9780571203918
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Waldo, a feted filmmaker, is confined by old age and ill health to his London apartment. Frail and frustrated, he is cared for by his lovely younger wife, Zee. But when he suspects that Zee is beginning an affair with Eddie, Waldo is pressed to action: determined to expose the couple, he sets himself first to prove his suspicions correct and more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571332014
ISBN
9780571332014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. Waldo, a feted filmmaker, is confined by old age and ill health to his London apartment. Frail and frustrated, he is cared for by his lovely younger wife, Zee. But when he suspects that Zee is beginning an affair with Eddie, Waldo is pressed to action: determined to expose the couple, he sets himself first to prove his suspicions correct and more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. . Like new except for damage to back bottom of dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0005127
ISBN
9780571332014
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Deals with the complexities of relationships as well as the joys of children. This title contains the author's controversial story "Weddings and Beheadings", as well as his prophetic "My Son the Fanatic", which exposes the religious tensions within the muslim family unit. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 47. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571249824
ISBN
9780571249824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. The novel based on the book featured in the TV series "Californication," written by the show's main character Hank Moody played by David Duchovny. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416598237
ISBN
9781416598237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. The heart-warming, inspirational story of how one cheeky little dog, his beloved sister and two grumpy cats save a family. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473643345
ISBN
9781473643345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Dimension: 132 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij Netherlands
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9789463380966
ISBN
9789463380966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 33. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509802128
ISBN
9781509802128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.42

Paperback. Lizzie is a teenager with a supernatural ability who longs to be ordinary. Then one summer she falls in love.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846948695
ISBN
9781846948695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Quercus Publishing GB
Edition
UK airports ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782062561
ISBN
9781782062561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Seoul, South Korea. A rebellious young woman falls for a British diplomat. But in a city of tight control, her passion will prove her downfall. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
riverrun
Condition
New
SKU
9781782062585
ISBN
9781782062585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. A spellbinding tale of grief, jealousy and betrayal, from the author of the Richard & Judy Book Club selected SECRETS OF THE TIDES. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409127956
ISBN
9781409127956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Every family has a secret: a dramatic family saga with a dark thread of suspense lurking at its heart. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409138037
ISBN
9781409138037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408862476
ISBN
9781408862476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Johanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Translator(s): Dawkin, Deborah. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670151
ISBN
9781908670151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. For Willi Kufult, prison life means staying out of trouble, keeping his cell clean, snagging a precious piece of tobacco - and dreaming of the day of his release. Then he gets out. As Willi tries to make a new life for himself in Hamburg, finding a job and even love, he still cannot escape his past. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196541
ISBN
9780141196541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933633657
ISBN
9781933633657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

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