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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. The Same Sky tells the powerful, moving story of Carla, a 12-year-old Honduran girl struggling to get to the US with her little brother, and Alice, who lives in Texas and is desperate to become a mother. A perfect book club read, for fans of Liane Moriarty. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349134321
- ISBN
- 9780349134321
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. "A sure comic touch .. smart and sweet .. a tribute to the pleasures of friendship." -The New Yorker Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352306
- ISBN
- 9780393352306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. 1913. Unmarried sisters Nellie and Vivian Marsh live an impoverished existence in a tiny cottage on the banks of the Little River in Suffolk. Their life is quiet and predictable, until a sudden flood throws up a strange fish on their doorstep and a travelling man who will change them forever. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905490714
- ISBN
- 9781905490714
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. It is 1946 and Silvana and eight-year-old Aurek board a ship that take them from Poland to England. Silvana has not seen her husband Janusz in six years, but, they are assured, he has made them a home in Ipswich. However, after living wild in the forests for years, carrying a terrible secret, all Silvana knows is that she and Aurek are survivors. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399676
- ISBN
- 9780141399676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.79
€ 20.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Some would call Joseph a wizard, or magician, though a Renaissance magus might be nearer the mark. In Venice in 1982, though, no magical operation can take place without an acquaintance with his special field. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747548263
- ISBN
- 9780747548263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.58
€ 9.99
€ 8.58
Paperback. Funny without knowing it and naive without being innocent, Zoe is pretty much left alone to get on with growing up. Yet the most relevant events of her youth are invariably caused by other people. This novel is about adolescence and lack of innocence. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BT; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747562740
- ISBN
- 9780747562740
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.37
€ 10.99
€ 9.37
Paperback. Forbidden love in 1960s London has heart-wrenching consequences. The next powerful page-turner in Amanda Prowse's NO GREATER LOVE sequence. Series: No Greater Love. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781854266
- ISBN
- 9781781854266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.37
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€ 9.37
Paperback. How far would you go to bring home the one you love? This story of a woman determined to rescue her soldier husband grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go. Series: No Greater Love. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781851111
- ISBN
- 9781781851111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.14
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€ 10.14
Paperback. Pru Plum, owner of the famous Mayfair bakery, is not the confident, successful businesswoman she appears. She has done shameful things to get where she is and will do anything to protect the secrets of her past - especially when, for the first time in her life, she has finally fallen in love.. Series: No Greater Love. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781854983
- ISBN
- 9781781854983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.97
€ 11.97
Paperback. Wife. Mother. Daughter. What happens when it all becomes too much? Series: No Greater Courage. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784970352
- ISBN
- 9781784970352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
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€ 10.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 259 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503940048
- ISBN
- 9781503940048
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.70
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Paperback. Translator(s): Goldstein, Ann. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Europa Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609453091
- ISBN
- 9781609453091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
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€ 10.74
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Europa Editions United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609450663
- ISBN
- 9781609450663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.54
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Paperback. A fabulous multi-generational tale for fans of Kate Morton and Lucinda Riley. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 39. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755347186
- ISBN
- 9780755347186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. A wonderful, heart-rending love story from the author of DANCE WITH WINGS Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755359981
- ISBN
- 9780755359981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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€ 11.02
Paperback. 'Fear and Trembling' tells the story of a young woman who spends a year working at a Japanese firm. She soon learns that at the Yumimoto Corporation hierarchy means everything, and her time there soon turns into a comic nightmare of terror and self-abasement. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571220489
- ISBN
- 9780571220489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
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Paperback. A novel about a young girl already stripped of illusions. The daughter of diplomats posted to Peking in the mid-seventies, the unnamed narrator of this novel charges about her tightly enclosed world on her 'horse' (bicycle). But she also learns life's hardest rule: that if she wants to be loved, she must be cruel in return. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571226634
- ISBN
- 9780571226634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
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€ 10.74
Paperback. Tells the story of a reality TV death camp, which has become the nation's obsession - an amoral spectacle played out through the media. This book is a satire on the modern predilection for reality television and celebrity, in which the audience at home develops a taste for blood. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234936
- ISBN
- 9780571234936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. New Writing from the Arab World. 320 pages. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809631
- ISBN
- 9781408809631
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
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€ 14.78
Paperback. In the Koran, there are 99 names for God. Does the 100th exist? Months before the dawn of the apocalyptic "year of the beast", 1666, Balthasar Embriaco, a Genoese Levantine merchant embarks on a quest to find the answer. He sets out on a journey that will take him across the breadth of the civilized world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099452089
- ISBN
- 9780099452089
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. Ossyane, a young Lebanese man and his Jewish wife Clara return to live in Haifa after World War II. Just as war breaks out in the new-born state of Israel, Ossayne is forced to go to Beirut. The border with Israel closes behind him and he becomes separated from his wife with tragic consequences. Translator(s): Manguel, Alberto. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New e.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860468902
- ISBN
- 9781860468902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. Mani is born into a time of war - 3rd-century Mesopotamia. Despite being the son of a warrior, he becomes a painter, physician, mystic and prophet, preaching in the battlefields, a doctrine of humility, tolerance and love that becomes known as "Manicheanism". Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349108711
- ISBN
- 9780349108711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback. Mysterious beans are found on the market stalls of the East, to which ancient superstition lends the power of favouring the birth of male children. When a French entomologist obtains a few of these beans, he worries that the world has entered a critical phase of its history. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349105994
- ISBN
- 9780349105994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. 'Leo the African' is based on the true life-story of Hasan al-Wazzan, the 16th-century traveller and writer who came to be known as Leo Africanus, or Leo the African. This is a story of pirates, slave-girls and princesses, in a world in a state of religious flux. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106007
- ISBN
- 9780349106007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09