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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it is to announce that she will be married soon to the stern and volatile landowner Esteban Trueba. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099528562
ISBN
9780099528562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Tells the story of an orphan who beguiles the world with her astonishing visions, triumphing over the worst of adversity and bringing light to a dark place. Translator(s): Sayers Peden, Margaret. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241951651
ISBN
9780241951651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.70

paperback. An ecological romance with a pulsing heart, equal parts Rider Haggard and Chico Buarque - one of the world's greatest and most beloved storytellers broadens her style and reach with a Amazonian adventure story that will appeal to all ages. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022200
ISBN
9780007146376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. From one of the world's best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240. Good copy showing light age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperPerennial London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025980
ISBN
9780007199648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Moving between the majestic coastline of North Cornwall and the leafy suburbs of London, Flight is a story of secrets and lies - and of the indelible traces that are left behind when someone tries to disappear. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Myriad Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KOC0016551
ISBN
9781908434609
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is 1913 - just prior to England's entry into World War I - and Edwardian England is about to vanish into history. A group of men and women gather at Sir Randolph Nettleby's estate for a shooting party. Opulent, adulterous, moving through the rituals of eating and slaughter, they are obtuse and decorative finale of an era. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188676
ISBN
9780141188676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. PARIS MON AMOUR is a sensual novel about inescapable desire and devastating betrayals. It is the story of one woman and two men, and what happens when there is no way out. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Literary Sofa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995724204
ISBN
9780995724204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. After more than twenty years together, Jean and Mark revel in a sabbatical on a remote tropical island. Life seems idyllic. Until, that is, Jean opens a salacious love-letter addressed to Mark. Looking for answers she goes undercover with a surreptitious correspondence that propels her on to alarming and illuminating adventures of her own.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513384
ISBN
9780099513384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. A forbidden love, a life-long secret, and one chance to make the right decision. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014706
ISBN
9780007245840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Being "nice" doesn't save Minty from being jilted at the altar. Ditched rather than hitched, a shocked Minty sets out on a "Quest for the Self", in which she will learn how to say "No". But then she discovers the reason for Dominic's defection and learns to move on, let go, and say "Yes" again. Num Pages: 433 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129. . Good clean copy with some shelf and reading wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTG0011298
ISBN
9780006513407
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718186661
ISBN
9780718186661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 290 x 30. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405925334
ISBN
9781405925334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Includes four stories that illuminate the author's love both for the African people, their dignity and traditions, and for the beauty and wildness of the landscape. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140180435
ISBN
9780140180435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Isak Dinesen was the pen-name of Karen Blixen, who was born in Rungsted, Denmark in 1885. After studying art, she married her cousin, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke. Together they went to Kenya to manage a coffee plantation. After their divorce, she continued to run the plantation until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Denmark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185880
ISBN
9780141185880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
Paper edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892810031
ISBN
9780892810031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.60

Paperback. Series: PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241305812
ISBN
9780241305812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Leila Mashal, a medical doctor trained at Wits, has taken up politics. Her platform is a single issue: freedom. In declaring her candidacy, she wishes to make public her belief that 'while South Africans hold the vote, they don't hold the power'. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431408757
ISBN
9781431408757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. A witty and beautifully observed novel that looks deep into the secrets of family life Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KTM0006138
ISBN
9780747261575
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Isla Dewar's unique combination of brilliant characterisation, beautifully evoked landscapes and incisive humour is honed to its finest in this lovely novel Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747261582
ISBN
9780747261582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. An exquisite novel about friendship and community Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747251125
ISBN
9780747251125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. In this irresistible and unputdownable novel, Isla Dewar offers searing insight into human nature and relationships while also bringing out the humour of the darkest situations Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755325924
ISBN
9780755325924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. An enchanting novel about realising that journeys of discovery don't always have to be to far-flung places Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTJ0050922
ISBN
9780747255512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A perceptive, wildly funny and deeply moving novel Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747251132
ISBN
9780747251132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A poignant and moving novel from a bestselling Scottish author whose writing is deeply evocative and thoughtful Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780747255505
ISBN
9780747255505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

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