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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The true and epic story of a boy's survival in the face of impossible odds. Walk tells the story of a deadly scramble down the wild coastline of what would become present-day South Africa and should be required reading for anyone interested in the early history of this complex nation and impeccably crafted literary fiction alike. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431409204
ISBN
9781431409204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Walter Hartwright is married, prosperous and a little bored. When he is approached to write a life of the painter Turner he accepts, unaware that his subject lived a life more dark than light. Researching the painter's life, he is soon affected with its possibilities of violence and even murder that he no longer trusts his own sanity and character. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0005851
ISBN
9780571202768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When his father is taken ill, Thomas hopes that he may be able to communicate honestly with him, as his father sets a formidable Christian example, and sort out his wayward life. But Thomas is a chronic liar, and athiest as well, and instead finds that once at home, he falls back into the disastrous and evasive patterns of his childhood years. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KOC0027055
ISBN
9780099453574
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A dazzling new anthology of the very best very short fiction from around the world. Editor(s): Thomas, James; Shapard, Robert; Merrill, Christopher. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393346077
ISBN
9780393346077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. A moving, hilarious, and deeply perceptive novel of universal themes: family, love and greed. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689352
ISBN
9781846689352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Hardback. The discovery of long-buried secrets brings three generations of women to Cape Cod for the summer homecoming of a lifetime. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Edition
First Edition / First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316394871
ISBN
9780316394871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. The Panama Hotel in Seattle has been boarded up for decades, but the new owner has made a startling discovery in the basement: belongings stored by Japanese families sent to interment camps during the Second World War. As Henry Lee stands in the crowd he wonders if a link still exists to the girl he lost his young heart to, so many years ago. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284. 416 pages. The Panama Hotel in Seattle has been boarded up for decades, but the new owner has made a startling discovery in the basement: belongings stored by Japanese families sent to interment camps during the Second World War. As Henry Lee stands in the crowd he wonders if a link still exists to the girl he lost his young heart to, so many years ago. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 193 x 129 x 28. Weight: 306.
Publisher
ALLISON & BUSBY
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749010720
ISBN
9780749010720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. The Coen Brothers meet Crime and Punishment - with a Mississippi twist 'hauntingly evocative' Guardian In a darkly comic debut novel by an independent bookseller, an idealistic young farmer moves his family to a Mississippi flood basin, suffers financial ruin - and becomes increasingly paranoid he's being framed for murder. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 41. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444782950
ISBN
9781444782950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Bestseller Jamie McGuire is back, starting at the beginning of Beautiful Disaster, but this time from bad boy Travis' point of view. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471115141
ISBN
9781471115141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

hardcover. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Katy. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 968 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
968
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423375
ISBN
9780857423375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.46

Paperback. Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 16. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024046
ISBN
9780253024046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946626670
ISBN
9780946626670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. The follow-up to the international best-selling novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats. This spirited novel explores the most inspiring and passionate terrain: the human heart following the interwoven stories of two women living thousands of miles apart and separate lives yet sharing a similar existence. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846972850
ISBN
9781846972850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846973307
ISBN
9781846973307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

Paperback. At the age of thirty, Campbell Johnstone is a failure. When he tries to rekindle a relationship with childhood friend and rising Hollywood star Eve Sadler, he longs for the glitter of her success to rub off on him - but a single shocking night changes everything. When the dust settles, Cam's life is transformed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643803
ISBN
9781908643803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. John Hamilton didn't want children with his wife, but that was because he had led a secret life for 20 years, in the shape of a mistress and a 19 year-old daughter. Now, following a car crash which has left him in a vegetative state, the three women that he deceived decide his fate. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110. Weight in Grams: 160. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
SKU
KTJ0008022
ISBN
9780006510451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199528
ISBN
9780141199528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bicentennial ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106524
ISBN
9780143106524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. During an eventful season at Bath, naive Catherine Morland experiences joys of fashionable society for first time. She is delighted with her acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and horror, and sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney, who invite her to their father's mysterious house, Northanger Abbey. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389424
ISBN
9780141389424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535538
ISBN
9780199535538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 518 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
518
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307390783
ISBN
9780307390783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.66

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375756733
ISBN
9780375756733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804009577
ISBN
9780804009577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. The Big 3-0 is looming, but there's so much still to do.. The brilliant new novel from the Sunday Times Top 10 bestselling author Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857205568
ISBN
9780857205568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

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