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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A story of a group of friends as they edge towards adulthood in the sunshine and shadow of Llandudno during the years of the Second World War. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 351 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
351
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762507
ISBN
9781905762507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Digital original
SKU
KLN0013838
ISBN
9780349118147
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is May 1945 and as church bells ring out Victory in Europe over the Norfolk saltmarshes, Goose's daughter Lil is born. But as Lil enters Goose's world, her father leaves it, in a makeshift boat bound - or so the story goes - for Germany, his home. 40 years later it is Lil's son, Pip, who begins to make sense of his family's fragmented history. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141027708
ISBN
9780141027708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. "Saint Billie". Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 5. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900564625
ISBN
9781900564625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Hardcover. London has the greatest literary tradition of any city in the world. Its roll-call of story-tellers includes cultural giants who changed the way the world thought about writing, like Shakespeare, Defoe and Dickens. This title includes stories of fact and fiction and occasionally something in between. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3J; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 124 x 30. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596167
ISBN
9781841596167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. A novel which became a film starring Peter Sellers. It is the tale of a simple man accidentally thrown into a world of sex, money, power and national television, to become a media superstar and a household name. The author's other novels include "Steps", which won America's National Book Award. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552990370
ISBN
9780552990370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback.
Publisher
Open Letter United States
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934824405
ISBN
9781934824405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Growing up in a small Wiltshire village, Abbie Morris knows what lies ahead of her - a life of drudgery as a menial servant, like that of her sisters. But everything changes when Abbie is twelve and their emotional, spirited mother casts them into a crisis for which no one is prepared. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 45. Weight in Grams: 316. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KRF0031085
ISBN
9780099415763
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Stunning fiction in the vein of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood from debut author Jess Richards. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737851
ISBN
9781444737851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Magical new novel from the author of SNAKE ROPES. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444738056
ISBN
9781444738056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594633843
ISBN
9781594633843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. Offers a collection of stories about the American family. This book brings to life a world of lost fathers and redemptive con men, of personal struggles and diminished dreams, a world marked by the wry wit and generosity of spirit that has made Jess Walter one of America's most talked-about writers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Viking
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241003855
ISBN
9780241003855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

paperback. Somewhere on a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and views an apparition: a beautiful woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an American starlet, he soon learns, and she is dying. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780670922659
ISBN
9780670922659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. It's 1994 and a gang of good-hearted young people set off in a Ford Transit van armed with several sacks of rice and a half-written play. Their aim is to light a beacon of peace across the Balkans and, very probably, stop the war. Andrew would love to stop the war. But what he'd also love to do is sleep with Penny. Does Penny like him though? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099578741
ISBN
9780099578741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. The fiction debut of Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright and New Yorker contributor Jesse Eisenberg. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855494
ISBN
9781611855494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Series: Neversink. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612193885
ISBN
9781612193885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. A passionate saga of the Whitby sailors and the women they left behind Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 29. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Publication date
2010
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751545036
ISBN
9780751545036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Victorian Whitby is the setting for Jessica Blair's latest saga, a tale of lost inheritances, family feuds and starcrossed lovers - in the jet-carving industry Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 109 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751545418
ISBN
9780751545418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A compelling saga from Jessica Blair that delves into the deepest of family secrets Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751545319
ISBN
9780751545319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. Elspeth Dunn, a published poet living on the Isle of Skye, answers her first fan letter from Davey Graham, an impetuous young man in Illinois. Without having to worry about appearances or expectations, Elspeth and Davey confess their hopes, dreams and fears, things they've never told another soul. Even without meeting, they know one another. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559122
ISBN
9780099559122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Jennifer Hunter is an expert on men. She can tell if they're single, married or lying.. She runs a company which specialises in conducting fidelity inspections for those who suspect their loved ones are capable of infidelity. But after seeing so many men fail the fidelity tests, can Jennifer let herself believe in one good man? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007791
ISBN
9780091928469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Working under the code name 'Ashlyn', Jennifer Hunter leads a double life. Her friends and family all think she's an investment banker who's too busy to date. In reality, Jennifer is a professional honey-trap, hired by suspicious wives and girlfriends to test the fidelity of the men in their lives. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0011728
ISBN
9780091928445
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FFH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 36. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Unbound
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783529827
ISBN
9781783529827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. An evocative and moving debut novel - based on the true story of the worst UK civilian disaster of the Second World War, when 173 people were crushed to death at Bethnal Green tube station during the Blitz. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272806
ISBN
9781846272806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

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