Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Jacob, a Jewish slave held in a mountain village after escaping a massacre by Cossacks, will be killed if he tries to escape. The one saving grace is his love for his master's daughter, Wanda. They begin a secret affair, trying to avoid the cruelty of the other villagers, until one day Jacob's fortunes unexpectedly change. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 194 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141197623
- ISBN
- 9780141197623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Yasha the magician - sword swallower, fire eater, acrobat and master of escape - is famed for his extraordinary Houdini-like skills. Half Jewish, half Gentile, a free thinker who slips easily between worlds, Yasha has an observant wife, a loyal assistant who travels with him and a woman in every town. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141197609
- ISBN
- 9780141197609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
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€ 12.42
Paperback. Presents the story of Joseph Shapiro, a disillusioned and aimless man who discovers a purpose to his life through the Jewish faith. This title offers an examination of the nature of faith, the question of identity and the notion of how to lead a good life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391571
- ISBN
- 9780141391571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
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€ 13.29
Paperback. Offers an exploration of primitive history. This title portrays an era of superstition and violence in a country emerging from the darkness of savagery. It describes the brutality, prejudice and subjugation that occur when hunter-gatherers and farmers struggle for supremacy over the land. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391588
- ISBN
- 9780141391588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Herman Broder, a refugee and Holocaust survivor, has three women in his life: Yadwiga, the loyal Polish peasant who hid him in a hayloft from the Nazis; Masha, his beautiful and neurotic true love; and Tamara, his first wife. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141197616
- ISBN
- 9780141197616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. In the years between the dawn of the twentieth century and the dark days of 1939, the Moskat family battled on. But like many Jewish families in Poland they can no longer turn a blind eye to the dwindling of their fortunes. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285489
- ISBN
- 9780099285489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
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€ 14.86
Paperback. From pre-First World War Warsaw to the New York of the 1930s, this title traces the early years of the author's life. It presents his bookish boyhood as the son of an Orthodox rabbi, equally absorbed in science, philosophy and cabbala. It chronicles the intricacies of his first love affairs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391595
- ISBN
- 9780141391595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
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Paperback. Best selling international author, Isabel Allende tackles her homeland head-on in this staggering, epic romance. Translator(s): Peden, Margaret Sayers. Num Pages: 320 pages, genealogy tab. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226. Clean copy in good to very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- SKU
- KRF0000798
- ISBN
- 9780007123018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile, and tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with the Conquistadors in the 1500s. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007241187
- ISBN
- 9780007241187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.28
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€ 14.28
Hardcover. Translator(s): Bogin, Magda. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152814
- ISBN
- 9781857152814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.26
€ 21.99
€ 16.26
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
€ 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
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€ 9.70
Paperback. A magnificent sweeping tale from the international bestselling author of 'The House of the Spirits'. Translator(s): Sayers Peden, Margaret. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006552321
- ISBN
- 9780006552321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
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
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
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
€ 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
€ 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€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
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€ 10.66
€ 11.99
€ 10.66
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€ 9.31
€ 10.99
€ 9.31
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
€ 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
€ 4.99
Paperback. Holly Wright has had a difficult few years. After her mother's death, she's become expert at keeping people at a distance - including her boyfriend, Rupert. But when Holly receives an unexpected letter explaining that an aunt she never met has left her a house on the Greek island of Zakynthos, the walls she has built begin to crumble. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405925273
- ISBN
- 9781405925273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.19
€ 11.99
€ 10.19
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€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
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€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95