Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Results 5941 - 5960 of 15619
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilla strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Limited Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099497042
- ISBN
- 9780099497042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though there waits someone who cares deeply about how they appear. Then, they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell and become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099754916
- ISBN
- 9780099754916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
paperback. In the relentless summer heat, four abruptly orphaned children retreat into a shadowy, isolated world, and find their own strange and unsettling ways of fending for themselves. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099755111
- ISBN
- 9780099755111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardcover. On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593609
- ISBN
- 9781841593609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his three-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. From there, Lewis spirals into bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche and time itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099755012
- ISBN
- 9780099755012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 179 x 111 x 15. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099599647
- ISBN
- 9780099599647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. On a chilly February day two old friends meet in the throng outside a crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday had been Molly's lovers in the days before they reached their eminence, Clive as Britain's composer, and Vernon as editor of the quality broadsheet, The Judge. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099272779
- ISBN
- 9780099272779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099599630
- ISBN
- 9780099599630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. A collection of macabre short stories. Ian McEwan received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1976 for a previous collection of short stories entitled "First Love, Last Rites". Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099754718
- ISBN
- 9780099754718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 178 x 110. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784705121
- ISBN
- 9781784705121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Charles Frieth, pre-eminent composer and conductor, is preparing for a performance of one of his works, Demonic Aubade. Obstinate and myopic, he is oblivious to the growing turmoil around him. As the performance draws near, the maestro is awoken to the chaos, and as Charles struggles to regain control of his life, a tragedy begins to unfold. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526995
- ISBN
- 9780099526995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A true story of the Berlin Tunnel or Operation Gold, the abortive brainchild of the CIA and MI6. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099277095
- ISBN
- 9780099277095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784703608
- ISBN
- 9781784703608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. A compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: his wife is having the affair, and he is still in love with her. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0302721
- ISBN
- 9780099549024
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Perowne makes his way to his weekly squash game through London streets filled with hundreds of thousands of anti-war protestors. A minor car accident brings him into a confrontation with Baxter, a fidgety, aggressive, young man, on the edge of violence. To Perowne's professional eye, there appears to be something profoundly wrong with him. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099469681
- ISBN
- 9780099469681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
paperback. In the summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her too is Robbie Turner who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have changed for ever.. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with some shelf wear but remains good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KCW0000479
- ISBN
- 9780099429791
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
paperback. In the summer of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her too is Robbie Turner who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have changed for ever.. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0004714
- ISBN
- 9780099429791
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Paperback. One windy spring day in the Chilterns Joe Rose's calm, organized life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon, Rose reflects, could have ended in mere tragedy, but for his brief meeting with Jed Parry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0000700
- ISBN
- 9780099481249
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. A compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: his wife is having the affair, and he is still in love with her. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003387
- ISBN
- 9780099549024
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Joe Rose's calm, organised life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon could have ended in mere tragedy, but for his meeting with Jed Parry. Unknown to Joe, something passes between them that it will test to the limits Joe's scientific rationalism, threaten the love of his wife and drive him to the brink of murder and madness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099276586
- ISBN
- 9780099276586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08