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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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
€ 11.02

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

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
€ 15.04

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471165665
ISBN
9781471165665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.69

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

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
€ 14.37

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

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

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

€ 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

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. In her eagerly anticipated second novel Mail on Sunday Novel Competition winner Isabel Ashdown explores the treacherous territory of adolescent friendships, and traces across the decades the repercussions of a dangerous relationship. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Myriad
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956251558
ISBN
9780956251558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.79

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
€ 11.08

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. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551521916
ISBN
9781551521916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.30

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

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