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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Betrayed and left for dead high in the Alps, Nick Stone is in trouble. The blood on his hands tells of a head wound he can't see. He knows only one thing for certain - someone, somewhere wants to kill him. And they think they've succeeded. Stone wants revenge, but the only person who can help him is a seven year old boy. Series: Nick Stone Thriller. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170932
- ISBN
- 9780552170932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. Explores the emergence of political identity, which grows from class to national consciousness and celebrates that brand of idealism that has never since the early Eighties recaptured its clarity of purpose. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638942
- ISBN
- 9781902638942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Hardback. Translator(s): Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun; Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175548
- ISBN
- 9780231175548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 64.13
€ 82.81
€ 64.13
Paperback. * This bestselling collection of stories extols the female virtues of discontent, sexual disruptiveness and bad manners - reissued in a HB edition as a companion to Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 287 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349008462
- ISBN
- 9780349008462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Based on real people, this volume offers a collection of stories focusing on mingling history, invention, literary criticism, high drama and low comedy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099480716
- ISBN
- 9780099480716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. From familiar fairy tales and legends - "Red Riding Hood", "Bluebeard", "Puss in Boots", "Beauty and the Beast", vampires and werewolves, the author has created a collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099588115
- ISBN
- 9780099588115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
hardcover. Angela Carter's pick of Mother Goose's feathers. 'Trumps Grimm, with a world-wide selection of savage and funny stories' Observer Num Pages: 512 pages, Integrated: 25, woodcuts. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Virago London
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081738
- ISBN
- 9781844081738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. As well as her eight novels, Angela Carter published four collections of short stories during her lifetime, and contributed stories to several anthologies. The stories were scattered amongst different publishers. Suitable for Angela Carter aficionados, this title gathers together her work. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099592914
- ISBN
- 9780099592914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Desiderio, an employee of the city under a bizarre reality attack from Doctor Hoffman's mysterious machines, has fallen in love with Albertina, the Doctor's daughter. But Albertina, a beautiful woman made of glass, seems only to appear to him in his dreams. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192390
- ISBN
- 9780141192390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.71
€ 8.71
Paperback. Charts the destructive emotional war between a young woman, her husband and his disruptive brother as they move through a labyrinth of betrayal, alienation and lost connections. This revised edition evokes the ebb of the 1960s, and includes an afterword which describes the progress of the survivors into the anguish of middle age. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594215
- ISBN
- 9780099594215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.13
€ 7.13
Paperback. Presents the tale of the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families, the Hazards and the Chances. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099981107
- ISBN
- 9780099981107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. In this, her second novel, (awarded the 1967 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) Angela Carter's brilliant imagination and starting intensity of style explore and extend the nature and boundaries of love. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860681908
- ISBN
- 9780860681908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardback. Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language' Observer Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085231
- ISBN
- 9781844085231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. * Full of the wit and irreverence for which Carter is renowned Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860490941
- ISBN
- 9781860490941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. A collection of short stories which tear through the archives of cinema, of art and of the subconscious. A young Lizzie Borden visits the circus; a pianist makes a Faustian pact in a fly-blown Southern brothel; and a transfigured Mary Magdalene steps out of the canvases of Donatello and de la Tour. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099133711
- ISBN
- 9780099133711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. A second collection of fairy tales by Angela Carter involving more alluring women, ailing warriors, enchantresses and seekers of revenge. They come from every corner of the globe to haunt, to entice, transform and even to help. Illustrator(s): Sargood, Corinna. Editor(s): Carter, Angela. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 271. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006200
- ISBN
- 9781853816161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan ..or all fake? Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099388616
- ISBN
- 9780099388616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
€ 13.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and other Professors. Outside, where land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by these savage outsiders, decides to escape. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141192383
- ISBN
- 9780141192383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. THE PASSION OF NEW EVE is an extraordinary journey into the apocalyptic vision of the author Lorna Sage called 'The boldest of English writers'. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0001652
- ISBN
- 9780860683414
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Truran United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850221791
- ISBN
- 9781850221791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.20
€ 8.20
Paperback. 262pp.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Peter Owen Publishers
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KHS1002417
- ISBN
- 9780720611441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276520
- ISBN
- 9781908276520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. A poetic work of fiction on the one hand, an autobiography on the other, The Life of Rebecca Jones is about one family's passage through the twentieth century. A fictional elegy to a threatened way of life. Translator(s): Jones, Lloyd. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857387127
- ISBN
- 9780857387127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897142509
- ISBN
- 9781897142509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.83
€ 27.99
€ 19.83