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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Harry Caldecote is a convivial academic who devotes his life to others. He is on call when his alcoholic niece falls into strange hands, when his brother threatens to emulate Wordsworth, when his son's lesbian lodger is beaten up by her girlfriend. He endures misplaced seductions just to keep the peace at the King's pub in Shepherd's Hill. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141194301
- ISBN
- 9780141194301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Jim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department beckons - as long as Jim can stave off the unwelcome advances of fellow lecturer Margaret, survive a madrigal-singing weekend at Professor Welch's, deliver a lecture on 'Merrie England'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182599
- ISBN
- 9780141182599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461029
- ISBN
- 9780099461029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. Dr Thomas Underhill, a notorious seventeenth-century practitioner of black arts and sexual deviancy. However, the landlord, Maurice Allington, is the sole witness to the renaissance of the malevolent Underhill. Led by an anxious desire to vindicate his sanity, Allington strives to uncover the key to Underhill's satanic powers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099461074
- ISBN
- 9780099461074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
paperback. Competition is stiff for the position of sub-librarian in Aberdarcy Library. For John Lewis, the situation is complicated by the attentions of daunting and desirable village socialite, Elizabeth Gruffyd-Williams, who is married to a member of the local Council. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141194288
- ISBN
- 9780141194288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.34
€ 16.99
€ 10.34
Paperback. She was America's sweetheart. Until the love affair ended with a bang.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 111 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KNH0012023
- ISBN
- 9781847561206
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. High in the Himalayas sits a dilapidated mansion, home to three people, each dreaming of another time. Around the house swirl the forces of revolution and change. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141027289
- ISBN
- 9780141027289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.82
€ 14.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought that ended with a vengeance the night of his birth. All signs being auspicious, the villagers triumphantly assured Sampath's proud parents that their son was destined for greatness. Twenty years of failure later, that unfortunately does not appear to be the case. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571284047
- ISBN
- 9780571284047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.35
€ 12.99
€ 9.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714531137
- ISBN
- 9780714531137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.36
€ 12.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Akashic Books New York
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KRS0018306
- ISBN
- 9781888451849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Presented as a collection of found papers, appendices and notes, this book tells the story of John Sutherland of 'The Grey House', who is dying and creating in the last days of his life a musical composition that will define it. It takes you to a new understanding of how fiction can affect you. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 32. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571282340
- ISBN
- 9780571282340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. A coming-of-age story that captures the discomforts and challenges of being fifteen years old with the world stretching out in front of you. Alex, Ward's friend wants him to come to a party at Alison's where there'll be girls and drinks and the possibilities of fun. But Ward would rather wait on the beach for the surf to come up. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571230198
- ISBN
- 9780571230198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.48
€ 9.99
€ 8.48
Paperback. Offering a collection of stories, this book includes tales of lust, deceit, resentment, regret, secrets and lies that can chip away at human relationships. It features a series of interwoven dramas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571308927
- ISBN
- 9780571308927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. In the small rural town of Featherstone there is something unsettling, intense and intimate that goes deep into the lives of the people who live there and bares their hearts. This is a novel about memory and need, forgetting and faith - and about the ways we deceive and believe in one another. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KSG0009451
- ISBN
- 9780571212521
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In their tiny, sea-beaten cottage on the north coast of Scotland, Liska and Ruth await the birth of their first child. Each passes the time by telling the baby stories, trying to pass on the lessons they've learned: tales of circuses and stargazing, selkie fishermen and domestic werewolves, child-eating witches and broken-toothed dragons. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784702342
- ISBN
- 9781784702342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Twenty tales of lust and loss. These stories feature clockwork hearts, lascivious queens, paper men, island circuses, and a flooded world; some are radical retellings of classic stories, some are modern-day fables, but all explore substitutions for love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907773754
- ISBN
- 9781907773754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Louisa is at a music festival and the sun is blazing down. She is there with her best friends, her charismatic bad-boy boyfriend Dan, and her backstage pass - for a long-weekend of carefree hedonism. Aged 30 and editor on a style magazine, her life is a parade of free tickets and gigs, openings and all-nighters, drug and alcohol-induced happiness. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099541196
- ISBN
- 9780099541196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. One of the UK's most respected and well-known journalists and broadcasters moves into fiction. The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle is a multi-generational story of love and belonging set on the Scottish island of Arran. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444777628
- ISBN
- 9781444777628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. The winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2010, Witness the Night is now repackaged and reissued in a stunning new look Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471101526
- ISBN
- 9781471101526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241973387
- ISBN
- 9780241973387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.10
€ 13.99
€ 10.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909844537
- ISBN
- 9781909844537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KEX0219892
- ISBN
- 9780863222979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122. 64pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Iron Press
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KON0832740
- ISBN
- 9780906228494
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0221106
- ISBN
- 9780863222580
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99