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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Her existence would be the ruin of her mother.. Baby Hope, the unfortunate proof of Lady Harvey's adultery, is smuggled out of a privileged aristocratic household to a nearby village. There, her true identity a secret, she grows up in the arms of the poor, but loving, Renton family. But the day comes when Hope must pay her way. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046105
- ISBN
- 9780141046105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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Paperback. Charity Stratton's bleak childhood is changed for ever when both her parents are killed in a fire. Separated by the authorities from her younger brothers and sister, Charity is sent out to work as a skivvy in a boys' boarding school. Her loneliness and misery are eased when she falls deeply in love with the dashing but fickle sixth-former. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099557470
- ISBN
- 9780099557470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
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Paperback. Without a mother, Rosie is at the mercy of her father and thuggish brothers. Then one day a friend comes to the farm in the form of cockney housekeeper Heather Farley. But soon enough Heather vanishes, abandoning Rosie to her fate. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 40. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046013
- ISBN
- 9780141046013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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Paperback. She was convicted for killing her best friend.. Laura Brannigan is in jail for murder. She insists that she didn't kill her best friend, Jackie. But her search for justice seems futile. Then she receives a letter that takes her back to her youth.. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046112
- ISBN
- 9780141046112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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Paperback. Ellie is a sweet-natured brunette, generous of heart with a sparkling smile and an accent which reveals her East End background. Bonny is beautiful and spoilt, with cascades of blonde hair, the brightest pair of blue eyes and a mouth like Cupid's bow. The two girls meet in London at the end of the war when, seduced by two American airmen. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099557463
- ISBN
- 9780099557463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.82
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€ 11.82
Paperback. Losing her adopted mother threatens all she's ever had.. Daisy was adopted. But when her mother dies, she finds her secure existence thrown into turmoil by the discovery of a scrapbook. Inside it is information about her real mother. Can she cope with the truth about her real parents? And more importantly, who is the real Daisy? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046051
- ISBN
- 9780141046051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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Paperback. It is 1938 and headstrong eighteen-year-old Mari Carrera leaves a gossipy small town in rural New Zealand aboard the SS Rimutaka. Rather too careless with her reputation, Mari is bound for the bustling anonymity of London - but she is all too willing to be seduced by the temptations of the glittering West End. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241961520
- ISBN
- 9780241961520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
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€ 10.45
Paperback. When their father tragically kills their mother, Dulcie and her sister are sent to an orphanage. Told that a 'better life' awaits them in another country, they are shipped off to Australia. But the promises made to the sisters turn out to be lies. And it seems to Dulcie that everyone who ever said 'trust me' somehow betrayed that trust. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 46. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046044
- ISBN
- 9780141046044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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Paperback. In the Somerset village of Sawbridge, young shopkeeper Molly Heywood slips away from the celebrations to her friend's cottage and makes a shocking discovery: Cassie is dead and her six-year-old daughter Petal has vanished without a trace. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241961537
- ISBN
- 9780241961537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
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Paperback. Twelve-year-old Adele is placed in a bleak, cruel children's home after a family tragedy drives her mother insane. But when the owner betrays her trust Adele has no choice but to run away. Alone and friendless, she heads for Sussex, to seek out the grandmother she has never known. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046075
- ISBN
- 9780141046075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.22
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€ 10.22
Paperback. On the outbreak of war, Belle Reilly's husband Jimmy enlists and heads for the deadly trenches of northern France. Volunteering to help battlefield wounded, Belle is posted to France as a Red Cross ambulance driver. There, a tragic accident brings her face to face with Etienne - a man from her past she's never quite forgotten. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950371
- ISBN
- 9780241950371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. She witnessed a murder - and now her life is in danger.. Fifteen year-old Belle, though raised in a London brothel, is an innocent. But when she witnesses one of the girls brutally strangled by a client, she is cast into a cruel, heartless world. Snatched from the streets and sold into prostitution, she is made a courtesan in New Orleans. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241950364
- ISBN
- 9780241950364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
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Paperback. Till We Meet Again is the latest gripping novel from Lesley Pearse. She kills two people in cold blood - why? Susan walks into a busy doctor's surgery and guns down two members of staff. Then she calmly waits for the police. Beth is the lawyer assigned to defend Susan. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141046068
- ISBN
- 9780141046068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.70
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Paperback. Where has she come from? Why can't she remember who she is - or what happened? She's wearing an old-fashioned dress and her hair has been hacked off. She's obviously been bound by the wrists and ankles. But without knowing her own name or who did this to her, she can't begin to piece together who she is and what led her to this unfamiliar place. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141030500
- ISBN
- 9780141030500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
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Paperback. In the East End, twelve-year-old Tara witnesses her villain of a father almost kill her mother. She forges a determination then and there to change her life. This is the story of three beautiful and talented women. Mabel, whose great love for a gambling man has brought her close to insanity; gentle Amy, who marries a man brutalised by war. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099557432
- ISBN
- 9780099557432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
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Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Publisher
- Momentum Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911475125
- ISBN
- 9781911475125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
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Paperback. On a crisp winter morning just before the start of deer season, Ethan and his three-year-old son Nate set off together to discover the beauties of the forest. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 225. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KEX0245749
- ISBN
- 9780099474739
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 269. Clean, well read copy in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KLJ0006349
- ISBN
- 9780802137722
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. New Year's Eve 1943 - the tiny village of Slapton is told that it has to be evacuated. American troops are occupying the wide district of South Devon. The Americans are prepared for animosity, but not for the harsh conditions the war in Europe has imposed upon the civilian population of England. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 42. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099469179
- ISBN
- 9780099469179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.52
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Paperback. A novel that tells the story of a grown man who runs away from home, and the adventures that befall him in his quest for a new lease of life. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 35. Weight in Grams: 238. Clean copy in good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KLJ0001821
- ISBN
- 9780749318888
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A saga of life on a modern executive housing estate, seething with the fears, snobberies, frustrations and lusts of well-heeled young couples trundling uneasily towards middle age. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 17. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749325206
- ISBN
- 9780749325206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
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€ 16.82
Paperback. Incredible story about a young Chilean girl's talent for recreating the magic of movies that captures the nostalgia of South American village cinemas in all their glory. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102. 112 pages. Incredible story about a young Chilean girl's talent for recreating the magic of movies that captures the nostalgia of South American village cinemas in all their glory. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 146 x 8. Weight: 102. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Language: Arabic.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789992194010
- ISBN
- 9789992194010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.71
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€ 8.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155370
- ISBN
- 9781903155370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.29
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Editor(s): Levine, Susan F. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204997
- ISBN
- 9780872204997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.09
€ 51.99
€ 37.09