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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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
€ 10.95

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

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
€ 10.94

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
€ 10.18

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

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
€ 10.86

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

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

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
€ 10.17

Paperback. Eva Patterson's life is forever altered by the devastating discovery of her mother, Flora, dead in the bath leaving only a note: 'Forgive Me'. Until Flora's suicide, Eva's world had been secure - but overnight everything changes. For when Flora leaves Eva a London artist's studio in her will, she finds her mother had a secret past. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 40. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241961490
ISBN
9780241961490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

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

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Momentum Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911475125
ISBN
9781911475125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.18

Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bancroft Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890862527
ISBN
9781890862527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.45

Paperback. Best friends and high school sweethearts Zane Beck and Lila Lehman may be neightbours, but they come from different worlds. When Lila's father arranges an Amish suitor to court her, Zane enlists in the army - unwilling to watch. Although separated by years and distance, with Lila preparing to marry another, will these one-time sweethearts ever find the life together that they both still long for? Series: NEIGHBORS OF LANCASTER COUNTRY. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764215247
ISBN
9780764215247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.25

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

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611454260
ISBN
9781611454260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.28

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

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
€ 18.33

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

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
€ 16.69

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
€ 8.56

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

€ 20.99
€ 18.09

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

€ 50.99
€ 36.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214. Very good copy .First edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KEX0303211
ISBN
9781908276162
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

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