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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Miss Jean Brodie is a schoolmistress with a difference. She is proud, cultured and romantic but her educational ideas are highly progressive and even deeply shocking. So when she decides to transform a group of 'special girls' into the creme de la creme at Marcia Blaine School they are soon known, perhaps suspiciously, as the Brodie set. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241964002
- ISBN
- 9780241964002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Muriel Spark's stunning debut novel Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085538
- ISBN
- 9781844085538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Travel the continent with this new collection of Muriel Spark's European novels as your guide - an often surprising, occasionally moving, and always unfailingly funny trip Series: Canons. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782117650
- ISBN
- 9781782117650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.52
€ 13.00
€ 11.52
Paperback. A brilliant, daring and darkly funny novel by Muriel Spark, 'mistress of the highest high comedy' (The Times) Series: VMC. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085521
- ISBN
- 9781844085521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Now available as a stunning Canon 'A work of glittering Sparkian ice, whose thinly frozen surface tempts you to jump up and down jovially above something deeper and darker' ALI SMITH Series: Canons. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main - Canons ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782117575
- ISBN
- 9781782117575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Witty yet elegant, Territorial Rights is a celebration of human imperfection and complexity, with as many shifting identities, wardrobe changes, and sumptuous settings as a comic opera. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089659
- ISBN
- 9781844089659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. A title written by the author of novels such as "Memento Mori" (1959), "The Ballad of Peckham Rye" (1960), "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (1961), "The Girls of Slender Means" (1963), and "Aiding and Abetting" (2000). Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963999
- ISBN
- 9780241963999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Romantic, heroic, comic and tragic, unconventional school mistress Jean Brodie has become an iconic figure in post-war fiction. Her glamour, unconventional ideas and manipulative charm hold dangerous sway over her girls at the Marcia Blaine Academy who become the Brodie 'set', introduced to a world of adult games that they will never forget. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141181424
- ISBN
- 9780141181424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Hardback. * 'The divine Spark is shining at her brightest .. Pure delight' Claire Tomalin, Independent Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085279
- ISBN
- 9781844085279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
paperback. Lise has been driven to distraction by working in the same accountants' office for sixteen years. So she leaves everything behind her, transforms herself into a laughing, garishly-dressed temptress and flies abroad on the holiday of a lifetime. But her search for adventure, sex and the obsessional experience takes on a far darker significance. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188348
- ISBN
- 9780141188348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. A man of devilish charm and enterprising spirit, Dougal Douglas is employed to revitalize the ailing firm of Meadows, Meade & Grindley. Strange things begin to happen as Dougal exerts an uncanny influence on the inhabitants of Peckham Rye and brings lies, tears, blackmail and even murder into the lives of all he meets. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188355
- ISBN
- 9780141188355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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€ 11.02
Paperback. Anarchic, irreverent and razor-sharp, this new collection of Muriel Spark's satires confirms its creator as the mistress of British wit Series: Canons. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782117674
- ISBN
- 9781782117674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.47
€ 13.99
€ 11.47
Paperback. At once terrible and uplifting, memorable and harrowing, these stories describe a seminal period in Canadian history. Editor(s): Whitaker, Muriel. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643834
- ISBN
- 9780888643834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.92
€ 23.99
€ 17.92
Paperback. On a family sheep station in the interior of Australia, a brother and sister work the property while their reclusive brother, Wesley Antill, spends years toiling away in one of the sheds, writing a philosophy. Now he has died. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099524281
- ISBN
- 9780099524281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
paperback. Translator(s): Reeck, Matt; Ahmad, Aftab. Num Pages: 574 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811224130
- ISBN
- 9780811224130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Paperback. The award-winning Shadow Ops series continues with Myke Cole's fifth epic military fantasy adventure Series: Shadow Ops. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472211910
- ISBN
- 9781472211910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Series: The Radical Novel Reconsidered. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064999
- ISBN
- 9780252064999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.98
€ 23.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 30th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126684
- ISBN
- 9781897126684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.35
€ 24.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. Shortlisted for the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, Kitschie and Audie awards this is the stunning first instalment in a fantasy trilogy set in a world of volcanoes and earthquakes, where the power to control the earth is the most dangerous of all. The New York Times calls The Fifth Season 'intricate and extraordinary' Series: Broken Earth Trilogy. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 45. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Orbit
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780356508191
- ISBN
- 9780356508191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Alan Harrison is mourning the death of his wife. A trip to Sweden is in the offing - but will it help him get over it? Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785355318
- ISBN
- 9781785355318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. Between greed, love and obsession there is the truth we would rather not see. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846949708
- ISBN
- 9781846949708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. An extraordinary tale of France's greatest chef, his loves and a country on the brink of war. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306. Good, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KSG0006146
- ISBN
- 9781846882470
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 119 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591810728
- ISBN
- 9781591810728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.33
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€ 11.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 195 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591812791
- ISBN
- 9781591812791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85