Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. In a prison in Occupied France one in every ten men is to be shot. The prisoners draw lots among themselves - and for rich lawyer Louis Chavel, it seems that his whole life has been leading up to an agonizing and crucial failure of nerve. Hysterical with a sense of injustice, he offers to barter everything he owns for someone to take his place. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- SKU
- 9780099284147
- ISBN
- 9780099284147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 6.28
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Paperback. Andrews is a young man who has betrayed his fellow smugglers and fears their vengeance. Fleeing from them, with no hope of pity or salvation, he takes refuge in the house of a young woman, also alone in the world. She persuades him to give evidence against his accomplices in court. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099286158
- ISBN
- 9780099286158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
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Paperback. This collection comprises: "Fiesta", Hemingway's first major novel; long extracts from "A Farewell to Arms", "To Have and Have Not" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls"; 25 complete short stories; and the Epilogue to "Death in the Afternoon". Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 102 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099339311
- ISBN
- 9780099339311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
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Paperback. After the early death of her philandering husband, Etsuko moves into her father-in-law's house, where she numbly submits to the old man's advances. But soon she finds herself in love with the young servant Saburo. Tormented by his indifference, yet invigorated by her desire, she makes her move, with catastrophic consequences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099530275
- ISBN
- 9780099530275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.11
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€ 11.11
Paperback. Anthony Patch and Gloria Gibson are the golden children of the Jazz Age. They marry and embark on a life of glittering parties, lavish expenditure and scandalous revelry. When the money dries up their marriage founders. In this wistful novel Fitzgerald portrays the decline of youthful promise with devastating clarity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099541493
- ISBN
- 9780099541493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
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Paperback. It is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. She is fiercely intelligent, at times difficult and impatient, at times kind, but she is trapped by her circumstances, and waiting for any chance which will lift her beyond them. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141041759
- ISBN
- 9780141041759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.38
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€ 10.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408841280
- ISBN
- 9781408841280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.69
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Paperback. A lifetime of friendship. A moment of betrayal. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447229537
- ISBN
- 9781447229537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.38
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Hardcover. The new novel by the author of the Booker-shortlisted In Every Face I Meet and Richard & Judy selection The Promise of Happiness. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper . First edition signed by the author
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0303544
- ISBN
- 9781408803882
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
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Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180. . Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- POOLBEG
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KNH0013297
- ISBN
- 9781853719622
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. If the high-profile remarriage of her ex-husband wasn't hard enough on Ursula, now her daughter is missing - and the man she loves is prime suspect Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KSG0019799
- ISBN
- 9781416521990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019883
- ISBN
- 9780062369475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. It is the summer of 1948 when a handsome, charismatic stranger, Charlie Beale, back from war in Europe, shows up in the sleepy town of Brownsburg, Virginia. All he has with him are two suitcases: one contains a fine set of butcher knives; the other is full of money. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019927
- ISBN
- 9780099559153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Sash has tried to leave the past behind her. But then she gets a phone call from Marcus, her childhood sweetheart. He's looking for her help to prove his innocence.. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019952
- ISBN
- 9781473636682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019959
- ISBN
- 9781101990841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The cult classic that can still change your life.. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 50th Anniversary edition
- SKU
- V9780006513902
- ISBN
- 9780006513902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
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€ 10.63
Paperback. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2000. Part travel diary, part philosophy, part love story, 'Soul Mountain' is an elegant, unforgettable novel that journeys deep into the heart of modern-day China. Translator(s): Lee, Mabel. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780007119233
- ISBN
- 9780007119233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.72
€ 21.99
€ 15.72
Paperback. A brilliant novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Proulx, author of 'The Shipping News' and 'Brokeback Mountain'. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007151523
- ISBN
- 9780007151523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.16
€ 14.99
€ 11.16
Paperback. Judith's worst nightmare comes true when Vivian Flynn, her husband's first wife, moves two doors down from the Hillside Manor. She brings along her new husband, Billy 'Blunder' Buss, who is many years her junior. But as the B&B business is going well and Vivian isn't causing any problems for the Flynns, Judith adjusts to the situation. Series: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 106 x 22. Weight in Grams: 167.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780061351556
- ISBN
- 9780061351556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.14
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paperback. In every generation, according to Jewish tradition, thirty-six just men are born to take the burden of the world's suffering upon themselves. At York in 1185 the just man was Rabbi Yom Tov Levey, whose sacrifice so touched God that he gave his descendants one just man each generation, all the way down to Ernie Levey. This book tells Ernie's story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285595
- ISBN
- 9780099285595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.39
€ 20.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099457039
- ISBN
- 9780099457039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Friday August 15th, 1997. Two tiny Korean babies are delivered to two very different Baltimore families. Every year, on the anniversary of 'Arrival Day' the two families celebrate together, with more and more elaborately competitive parties, as little Susan and Jin-ho take roots and become American. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9780099499398
- ISBN
- 9780099499398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs Elner Shimfissle is up a tree, picking figs to make jam, and the next thing she knows, she is off on a strange adventure, running into people, in the unlikeliest of places. Meanwhile, a dark secret emerges from the past - and the entire town is left wondering, 'What's life all about anyway?' Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099507642
- ISBN
- 9780099507642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. Three and a half years ago former Grant County medical examiner Sara Linton moved to Atlanta hoping to leave her past behind her. Now working as a doctor in Atlanta's Grady Hospital she is starting to piece her life together. But when a severely wounded young woman is brought in, she finds herself drawn back into a world of violence and terror. Series: The Will Trent Series. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- V9780099509752
- ISBN
- 9780099509752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81