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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Hardcover. A tale of fathers and sons, the ties that bind, and the barriers of class that even love cannot break, Three Bargains is a stunning first novel, as potent, heart-stopping, and epic as Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393063400
- ISBN
- 9780393063400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.74
€ 27.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Shielded from emotional and physical abuse by layers of fat, Lilian struggles to escape a suffocating existence in the home of her tyrannical Victorian father and her elegant but ineffectual mother. This book traces the progress of her life's journey, and why she made the choices she did. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841959955
- ISBN
- 9781841959955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. The Roman poet Ovid, exiled to a remote village on the edge of the Black Sea, tells the story of his meeting with a feral boy, brought up among wild animals in the snow. It is a luminous encounter between civilization and nature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Random House
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099273844
- ISBN
- 9780099273844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardcover. Known worldwide for her Diary, Anne Frank's TALES FROM THE SECRET ANNEXE were written at the same time with the same humour, honesty and wisdom, and are an essential part of her legacy. Editor(s): Halban Publishers. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Halban Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905559206
- ISBN
- 9781905559206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.27
€ 18.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. During an eventful season at Bath, naive Catherine Morland experiences joys of fashionable society for first time. She is delighted with her acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and horror, and sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney, who invite her to their father's mysterious house, Northanger Abbey. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141389424
- ISBN
- 9780141389424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
€ 10.99
€ 9.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. "Originally published: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1993. Commissioning organisation: Cyrus Colter. 251 p. 20 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period - General,Subjects - Fiction - General"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- The X Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 251
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KEX0161051
- ISBN
- 9781874509738
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In two powerful novels of belonging, one of Africa's most important writers explores village life and the traditions of Botswana. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086221
- ISBN
- 9781844086221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Arieka is one of the last to prophesy at Delphi, in the shadowy years when the Romans were securing their grip on the tribes and cities of Greece. The plain, unloved daughter of a local grandee, she is rescued from the contempt and neglect of her family by her Delphic role. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571298532
- ISBN
- 9780571298532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. The bumper book of Billy Palmer: following our hero from his apple-scrumping childhood in post-war Somerset and his coming-of-age in the Soho of the swinging sixties, to his romp through '80s New York and his final return to London Num Pages: 544 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846272141
- ISBN
- 9781846272141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. The big man is Dan Scoular, a legend of physical prowess in a decaying Ayrshire mining community. When a bare-knuckle fight offers both money and a purpose, he finds it turns into a monumental struggle to keep his heritage and integrity intact. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782113027
- ISBN
- 9781782113027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
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€ 10.75
Paperback. Translator(s): Alpert, Michael. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512669
- ISBN
- 9781905512669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. Verity, Florida, is a town remarkable only for its unbearable heat, strange inhabitants and the high number of women divorcees who live there. Lucy and Bethany Lee are two of them. Lucy's bad-penny son Keith witnesses Bethany Lee's murder but the murderer witnesses him. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099429166
- ISBN
- 9780099429166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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€ 11.08
Paperback. Disturbing horror. Rapier-sharp satire. Addictive thriller. Don't expect any sleep once you've entered The Ward.. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 212. Disturbing horror. Rapier-sharp satire. Addictive thriller. Don't expect any sleep once you've entered The Ward. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 23. Weight: 288.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857895868
- ISBN
- 9780857895868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.24
€ 10.99
€ 9.24
Paperback. The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection - and suddenly the drama of the Passion becomes reality. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571190218
- ISBN
- 9780571190218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. How far would a grandmother go to stay close to her grandson? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Halban Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905559701
- ISBN
- 9781905559701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. A collection of short stories by Saul Bellow. Some stories recount the events of a single day, while some are contained in a wider frame. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188782
- ISBN
- 9780141188782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. On a Monday night in October in a seaside town in Suffolk, a woman is brutally murdered. She was not an obvious victim. She just wasn't, thinks her grieving, bewildered friend Tess, the type to have something happen to her. As the police go about their routine investigation, Tess' world of nappies, school runs and baked beans begin to unravel. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099453529
- ISBN
- 9780099453529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. Dionysus, god of wine and ecstasy, has come to Thebes, and the women are streaming out of the city to worship him on the mountain, drinking and dancing in wild frenzy. The king, Pentheus, denouces this so-called 'god' as a charlatan. But no mortal can deny a god and no man can ever stand against Dionysus. Translator(s): Robertson, Robin. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099577386
- ISBN
- 9780099577386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901746792
- ISBN
- 9781901746792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Fred 'Bogus' Trumper is a wayward knight-errant in the battle of the sexes and the pursuit of happiness. He also happens to have a complaint more serious than Portnoy's. Yet he stubbornly clings to the notion that he'll make something of his life, and is about to commit himself to a second marriage that bears remarkable resemblance to his first. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552992077
- ISBN
- 9780552992077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47