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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An extraordinary story of high diplomacy, low intrigue and a dangerous love affair set during the fiery nights of the Blitz-now in paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715650615
ISBN
9780715650615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.54

Paperback. A riot of confession, complaint, and sensual detail, this novel charts the first year alone of a man who has abandoned his wife, life, family, and homeland, seeking an impossible ideal: freedom. Translator(s): Snook, Jean M. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788443
ISBN
9781564788443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. A collection of short stories that evokes isolated lives and a lost world in stories that are set in the Jewish-Italian community of 1930s Ferrara. Translator(s): McKendrick, Jamie. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192123
ISBN
9780141192123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A light-hearted romp from 'The Jane Austen of our time' - Harpers & Queen Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 col. port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Publication date
1977
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552152518
ISBN
9780552152518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Translator(s): Bogin, Magda. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
520
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152814
ISBN
9781857152814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. When a man who claims to be from outer space is brought into Manhattan Institute, the mental ward seems to be just the place for him. Calling himself 'prot', he says that he is an inhabitant of the planet K-PAX. Setting a departure date - August 17th at 3.31am - on which he plans to return home on a beam of light. Is he really extraterrestrial? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204. 240 pages. When a man who claims to be from outer space is brought into Manhattan Institute, the mental ward seems to be just the place for him. Calling himself 'prot', he says that he is an inhabitant of the planet K-PAX. Setting a departure date - August 17th at 3.31am - on which he plans to return home on a beam of light. Is he really extraterrestrial?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FL. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight: 172.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747557524
ISBN
9780747557524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. The modern classic of life on the Home Front re-issued with a great new cover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284. 288 pages. Stella arrives at Hallows Farm in her Rayon stockings, having just waved goodbye to the love of life - naval officer Philip. Agatha has just graduated from Cambridge; life on the Farm is certainly going to offer her a different kind of education. Prue, a hairdresser from Manchester, is used to painting the town red, not manual labour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 192 x 174 x 25. Weight: 282.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780332468
ISBN
9781780332468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Dean Corde is a man of position and authority at a Chicago university. He accompanies his wife to Bucharest where her mother lies dying in a state hospital. As he tries to help her grapple with an unfeeling bureaucracy, Corde is troubled: at home the centre is not holding firm, in Eastern Europe authority is cruel and dehumanising. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188867
ISBN
9780141188867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Lapinski, a manipulative and magical Russian exile, summons forth a number of highly contemporary urban pilgrims. This book explores broken dreams and self-destructive desires in a shimmering, dislocated allegory of its times. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968338
ISBN
9780241968338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Ben Contini, a disenchanted painter of considerable talent, has just buried his mother. Determined to learn the provenance of the painting, he and Elsa, a disturbed and secretive woman who accosts him at the funeral, become embroiled in the sinister world of Nazi art theft. But they are not the only one with an interest in the painting. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511892
ISBN
9781843511892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. How far would you go to bring home the one you love? This story of a woman determined to rescue her soldier husband grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go. Series: No Greater Love. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781851111
ISBN
9781781851111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. 'A beautifully evocative portrait of a tight-knit community on Long Island during the summer of 1972' Observer - not to be missed by readers of Alice Hoffman and Jennifer Egan Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472221681
ISBN
9781472221681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Fiction for fans of Kate Jacobs and MARLEY AND ME Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340919200
ISBN
9780340919200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The collected stories of one of the world's great living writers are published in one volume for the first time Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 458. Stories 1952-2007. 560 pages. The collected stories of one of the world's great living writers are published in one volume for the first time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 152 x 197 x 37. Weight: 374.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596189
ISBN
9780747596189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. Hot on the heels of Breaking Creed comes a new action-packed thriller featuring Ryder Creed, ex-marine turned K9 rescue dog trainer, from New York Times bestselling author Alex Kava. Series: Ryder Creed. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751555837
ISBN
9780751555837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. "How have I been lucky enough to come here, to be alive, when so many others are not? I should have died.. But I am here." Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
MIRA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780778302001
ISBN
9780778302001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. Beautifully set, brilliantly realised, this acclaimed novel from the golden age of epic storytelling is now repackaged as a Hodder 'Great Read' Num Pages: 640 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340938355
ISBN
9780340938355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. On a remote South Pacific island paradise, an elderly tribesman is translating "Hamlet" into local Pidgin English. Much to his annoyance, he is interrupted by the arrival of an unexpected visitor. William Hardt is an American lawyer, he has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and has come to help. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552999809
ISBN
9780552999809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. One of the earliest novels from Man Booker International Prize-winner Ismail Kadare, in English for the first time Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857866196
ISBN
9780857866196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Brilliant psychological suspense from the author of Apple Tree Yard, now a major BBC Drama. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471136832
ISBN
9781471136832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. From the prizewinning author of BOXER, BEETLE and the Booker-longlisted THE TELEPORTATION ACCIDENT comes Ned Beauman's third and most thrilling novel to date. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444765533
ISBN
9781444765533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Marie-Ange Hawkins has the kind of childhood that most people dream of - freedom, love and security in a beautiful old French chateau. But when she is just eleven, a tragic accident marks the end of her idyllic life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 116 x 19. Weight in Grams: 136. Good to very good copy. Some light shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KHS1039510
ISBN
9780552146395
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The enchanting childhood memoirs of bestselling author Miss Read. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752882208
ISBN
9780752882208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. One night, Arthur Bryant witnesses a drunk middle-aged lady coming out of a pub in a London backstreet. The next morning, she is found dead at the exact spot where their paths crossed. Even more disturbing, the pub has vanished. Could he be losing his mind as well? Then it becomes clear that a number of women have met their ends in London pubs. Series: Bryant and May. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553817997
ISBN
9780553817997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

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