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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardback. Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language' Observer Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085231
ISBN
9781844085231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. Features the bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife Maria, his star-struck daughter Clotilde and her Californian beau, Todd. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186054
ISBN
9780141186054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. Punctuated by the five Muslim prayers and set to a disco and glam-rock soundtrack, Girl in the Tangerine Scarf evokes female adolescence in the vein of Cisnero's House on Mango Street and like Allegra Goodman's Kaaterskill Falls looks at orthodox religion against an American backdrop. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
60418th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786715190
ISBN
9780786715190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.14

Paperback. May 1944: High above the mountains of occupied Slovenia an aeroplane drops three British parachutists - brash MP Major Jack Farwell, radio operator Sid Dixon, and young academic Lieutenant Tom Freedman. Greeted upon arrival by a group of Partisans, the men are led off into the countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559368
ISBN
9780099559368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. The Tuscan dream holiday turns into a nightmare, before a romantically satisfying - and surprising - resolution. An evocative and contemporary comedy of delights. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115856
ISBN
9780349115856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. A Wonderful Romantic Tale Set in Scotland Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749938970
ISBN
9780749938970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A charming story full of dry Yorkshire humour and warmth - a must-read for fans of James Herriot Clare Balding, Countryfile and The Shepherd's Life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409168447
ISBN
9781409168447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. A financially comfortable but troubled young London author, Alex Hargreaves stumbles across the work of an unknown writer from the early 1990s, Vernon Crane, and presuming the missing Crane is dead, decides to pass the work off as his own. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Repeater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924129
ISBN
9781910924129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. Ginny Carter was once a rising star in TV news, married with a young son - until her whole world dissolved on a freeway in a single instant. In the aftermath, she somehow pieces her life back together, but struggles to truly find meaning in her life. Then, on the anniversary of the fateful accident, she meets thirteen-year-old Blue Williams.. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552166256
ISBN
9780552166256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Neutral America is debating the proper response to the war in Europe. Increasingly involved in this debate is Henry Ford: inventor, industrialist, billionaire. He is against war - it is bad for business. Into his orbit comes Rosika Schwimmer, who persuades him that a Peace Ship filled with the great and the good should sail to Europe. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099465966
ISBN
9780099465966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.31

Paperback. When Maxine's in town, it can only mean sheer mischief.. An addictive romance from the bestselling author of THE ONE YOU REALLY WANT and THREE AMAZING THINGS ABOUT YOU Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear to the cover
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KIN0034921
ISBN
9780755332540
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In trying to come to terms with his murder-ridden past, Barney foolishly joins the nearest branch of Murderer's Anonymous, bringing him once more into contact with the criminally insane. In minutes, there is a killer reducing the population of Glasgow on a daily basis, and Barney is soon caught up in this tangled web of death, butchery and Elvis. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Long Midnight Publishing
Number of pages
402
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954138738
ISBN
9780954138738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.59

Paperback. With a new Foreword by Jeffrey Frank The most poignant of all De Vries's novels, The Blood of the Lamb is also the most autobiographical. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143880
ISBN
9780226143880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.14

Paperback. Honest women's fiction told with humour and heart Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 372. Clean copy in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KST0026287
ISBN
9780755333448
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An exotic tale of lost family secrets.. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067641
ISBN
9781782067641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Sonokrom, a village in the Ghanaian hinterland, has not changed for thousands of years. Kayo is a forensic pathologist convinced that scientific logic can shatter even the most inexplicable of mysteries. But as events in the village become incomprehensible, Kayo finds that Western logic and political bureaucracy are no longer equal to the task. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526124
ISBN
9780099526124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. An astonishing landmark novel in four books, The Kills is both a political thriller and a bravura literary performance. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 47. Weight in Grams: 726. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTJ0050943
ISBN
9781447261643
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A terrifically compelling wartime story of love and loss from the author of A SONG AT TWILIGHT. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 30. Weight in Grams: 242.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
464
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
SKU
KNW0005785
ISBN
9780752849508
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Hemingway's first novel, set in 1920s Paris, a city of Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Jake is wildly in love with the aristocratic, beautiful and sensuous Brett Ashley, and the couple are drawn towards the dazzle and excitement of the Spanish fiesta. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 15. Weight in Grams: 122.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099908500
ISBN
9780099908500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Fifteen-year old Anais Hendricks is smart, funny and fierce, but she is also a child who has been let down, or worse, by just about every adult she has ever met. Sitting in the back of a police car, she finds herself headed for the Panopticon, a home for chronic young offenders where the social workers are as suspicious as its residents. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558644
ISBN
9780099558644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. The central novel from V.S. Naipaul's Booker Prize-winning narrative of displacement, published for the first time in a stand-alone edition. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522908
ISBN
9780330522908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Set on a Georgia golf course in 1931, a caddie uses his mysterious powers to affect the game and the fate of the players. This is the film tie-in edition of "Bagger Vance", from the Director of "The Horse Whisperer" and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, Jack Lemmon and Charlize Theron. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, plan. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Film tie-in ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553813074
ISBN
9780553813074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Will, who has given up everything to raise his twin daughters, has a terrible choice to make when both girls suffer kidney failure age 16. Should he save one child? If so, which one? Should he buy a kidney - be an organ tourist? Should he sacrifice himself? Or is there a fourth solution - one so terrible it has never even crossed his mind? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 109 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KAK0006990
ISBN
9780571254378
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The lead debut paperback for Abacus in 2016, for fans of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140988
ISBN
9780349140988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

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