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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The fourth novel in the Little Village School series, packed full of humour, warmth and village drama, from bestselling author Gervase Phinn. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444779370
ISBN
9781444779370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. A charming, moving second-chance love story for fans of Thursdays in the Park, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Last Tango in Halifax. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751564570
ISBN
9780751564570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. From the Orange Prize-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun' come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007306213
ISBN
9780007306213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Whether you are starved of it or steeped in it; embarrassed or emboldened by it; whether you commit it or omit it, you can't get away from it. In this issue of Granta, we talk about sex. Editor(s): Freeman, John. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881161
ISBN
9781905881161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. A mad director, off his meds, is making a movie about how he murders the producers who ruined his career. The movie is in his mind. The murders are real. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Adams Media Corporation United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440561238
ISBN
9781440561238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. A new edition of a classic and controversial novel; Acclaimed winner of the William Whitehead Memorial Award for a lifetime's contribution to gay and lesbian literature, Samuel R. Delany wrote Hogg three decades ago. Since then it has been one of America's most famous 'unpublishable' novels Num Pages: 219 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573661195
ISBN
9781573661195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Paperback. When missing persons investigator David Raker is approached by Richard Kite, he believes he's meeting another desperate relative searching for a loved one. But the person Kite wants Raker to find is himself. Dubbed The Lost Man by the media after he is found unconscious and badly beaten on a lonely South Coast beach ten months ago, Kite still has no memory of who he is, where he is from; even his name isn't his own. And with no one contacting the police since his discovery, it seems that no one is looking for him either. But is that really the case? As Raker digs deeper, he finds troubling details about the man he's trying to help reclaim his life.. Series: DAVID RAKER 8. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405917841
ISBN
9781405917841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Everyone's favourite detective, The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection is Mma Ramotswe's thirteenth adventure Series: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123158
ISBN
9780349123158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Later printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609800734
ISBN
9781609800734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Bec Shepherd is a scientist struggling to lead a good life Ritchie, her brother, is a TV star with skeletons in his closet Alex wants a family if he could only meet the right woman.. One man has the information to destroy them all. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 376. 560 pages. Bec Shepherd is a scientist struggling to lead a good life Ritchie, her brother, is a TV star with skeletons in his closet Alex wants a family if he could only meet the right woman. One man has the information to destroy them all. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight: 376.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857862921
ISBN
9780857862921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. The new novel from the award-winning author of The Marlowe Papers Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780749211
ISBN
9781780749211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

hardcover. Three American sisters leave their chicken farm on Long Island for a holiday in Europe. In France they encounter the charming but penniless Marquis de Maufringneuse, his writer son Jeff, and the marquis' tough American ex-wife. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591865
ISBN
9781841591865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, frustrated college professor. In love with his landlady's twelve-year-old daughter Lolita, he'll do anything to possess her. Unable and unwilling to stop himself, he is prepared to commit any crime to get what he wants. Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? Or is he all of these? Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951644
ISBN
9780241951644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. The restrictions of a wartime childhood in London and subsequent post-war shortages have done little to enrich Timothy's early youth. But everything changes when his glamorous older sister, Kath, invites him to spend the summer at Heidelberg. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554158
ISBN
9780099554158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback.
Publisher
The Muswell Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
KTJ0000506
ISBN
9780954795962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536467
ISBN
9780199536467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.77

Paperback. Fresh out of high school, Karl Ove moves to a remote fishing village to work as a teacher. He has no interest in the job itself - or in any other job for that matter, his sole aim is to save money and start writing. All goes well to begin with but as the nights grow longer, his life takes a darker turn. Series: Knausgaard. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581529
ISBN
9780099581529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. The Panama Hotel in Seattle has been boarded up for decades, but the new owner has made a startling discovery in the basement: belongings stored by Japanese families sent to interment camps during the Second World War. As Henry Lee stands in the crowd he wonders if a link still exists to the girl he lost his young heart to, so many years ago. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284. 416 pages. The Panama Hotel in Seattle has been boarded up for decades, but the new owner has made a startling discovery in the basement: belongings stored by Japanese families sent to interment camps during the Second World War. As Henry Lee stands in the crowd he wonders if a link still exists to the girl he lost his young heart to, so many years ago. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 193 x 129 x 28. Weight: 306.
Publisher
ALLISON & BUSBY
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749010720
ISBN
9780749010720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. London, 1882. David Wildeblood, an idealistic young journalist, pounds the streets of Camden reporting on the notorious slums. The misery and squalor surprise him, but more shocking still is the realisation that someone is profiting from this destitution. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575153
ISBN
9780099575153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. A terrifying vision of the future from one of the twentieth century's most renowned writers - J. G. Ballard, author of 'Empire of the Sun' and 'Crash'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007287031
ISBN
9780007287031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. When we asked the author about his aims as a writer, he said, "I want every novel I write to depart significantly into a new direction." With Personae, he's made good on that promise. This title deals with his works. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078991
ISBN
9780226078991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 106 x 28. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Time Warner Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
396
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601625212
ISBN
9781601625212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.65

Paperback. One family. Two mothers. Which one will they choose? A moving family drama perfect for fans of Harriet Evans, Lisa Jewell and Jojo Moyes. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751554236
ISBN
9780751554236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, this title introduces the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route. It chronicles the dramatic changes that felt throughout Central Asia in the early twentieth century. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099466130
ISBN
9780099466130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

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