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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A sweeping, romantic debut set in Cornwall, reminiscent of Rosamunde Pilcher. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409137481
ISBN
9781409137481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A collection of stories, in which a divorcee falls in love with a mysterious European waitress; a widower relives a favourite holiday; two writers rehearse familiar arguments; and, a couple bond, fall out and bond again over flowers and vegetable patches. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552475
ISBN
9780099552475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. An English translation of the French original. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher (University of Cambridge). Translator(s): Grieve, James. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141180328
ISBN
9780141180328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A quiet, engaging novel about the death of a priest in 1950s Ireland and a world on the cusp of change. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784977412
ISBN
9781784977412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. 'All human life is there, in a mesmerizing world of its own' Guardian Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Picador London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
On Demand
SKU
KEX0200829
ISBN
9780330345651
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. When a man needs only two hundred pounds to marry his cook and buy a public house, one would expect his life to be trouble free, but the fifth Earl of Shortlands has to reckon with his haughty daughter, Lady Adela, and Mervyn Spink, his butler, who also happens to be his rival in love. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591339
ISBN
9781841591339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. "Latiolais is as close to Alice Munro as a writer can get, but with a more modern edge."-Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393354164
ISBN
9780393354164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.09

Hardcover. A story which traces the history of a house and a family at the time of World War I. This is a picture of Edwardian England at its most opulent. Exploring the themes of love, honour and betrayal, this contemporary of Henry James and Joseph Conrad shows himself their equal in literary skill. Num Pages: 906 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 46. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
906
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151145
ISBN
9781857151145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. Tells the story of Leila, a nineteen year old woman living on a small Caribbean island in the 1950s. Her subsequent passage to England brings her face to face with the consequences of the decisions she has made to determine her life on her own terms. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099468585
ISBN
9780099468585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Siri Hustvedt's mesmerising second novel, 'startlingly good, tautly written and very sexy' Marie Claire. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Sceptre United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340682364
ISBN
9780340682364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 17. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827350
ISBN
9781509827350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. A powerful, sparse debut novel with a moral crux at its heart, Brother's Keeper explores themes of addiction, guilt, forgiveness and redemption. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782394273
ISBN
9781782394273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2014 Miles Franklin Award Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472120571
ISBN
9781472120571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. A funny and tender celebration of love in all its frailty, confusion and excess, from the author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087317
ISBN
9781847087317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. In this unforgettable novel, set in war-torn Europe, two sisters are forced to make heartbreaking choices that will shape the rest of their lives Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755344895
ISBN
9780755344895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590176801
ISBN
9781590176801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408865330
ISBN
9781408865330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. Fading charmer, Tommy Wilhelm has reached his day of reckoning and is scared. In his forties, he still retains a boyish impetuousness that has brought him to the brink of chaos: he is separated from his wife and children, at odds with his vain, successful father, failed in his acting career, and in a financial mess. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184852
ISBN
9780141184852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. David Benioff's character-driven debut novel; a spellbinding portrait of three buddies confronting the consequences of their carefree youth on the streets of New York. Num Pages: 288 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 20. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340822296
ISBN
9780340822296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Following the bizarre accidental death of his wife, an Israeli secret agent retires to the suburbs. After a lifetime of uncovering other people's secrets, he is forced to look back at the lies he has told himself. The author's other books include "My Michael" and "The Slopes of Lebanon". Translator(s): Lange, Nicholas de. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099913405
ISBN
9780099913405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Robard Hewes has driven across the country in search of a woman named Buena who, twelve years ago, infused him with a feeling that has now turned into obsession. Sam Newel has travelled from Chicago seeking the missing piece of himself. They both find themselves on an uncharted hunting island in the Mississippi owned by an old man named Lamb. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260. 304 pages. Robard Hewes has driven across the country in search of a woman named Buena who, twelve years ago, infused him with a feeling that has now turned into obsession. Sam Newel has travelled from Chicago seeking the missing piece of himself. They both find themselves on an uncharted hunting island in the Mississippi owned by an old man named Lamb. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight: 208.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747584964
ISBN
9780747584964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

paperback. A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS is the much anticipated and utterly beguiling new novel from Sarah Winman, author of the international bestseller WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Tinder Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755390939
ISBN
9780755390939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Set in August, 1939, this story moves from Cornwall to London and back again, over the years, telling the stories of five cousins who have gathered at their aunt's house for their annual ritual of a holiday. It presents a picture of wartime London: the rationing, the fallen houses, the parties, the new-found comforts of sex, and more. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499145
ISBN
9780099499145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. One of the great works of European short fiction, by turns funny, reflective and profound Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689581
ISBN
9781846689581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.69

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