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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Features stories which are partly autobiographical, men and women of passion live, fight, love and die in scenes of dramatic intensity. In this book, the stories range from haunting tragedy on the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro, to brutal America with its deceptive calm, and war-ravaged Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460923
ISBN
9780099460923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The prize-winning debut by Jenn Ashworth, which led her to be picked as one of the 12 Best New British Novelists by BBC TV's The Culture Show in 2011, a blackly funny and compelling tale of obsession, misplaced passion and one seriously mixed-up young woman - the kind of neighbour you would not wish on your worst enemy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762976
ISBN
9781444762976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. It's New York, 1950. A young PR man working at General Electric sold his first magazine piece. By the time he'd sold his third, he decided to quit his job and make a living as a full-time writer. That young man was Kurt Vonnegut. This title collects his stories from the postwar years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282969
ISBN
9780099282969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. *One of Rosamond Lehmann's most acclaimed novels * A widely acclaimed novel by one of Virago Modern Classic's bestselling and best-loved classic novelists Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083121
ISBN
9781844083121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The internationally acclaimed bestseller from Iran. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689675
ISBN
9781851689675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. A gorgeous, strange, dark-edged novel that has garlanded critical acclaim throughout Europe and won the prestigious Nordic Council's Literature Prize. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857897916
ISBN
9780857897916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 36. Weight in Grams: 574.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Methuen Publishing
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413715609
ISBN
9780413715609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979471
ISBN
9780241979471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.71

Paperback. The major European bestseller that was made into the celebrated film. Translator(s): Buten, H. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349101101
ISBN
9780349101101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Casi is a hotshot public defender working on the front line of America's War on Drugs. So far he's on the winning side. He's never lost a case. But nothing lasts forever, and pride like his has a long way to fall. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 39. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782066576
ISBN
9781782066576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. It's the midsummer ball at Oxford, and a group of men and women - friends since university days - have gathered under the stars. Included in this group is David Crimond, a genius and fervent Marxist. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
9780099433545
ISBN
9780099433545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. She had always put her daughter first - until one man changed everything Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751544459
ISBN
9780751544459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Depicts a male homosexual relationship, in which a rich older man buys the love of a young man who is stunningly handsome but who lacks the ability to love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189567
ISBN
9780141189567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Features dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333547
ISBN
9780571333547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. With echoes of Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff and Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road, The Last Pilot re-ignites the thrill and excitement of the space race through the story of one man's courage in the face of unthinkable loss. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Myriad Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908434845
ISBN
9781908434845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.29

Paperback. When friendship becomes love, two people must face their greatest fear - being hurt again..The powerful bestseller from the country's number one storyteller. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007302024
ISBN
9780007302024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Explores the dangers of our personal fictions in a dark, compelling mystery that begins on a stretch of the desolate Welsh coast. This book presents a study of betrayal, self-justification and the consequences of rewriting the past. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081087
ISBN
9781847081087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. 'I feel like The Wurzels visiting Buckingham Palace!' Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Digital original ePub edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0295742
ISBN
9780008226589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Laugh-out-loud romantic escapist comedy from the bestselling author of ME AND MR DARCY. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340919620
ISBN
9780340919620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The first in a multi-generational trilogy by mega-seller Penny Jordan is set in the decadent world of the silk industry. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 474. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KOC0008230
ISBN
9781847560735
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Price, Leri. BIC Classification: FA; FHP; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 205 x 23. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167812
ISBN
9789774167812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.84

Paperback. The Li sisters don't have much education, but one thing has been drummed into them: their mother is a failure because she hasn't managed to produce a son, and they themselves only merit a number as a name. Yet when circumstances lead the sisters to seek work in distant Nanjing, the shocking new urban environment opens their eyes. Translator(s): Tyldesley, Esther. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501534
ISBN
9780099501534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 58 photos & 14 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 201 x 4. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888391827
ISBN
9780888391827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571270309
ISBN
9780571270309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

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