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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardback. When a letter from an elderly taxidermist drops onto Henry's doormat it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358. Very good copy in pristine dustwrapper . First edition signed by the Author with neat newsclippings
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KEX0303187
ISBN
9781847677655
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 50.00

Paperback. Bjartus is a sheep farmer determined to eke a living from a blighted patch of land. Nothing, not merciless weather, nor his family will come between him and his goal of financial independence. Only Asta Solillja, the child he brings up as his daughter, can pierce his stubborn heart. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099527121
ISBN
9780099527121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. A brilliant Cold War spy story from the Man Booker shortlisted author of The Glass Room Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140742
ISBN
9780349140742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Society hostess, Clarissa Dalloway is giving a party. Her thoughts and sensations on that one day, and the interior monologues of others whose lives are interwoven with hers gradually reveal the characters of the central protagonists. Clarissa's life is touched by tragedy as the events in her day run parallel to those of Septimus Warren Smith. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261916
ISBN
9781853261916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Hardback. Whisky Galore was made into a glorious film in 1949 and has remained a classic comic novel ever since. This new edition of a much-loved classic published for the first time by Birlinn. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 372. 288 pages. Whisky Galore was made into a glorious film in 1949 and has remained a classic comic novel ever since. This new edition of a much-loved classic published for the first time by Birlinn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 205 x 137 x 27. Weight: 362.
Publisher
Birlinn General
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780270920
ISBN
9781780270920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. The first in an extraordinary new YA trilogy by James Smythe, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. Series: Australia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL; YFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444796339
ISBN
9781444796339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Angie is eighteen years old, and, she's living in London in the Swinging Sixties. She's heard all the scare stories of course, about what drink, drugs and discotheques can do to young girls, but Angie knows she's different. After all, she's only playing around. But that was before that rainy night, when Angie got into the big, shiny car. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 214. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
SKU
KTJ0006807
ISBN
9780099279976
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Is it possible to die a happy death? This title tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally dying a happy man. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186580
ISBN
9780141186580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Santa Fe Writers Project United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Santa Fe Writers Project Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977679904
ISBN
9780977679904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.57

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Lady of Hay comes Whispers in the Sand, set in richly mysterious Egypt, where past and present collide. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007288649
ISBN
9780007288649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

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
€ 11.09

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
€ 11.04

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
€ 10.70

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
€ 13.03

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
€ 16.33

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

€ 28.39

Paperback. Halina Shore is a forensic dentist working in Sydney. Her mother has just died, and while going through her papers she comes across a letter from a woman she has never heard of, asking about a strange child. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
4th Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780732276959
ISBN
9780732276959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.14

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

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
€ 11.09

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

€ 14.99
€ 12.52

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

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
€ 10.66

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
€ 14.99

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
€ 11.08

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