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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. The eponymous hero, Johann Voss, is based on Ludwig Leichhardt, the nineteenth-century German explorer and naturalist who had already conducted several major expeditions into the Australian outback before making an ambitious attempt to cross the entire continent from east to west in 1848. He never returned. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 211 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593470
ISBN
9781841593470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Donna Tartt's phenomenally acclaimed new novel. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139630
ISBN
9780349139630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Mary Ann Tierney, aged 15, takes on her own parents and US constitutional law in a bid to protect her future right to bear children. This story plays out the consequences when the media takes people's private lives and turns them into public entertainment. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 39. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First British Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KST0015817
ISBN
9780099175520
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Mary Ann Tierney, aged 15, takes on her own parents and US constitutional law in a bid to protect her future right to bear children. This story plays out the consequences when the media takes people's private lives and turns them into public entertainment. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 39. Weight in Grams: 400. Paperback, in good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First British Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KRF0014662
ISBN
9780099175520
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Mary Ann Tierney, aged 15, takes on her own parents and US constitutional law in a bid to protect her future right to bear children. This story plays out the consequences when the media takes people's private lives and turns them into public entertainment. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 39. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
First British Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KIN0037007
ISBN
9780099175520
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. The Kindle bestselling author returns with her second novel, The Secret - a beautiful, tearjerking novel which will be cherished by all those thousands of readers who lost their hearts to The Letter. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472229991
ISBN
9781472229991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Lucca, an actress, is rushed into hospital in a provincial Danish town after a motor accident. She is severely injured and Robert, the doctor treating her, is obliged to tell her she may never see again. Both of them are recovering from love affairs, and they relate their stories to each other. Translator(s): Born, Anne. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316. 384 pages. Lucca, an actress, is rushed into hospital in a provincial Danish town after a motor accident. She is severely injured and Robert, the doctor treating her, is obliged to tell her she may never see again. Both of them are recovering from love affairs, and they relate their stories to each other. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Dimension: 199 x 138 x 23. Weight: 266. Translator(s): Born, Anne.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953977
ISBN
9781841953977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Marjorie has left her family to live with Walter; Walter is in love with the luscious but cold-hearted Lucy who devours every man in sight; the repulsive Spandrell deflowers young girls for the sake of entertainment and all the while everyone is engaged in dazzling and witty conversation. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458197
ISBN
9780099458197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's "Dubliners" and the symbolism of "Ulysses", and is essential to the understanding of the later work Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KOC0018278
ISBN
9781853260063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's "Dubliners" and the symbolism of "Ulysses", and is essential to the understanding of the later work Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KTM0007720
ISBN
9781853260063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Sian Busby's debut novel is a breathtaking feat of historical scholarship, which takes you to the heart of the Victorian soul. As Daniel McNaughten goes on trial, the dark forces lying beneath the surface of society threaten to break loose and overturn the very order of things. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906021887
ISBN
9781906021887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Paperback. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main - Classic ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781255681
ISBN
9781781255681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. In the tunnels beneath New York a young man is missing. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671523
ISBN
9781847671523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A bestselling title in Heinemann's long-established 'African Writers Series', this novel is now being published with a new introduction as part of the new series 'African Writers Series Classics'. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series: Classics. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series: Classics. 120 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 7. Weight: 104.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435913588
ISBN
9780435913588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

Hardcover. Pongo Twistleton and Freddie Widgeon may be small of brain and short of cash but they are always good for ingenious adventures, especially when it comes to falling in love with the wrong girl or cooking up hopeless schemes to make money. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591186
ISBN
9781841591186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. On a sultry summer night in 1915, Jay Follet leaves his house in Knoxville, Tennessee, to tend to his father, who he believes is dying. The summons turns out to be a false alarm, but on his way back to his family, Jay has a car accident and is killed instantly. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187969
ISBN
9780141187969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. An enchanting story of village life from the bestselling author of the FAIRACRE series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752884271
ISBN
9780752884271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. * From the highly acclaimed poet and novelist, winner of fiction prizes and wonderful reviews, comes Michele Roberts's latest short stories, available in paperback Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083893
ISBN
9781844083893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile; (L) ELT / TEFL; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Dgs
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375823770
ISBN
9780375823770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062389589
ISBN
9780062389589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprinted
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764228896
ISBN
9780764228896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Ninth novel by No 1 international bestselling author Anita Shreve, who has been acclaimed by THE TIMES as 'exceptionally fine..an amazingly evocative writer'. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KSG0006546
ISBN
9780349115177
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Ninth novel by No 1 international bestselling author Anita Shreve, who has been acclaimed by THE TIMES as 'exceptionally fine..an amazingly evocative writer'. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. In good condition. A well read copy
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRS0010839
ISBN
9780349115177
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this incisive collection of stories, Bret Easton Ellis returns to the moral badlands of 1980s Los Angeles. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Picador Paperbacks
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330536325
ISBN
9780330536325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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