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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The must-read novel of the summer.' Guardian Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, THE SLAP is the most talked-about novel of 2010, and looks set to be the most read book of 2011. 'Honestly, one of the three or four truly great novels of the new millennium.' John Boyne Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0097644
ISBN
9781848873568
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The must-read novel of the summer.' Guardian Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, THE SLAP is the most talked-about novel of 2010, and looks set to be the most read book of 2011. 'Honestly, one of the three or four truly great novels of the new millennium.' John Boyne Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 356. Good, clean reading copy. Half title page torn
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KSG0005313
ISBN
9781848873568
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Mia Holl lives in a state governed by The Method, where good health is the highest duty of the citizen. Everyone must submit medical data and sleep records to the authorities on a monthly basis, and regular exercise is mandatory. Mia is young and beautiful, a successful scientist who is obedient but with an intellect that marks her as subversive. Translator(s): Spencer, Sally-Ann. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099551768
ISBN
9780099551768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The latest spellbinding novel from one of the world's best-loved authors, Paulo Coelho, now in paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007274451
ISBN
9780007274451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Camille is doing her best to disappear. She barely eats, works at night as a cleaner and lives in a tiny attic room. Downstairs in a beautiful, ornate apartment, lives Philibert Marquet de la Durbelliere, a shy, erudite, upper-class man with an unlikely flatmate in the shape of the foul-mouthed but talented chef, Franck. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099494072
ISBN
9780099494072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. For Elsa and Jack, a stolen kiss becomes a shot at real happiness. Eight months later, they board a plane to begin a new life in San Francisco, where Jack has found his dream job working on the Golden Gate Bridge. As he becomes more and more preoccupied, and Elsa becomes increasingly isolated, and the fragile love between them starts to unravel.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593652
ISBN
9780099593652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight: 286.
Publisher
B&W Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903265147
ISBN
9781903265147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.70

Paperback. It's Jake's birthday. He has lost his wife, his son is in prison and he is about to lose his past. Jake has Alzheimer's. As the disease takes hold of him, the key events of his life shift, and what until recently seemed solid fact melts into surreal imaginings. Is his daughter alive or long dead? And why exactly is his son in prison? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526537
ISBN
9780099526537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A collection of stories describing the beauty of the natural world, as experienced by children. Translator(s): Anderson, Alison. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230002
ISBN
9780803230002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. Paradise is Abdulrazak Gurnah's fourth novel, a beautiful story of African life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747573999
ISBN
9780747573999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. "In Search of Lost Time" is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. This book is an English translation of the French original. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141180342
ISBN
9780141180342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. Set deep in the heart of the Appalachian mountains. This title transports the reader to another place, and illuminates the world around us in unexpected ways. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178. 256 pages. Set deep in the heart of the Appalachian mountains. This title transports the reader to another place, and illuminates the world around us in unexpected ways. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight: 178.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857869364
ISBN
9780857869364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061690457
ISBN
9780061690457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The bestselling phenomenon of the Dollanganger family saga continues as the children who escaped the attic build new lives, haunted by their tragic past. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007443154
ISBN
9780007443154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447254348
ISBN
9781447254348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447278337
ISBN
9781447278337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.87

paperback. Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear, like who her father was - variously Jimmy, Jack, or Ernie. Effie tells of her life at college in Dundee, where she lives in a lethargic relationship with Bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom gets out of bed, and to whom the Klingons are as real as the French and more. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552997348
ISBN
9780552997348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A thrilling and exhilarating exploration of U.S. politics in Central America from Joan Didion, the hugely acclaimed author of The Year of Magical Thinking. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007454242
ISBN
9780007454242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583683
ISBN
9781905583683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, discovers and adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan, Toru, as his heir, identifying him with the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels, each of whom died at the age of twenty. Honda raises and educates the boy, yet watches him, waiting. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284574
ISBN
9780099284574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. In the sequel to 'No Wonder I Take a Drink', Trixie, a boozy loner, is desperate to escape the remote village of Inverfaughie. When Hollywood visits to make a film, local conflict is quick to follow: Trixie must decide where her loyalties lie. Marney takes a sideways look at community and the referendum in this gleeful celebration of Scottish life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643629
ISBN
9781908643629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812972870
ISBN
9780812972870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. A fierce and fearless novel of complicated pasts, uncertain futures and of the organic, bloody beauty of childbirth and motherhood. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782399810
ISBN
9781782399810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. For Kit, the quiet Devon village she visits every year is the perfect retreat. But this summer, she arrives with a heart in turmoil: years have passed since Kit last saw Jake, but now he has written asking to meet again. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552169011
ISBN
9780552169011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

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