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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. After shooting his brother's killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days' grace - not enough to see out the month of April. Then a visiting honeymoon couple cross the path of the fugitive. The bride's heart goes out to Gjorg, and even these 'civilised' strangers from the city risk becoming embroiled in the fatal mechanism of vendetta. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449874
ISBN
9780099449874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. First published in 1977, this novel is based on the fairy story "The Fisherman and his Wife". Multi-layered and laced with poetry and humour, it analyzes the battle of the sexes. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749394851
ISBN
9780749394851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Johanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Translator(s): Dawkin, Deborah. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670151
ISBN
9781908670151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. In Brasilia they're coming off their night shift, in Tokyo they're having their first whisky sours - that's what's happening elsewhere in the world when our hero wakes up. Together with his wife and dog, he lives at home with his parents. He has had the good education and, until recently, the good job. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539841
ISBN
9780099539841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228784
ISBN
9781583228784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155431
ISBN
9781903155431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. This shattering novel is filled with storytelling sleight of hand. What appears to be a story of mothers and daughters, of sisterhood put to the test, of adolescent love and grown-up misconduct, and of history's long reach, becomes a provocative and compelling exploration of America's failure to find a language to talk about race. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 38. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616206444
ISBN
9781616206444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. A woman must decide if her daughter's killer lives or dies. A gripping, emotive thriller from the author of The Moon Pool. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781856901
ISBN
9781781856901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

Paperback. Desperate to quell her addiction to drugs, disastrous romance, and nineties San Francisco, Michelle heads south for LA. But soon it's officially announced that the world will end in one year, and life in the sprawling metropolis becomes increasingly weird in this riot grrrl take on speculative fiction. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276902
ISBN
9781908276902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484189
ISBN
9780099484189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408868454
ISBN
9781408868454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016, The Sellout is the most important novel of 2016 Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786071460
ISBN
9781786071460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Repack
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764203404
ISBN
9780764203404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. A novel that tells the story of a grown man who runs away from home, and the adventures that befall him in his quest for a new lease of life. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 35. Weight in Grams: 238. Clean copy in good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KLJ0001821
ISBN
9780749318888
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. John James Todd, a Scotsman born in 1899 and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the twentieth century. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046914
ISBN
9780141046914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A novel about two men of the same age and with the same name: Joshua Cohen. The first Joshua is a writer whose keenly anticipated debut had the bad luck to be published on September 11, 2001. The other Joshua is the enigmatic billionaire Founder and CEO of the world's most profitable tech company. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 247 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099597384
ISBN
9780099597384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. The first in a new series of books by the author of THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY - marking new territory - but familiar moral ground. Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139418
ISBN
9780349139418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. Set in the depression of the 1930s, this is the story of one of the thousands of destitute families which fled the Dust Bowl for the promise of California. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1939. Num Pages: 578 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Everyman London
Number of pages
578
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151541
ISBN
9781857151541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. A profoundly moving debut novel about the fragility of family love, the resilience of the living, the durability of memory and the experience of bereavement. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174. 176 pages. A profoundly moving debut novel about the fragility of family love, the resilience of the living, the durability of memory and the experience of bereavement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 14. Weight: 174.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848876064
ISBN
9781848876064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.44

Paperback. A love triangle plays out against the backdrop of WWII, as Motherland explores the profound impact of historical events on individual lives. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781780876238
ISBN
9781780876238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Congo the bush baby, from the jungles of Madagascar and the tropical fish, tortoises, chickens, guinea pigs, foxes, pigs, and two dogs. This book recalls the animals in the authors' life and in so doing gives us a sidelong glance at the human members of her family, her painter mother and poet father. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224082341
ISBN
9780224082341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Haydar, Paula. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Clockroot Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566568074
ISBN
9781566568074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.67

Paperback. A schoolboy prank goes horribly wrong, and a thirteen-year-old boy is left injured. Years later, one of the classmates relives the episode as he tries to come to terms with his demons. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581796
ISBN
9780099581796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. At only twenty-five, Jack Lancaster is far too young to be having a mid-life crisis, but he's going to have a pretty good shot at it anyway. On the surface, his is an idyllic situation. But when he dumps Lucy and she sleeps with his best friend, Rick, by way of revenge, Jack's life begins to fall apart. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182. 224 pages. At only twenty-five, Jack Lancaster is far too young to be having a mid-life crisis, but he's going to have a pretty good shot at it anyway. On the surface, his is an idyllic situation. But when he dumps Lucy and she sleeps with his best friend, Rick, by way of revenge, Jack's life begins to fall apart. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 14. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Duckworth & Co
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715636565
ISBN
9780715636565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.74

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