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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A sweet and touching novel which can be read both as a coming of age story, set against a fascinating backdrop, and at a deeper level as a commentary on life in country where there is very little freedom of expression. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408707500
ISBN
9781408707500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307493
ISBN
9781906307493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery comes this brand new, deliciously feel-good novel: the perfect gift for Mother's Day Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751553918
ISBN
9780751553918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Translator(s): Landry, Judith. Series: Dedalus Europe 2014. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909232518
ISBN
9781909232518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Equipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range from the formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283263
ISBN
9780099283263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is both extraordinary and terrifying. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552993692
ISBN
9780552993692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Harry Goldfarb, heroin addict and son of lonely widow Sara, cares only about enjoying the good life with girlfriend Marion and best friend Tyrone C Love, and making the most of all the hash, poppers and dope they can get. Sara Goldfarb sits at home with the TV, dreaming of the life she could have and struggling with her own addictions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195667
ISBN
9780141195667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Harare, Zimbabwe. A gun lost in a taxi will bind the fate of five couples - expats and locals - who will either be torn apart or brought together under its violent gravity Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857054296
ISBN
9780857054296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include very difficult maths and the Search of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Daniel 'Skippy' Juster is his roommate. In the grand old Dublin institution that is Seabrook College for Boys, nobody pays either of them much attention. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 458.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141009957
ISBN
9780141009957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. When Jack, a war correspondent and wayward soul, returns home to Jersey injured from Afghanistan, he turns the lives of Ben Merryweather and his family upside down.; Twenty years later, an adult Ben Merryweather returns home after a long absence to finally make sense of that fateful winter with his uncle Jack to help him decide his future. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780722023
ISBN
9781780722023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Lord Jim is a book about courage and cowardice, self-knowledge and personal growth, in the exotic setting of post-colonial Patusan, a remote Malay settlement. This new edition uses the first English edition text and includes a new introduction and notes by leading Conrad scholar Jacques Berthoud, glossaries, and an appendix on Conrad's sources and reading. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536023
ISBN
9780199536023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.07

Paperback. Set in contemporary New York, this book revolves around four characters, all either unemployed or barely employed. The calamities begin when Gilbert, who is gay, and Moira, an arch bitch, devise a seemingly brilliant plan to swindle their respective monied families - by getting married. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099435044
ISBN
9780099435044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. As Home Secretary, David Blaylock oversees the police, border control and the struggle against domestic terrorism. Some say the job is impossible; Blaylock insists he is tough enough. Constantly in his mind is the threat of an attack on Britain's streets. But over the course of one autumn, Blaylock finds that the danger is much more personal.. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571296675
ISBN
9780571296675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. A tour de force from the author of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell and Billy Liar. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444753950
ISBN
9781444753950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. The first English translation of the Carriage Stone. the Carriage Stone explores the meeting of a struggling communist writer and a Lutheran minister as each of them confronts the death of a loved one. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 220 x 11. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762286
ISBN
9781905762286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. The thrilling second novel in the Sign of Seven trilogy: a classic novel of love and magic from number one bestseller Nor Roberts. Series: Sign of Seven Trilogy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349412283
ISBN
9780349412283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. In 1626, Bada Shanren is born into the Chinese royal family. When the old Ming Dynasty crumbles, he becomes an artist, committed to capturing the essence of nature with a single brushstroke. Then the rulers of the new Qing Dynasty discover his identity and Bada must feign madness to escape. Translator(s): Bulloch, Jamie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956284082
ISBN
9780956284082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. An epic story of love, loss and identity in contemporary Kenya Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786070746
ISBN
9781786070746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. A sweeping and captivating debut novel about a young librarian who discovers that his family labours under a terrible curse - for generations, the women in his family have died on the same date in July. Simon must set out to unravel the mystery of this curse, before his beloved sister suffers the same fate. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 integrated drawings, greyscale. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782397649
ISBN
9781782397649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. The Nightingale Sisters Series: Nightingales. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569428
ISBN
9780099569428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Chart Throb is the ultimate pop quest. There are ninety five thousand hopefuls, three judges, just one winner. And that's Calvin Simms, the genius behind the show. Calvin always wins because Calvin writes the rules. But this year, as he sits smugly in judgement upon the mingers, clingers and blingers, he has no idea that the rules are changing. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRA0006591
ISBN
9780552773768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Steeple Sinderby Wanderers, in their new all-buttercup-yellow stripe, start it by ravaging the Fenland League and end it with a phenomenal nail-biter against Glasgow Rangers. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241252345
ISBN
9780241252345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. * An endearing coming-of-age first novel..and remarkably tasty' - Fay Weldon, MAIL ON SUNDAY * B format to follow hugely successful C format. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KRA0011488
ISBN
9781860493874
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vertical Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939130129
ISBN
9781939130129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

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