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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Highly amusing sequel to Fisher of Men. Neil returns from his ordination full of zeal, but his plans swiftly unravel. Series: The Dunbridge Chronicles. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782640622
ISBN
9781782640622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.53

paperback. Including a cast of characters such as Newton, Leibniz, Christopher Wren, Charles II, Cromwell and the young Benjamin Franklin, this book shows the ability to get inside a place and time; and more. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 684.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099410683
ISBN
9780099410683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Despite the heavy rain, the officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when the final count reveals seventy per cent of the votes are blank. National law decrees the election should be repeated but the result is even worse. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 257.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871772
ISBN
9781784871772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FP; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551520865
ISBN
9781551520865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 518 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
518
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307390783
ISBN
9780307390783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. The impressively entertaining tale about the frailty of human civilisation by the leading Flemish writer Peter Verhelst, now for the first time in English. Translator(s): Colmer, David. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 125 x 10. .
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670267
ISBN
9781908670267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Deals with Flaubert, parrots, bears and railways; with our sense of the past and our sense of abroad; with France and England, life and art, sex and death, George Sand and Louise Colet, aesthetics and redcurrant jam; and, with its narrator, a retired English doctor, whose life and secrets are slowly revealed. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540083
ISBN
9780099540083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia's strict cultural traditions. In-between sneaking out behind their parents' backs, dating, watching American TV and having fun, they're still trying to be good little Muslim girls. That is, pleasing their families. But can you be a twenty-first century girl and a Saudi girl? Num Pages: 320 pages, no pictures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141030616
ISBN
9780141030616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. The day her twins leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally, this is her chance. Her husband Brian, an astronomer having an affair, is upset. Who will cook his dinner? Eva, he complains, is attention seeking. But word of Eva's defiance spreads. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers and page edges
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0007580
ISBN
9780141399645
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Asleep" tells the stories of three women, all bewitched into a spiritual sleep. One, mourning a lost love, finds herself sleepwalking at night. Another, embarking on a relationship with a man whose wife is in a coma, finds herself unable to stay awake. The third finds her sleep haunted. Translator(s): Emmerich, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571205370
ISBN
9780571205370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. 14 year old June Mayborn lights a deadly fire, accidently killing an aging cult leader. The funeral draws out Iris Utter and daughter Lee, who, needing answers to the past, begin a disturbing relationship with the Mayborns. Spiked with dark humour, this novel explores the boundaries of family ties and consequences of crossing them. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 185.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099468684
ISBN
9780099468684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

Paperback. In true controversial James Frey style, this brilliant new novel is the final Testament of the Holy Bible. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848543195
ISBN
9781848543195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Hannah Olsen and her husband Lars own Langani Farm and Safari Lodge where they struggle to protect their wildlife and land from poachers and corrupt officials. But the developing relationship between their daughter and a young African boy with a terrifying legacy tests the strength of their family. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520634
ISBN
9780099520634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. When Rosie Kitto, an eccentric thirty-eight-year-old primary school teacher from England, bounces into their lives with a secret sorrow and a heart as big as the city, nobody realises that she hasn't read the rule book. For the Wilder-Bingham family, whose lives begin to unravel thread by thread, the consequences are explosive. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 275 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405921558
ISBN
9781405921558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. In the town of Cascadu, Trinidad, the 1970 Black Power rebellion has failed. Sonnyboy, hapless and luckless, is desperate to be recognised as part of the rebellion and forces the uninterested police to arrest him. KingKala, a singer, returns from detention and is sidelined in the calypso tent, his music dated and unfashionable. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571255672
ISBN
9780571255672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. In dusty Delhi, where call centres and malls are changing the ancient fabric of Indian life, Puri's main work comes from screening prospective marriage partners, a job once the preserve of aunties and family priests. But when an honest public litigator is accused of murdering his maidservant, it takes all of Puri's resources to investigate. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099525233
ISBN
9780099525233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198. 204 pages. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight: 196.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762149
ISBN
9781905762149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. When the stresses of being an A-list actress get too much for her, Connie Gordon decides to escape to a tiny Scottish village. But little does she realise that whilst Lochnabrae might be quiet, it's far from sleepy.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KI20003344
ISBN
9781847562760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters - beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007524303
ISBN
9780007524303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 268. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRF0038182
ISBN
9781842233115
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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