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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The events recorded in this novel occur during the 1930s in a small Mississippi town, but the range of characters, emotions and social forces, and the inexorable march to doom of a ten-year-old black boy and the society that dooms him, catapult the story beyond a specific time and location. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
SKU
9780749397715
ISBN
9780749397715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.32

Paperback. Once again, Fiona Walker brings us a fantastic female character guaranteed to strike a chord with women everywhere. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 304. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0014133
ISBN
9780340768099
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Although Bridget told herself she had loved Lawrence for years, could she trust him? She decided that there were apt grounds for doubt of his loyalty, so she called off their marriage. Lawrence could not forgive Bridget for the humiliation of rejection, so he made his own plans to punish her. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 108 x 18. Weight in Grams: 150. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0014514
ISBN
9780552146098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arlen House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851320608
ISBN
9781851320608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.45

Paperback. Titus, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born, he stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that stand for Gormenghast Castle. There are tears and strange laughter; fierce births and deaths beneath umbrageous ceilings; dreams and violence and disenchantment contained within a labyrinth of stone. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780749394929
ISBN
9780749394929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Chilvers, Alex. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Honest Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957142701
ISBN
9780957142701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 10.98

Paperback. An international sensation The Auschwitz Violin is the unforgettable story of one man's refusal to surrender his dignity in the face of history's greatest atrocity. Translator(s): Tennent, Martha. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849019811
ISBN
9781849019811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan ..or all fake? Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099388616
ISBN
9780099388616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Will Andrews is no academic. He longs for wildness, freedom, hope and vigour. He leaves Harvard and sets out for the West to discover a new way of living. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099589679
ISBN
9780099589679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.33

Paperback. David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, and his son's cousin Rosalind and their friends, have their own secret abberation which would label them as mutants. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152. David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, and his son's cousin Rosalind and their friends, have their own secret abberation which would label them as mutants. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141032979
ISBN
9780141032979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062513090
ISBN
9780062513090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. The first novel in William Burroughs' anarchic 'Cut-Up Trilogy'. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007341917
ISBN
9780007341917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.38

Paperback. Tells the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple whose empty suburban life is held together by the dream that greatness is only just round the corner. The author shows how Frank and April mortgage their hopes and ideals, betraying in the end not only each other, but their own best selves. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099518624
ISBN
9780099518624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. A couple on a journey across Mexico are excited by the idea of a particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals of human sacrifice. Precariously balanced on his throne, a king is able only to listen to the sounds around him - sure that any deviation from their normal progression would mean the uprising of the conspirators that surround him. Translator(s): Parks, Tim; Creagh, Patrick; McLaughlin, Martin; Weaver, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141189727
ISBN
9780141189727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. A collection of stories. Set in Italy in the summer of 1940, it explores the relationships between the different generations caught up in the war as well as the author's own experiences as a teenager. It features such stories as: "Into the War", "The Avanguardisti in Menton" and "UNPA Nights". Translator(s): McLaughlin, Martin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141193731
ISBN
9780141193731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Relates the addict's life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, and the horrors of cold turkey and back again. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241956786
ISBN
9780241956786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. * Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters Series: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
9780349116655
ISBN
9780349116655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. * The new novel from Alexander McCall Smith, full of his trademark humour and wisdom. Series: 44 Scotland Street. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
9780349118970
ISBN
9780349118970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The tenth wonderful story in Alexander McCall Smith's much-loved Isabel Dalhousie series. Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
9780349141022
ISBN
9780349141022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

paperback. THE SECOND PATRICK MELROSE NOVEL Series: The Patrick Melrose Novels. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9781447202950
ISBN
9781447202950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. THE THIRD PATRICK MELROSE NOVEL Series: The Patrick Melrose Novels. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447202967
ISBN
9781447202967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. THE FOURTH PATRICK MELROSE NOVEL Series: The Patrick Melrose Novels. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447203025
ISBN
9781447203025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Ira Levin's classic novel reissued with a new introduction by Chuck Palahniuk. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781849015882
ISBN
9781849015882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862785604
ISBN
9780862785604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.27

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