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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. On the eve of the next Space Shuttle mission, a divided family comes together..Warm, witty and wise, 'All Families Are Psychotic' is Coupland at the very top of his form. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007117536
ISBN
9780007117536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. The second novel by an award-winning Caribbean novelist, playwright and poet. It deals with the impingements of modern life on a remote village in the interior of Trinidad which wants a school and a schoolmaster. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571196760
ISBN
9780571196760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

paperback. On the 20th anniversary of SOPHIE'S WORLD - the world's bestselling book of 1995 - a striking new edition with a fresh jacket look and a foreword by the author. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W&N
Condition
New
SKU
9781474602280
ISBN
9781474602280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.64

paperback. The final volume in the extraordinary speculative fiction trilogy - a decade in the making - from one of the greatest writers in the English language today. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
SKU
9781844087877
ISBN
9781844087877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Joe Rose's calm, organised life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon could have ended in mere tragedy, but for his meeting with Jed Parry. Unknown to Joe, something passes between them that it will test to the limits Joe's scientific rationalism, threaten the love of his wife and drive him to the brink of murder and madness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099276586
ISBN
9780099276586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly romantic. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457053
ISBN
9780099457053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143127611
ISBN
9780143127611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.64

Publisher
United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425253366
ISBN
9780425253366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.09

Hardcover. Emma Donoghue's gripping novel in a beautiful new hardback edition as part of the VMC set for adult and young adult readers. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
432
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
9781844088201
ISBN
9781844088201
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 14.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Faber Faber Inc
Edition
Main
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571152391
ISBN
9780571152391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.99

paperback. Pauline McLynn, who shot to fame playing Mrs Doyle in Father Ted, introduces us to an irresistible female private investigator, Leo Street, in her first crime caper. 'A breezy, humorous debut..fast-moving, entertaining' Sunday Tribune Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 25. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Headline
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0012043
ISBN
9780747263975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.58

Paperback. Sheridan discovers a secret that could transform her life - but revealing it could hurt those she loves. What would YOU do? A fabulously addictive novel from the bestselling author of THE MISSING WIFE and IF YOU WERE ME. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0007679
ISBN
9780755378418
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

paperback. Drenched by rain, the town has been decaying ever since the banana company left. Its people are sullen and bitter, so when the doctor - a foreigner who ended up the most hated man in town - dies, there is no one to mourn him. But also living in the town is the Colonel, who is bound to honour a promise made many years ago. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968765
ISBN
9780241968765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 9.99

Paperback. The third in Jasper Fforde's phenomenally successful Thursday Next series: into the Bookworld! Series: Thursday Next. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder
Condition
New
SKU
9780340825938
ISBN
9780340825938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.16

Paperback. Set in 1795, "Water Music" is the rambunctious account of two men's wild adventures through the gutters of London and the Scottish Highlands to their unlikely meeting in darkest Africa. Boyle's other works include "The Tortilla Curtain". Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862071551
ISBN
9781862071551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.95

Paperback. Three women, smart and successful, working in the fast and furious world of magazines, meet for cocktails and gossip once a month. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776745
ISBN
9780552776745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Amsterdam 1654: a dangerous secret threatens to destroy a young widow's new life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
9780008212100
ISBN
9780008212100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Hilary Plum's grave and elegant novel They Dragged Them Through the Streets is a bold meditation on human suffering and the sorrowful challenges of men and women striving for collective change. A veteran of the US war in Iraq commits suicide, and his brother joins with four friends in search of ways to protest the war. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573661720
ISBN
9781573661720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.86

Hardcover. More stories about the incredible Mulliner clan, following on from Meet Mr Mulliner. This volume includes such classic Wodehouse tales as 'The Man Who Gave Up Smoking', 'The Awful Gladness of the Mater', 'Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court' and 'The Passing of Ambrose'. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781841591384
ISBN
9781841591384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.29

paperback. This is a a tangle of tales that transports the reader from the medieval India of magicians, witches, and vampires, through to the chaos and political terror of contemporary India. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226756899
ISBN
9780226756899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. Issa Boureima is a young, hip African street vendor who sells knock-off designer bags and hats in an open-air market on 125th street in Harlem. His goal is to become a "Jaguar" - a West African term for a keen entrepreneur able to spot trends and turn a profit in any marketplace. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775289
ISBN
9780226775289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

paperback. When pregnant Rosie Carpe, her fatherless five-years-old son in tow, arrives in Guadeloupe looking for her elusive brother, Lazare, the world already seems a plenty confusing place. Could the man who comes to meet her, an elegant black man calling himself Lagrand, actually be her disheveled white brother? Translator(s): Black, Tamsin. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283831
ISBN
9780803283831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.88

hardcover. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Katy. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 968 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
968
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423375
ISBN
9780857423375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.46

Hardcover. A biography of Franz Liszt (1811-86) whose extraordinary career as a composer, conductor, and virtuoso pianist - whose incomparable skill and personal charisma dazzled audiences all over Europe, from London and Paris to Berlin, Moscow, and even Constantinople - made him the nineteenth-century equivalent of a modern international pop star. Series: Seagull World Literature. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497941
ISBN
9781906497941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.28

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