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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
paperback. Features twenty classic tales of Horace Rumpole in which he battles through the Old Bailey, whether defending various members of an incompetent South London crime family, taking on haute-cuisine chefs and showfolk or mocking the pomposity of his own profession, all the while being held in check by his wife, Hilda: the wonderful, fearsome. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141198293
- ISBN
- 9780141198293
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Condition: New
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paperback. Includes two of the author's critically acclaimed stories. This title contains a story that recounts the author's meeting with a young girl before being sent into combat. It also contains a story that features the Glass family, the loveable and idiosyncratic family. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241950456
- ISBN
- 9780241950456
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paperback. Presents short stories, written by Welsh men and women, for the most part about Welsh people, providing depictions of valley and mountain, country and town, as well as insights into the nature of the people. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241955468
- ISBN
- 9780241955468
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paperback. Sweet, bookish Neve Slater always plays by the rules. And the number one rule is that good-natured fat girls like her don't get guys like gorgeous, handsome William, heir to Neve's heart since university. But William's been in LA for three years, and Neve's been slimming down and re-inventing herself. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552163293
- ISBN
- 9780552163293
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Condition: New
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paperback. Jess Penhaligon is on her way to Devon to receive an award for her botanical painting. Hosting her will be Kate, who gladly welcomes her into her home. Jess' own family fell apart several years ago, so she is grateful for Kate's friendliness - and her close unit of extended family and friends, who embrace Jess just as warmly. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552164542
- ISBN
- 9780552164542
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Condition: New
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paperback. Features a collection of short stories. This book explores the world we think we know whilst offering a vision of another world which lurks just beneath the surface of our consciousness, a world where the myths we have banished from our lives are startlingly present and where imagination has the power to transform reality. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552771054
- ISBN
- 9780552771054
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Condition: New
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paperback. When seven-year-old Irish orphan Lavinia is transported to Virginia to work in the kitchen of a wealthy plantation owner, she is absorbed into the life of the kitchen house and becomes part of the family of black slaves whose fates are tied to the plantation. But Lavinia's skin will always set her apart, whether she wishes it or not. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552779128
- ISBN
- 9780552779128
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Condition: New
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paperback. Vicky thought that nobody would know if she just stepped out for twenty minutes. Everything was quiet; it was so easy for her to slip away ..One little lie. One little secret. One little mistake has changed everything. Now Vicky's best friend is going to help stop her whole life from falling apart. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552779791
- ISBN
- 9780552779791
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Condition: New
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paperback. The tale of an outsider told from the inside. It speaks to the resilience of the human spirit. Cadence Roth holds the world record of shortest woman and is trying to renew her failed acting career, Maupin narrates the story through Cadence's journal entries. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552998758
- ISBN
- 9780552998758
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Condition: New
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paperback. Weaves characters, themes and language in 22 linked stories that evoke the complex density of life in and around the Spokane Indian Reservation. The author is one of Granta's 20 Best Young American Writers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780749386696
- ISBN
- 9780749386696
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Series: Story-Tellers S. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285636040
- ISBN
- 9780285636040
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
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Paperback. During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces. Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 41. Weight in Grams: 316.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552139908
- ISBN
- 9780552139908
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
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mass_market. Welcome to motherhood - a land of aching fatigue, constant self-sacrifice and thankless servitude, a land of bottomless devotion, small hands and feet like warm pink roses, and velvet kisses. This book offers a collection of short stories dealing with motherhood such as: Dear George, Hey Yeah Right Get a Life and Constitutional. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 83.
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784872731
- ISBN
- 9781784872731
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Condition: New
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paperback. Welcome to Vermilion Sands, the fully automated desert-resort ready to fulfill your most exotic whims. Home to the idle rich it now languishes in uneasy decay, populated only by forgotten movie queens, solitary impresarios and the remittance men of the artistic and literary world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099273585
- ISBN
- 9780099273585
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paperback. When Marian Taylor takes the post of governess at Gaze castle, remote house on a beautiful but desolate coast, she finds herself confronted with many strange mysteries. What kind of crime or catastrophe in the past still keeps the house under a brooding spell? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099285342
- ISBN
- 9780099285342
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paperback. Carel is widowed rector presiding over a London church destroyed during the war. The rectory is home to an array of residents: his daughter, Muriel; his beautiful invalid ward, Elizabeth; their West Indian servant, Pattie; Eugene, a Russian emigre, and his delinquent son, Leo. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099429098
- ISBN
- 9780099429098
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€ 12.99€ 11.14
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paperback. Dr Max Aue is a family man and owner of a lace factory in post-war France. He is an intellectual steeped in philosophy, literature, and classical music. He is also a former SS intelligence officer and cold-blooded assassin. He was an observer and then a participant in Nazi atrocities on the Eastern Front. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 47. Weight in Grams: 684.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099513148
- ISBN
- 9780099513148
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paperback. The Tardis takes the Doctor and Rose to a destination in deep space - Justicia, a prison camp stretched over seven planets, where Earth colonies deal with their criminals. While Rose finds herself locked up in a teenage borstal, the Doctor is trapped in a scientific labour camp. Series: Doctor Who. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 104 x 16. Weight in Grams: 144.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849909198
- ISBN
- 9781849909198
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paperback. From the quests and romance of classics such as "Rapunzel", "Snow White" and "Cinderella" to the danger and wit of such lesser-known tales as "The Three Snake Leaves", "Hans-my-Hedgehog" and "Godfather Death", the author brings the heart of each timeless tale to the fore, following with a commentary on the story's background and history. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141442228
- ISBN
- 9780141442228
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
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paperback. The showstopping debut from the author of the #1 Sunday Times bestseller ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007146987
- ISBN
- 9780007146987
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.95
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paperback. Brilliant and original, 'A Thousand Years of Good Prayers' introduces a remarkable first collection of stories about China from an author set to become a major literary talent. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007196630
- ISBN
- 9780007196630
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.24
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paperback. First in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007242290
- ISBN
- 9780007242290
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Condition: New
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paperback. A startling light is cast into Ireland's darker corners in the new Booker-longlisted novel by the author of THE MAP OF TENDERNESS Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340822166
- ISBN
- 9780340822166
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Condition: New
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paperback. A modern classic of enduring love, winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447289494
- ISBN
- 9781447289494
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Condition: New
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