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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Offers a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through the eyes of natives and immigrants, journalists and politicians, drop-outs and spooks, all trying to make their way through a country in the throes of great and rapid change. This novel includes stories that give insight into Scotland's history in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141028545
ISBN
9780141028545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Life on the remote island of Papavray in the 1970s was a world away from the author's urban existence in the south of England. And this peaceful environment was just what she was looking for. This title offers an account of community life on a small island in a bygone era. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BGA; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845967901
ISBN
9781845967901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

Paperback. Two sisters, a world at war and one life-changing secret. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408801123
ISBN
9781408801123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. America's original literary city - its bare-knuckled, wind-chapped, broad-shouldered, metropolis by the lake - is viscerally conjured by the world's best writers. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881123
ISBN
9781905881123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909395336
ISBN
9781909395336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Paperback.
Publisher
Mandrake
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958534
ISBN
9781906958534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
twenty7
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KIN0036177
ISBN
9781785770265
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Storytelling of the highest calibre Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Pan Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330419093
ISBN
9780330419093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Sylvester Weekes watches with interest and noticing, as she turns, that her face is full of tragedy, the woman's lonely image lodges in his mind. But he is not the only one to speculate over her actions - Maurice Benson, is convinced that the mysterious woman must be tracked down, in whatever way possible. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499091
ISBN
9780099499091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283843
ISBN
9780099283843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Mr Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's outfitters. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy, he concludes that the only way to escape his frustrating existence is by burning his shop to the ground, and killing himself. Editor(s): James, Simon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441078
ISBN
9780141441078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408867327
ISBN
9781408867327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. Michel is a civil-servant, an account manager at the Ministry of Culture. When his father is murdered and he comes into some money, Michel takes leave of absence to go on a package tour to Thailand. Relieved to get away, he is nonetheless infuriated by the shallow hypocrisy and mediocrity of his fellow travellers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099437888
ISBN
9780099437888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979921
ISBN
9780241979921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Timely, raw, shocking, funny: the must-read, state-of-the-nation novel of the year Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 271.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780743691
ISBN
9781780743691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. The seventeenth novel in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series, now with a stunning new look Series: Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447212386
ISBN
9781447212386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. The new novel by the author of The Alchemist. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 195 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007435524
ISBN
9780007435524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. Nikki Grant is only nineteen when she discovers she's pregnant. Despite her parents' disappointment and anger, she welcomes the news with joy. The baby will complete the happy home she shares with the man she adores, Spencer James. Baby Zac arrives and is perfect in every way. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099525691
ISBN
9780099525691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 37. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155554
ISBN
9781903155554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. A collection of novellas, each of which features a formidable woman. In "Light My Fire" a snobbish man is undone by a new young wife, and an ancient Aga; in "Walking with Angels" a housewife's mundane life is illuminated by the arrival of Ariel, an angel; and in "Garden Guerillas" a widow takes an horticultural revenge on her daughter-in-law. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 167.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472155
ISBN
9780099472155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.31

Paperback. A novel that marks the maturing of a singular British writing talent - and perhaps the most significant writer to come out of Wales in a generation Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088802
ISBN
9781847088802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.55

Paperback. Boone Daniels is a laid-back kind of private investigator. He has sleuthing skills to burn but is rarely out of his boardshorts, and with a huge Pacific storm approaching San Diego, Boone wants to be there to ride the once-in-a-lifetime waves with his buddies in the Dawn Patrol. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099510147
ISBN
9780099510147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Two classic novels of terror in the sixteenth volume in the Laymon collection Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755331833
ISBN
9780755331833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Hungarian Classic and winner of the 2002 Oxford Weidenfeld Translation Prize, now re-edited and re-jacketed Translator(s): Banffy-Jelen, Katlin; Thursfield, Patrick. Series: The Writing on the Wall. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 40. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910050910
ISBN
9781910050910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

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