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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Novelty book. When Evelyn Morgan walks into Thorne and Son, a bookstore in the Cornish village of Clews, she doesn't know that she's going to meet the love of her life. When Brendan Thorne sells her a medieval poem called "The Book of the Green Knight", he doesn't know that it will shape his future. Num Pages: 82 pages, Spot Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Quirk Books United States
Number of pages
82
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Box Nov
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594745515
ISBN
9781594745515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. Twin brothers are reunited after twenty years of silence and blame when the prodigal son returns home.. In a matter of days, Peter McDowell loses everything he has worked so hard for - including his marriage. Stripped of everything, he has only one place he can retreat to: the home he left twenty years ago. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 283.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552166157
ISBN
9780552166157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. As Joana, endlessly mutable, moves through different emotional states, different inner lives and different truths, this impressionistic, dreamlike and fiercely intelligent novel asks if any of us ever really know who we are. Her innovation in fiction brought her international renown. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197340
ISBN
9780141197340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Presents a surreal novel. It is based on orgiastic wasteland of drugs, depravity, political plots, paranoia, sadistic medical experiments and endless, gnawing addiction. It also features authors notes on the text and alternate drafts. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189765
ISBN
9780141189765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A magnificent novel of heroism, sacrifice and love in a war-torn world Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 56. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755305216
ISBN
9780755305216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Brings together a wide selection of the author's works, that offers an introduction to his extensive writing. This title includes the full text of "Fiesta"; and, long extracts from his three works of fiction, "A Farewell to Arms", "To Have and Have Not" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460978
ISBN
9780099460978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812980189
ISBN
9780812980189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Lev is on his way to Britain to seek work, so that he can send money back to Eastern Europe to support his mother and little daughter. This book shows readers the struggles that he faces with the rituals of 'Englishness', and the fashions and fads of the London scene. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478461
ISBN
9780099478461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Edith Wharton's subtle variation on the theme of the eternal triangle features Anna Leath, a rich American widow living in France; her daughter's governess, Sophy Viner; and the first love of Anna's youth, George Darrow, who has come back into her life. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152012
ISBN
9781857152012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. It begins at the stroke of midnight on the first day of 1997. As the year turns, a group of disparate individuals from different backgrounds, from all corners of the country, are about to embark on separate journeys which will converge over the course of the next twelve months. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 350. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KSG0006665
ISBN
9780099537991
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of some of the most original and dazzling short stories, from writers old and new Editor(s): Asham Award. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 120 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Virago UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086849
ISBN
9781844086849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. 'Remarkable - brave, big-hearted and beautifully written' Andrew Miller, author of the Costa Award winner PURE Weaving back and forward in time and place between Austria during the Second World War, to Switzerland and 1920s England to tell the interlinked stories of Jakob, an 8 year old gypsy boy, his father Yavy and his English mother Lor. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444797664
ISBN
9781444797664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Edwina Winfield is returning to New York from her engagement trip to England with her fiance, Charles, her parents and her five siblings. Deeply in love, she and Charles are looking forward to beginning their new life together. They are travelling on the maiden voyage of the greatest ship ever built: the SMS Titanic. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 25. Weight in Grams: 206. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear and/or some light soiling.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0030476
ISBN
9780552135238
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Sinha, Arunava; Haq, Kaiser; Islam, Khademul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583805
ISBN
9781905583805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. From the internationally bestselling author of THE SNOW CHILD comes an extraordinary story of discovery, adventure, and a husband and wife tested by the different paths their society expects them to tread. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472208620
ISBN
9781472208620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Flynn is a thirteen-year-old girl caught between her violent, out-of-control brother, Sam, and her mother, who is struggling to cope. And then, one impossibly hot night, a strange half-feral boy called Alex turns up at the bottom of Flynn's garden. Alex is one of three runaways; there's also Diana, who has just had a baby. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516163
ISBN
9780099516163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Alice has a perfect life - a great job, happy kids, a wonderful husband. Until he goes missing one night; she receives a suspicious phone call; things don't quite add up. Alice needs to know what's going on. But when she uncovers the truth she faces a brutal choice. And how can she be sure it is the truth? Sometimes it's better not to know. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784162399
ISBN
9781784162399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Too young to get whisked away by a Stannah Stairlift, or to enjoy the luxury of a walk-in bath, Marie is all the same getting on in years - and she's thrilled about it. She's a bit preoccupied about whether to give up sex, but there are compensations, like falling in love with her baby grandson, and maybe falling in love with someone else too. Num Pages: 256 pages, no pictures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188. Some shelf wear, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
SKU
KTJ0007221
ISBN
9780141025834
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * A new masterpiece from E. L. Doctorow - the story of two eccentric New York brothers adapting to life in a century of change, it is humane, wise, funny and moving Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Little, Brown Young Readers
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122595
ISBN
9780349122595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408850732
ISBN
9781408850732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Jack McGreary is adrift of the faded boomtown of Paradise Flats. Raised by his eccentric and increasingly erratic father, Jack has learned to live by his wits. When a pair of fast-talking swindlers named Virgil and Miss Rose blow through town, Jack falls in with them and together they go on a crime spree across the American Southwest. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516439
ISBN
9780099516439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.31

Paperback. Ally James' life is in need of a makeover. Juggling the demands of a neurotic boss, the sudden appearance of her ex-husband's arm candy and the whirl of school runs seems to have become a mammoth effort of late. Can packaging and promoting possibly be the same as dating and falling in love? And how on earth would you find the time for a makeover? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KNW0008638
ISBN
9780099492429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. How can the son of a man damaged by war learn to love? How can a father tormented by the past reach out to his son? From the author of TV book club pick, TIGER HILLS, an epic tale about love, loss and hope. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780229058
ISBN
9781780229058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Girl in Landscape Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 20. Weight in Grams: 211.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225286
ISBN
9780571225286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

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