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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Meet Harry Pickles, aged nine and a bit. Harry is the fastest boy runner in the world, first son of Mo and Pa, and big brother to Daniel. His life is good. He's premier league. At least, that's the way it was before the school trip.. This novel captures the perspective of a confused nine-year-old. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KOC0012900
ISBN
9781841956954
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Rosamund lies dying in her remote Shropshire home. But before she does so, she has one last task: to put on tape not just her own story but the story of the young blind girl, her cousin's granddaughter, who turned up mysteriously at her party all those years ago. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967751
ISBN
9780241967751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Translator(s): Goyen, William. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811218740
ISBN
9780811218740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. With neither family nor a penny to her name, the future looks bleak for Albertina Listerman. Until, that is, she has a chance encounter with a kind-hearted man.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 182 x 30. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747255048
ISBN
9780747255048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408868072
ISBN
9781408868072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Under the intense summer sun on the Essex coast a gull falls from the sky and strikes a local council worker sitting on the beach below. He becomes obsessed, a crazed visionary repeatedly depicting the figure which filled his view at the moment of impact but what of the mysterious beauty of his creations and what does possess him? Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Bluemoose Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9781910422298
ISBN
9781910422298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. A warm-hearted saga of family secrets and lies in Sunderland during the early years of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 18. Weight in Grams: 135. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KI20002926
ISBN
9780340836699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An irresistible and heartrending novel from Sunday Times bestselling writer Josephine Cox. Lucy Nolan has everything she could wish for - until tragedy intervenes. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472245762
ISBN
9781472245762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Contains twelve of author's celebrated short stories, together with "The Grass Harp" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". This title also includes various sketches of places from Tangiers to Brooklyn, and insights into the lives of his contemporaries, from Jane Bowles and Cecil Beaton to Marilyn Monroe and Tennessee Williams. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185309
ISBN
9780141185309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775427
ISBN
9780552775427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008150259
ISBN
9780008150259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. The 'first man' is Jacques Cormery, whose poverty-stricken childhood in Algiers is made bearable by his love for his silent and illiterate mother, and by the teacher who transforms his view of the world. This book gives profound insights into his life and the powerful themes underlying his work. Translator(s): Hapgood, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185231
ISBN
9780141185231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099479154
ISBN
9780099479154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Michael Young is convinced his brilliant history thesis will win him a doctorate, a pleasant academic post, a venerable academic publisher and his beloved girlfriend Jane. A historian should know better than to imagine that he can predict the future. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457060
ISBN
9780099457060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A compelling novel of psychological twists and turns. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0019454
ISBN
9781473618145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Heartwarming and humorous, The One with the Engagement Party is Erin Lawless at her best. I can't wait for more!' - Books with Bunny Save the Date Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JMG; 5H; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008181789
ISBN
9780008181789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. A poetic work of fiction on the one hand, an autobiography on the other, The Life of Rebecca Jones is about one family's passage through the twentieth century. A fictional elegy to a threatened way of life. Translator(s): Jones, Lloyd. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857387127
ISBN
9780857387127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Tim Winton's great family drama Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447275305
ISBN
9781447275305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. The Sunday Times bestseller and one of the most talked-about novels of 2003, now in paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0218564
ISBN
9780007151431
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Although she is desperate for a baby, that is something that Kate Powell cannot accept. Single, independent, she likes to be in control of her own life - even if it has, somehow, become strangely shallow and meaningless. Then Kate meets a man who seems to be the answer to all her problems. But we all know appearances can be dangerously deceptive. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502766
ISBN
9780857502766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. One man. One dog. One big love. WAITING FOR DOGGO is the perfect novel for anyone who loves MARLEY AND ME, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE or ONE DAY. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472218339
ISBN
9781472218339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A blackly-comic novel about the price of celebrity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KTG0002339
ISBN
9780747557357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Featuring a world first 3D cover 'Bridget Jonesmeets The Devil Wears Prada' RED 'Hilarious and uplifting ..The Stylist is the perfect beach read this summer' METRO Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848454989
ISBN
9781848454989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. 'A Vicious Circle' exposes the corruption of London's journalistic circuit, the horrors of our hospitals and slums, and the transformations caused by motherhood. Gripping, tender and fiercely funny, it has been instantly recognised as a modern classic about the way we live now. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139326
ISBN
9780349139326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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