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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An Indian Cyrano de Bergerac, about the relationship between an extraordinary street boy and the enemy who came to help. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416526278
ISBN
9781416526278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Includes the full French text, accompanied by French-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. Editor(s): Davison, Ray. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2ADS; DSK; FA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415025867
ISBN
9780415025867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Paperback. Mother of three and wife of John-Paul, Cecilia discovers an old envelope in the attic. Written in her husband's hand, it says: to be opened only in the event of my death. Curious, she opens it - and time stops. John-Paul's letter confesses to a terrible mistake which, if revealed, would wreck their family as well as the lives of others. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405911665
ISBN
9781405911665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Virginia Woolf portrays her elder sister Vanessa in the person of Katharine Hilbery - the gifted daughter of a distinguished literary family, trapped in an environment which will not allow her to express herself. This title deals with their story. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099982708
ISBN
9780099982708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

paperback. Explored from varying points of view - the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encampment; the family's return home; and the bitter release of their father after four years in captivity, this book tells of an incarceration that can alter their lives for ever. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963449
ISBN
9780241963449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. The well-loved residents of Thrush Green return in another slice of village life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Orion Paperbacks
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Publication date
2009
SKU
V9780752883861
ISBN
9780752883861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. A sparkling and original women's fiction gem that sits alongside novels that embrace big themes, such as Me Before You and The Memory Book Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472231598
ISBN
9781472231598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Elizabeth Richmond is almost too quiet to be believed, with no friends, no parents, and a job that leaves her strangely unnoticed. But soon she starts to behave in ways she can neither control nor understand, to the increasing horror of her doctor, and the humiliation of her self-centred aunt. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391946
ISBN
9780141391946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. An intensely moving and beautifully written novel from the Booker-prize winning author of Last Orders, and Mothering Sunday Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471161988
ISBN
9781471161988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Seren
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781721902
ISBN
9781781721902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. Follow your heart and see where it leads you .. A novel about starting again from the Sunday Times bestselling and readers' favourite Carole Matthews Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751551518
ISBN
9780751551518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

paperback. David and Jo Henniger are on their way to a party at their old friends' home, deep in the Moroccan desert. But as a groggy David navigates the dark desert roads, two young men spring from the roadside, the car swerves and collides with one of the boys.. Meanwhile, festivities at the house are in full flow. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578932
ISBN
9780099578932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. A wonderful and heart-warming novel about female friendship, set on a beautiful Greek island, from the author of The Vintage Teacup Club and The Seafront Tea Rooms. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751552249
ISBN
9780751552249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Divided into four narratives, echoing the four texts of Confucianism and the four Gospels of the New Testament, this book tells the story of one of China's most controversial periods. It also shows us the power of camaraderie, love and faith against oppression and the darkest possible odds. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569497
ISBN
9780099569497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KNH0012800
ISBN
9780349116167
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KNW0010704
ISBN
9780349116167
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A happiness drug is found to be intolerable to society. This book describes the process by which its disseminators are hounded to death. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762798
ISBN
9781905762798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.22

Paperback. A title that tells the story of two men, the charming Hartmann and the troubled Fibich, best friends ever since they came to England as German refugees, and how they respond to their shared history in different ways. Series: Penguin Decades. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141048291
ISBN
9780141048291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Gill Gamesh, John Baal, Rupert Mundys: If you've never heard of them, it's because of the Communist plot, and the capitalist scandal, that expunged the entire Patriot League from baseball memory. This novel turns baseball's status as national passtime and myth into an occasion for unfettered picturesque heroism and perfidy, and ebullient wordplay. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099889403
ISBN
9780099889403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. This story, set around the sole survivor of a plane crash, follows the lives of the people around him in the aftermath, the effect disaster has on them and the way in which they all struggle to re-establish themselves. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266. Some shelfwear. Remains good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
358
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KST0020718
ISBN
9781862072510
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Adrian Mole is middle-aged but still scribbling. Working as a bookseller and living in Leicester's Rat Wharf; finding time to write letters of advice to Tim Henman and Tony Blair; locked in mortal combat with a vicious swan called Gielgud; measuring his expanding bald spot; and trying to win-over the voluptuous Daisy.. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 382.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241960165
ISBN
9780241960165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. A story about love and the choices we make. How bad choices can lead to good things, and how life is never what you expect it to be. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471142468
ISBN
9781471142468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Summer is not complete without a new novel from number one bestselling author Santa Montefiore Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471135903
ISBN
9781471135903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Enthralling, moving, darkly funny and humane, Anthem is a triumphant account of ordinary people and a dispute over a group of small, barren islands at the bottom of the world. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprints
SKU
KNW0008650
ISBN
9780330487467
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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