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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A romantic saga full of life and set against a dramatic backdrop, from the author of At the Mile End Gate and Over Bethnal Green. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473659537
ISBN
9781473659537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. The Great Depression had turned the American dream into a bitter tragedy. That's when Elsie and Homer's epic adventure began .. A journey of a thousand miles. With an alligator on the back seat. And John Steinbeck as a passenger. This is a tale where everything is true,except the bits that are made up. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJG; BM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008154240
ISBN
9780008154240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.10

Paperback. Offred is a Handmaid. She has only one function: to breed. If she refuses to play her part she will, like all dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. Offred remembers her old life - love, family, a job, access to the news. It has all been taken away. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 187 x 37. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781784871444
ISBN
9781784871444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Gambrell, Jamey. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171967
ISBN
9781590171967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.71

Paperback. If May, Sally and Harriet didn't need the money so badly, they definitely wouldn't be working for Slimeball Slater at Quality Cleaners. So when they discover it's Slimeball taking them to the cleaners, they decide to set up their own business - and that's when things really start to take off. Num Pages: 448 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099446668
ISBN
9780099446668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. * Tragedy ruins an actress' life - until love makes her bounce back. Romance, suspense and great storytelling from New York Times bestselling author. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 342. Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KST0019079
ISBN
9780751540871
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. This title tells the story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. Editor(s): Judt, Tony. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185132
ISBN
9780141185132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. The tie-in edition of Tom Ford's film Nocturnal Animals, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams. Originally published as Tony and Susan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490186
ISBN
9781786490186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. A literary thriller with a heart. 'The Valparaiso Voyage' blows the lid off the Celtic Tiger and looks at the corruption that spawned today's Ireland. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KTJ0035169
ISBN
9780006552376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807050743
ISBN
9780807050743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. As every schoolboy knows, you can fit the whole of England on the Isle of Wight. Grotesque, visionary tycoon Sir Jack Pitman takes the saying literally and does exactly that. He constructs on the island 'The Project', a vast heritage centre containing everything 'English', from Manchester United to the white cliffs of Dover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526544
ISBN
9780099526544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. When.. Charlotte is mugged and breaks her hip, her daughter Rose cannot accompany her employer Lord Peters to Manchester, which means his niece Marion has to go instead, which means she sends a text to her lover which is intercepted by his wife, which is ..just the beginning in the ensuing chain of life-altering events. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957271
ISBN
9780241957271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Series: Shambhala Classics. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590307359
ISBN
9781590307359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. He's her son, but he's no good. How far will she go for him? Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JJPR; FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008228606
ISBN
9780008228606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. The battered hulk of a huge ship looms out of the stinging spray of a furious gale. Only one man, half-mad, remains aboard, working without sleep or sustenance to save her from sinking. But this man is no hero, and this ship was not meant to be saved. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099577430
ISBN
9780099577430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. It is 1792 and a group of English gentlemen is recruiting settlers for a new world. Anti-slavers, they foresee the shining vision of a free colony in Africa where all races and classes can live together in harmony. More than a hundred men, women and children set sail from London bound for Muranda, an island off the west coat of Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572688
ISBN
9780099572688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Andalusia is a passion - and fifteen years after his last visit Laurie Lee returned. He found a country broken by the Civil War, but the totems of indestructible Spain survive: the Christ in agony, the thrilling flamenco cry - the pride in poverty, the gypsy intensity in vivid whitewashed slums, and the cult of the bullfight. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099479710
ISBN
9780099479710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Delta
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
5/29/05
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385338127
ISBN
9780385338127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important than his family's future. His youngest children, Michael, Fredo, and Connie, are in school, unaware of their father's true occupation. His adopted son, Tom Hagen, is a college student; but he worries most about Sonny, his oldest child. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099557135
ISBN
9780099557135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Jon is Mr Perfect - handsome (in a nerdy sort of way), caring, lots of money - so why can't he get a girlfriend? Even his best friend Tracie always goes for bad boys; because women secretly love BAD. Jon's desperate, but Tracie can help - she can teach him the Bad Boy Rules. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KST0022549
ISBN
9780006514374
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In February 2108, the New Zealand Rediscovery Expedition reaches California at last. It is over a century since the world was devastated by nuclear war, but the blight of radioactivity and disease still gnaws away at the survivors. The expedition expects to find physical destruction but they are unprepared for the moral degradation they meet. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477785
ISBN
9780099477785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Funny, scary adventure with a dachshund, demons, science - and footnotes Series: Samuel Johnson Adventure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w picture. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444706741
ISBN
9781444706741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice. However, to realise his ambitions within the Adult industries, Sick Boy must team up with old pal and fellow exile Mark Renton. Series: Trainspotting. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784704735
ISBN
9781784704735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. On the mountainside in rural Mexico where Ladydi lives, being a girl is dangerous. Especially a pretty one. If the Narcos hear there is a pretty girl on the mountain, they steal her. So when the black SUVs roll into town, Ladydi and her friends hide in the warren of holes scattered across the mountain, safely out of sight. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099587590
ISBN
9780099587590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

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