Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Hardcover. A novel that offers an adventure story about a young boy forced to square fantasy against reality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 376. 256 pages. A novel that offers an adventure story about a young boy forced to square fantasy against reality. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 192 x 135 x 28. Weight: 376.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843548263
- ISBN
- 9781843548263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.27
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Paperback. Meet Maggie Fortenberry. Her life seems pretty much perfect - she's beautiful, charming and successful, just as you'd expect of a former Miss Alabama. But in fact, Maggie is perfectly miserable. By now she should have been living in an elegant house with an adoring husband and 2.5 children. Instead, she makes a living selling that dream to others. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555483
- ISBN
- 9780099555483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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€ 10.95
Paperback. First published in 1968 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Public Image couldn't be more relevant for today's celebrity-obsessed culture. This is Spark at her wittiest, wickedest best. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089673
- ISBN
- 9781844089673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Whilst awaiting trial for war crimes in an Israeli prison, Howard W Campbell Jr sets down his memoirs on an old German typewriter. He has used such a typewriter before, when he worked as a Nazi propagandist under Goebbels. Though that was before he agreed to become a spy for US military. Is Howard guilty? Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099819301
- ISBN
- 9780099819301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.39
€ 9.39
Paperback. Nice copy in good condition. Some shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Thus.
- SKU
- KST0026549
- ISBN
- 9780330439336
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. And when he commits a random act of violence on a sun-drenched beach near Algiers, his lack of remorse compounds his guilt in the eyes of society and the law. Yet he is as much a victim as a criminal. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198064
- ISBN
- 9780141198064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
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€ 10.17
Hardcover. A poignant follow-up to The Future Homemakers of America - warm-hearted and sparklingly witty women's fiction for fans of The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Fannie Flagg and Anne Tyler Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784297916
- ISBN
- 9781784297916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.58
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€ 18.58
Paperback. Contains short stories, featuring men, who are bullfighters and boxers, hired hands and hard drinkers, gangsters and gunmen. Each of their stories deals with masculine toughness unsoftened by woman's hand. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099909309
- ISBN
- 9780099909309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
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€ 10.17
Paperback. Cath is scatty, messy and guarded. While Si is impossibly tidy, bitchy and desperate for a man of his own. They are total opposites - but equally unlucky in love. And they've stuck together through thick and thin. Because that's what best friends do. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 280. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0023858
- ISBN
- 9780140276527
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Only fools let a little thing like marriage get in the way of their careers. Especially someone else's.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849836173
- ISBN
- 9781849836173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Hardcover. When Jimmy falls for a girl in London and vows to reform himself as a result, the quest for love leads him to his Aunt Nesta's house in New York, where his escapades involve impersonating himself and attempting to kidnap Nesta's odious son Ogden - with the boy demanding a cut of the ransom money. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591353
- ISBN
- 9781841591353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553278644
- ISBN
- 9780553278644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.16
€ 8.99
€ 8.16
Hardcover. A riveting novel about the aftermath of a brutal murder of three teenage girls, written in incantatory prose 'that's as fine as any being written by an American author today' (Ben Fountain) Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354. Some light shelf wear else as new.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- SKU
- KTG0003583
- ISBN
- 9780007580934
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. A riveting novel about the aftermath of a brutal murder of three teenage girls, written in incantatory prose 'that's as fine as any being written by an American author today' (Ben Fountain) Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354. Fine in fine dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- SKU
- KRA0011302
- ISBN
- 9780007580934
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509815654
- ISBN
- 9781509815654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
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€ 10.11
Paperback. Translator(s): Hanan, Patrick. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; FA; FF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148238
- ISBN
- 9780231148238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
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€ 21.87
Paperback. Titus, now almost twenty, as he escapes from the Castle, and becomes lost in a sandstorm. Helped by the owner of a travelling zoo and his ex-lover Juno, Titus ends up stranded in a bustling city. And now Titus, the deserter, the traitor, longs for his home, and looks for it all the time to prove, if only to himself, that Gormenghast is truly real. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749394875
- ISBN
- 9780749394875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
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€ 14.87
Paperback. The third highly acclaimed novel in the Dave Robicheaux series, and winner of the Edgar award. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409109501
- ISBN
- 9781409109501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Sweeping and heartrending - the perfect summer read for fans of Victoria Hislop and Kate Morton. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007575350
- ISBN
- 9780007575350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.21
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€ 11.21
paperback. Offers an introduction to contemporary fiction from Chinese, the world's most spoken language. This title features the eight short stories, with parallel translations, offering students at various levels the opportunity to enjoy a range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer to a dictionary. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Parallel Text ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143118350
- ISBN
- 9780143118350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
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Paperback. Greg is a fading middle-aged actor whose family life has long since become stale; Sally is a struggling young playwright. When they're thrown together to do a West End play, they plunge into a reckless affair that seems to offer an escape into fantasy. This novel features a portrait of modern illusions about love. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571222643
- ISBN
- 9780571222643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.12
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Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408843161
- ISBN
- 9781408843161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
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Paperback. Camus meets Orhan Pamuk, via Freud, in this existentialist novel by the father of Turkish modernism. Translator(s): Stark, Fredd. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872867116
- ISBN
- 9780872867116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.35
€ 16.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. The peace of the idyllic Scilly Isles is shattered, and now Detective Superintendent Wycliffe must solve a brutal crime. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409171867
- ISBN
- 9781409171867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97