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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Effie Gillis is a history professor teaching at a major university. She is also a survivor - of a troubled childhood, two failed marriages and numerous relationships which, for the most part, ended badly. Now, out of her past, arrives a man who is familiar and yet mysterious; mature, wise, and full of youthful energy. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575221
ISBN
9780099575221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Surrounded by a coterie of ministers, the Imam rules over an imaginary earthly kingdom. Bint Allah is the Daughter of God, a beautiful illegitimate girl. She is falsely accused by the Imam of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590627
ISBN
9781846590627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. From the author of Baking Cakes in Kigali comes the irresistible story of Benedict Tungazara, a ten-year-old boy in Swaziland who loves beautiful birds, his mother's cakes, and making people happy.. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320. 336 pages. From the author of Baking Cakes in Kigali comes the irresistible story of Benedict Tungazara, a ten-year-old boy in Swaziland who loves beautiful birds, his mother's cakes, and making people happy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 26. Weight: 318.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857894113
ISBN
9780857894113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. For a man of violence, Ged Brennan is incredibly moralistic, so when he receives an offer to take over the clubland empire of an executed gangster, he promptly passes the parcel to his sex-addicted cousin Moby. This is a tale of Thatcher's other children - the ones she left behind. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KAK0002921
ISBN
9780099289760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The wonderfully nostalgic second novel in the bestselling THRUSH GREEN series, from the author of THE VILLAGE SCHOOL. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752877518
ISBN
9780752877518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. "Originally published in Russian under the title Dvenadtsat' Stul'ev in 1928." Translator(s): Fisher, Ann O. Series: Northwestern World Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810127722
ISBN
9780810127722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.38

Paperback. 'THE MYSTERIES OF GLASS casts its own spell, which is the essential requirement of a novel' The Times Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755303106
ISBN
9780755303106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. A haunting novel of obsession and betrayal, told from the perspective of a man who may have committed an horrific act of violence: The Secret History meets Before I Go to Sleep. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782391715
ISBN
9781782391715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Dennis Huggins drifts into the dangerous life of drug dealer and discovers that, hard as the struggle for respect on the streets is, the struggle for love is harder still. At least Dennis has involved parents looking out for him; too many of his friends have no guidance other than that offered by their fellow shottaz, or the black Muslims. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846686573
ISBN
9781846686573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. A novel that tells the stories of New Yorkers who at every turn confront the worst excesses in human nature. It includes such creations as: Georgette, the transvestite who falls in love with a callous hoodlum; and Tralala, the conniving prostitute who plumbs the depths of sexual degradation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195650
ISBN
9780141195650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A passionate and perceptive story full of the pain and the humour of growing up Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747252139
ISBN
9780747252139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. New Year's Eve 1943 - the tiny village of Slapton is told that it has to be evacuated. American troops are occupying the wide district of South Devon. The Americans are prepared for animosity, but not for the harsh conditions the war in Europe has imposed upon the civilian population of England. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 42. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099469179
ISBN
9780099469179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. No matter who you are, love comes at a price.. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378. Used paperback in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KNW0015515
ISBN
9781409102465
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413774828
ISBN
9780413774828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. In this literary tour de force, twice Booker shortlisted novelist Damon Galgut evokes the life and work of E. M. Forster, his travels to India, and the freedom and inspiration he found there. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782391593
ISBN
9781782391593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
9781564780683
ISBN
9781564780683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Stunningly re-packaged to coincide with the release of The Longest Holiday Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471129599
ISBN
9781471129599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Robert Grieve - pushing thirty and eager to side-step a life of quiet desperation as a small-town teacher - decides to go missing. As he crosses the border from Thailand to Cambodia, he tests the threshold of a new future. And on that first night, a small windfall precipitates a chain of events which changes Robert's life forever. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 274 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700362
ISBN
9781784700362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408830970
ISBN
9781408830970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. Set in a world in which aspirin had not been invented, abortion was illegal, and pregnancy could result in agonising death, this novel is an intriguing and richly atmospheric blend of history, early forensic science and knife-edge suspense. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 315.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780552774109
ISBN
9780552774109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.51

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