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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Covers a cast ranging from Italian partisans to KGB agents, from American Mafiosi to Parisian lowlifes, and features appearances by Alfred Hitchcock, Marshal Tito and the Emperor of Indochina. This work paints a picture of a past age while commenting on our own. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472339
ISBN
9780099472339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477563
ISBN
9780099477563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Danielle Steel is a master storyteller and one of the best-known and best-loved writers of women's fiction of all time Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 108 x 26. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751550658
ISBN
9780751550658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Set before the start of the First World War, this moving fable sees a young English writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance. But when he arrives, he meets Alexis Zorba, a middle-aged Greek man with a zest for life. As their friendship develops, the Englishman is gradually won over, transformed and inspired along with the reader. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323272
ISBN
9780571323272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558617483
ISBN
9781558617483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509822843
ISBN
9781509822843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Hardcover. Translator(s): Schwartz, Ros. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 119 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
126
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909807501
ISBN
9781909807501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Selected for South African O Magazine's best reads, this devastating debut grips from the first page. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780744308
ISBN
9781780744308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Includes the original screenplay, with its director's notes, and the narrative. This book follows from a previously undiscovered manuscript by the author that was found in the UCLA Research Library. Editor(s): Morsberger, Robert. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186283
ISBN
9780141186283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Sarsen Press
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897609088
ISBN
9781897609088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW AN AMAZON ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING CHRISTINA RICCI The novel of the woman dubbed 'The First Flapper' - Zelda Fitzgerald, wife and muse to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set against the glamorous backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, Z is the story of the golden couple who had it all, but who weren't destined for a happy ending. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
383
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444761436
ISBN
9781444761436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Yuki is visiting her sister in the UK, but is also secretly retracing their mother's footsteps from a holiday ten years before. Something terrible happened not long after her mother's visit and Yuki wants to find out the cause. With the help of a local girl, Denny, she sets out to unearth and explain her family's secrets.. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571254262
ISBN
9780571254262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. Years after the end of the conflict that tore about the country of Yugoslavia, a man goes in search of this father's true identity. A hard-hitting examination of a generation from the former Yugoslavia that escaped the bullets but not the war. Translator(s): Charney, Noah. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Istros Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908236272
ISBN
9781908236272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. This delightful collection of humorous stories is set in the mythical village of Ystervarkrivier (Ace-Turf-Arc-Riff-Ear) - a forgotten outpost of the Drakeniqua Municipality, somewhere in South Africa. The village has a church, a bottle store and a golf course, but not necessarily in that order. Illustrator(s): Jack, Dr. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431407217
ISBN
9781431407217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Alexandra's best novel yet is sure to be The One to turn this already-bestselling author into a household name Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340954133
ISBN
9780340954133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A contemporary literary thriller, You're A Big Girl Now is the gripping sequel to The Company You Keep, recently adapted into a major film directed by and starring Robert Redford, alongside Shia LeBoeuf and Susan Sarandon. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447227922
ISBN
9781447227922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. The novelisation of Youth (La Giovinezza) - an original film by Paolo Sorrentino, starring Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Rachel Weisz Translator(s): Thompson, N. S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857055484
ISBN
9780857055484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. A student in 1950s South Africa has long been plotting an escape from his country. Studying mathematics, reading poetry, saving money, he tries to ensure that when he arrives in the real world, he will be prepared to experience life to its full intensity. Arriving at last in London, however, he finds neither poetry nor romance. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099433620
ISBN
9780099433620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Forsaking all others? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 390. Clean copy
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KST0021517
ISBN
9780755307609
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Forsaking all others? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 390. Some shelf wear, but remains very good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0006642
ISBN
9780755307609
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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