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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. Dr Thoughtless Actions, a young geneticist, awakes one morning to find a cardboard box secured to his head. Unable to wrench it off, he attempts suicide, not only failing but also, unbeknowst to himself, cloning himself, creating Dr Wishful Thinking. Both of them fall in love, fall in science, and fail to make a baby. Num Pages: 96 pages, music. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552452103
ISBN
9781552452103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564789211
ISBN
9781564789211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.89

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
€ 11.01

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
€ 11.02

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. A pandemic has devastated the planet, sorting humanity into two types: the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead. The worst of the plague is now past, and Manhattan is slowly being resettled. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099570141
ISBN
9780099570141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Soho Press Inc United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616950880
ISBN
9781616950880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.54

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
€ 14.42

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
€ 11.05

Paperback. Bodour, a distinguished literary critic and university professor, carries with her a dark secret. As a young university student she gives birth to an illegitimate daughter, Zeina, who she abandons. Zeina grows up to become one of Egypt's most beloved entertainers, whilst Bodour turns to writing. Can mother and daughter be reunited? Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863564178
ISBN
9780863564178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

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
€ 12.29

Paperback. Lukas Zbinden leans on the arm of Kazim, as they walk slowly down the stairway towards the door of his old people's home. Step by step, the irrepressible Lukas recounts the life he shared with his wife Emilie and his son. Different in so many ways, what was the secret of their life-long love? And why is it so hard for him to talk to his son? Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268. 172 pages. Lukas Zbinden leans on the arm of Kazim, as they walk slowly down the stairway towards the door of his old people's home. Step by step, the irrepressible Lukas recounts the life he shared with his wife Emilie and his son. Different in so many ways, what was the secret of their life-long love? And why is it so hard for him to talk to his son?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 15. Weight: 268. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276100
ISBN
9781908276100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142180044
ISBN
9780142180044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.95

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
€ 11.81

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
€ 11.00

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. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609804404
ISBN
9781609804404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.66

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

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

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. Translator(s): Hofmann, Michael. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628970500
ISBN
9781628970500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.22

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