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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. 'Remarkable - brave, big-hearted and beautifully written' Andrew Miller, author of the Costa Award winner PURE Weaving back and forward in time and place between Austria during the Second World War, to Switzerland and 1920s England to tell the interlinked stories of Jakob, an 8 year old gypsy boy, his father Yavy and his English mother Lor. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444797664
ISBN
9781444797664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A warm-hearted saga of family secrets and lies in Sunderland during the early years of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 18. Weight in Grams: 135. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KI20002926
ISBN
9780340836699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Pay attention please to the life of Walter F Starbuck. 1913, gave him the gift of life. 1970, gave him a job in the Nixon White House. 1975, sent him to prison for his part in the 'Watergate' scandal. Now he is coming out of jail, into the brave new world of 1980s Manhattan. This title tells the story of his first twenty-four hours of freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099999003
ISBN
9780099999003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Issa Boureima is a young, hip African street vendor who sells knock-off designer bags and hats in an open-air market on 125th street in Harlem. His goal is to become a "Jaguar" - a West African term for a keen entrepreneur able to spot trends and turn a profit in any marketplace. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775289
ISBN
9780226775289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.97

Hardback. Set in the years leading up to the First World War, this work is an elegy, not just for an individual character, but for a generation lost in and affected by the war. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Series: Shakespeare Head Press Edition of Virginia Woolf. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177227
ISBN
9780631177227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.06

Paperback. A portrait of a young man, tracing his life from childhood, to Cambridge University, and to his early adult life in artistic London. Jacob always yearns for something greater, and embarks on a voyage to the Mediterranean before the war begins and his fate is forever altered. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478263
ISBN
9780099478263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Masha Edelman yearns for a life on the stage and to escape her strict religious family. Miles away, in a safe suburban neighbourhood, family man Leslie Senzatimore longs to be a hero. They have little idea of what lies ahead for them. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 261.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857868992
ISBN
9780857868992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602827400
ISBN
9781602827400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Jacob Flanders is a young man passing from adolescence to adulthood in a hazy rite of passage. From his boyhood on the windswept shores of Cornwall to his days as a student at Cambridge, his elusive, chameleon-like character is gradually revealed in a stream of loosely related incidents and impressions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140185706
ISBN
9780140185706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
First Trade
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759335
ISBN
9781894759335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Conceived of as a set of fragmentary manuscripts from an unpublished Joseph Roth novel, Jacob the Mutant is a novella in a perpetual state of transformation -- a story about a man named Jacob, an ersatz rabbi and owner of a roadside tavern. But when reality shifts, so does Jacob, mutating into another person entirely. Translator(s): Steinberg, Jacob. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Phoneme
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939419101
ISBN
9781939419101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Edward Lannion, the young master of Hatting Hall, is about to marry Marian Fox. At Penndean, a nearby house, preparations are under way for the wedding, overseen by the anxious Benet. Family and friends gather together for a celebratory dinner on the eve of the ceremony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
New
SKU
9780701188474
ISBN
9780701188474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. 'A beautiful mad romp of a novel .. Prepare to be dazzled' (Daily Mail) Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003432
ISBN
9780340632437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. 'A beautiful mad romp of a novel .. Prepare to be dazzled' (Daily Mail) Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KST0020627
ISBN
9780340632437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. London,1837. Jack Maggs, raised and deported as a criminal, has returned from Australia, in secret and at great risk. What does he want after all these years, and why is he so interested in the comings and goings at a plush townhouse in Great Queen Street? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571270170
ISBN
9780571270170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Route United Kingdom
Edition
paperback / softback
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927214
ISBN
9781901927214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. A funny, tender look at the ways your parents can disrupt your life and the pains of adolescence Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087706
ISBN
9781847087706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Two people fall in love, not yet knowing where they have come from or where they are going. They aren't sure if they have fallen in love of their own accord, or whether they've been pushed into each other's arms. But who would have pushed them, and why? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099598381
ISBN
9780099598381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.00

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 391 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062092694
ISBN
9780062092694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. * A coming-of-age novel set in 1930s Europe * Introduction by Elaine Dundy Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080694
ISBN
9781844080694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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