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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A title in which, the author personalizes the political and social changes in his country over the past few decades. By moving back and forth in time and focusing on small events and everyday people, it breathes life into Chinese history by describing the effects of larger-than-life events on the average citizen. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Series: What Was Communism?. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 176 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Edition
Rep Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421609
ISBN
9780857421609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.64

Hardcover. A Chance Acquaintance is a beautifully crafted novel of reparative love, of two misfits drawn together and the bewildering resilience of the human spirit. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEA0000135
ISBN
9781906021405
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549771
ISBN
9780199549771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Like any great diva, Eva Valentine is a flawed character. Spoilt, stubborn and sassy, she exudes lioness confidence when in the company of her fellow bitches Maddie and Parker, and hungers for sex like others desire chocolate. Eva is a woman who would kiss your girlfriend as quick as she'd steal your husband. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 251. Copy with some shelf wear and minor staining
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOC0008237
ISBN
9781848270688
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Anonymous is back with the intoxicating, darkly dangerous, and wildly addictive sequel to his New York Times bestselling debut novel Diary of an Oxygen Thief. Series: Oxygen Thief Diaries. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472153104
ISBN
9781472153104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. CHALLENGE was written in 1920, but at the last moment it was withdrawn from publication because of the scandal it would have caused. It was inspired by Vita's relationship with Violet Trefusis. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087655
ISBN
9781844087655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Chains of Sand is a novel about identity, family, and clashes of culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785079726
ISBN
9781785079726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783783731
ISBN
9781783783731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. The much-loved heroine of GOOD IN BED, Cannie Shapiro, is older, wiser and (seven pounds) thinner .. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 280. Clean copy in very good condition
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pocket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KNH0012005
ISBN
9781847390219
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616962142
ISBN
9781616962142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00

Paperback. * An exciting novel that easily bears comparison to Milan Kundera's early writing. * A wonderfully accessible literary novel, that draws on Iran's rich literary heritage but which always remains engaging and very readable. Translator(s): Khalili, Sara. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121451
ISBN
9780349121451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. In an original collaboration two award-winning authors, Carol Shields and Blanche Howard, have written an immensely enjoyable novel which give us both sides of a story about the breakdown of traditional roles, rules and communication in a marriage. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002261
ISBN
9781857028126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Who is Celia, and what are the mysterious papers found concealed under the attic floorboards of an old country house? Are they simply instructions for assembling a table-tennis table, written in idiosyncratic German, or could they contain a coded message? Num Pages: 128 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571205707
ISBN
9780571205707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Fletcher, Loraine. Num Pages: 603 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551114583
ISBN
9781551114583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.46

Paperback. Jeremy is a child-like, painfully shy batchelor who has never left home. He lives on the third floor of his mother's boarding house and spends his days cutting up coloured paper to make mosaic sculptures, until the day his mother dies and the beautiful Mary Tell arrives to turn his world upside down. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099480112
ISBN
9780099480112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Through the hard times and the good, true friends stand side by side. Set in Devon, the terrific new novel in the feel-good Burracombe series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409128236
ISBN
9781409128236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. A celebration causes trouble in the village of Thrush Green.. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752884264
ISBN
9780752884264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Physically - challenged hero launches himself into the worlds of international travel, spiritual enlightenment and higher education, tackling friendships and sex and railing against institutional regulations and flights of stairs along way. This title continues the story of John Cromer one of the memorable characters in contemporary literature. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 47. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571245376
ISBN
9780571245376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926991610
ISBN
9781926991610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. A sweeping saga set around the aristocratic Ingham family of Cavendon Hall and the Swanns who serve them, set on the eve of World War 1. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007503209
ISBN
9780007503209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. The stories of Giovanni Verga (1840-1922) are wonderful evocations of ordinary Italian life, focusing in particular on his native, Sicily. In an original and dynamic prose style, he portrays such eternal human themes as love, honour and adultery with rich and colourful language. Translator(s): McWilliam, G.H. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ADT; 2AHA; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447415
ISBN
9780140447415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. The sharp and gutsy debut novel from the bestselling author of Bridget Jones's Diary. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KTG0007361
ISBN
9780330412254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers a view of a class-ridden Britain enduring both war and its aftermath. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 50. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
F First Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871031
ISBN
9781784871031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. It's June 1978 and David Slaney can be sure of only one thing. He can't get caught. Not this time. He's escaped from prison, needs to make good on the drug heist that went wrong, win back the woman he loves and buy himself a new life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099587354
ISBN
9780099587354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

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