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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A collection of novellas, each of which features a formidable woman. In "Light My Fire" a snobbish man is undone by a new young wife, and an ancient Aga; in "Walking with Angels" a housewife's mundane life is illuminated by the arrival of Ariel, an angel; and in "Garden Guerillas" a widow takes an horticultural revenge on her daughter-in-law. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 167.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472155
ISBN
9780099472155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. Annabelle Worthington, born into a life of privilege, was raised amid the glamour of New York society. But everything changes on a cold April day in 1912, when the sinking of the Titanic alters her world forever. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KAK0002753
ISBN
9780552154765
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Annabelle Worthington, born into a life of privilege, was raised amid the glamour of New York society. But everything changes on a cold April day in 1912, when the sinking of the Titanic alters her world forever. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282. Some shelf wear, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KTJ0007455
ISBN
9780552154765
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Using the credit card and identity of a handcuffs salesman, professional failure Tyndale Corbett arrives in Miami for a law enforcement conference to discover the joys of luxury hotels and above all the delight of being someone else, someone successful. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274. 300 pages. Using the credit card and identity of a handcuffs salesman, professional failure Tyndale Corbett arrives in Miami for a law enforcement conference to discover the joys of luxury hotels and above all the delight of being someone else, someone successful. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 22. Weight: 240.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846880841
ISBN
9781846880841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Paperback. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer, 43-year-old Clara Purdy moves the three children and their terrible grandmother into her own house while Lorraine undergoes treatment at the local hospital. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537458
ISBN
9780099537458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

hardcover. Set in the Central Europe of old, this anti-war novel features a simple soldier whose determination to survive brings into question the powerful social and political institutions he confronts. A portrait of a "little man" waging his own war against authority, it becomes a satire on the old regime. Translator(s): Parrott, Cecil. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 210 x 47. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151510
ISBN
9781857151510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857050687
ISBN
9780857050687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 36. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571311115
ISBN
9781571311115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. In 1930s Paris, where one cheap hotel room is very like another, a young woman is teaching herself indifference. She has escaped personal tragedy and has come to France to find courage and seek independence. She tells herself to expect nothing, especially not kindness, least of all from men. Tomorrow, she resolves, she will dye her hair blonde. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183930
ISBN
9780141183930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. GRAVITY meets THE SNOW CHILD in this haunting novel from an electrifying new voice. An aging scientist is left alone at an Arctic research base; a woman is on a craft travelling back through space. Suddenly all they hear across their communication channels is static.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474600606
ISBN
9781474600606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. "In the tradition of Mary Kay Andrews and Dorothea Benton Frank, a charming and heartfelt tale of love lost and regained in a gated community in Savannah, Georgia"-- Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062659705
ISBN
9780062659705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Another warm, wise and witty offering from Sunday Times bestseller Trisha Ashley. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358. 400 pages. Another warm, wise and witty offering from Sunday Times bestseller Trisha Ashley. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847562814
ISBN
9781847562814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. How can the son of a man damaged by war learn to love? How can a father tormented by the past reach out to his son? From the author of TV book club pick, TIGER HILLS, an epic tale about love, loss and hope. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780229058
ISBN
9781780229058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. June Pepper finds there is more to life than death in this touching, sensitive and funny exploration of bereavement from the creator of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell and Billy Liar. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444753974
ISBN
9781444753974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Adams Media Corporation United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781507201626
ISBN
9781507201626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.15

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Adams Media Corporation United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781507201619
ISBN
9781507201619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "A Thousand Acres" , this is a novel about some very American seductions: money, sex and real estate. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296. Some minor shelf wear, but a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0027932
ISBN
9780571218554
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A young boy discovers the ambiguity of adult affection. A camp comedian cracks up on stage. A picture-restorer learns to accept her husband's true nature. A honeymoon couple take an unconventional route to love . This collection of stories employs a host of characters and a range of voices. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Maia Press
Edition
New
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904559085
ISBN
9781904559085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. The wickedly funny new romantic comedy from the bestselling author of Ex-Girlfriends United Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pocket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KTM0000720
ISBN
9781847395238
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * Margaret Atwood's classic short stories reissued with a stunning new jacket style along with other titles from her backlist Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086924
ISBN
9781844086924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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