×


 x 

Shopping cart

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Results 13561 - 13584 of 14271

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Jake Whyte is the sole resident of an old farmhouse on an unnamed British island, a place of ceaseless rains and battering winds. It's just her, her untamed companion, Dog, and a flock of sheep. Which is how she wanted it to be. But something is coming for the sheep - every few nights it picks one off, leaves it in rags. It could be anything. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572374
ISBN
9780099572374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. (Trad) When Lara was twelve, and her younger brother Alfie eight, their father died in a helicopter crash. A prominent plastic surgeon, and Irishman, he had honed his skills on the bomb victims of the Troubles. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
272
SKU
KAC0000432
ISBN
9780571270552
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. When Lara was twelve, and her younger brother Alfie eight, their father died in a helicopter crash. A prominent plastic surgeon, and Irishman, he had honed his skills on the bomb victims of the Troubles. But the family grew up used to him being absent: he only came to London for two weekends a month to work at the Harley Street Clinic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571270569
ISBN
9780571270569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 8.70

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509810550
ISBN
9781509810550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 5.56

Paperback. Nine men. Each of them at a different stage of life, each of them away from home, and each of them striving - in the suburbs of Prague, beside a Belgian motorway, in a cheap Cypriot hotel - to understand just what it means to be alive, here and now. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 309. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KJE0003513
ISBN
9780099593690
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Coloured sheets of paper fall from the sky. This is their first indication that something serious has happened. Each sheet bears a message: you have three hours to evacuate, bring only one suitcase.. For a child piano prodigy, a dissident factory worker, a broken-hearted surgeon and unknowing others, this disaster will change their lives forever. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241964675
ISBN
9780241964675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. A major new novel from the universally acclaimed master and PEN/Faulkner winner James Salter. A sweeping, seductive love story set in the years after World War II. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447238270
ISBN
9781447238270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Smart, funny and romantic - curl up with the new novel from Ilana Fox. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0010863
ISBN
9781409120803
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * The first ever novel from the ex-Geordie Shore star, Vicky Pattison Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751561333
ISBN
9780751561333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756147
ISBN
9781876756147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. The pretty young tutor Clare Bayes attracts many eyes at an Oxford college dinner, not least those of a visiting Spanish lecturer. As they begin an affair, meeting in hotel bedrooms away from the eyes of Clare's husband, the Spaniard finds himself increasingly drawn into the strange world of Oxford. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389240
ISBN
9780141389240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprinted
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764228896
ISBN
9780764228896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Burt Hecker, aka Eckbert Attquiet, a 63 year old medieval re-enactor has a momentous nose, who dresses in tunics and drinks too much mead. His wife Kitty has died and their relationship is now the stuff of history; he has sold all of his possessions and bought a ticket to Europe, bent on rescuing his son Tristan from the 'evil' city of Prague. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506935
ISBN
9780099506935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

paperback. A story that is told by a young 'unknown soldier' in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see all the realities of war; under fire, on patrol, waiting in the trenches, at home on leave, and in hospitals. Although there are vividly described incidents which remain in mind, there is no sense of adventure here. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099496946
ISBN
9780099496946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. 'Hilariously surreal. It's a bit like the Coen Brothers directing an Alan Bennett play.. Fantastic' Daily Mirror Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 232. 320 pages. 'Hilariously surreal. It's a bit like the Coen Brothers directing an Alan Bennett play. Fantastic' Daily Mirror. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 146 x 197 x 27. Weight: 224.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408813768
ISBN
9781408813768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. R.F. Delderfield is at his best when portraying an observant slice of small town life - this book proves why he was one of the twentieth century's bestselling authors. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762495
ISBN
9781444762495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Features the work of both new and established writers, including Colm Toibin, Mary Morrissy and Eoin McNamee. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571311033
ISBN
9780571311033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. An unforgettable tale of love, friendship and revolution set between Africa and America, by the winner of the Guardian First Book Award. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444793758
ISBN
9781444793758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. How do you go about rewriting the story of your life? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 294 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782399421
ISBN
9781782399421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 5.22

Paperback. How do you go about rewriting the story of your life? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782399445
ISBN
9781782399445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. * This extraordinary novel, considered by many to be one of the finest examples of Simone de Beauvoir's imaginative writing, tells the story of a man doomed to immortality. Translator(s): Cameron, Euan. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860490026
ISBN
9781860490026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Where can you find truth in a world that is so thoroughly ruled by lies? That is the question tackled by the investigation of a French journalist who endeavours to shed light on the enigma of an unexplained death: that of the Argentinian writer Alejandro Bevilacqua, found lying on the pavement underneath his balcony in Madrid in the mid-1970s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250. 288 pages. Where can you find truth in a world that is so thoroughly ruled by lies? That is the question tackled by the investigation of a French journalist who endeavours to shed light on the enigma of an unexplained death: that of the Argentinian writer Alejandro Bevilacqua, found lying on the pavement underneath his balcony in Madrid in the mid-1970s. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 145 x 197 x 24. Weight: 250.
Publisher
Alma Publishing Company
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846881329
ISBN
9781846881329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.06

Hardback. A former headmaster of the prestigious Lawrenceville School, near Princeton, New Jersey, tells with an insider's authenticity the poignant story of the fierce competition for admission to select colleges-and the havoc the resulting stresses can wreak on one teenager and her ambitious family. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593408
ISBN
9781882593408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. A stunning novel from the author of the bestseller DROWNING RUTH about the dangers of betrayal.. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780747264668
ISBN
9780747264668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!