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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A novel of searing eroticism and sensuality set against the broad sweep of twentieth-century history, the Booker Prize shortlisted THE WHITE HOTEL is a modern classic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35col.ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753809259
ISBN
9780753809259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Hardcover. In order to save his reputation and the honour of his house at school after he shames himself by running away from a fight between fellow pupils and toughs from the local town, a studious schoolboy takes up the study of boxing. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591858
ISBN
9781841591858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The electrifying debut novel from 2016 Man Booker Prize winner Paul Beatty Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786072252
ISBN
9781786072252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. An intricate, atmospheric and utterly gripping mystery in the vein of Carlos Ruiz Zafon's novels, in the 1950s Barcelona of The Whispering City violence and rumour are rife, and every secret can be lethal. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 31. Weight in Grams: 546. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KIN0033298
ISBN
9780349139937
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An intricate, atmospheric and utterly gripping mystery in the vein of Carlos Ruiz Zafon's novels, in the 1950s Barcelona of The Whispering City violence and rumour are rife, and every secret can be lethal. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139951
ISBN
9780349139951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. When Eneas McNulty joined the British-led Royal Irish Constabulary, it proved to be the defining decision of his life. Having witnessed the murder of a fellow RIC policeman, he is wrongly accused of identifying the executioners. He is forced to flee, and what follows is the story of this flight and his subsequent wanderings. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240 308pp
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230143
ISBN
9780571230143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897339230
ISBN
9780897339230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.81

Hardcover. When the tanker is refused entry to the Bay of San Francisco, Harold Snow and the rest of the crew embark on a scattershot voyage that will take the disintegrating hulk from South America to Africa. Along the way, they encounter hurricanes, crooked customs officials and tropical ports seething with vice and revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 586.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton London
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0007685
ISBN
9780241142660
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers a mix of autobiographical episodes and Egyptian theology. This novel blends war films and pornography. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189949
ISBN
9780141189949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. * From the author of the Orange Debut shortlisted, The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam - comes the paperback publication of a second novel about coming of age in South Africa at a time that is at once charmed and cruel Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
Digital original
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084906
ISBN
9781844084906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. The acclaimed first novel from one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2003, a powerful tale of love, war and divided loyalties Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236. Used paperback in good to very good condition. May have some light shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0040933
ISBN
9780340938270
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A special edition of The Well-Tempered Clavier as part of The Legend Press Collection, celebrating 10 years of publishing. Series: The Legend Press Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785079788
ISBN
9781785079788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Series: Semiotext(E). Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Autonomedia
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351740
ISBN
9781584351740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.30

Paperback. The third in Jasper Fforde's phenomenally successful Thursday Next series: into the Bookworld! Series: Thursday Next. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder
Condition
New
SKU
9780340825938
ISBN
9780340825938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.16

paperback. The Well of Loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wordsworth
Condition
New
SKU
9781840224559
ISBN
9781840224559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

Paperback. The bible of lesbianism' THE TIMES Series: VMC. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 33. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085156
ISBN
9781844085156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. 'I loved this book' JESSIE BURTON AN AUTUMN 2015 RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB READ LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Edition
Main ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782114666
ISBN
9781782114666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. 'I CAPTURE THE CASTLE meets THE VIRGIN SUICIDES. An eccentric and totally irresistible read' Glamour Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTM0005877
ISBN
9780007393718
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'I CAPTURE THE CASTLE meets THE VIRGIN SUICIDES. An eccentric and totally irresistible read' Glamour Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780007393718
ISBN
9780007393718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A fascinating tale of obsessive love, hidden motivations and the endless resonance of guilt. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 1998. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001561
ISBN
9780349109114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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