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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. At the turn of the century Stan Parker takes a wife and makes a home as a small farmer in the wilderness of Australia. Amy bears his children and time brings him a procession of ordinary events - achievements, disappointments, sorrows and dreams. The author won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099324515
ISBN
9780099324515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperOne United States
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060000806
ISBN
9780060000806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. THE TRAVELLING VAMPIRE SHOW is Richard Laymon's masterpiece - an evocative, nostalgic trip back to a time when innocence comes face to face with life's darker forces. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 114 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747258292
ISBN
9780747258292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Lydia is killed in a car accident, but she returns to her bereft sister as a benign ghost who, nonetheless, comes to haunt the lives of those around her in unexpected ways: Jonathan Goldman, whose flat Lydia is running from when she is knocked down, and his daughter Stella, who discovers her father's affair with the gladiatorial Sonia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224. 272 pages. Lydia is killed in a car accident, but she returns to her bereft sister as a benign ghost who, nonetheless, comes to haunt the lives of those around her in unexpected ways: Jonathan Goldman, whose flat Lydia is running from when she is knocked down, and his daughter Stella, who discovers her father's affair with the gladiatorial Sonia. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight: 186.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747594727
ISBN
9780747594727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.10

Paperback. An exceptional, break-out, coming-of-age novel from the talented Betty Trask Award-winning writer, Will Davis Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408831625
ISBN
9781408831625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 122. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
New Africa Books South Africa
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864860361
ISBN
9780864860361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

Paperback. 'The things people inscribe on tombstones, even if only with their breath - erasing those things is what the Redeemer's there for.' Translator(s): Dillman, Lisa. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; FA; FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276728
ISBN
9781908276728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Sammar is a young Sudanese widow, working as an Arabic translator at a British university. Estranged from her son, she drifts, grieving and isolated. Life takes a positive turn when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. To Sammar, he seems to come from another world and another culture, yet they are drawn to each other. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846970801
ISBN
9781846970801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Twelve-year-old Fumi Tanaka has a problem - her beautiful and beloved older sister, Sumiko, has disappeared. Determined to find her, Fumi enlists the help of her new classmate Aya, forcibly repatriated with her father from Canada after the war. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 32. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784161149
ISBN
9781784161149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.08

Paperback. An early thirties couple are forced to move in with an older couple in this dark and very funny thought experiment Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780008200459
ISBN
9780008200459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

Hardcover. A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME What's standing between you and success? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013641
ISBN
9780008200428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Reissue of this highly acclaimed Virago title, a 'finely written, beautiful and tragic novel' - Hermione Lee, FT Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860491818
ISBN
9781860491818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

Paperback. She fell for the enemy. Now she must pay the price. The gripping second novel from the #1 bestselling author in the Mitchells & O'Haras trilogy. Series: The Mitchells and O'Haras Trilogy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JJPR; FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008228675
ISBN
9780008228675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.40

Paperback. Translator(s): Jull Costa, Margaret. Series: European Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873982648
ISBN
9781873982648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196329
ISBN
9780141196329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919931135
ISBN
9781919931135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. A delightful re-issue from the author of I Capture the Castle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472151179
ISBN
9781472151179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. A coming of age story, which draws on the author's New England childhood. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182230
ISBN
9780141182230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. This story describes the experiences of a group of people on a trip to Turkey. Aunt Dot is set on the emancipation of Turkish women through the encouragement of a wider use of the bathing hat, whilst Laurie's only object is pleasure. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy showing light age and shelf wear. Title and copyright pages have been removed. Scoring to dedication page. Otherwise interior is very clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Flamingo London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025106
ISBN
9780006544210
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. It is the last, bitter days of World War II and the British Raj in India is crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters and widows of the officers embroiled in the ongoing conflict. All eyes are upon Captain Merrick and the British military to protect them in this troubled time. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099436164
ISBN
9780099436164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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