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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. William thought trust was a good idea; Terry needed a lover who would keep his little secret. But how does accidental monogamy survive in a world ruled by illness and denial? By the author of "Lantern Lecture", winner of the Somerset Maugham Award. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 21. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001446
ISBN
9780571170326
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Water-castle is a journal of love, romance and discord in 1950s Germany as a Welsh artist and poet, Elizabeth Greatorex, travels with her French husband to meet her former lover Klaus, a German count. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908069795
ISBN
9781908069795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

Paperback. A new short story collection from Luis Alberto Urrea, bestselling author of The Hummingbird's Daughter and The Devil's Highway. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316334396
ISBN
9780316334396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.73

Hardcover. A new short story collection from Luis Alberto Urrea, author of the bestselling The Humingbird's Daughter and The Devil's Highway. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316334372
ISBN
9780316334372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408854310
ISBN
9781408854310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. George and Catherine Stewart share the worry of Catherine's illness, which could cause her death at any time, and the memory of Jerome Martell, Catherine's first husband and George's closest friend. Martel, a doctor, is presumed to have died in a Nazi prison camp. But then he suddenly returns. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773524965
ISBN
9780773524965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. The morning fog beyond the walls of your base lifts to reveal a lone woman approaching the gate. She says she has come to claim the body of her brother killed in last night's attack. Is she a terrorist? A spy? A lunatic? Or what she says she is - a grieving sister? What should you do? What do you do? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 123 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780099565772
ISBN
9780099565772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. A Russian woman named Lara arrives in Afghanistan at the house of Marcus Caldwell, an Englishman and widower living in the shadow of the Tora Bora mountains. Marcus' daughter, Zameen, may have known Lara's brother, a Soviet soldier who disappeared in the area many years previously. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352 436pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571238804
ISBN
9780571238804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Iain Banks' momentous first novel, published in 1984 is being reissued with a new cover alongside other classic titles from the Abacus list in our 40th Anniversary year. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139180
ISBN
9780349139180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Santa Fe Writer's Project United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939650054
ISBN
9781939650054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.90

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780375759239
ISBN
9780375759239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.86

Paperback. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, this book tells the story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a libertarian paradise. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 199 x 48. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571288632
ISBN
9780571288632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Paperback. Once upon a time the Wapshots of St Botolphs were distinguished for their unshakeable good opinion of themselves. But the family members have drifted far from their New England village - and into the demented caprices of the mighty, the bad graces of the IRS and the humiliating abyss of adulterous passion. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540595
ISBN
9780099540595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Introduces the Wapshots of St Botolphs. This title features Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea-dog and would-be suicide; his licentious older son, Moses; and Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099275275
ISBN
9780099275275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. An autobiographical novel from Sweden's greatest living writer. Translator(s): Bragan-Turner, Deborah. Num Pages: 400 pages, Sweden. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 231 x 2. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780870199
ISBN
9781780870199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. An autobiographical novel from Sweden's greatest living writer. Translator(s): Bragan-Turner, Deborah. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857051707
ISBN
9780857051707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Hardcover. A bug's life is suddenly changed when a wandering goose finds his way to her garden. They become close friends, exploring and playing in the lush garden, exchanging poems, hopes, and dreams, and eventually confessions of love. Illustrator(s): Clements, Frida. Num Pages: 64 pages, full colour throughout, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 175 x 123 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570618819
ISBN
9781570618819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Dickey, Stephen M.; Pavetic-Dickey, Janja. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226980
ISBN
9780300226980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

hardcover. Translator(s): Grunebaum, Jason. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805289
ISBN
9781609805289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Grunebaum, Jason. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806514
ISBN
9781609806514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.26

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