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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Results 1897 - 1920 of 12876
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Presents stories "The Snow Goose" - set in the wild, desolate Essex marshes and is a tale about the relationship between a hunchback and a young girl; and, "The Small Miracle" - a contemporary fable about a young boy's love for his dangerously ill donkey. Illustrator(s): Linton, Anne; Norfield, Ed. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 116 x 6. Weight in Grams: 52.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140299526
- ISBN
- 9780140299526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. THE SNOW CHILD was an international bestseller in hardback and paperback (over 350,000 copies sold in the UK alone), and went on to win Eowyn Ivey the International Author of the Year award at the 2012 National Book Awards Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755380534
- ISBN
- 9780755380534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.80
€ 13.00
€ 11.80
Paperback. From Lulu Taylor, the author of The Winter Folly, comes the next dark family saga. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447230496
- ISBN
- 9781447230496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.22
€ 11.99
€ 10.22
Paperback. The best novel yet from 'the king of high concept SF' (GUARDIAN) Series: Gollancz S.F. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780575076518
- ISBN
- 9780575076518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
paperback. The Rabbitte family, motley bunch of loveable ne'er-do-wells whose everyday purgatory is rich with hangovers, dogshit and dirty dishes. When the older sister announces her pregnancy, the family are forced to rally together and discover the strangeness of intimacy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164. some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Edition
- Gift Inscription on Fep, Cover Torn
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTK0092052
- ISBN
- 9780749391256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.12
€ 6.12
paperback. The Rabbitte family, motley bunch of loveable ne'er-do-wells whose everyday purgatory is rich with hangovers, dogshit and dirty dishes. When the older sister announces her pregnancy, the family are forced to rally together and discover the strangeness of intimacy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164. Good clean copy with light wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Edition
- Gift Inscription on Fep, Cover Torn
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCD0041962
- ISBN
- 9780749391256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.12
€ 6.12
Paperback. In a searing novel of love and loyalty, guilt and honour, the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Horse Whisperer creates another magnificent epic .. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- Digital original
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751539387
- ISBN
- 9780751539387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970306
- ISBN
- 9781907970306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099552291
- ISBN
- 9780099552291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.79
€ 20.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with some slight shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Quartet Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0000495
- ISBN
- 9780704302211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A collection of short stories that evokes isolated lives and a lost world in stories that are set in the Jewish-Italian community of 1930s Ferrara. Translator(s): McKendrick, Jamie. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192123
- ISBN
- 9780141192123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Winner of the "CNA Literary Debut Award". Marnus is terrified he will not fulfil the expectations of his elite Afrikaner family who are certain of their superiority. But when Mr Smith arrives, things start to change, affecting Marnus's values and everything around him that he he holds dear. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349107561
- ISBN
- 9780349107561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. The Coffey siblings are having a rough year. Claire has broken up with her fiance and is hiding from her debts. Martha's in a career crisis and even her therapist is losing patience with her. And Max, the baby of the family in his final year of college, is keeping a life-altering secret. Before long, all three of them have moved back home. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 350. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KHN0000895
- ISBN
- 9780099563297
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Turnpike Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780957233652
- ISBN
- 9780957233652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. A wonderful and startling novel about the havoc and pain, healing and love that comes with growing up in a family. Like A.L. Kennedy and Ali Smith, Susie Boyt is an exquisite writer, thoughtful and truly original. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088263
- ISBN
- 9781844088263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Translator(s): Gambrell, Jamey. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171967
- ISBN
- 9781590171967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
€ 13.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413776525
- ISBN
- 9780413776525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.44
€ 14.44
Paperback. Presents a novel based on the testimonies of a number of women who survived the Spanish Civil War, and suffered imprisonment under the France regime, as well as on accounts of others who died fighting for freedom. This book is a bestseller in Spain, where it was voted 'Book of the year'. Translator(s): Caistor, Nick. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843432098
- ISBN
- 9781843432098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.22
€ 25.99
€ 18.22
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845231651
- ISBN
- 9781845231651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. The classic novel from the author of Rope and Hangover Square. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141541
- ISBN
- 9780349141541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. Jacob, a Jewish slave held in a mountain village after escaping a massacre by Cossacks, will be killed if he tries to escape. The one saving grace is his love for his master's daughter, Wanda. They begin a secret affair, trying to avoid the cruelty of the other villagers, until one day Jacob's fortunes unexpectedly change. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 194 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141197623
- ISBN
- 9780141197623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. A new title aimed at club and tournament chess players which explains how to apply the Slav Defence. Draws upon model games to highlight basic theoretical elements, practical strategies, and tactics used, as well as recent alternative variations. Series: Chess Press Opening Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages, 120d. BIC Classification: FA; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Everyman Chess
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901259001
- ISBN
- 9781901259001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.61
€ 19.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly 3-year-old boy. The boy is not his son. It is a single act of violence, but this one slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it happen. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 36. Weight in Grams: 536. Good, clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0005359
- ISBN
- 9781848873551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly 3-year-old boy. The boy is not his son. It is a single act of violence, but this one slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it happen. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 36. Weight in Grams: 536. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KCG0003208
- ISBN
- 9781848873551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99