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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. When Delaney Mossbacher knocks down a Mexican pedestrian, he neither reports the accident nor takes his victim to hospital. Instead the man accepts $20 and limps back to poverty and his pregnant 17-year-old wife. But these two men are fated against each other, as Delaney attempts to clear the land of the illegal immigrants. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KAC0002223
ISBN
9780747525721
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Spring is coming to the small towns of Michigan, but the snow still covers the land when Scripps O'Neil sets of for Chicago, decides to stop a while in Petoskey, and meets up with Yogi Johnson. Subtitled "A Romantic Novel in Honour of the Passing of a Great Race", this work parodies the themes and styles of the 'great race' of writers. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099909507
ISBN
9780099909507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843918554
ISBN
9781843918554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. Translator(s): Collins, Charlotte. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509806591
ISBN
9781509806591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A magical short novel from the author of All My Friends are Superheroes. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780007439232
ISBN
9780007439232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. The universe isn't made of atoms; it's made of tiny stories. This title offers a selection of stories small in scope but outsize in impact. Num Pages: 128 pages, Black and White Illustrations Throughout. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062121653
ISBN
9780062121653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

Hardback. Part of the "Tiny Stories" series, this book gathers together 32 illustrated stories. Num Pages: 88 pages, Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062121660
ISBN
9780062121660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. Why not program computers to take over the really dull jobs that human beings have to do - such as praying and behaving morally? This book explores computers, technology and automation with customary humour and wit. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315895
ISBN
9780571315895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Hardcover. Presents Hitler's rise and fall through the eyes of the dwarfish narrator whose magic powers become symbolic of the dark forces dominating the German nation in the period. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 176 x 33. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151473
ISBN
9781857151473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. When young Janie Pike dies in a tragic accident, she leaves behind a family numbed with grief and torn with guilt and recrimination. In this novel, the author explores how each member of the family learns to face the future in their own way. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099337003
ISBN
9780099337003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900715539
ISBN
9781900715539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.44

Paperback. The brilliantly funny debut novel by 'Robin Cooper', star of the bestselling Timewaster books * 'Hilarious and surprising: like a squid with glasses' DAVID MICHELL Num Pages: 352 pages, Integrated: 12, b/w drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751540215
ISBN
9780751540215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0010847
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0007602
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0007331
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KHS1077964
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KIN0032406
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. 540pp
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9780099464464
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. Some shelf wear, otherwise good
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTJ0008369
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. Tells the story of the misadventures of Hayri Irdals, an unforgettable antihero who, along with an eccentric cast of characters (a television mystic, a pharmacist who dabbles in alchemy, a dignitary from the lost Ottoman empire, the "life-artist" Halit), founds The Time Regulation Institute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141195759
ISBN
9780141195759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. A powerful social satire which outraged the authorities of the author's native Peru, where 1000 copies were publicly burned. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571173204
ISBN
9780571173204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

paperback. Carel is widowed rector presiding over a London church destroyed during the war. The rectory is home to an array of residents: his daughter, Muriel; his beautiful invalid ward, Elizabeth; their West Indian servant, Pattie; Eugene, a Russian emigre, and his delinquent son, Leo. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099429098
ISBN
9780099429098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Lose yourself in the magical world of No.1 bestselling author, Cecelia Ahern. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 364. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009503
ISBN
9780007350452
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Lose yourself in the magical world of No.1 bestselling author, Cecelia Ahern. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 364. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRF0037384
ISBN
9780007350452
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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