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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
paperback / softback
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909232457
ISBN
9781909232457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Laura is content enough with her marriage, two children and part-time job. That is, until a lover from her past comes back into her life. Suddenly passion and excitement are rekindled, and she realises how stagnant her life has become. But how much happiness has she a right to expect? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849161954
ISBN
9781849161954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Two short novels, published initially in the 1930s. "Musashi" deals with the dark obsessions of a 16th-century warlord. "Arrowroot" also touches on the pursuit of legend, but in a different mode, that of the uniquely Japanese form of the "essay" novel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283171
ISBN
9780099283171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. The arrival of a stranger to his house in Auckland leads renowned novelist Laslo Winter to look back to the past, to London, the late 1950s. Series: Panther S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 457. "The arrival of a stranger to his house in Auckland leads renowned novelist Laslo Winter to look back to the past, to London, the late 1950s. Series: Panther S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 457. Clean copy. Fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Harvill Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KOC0025124
ISBN
9781860469312
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.00

Paperback. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and for ever. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780140167771
ISBN
9780140167771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. In the parched soil of Provence, a fifth gospel has been discovered, Mary Magdalene's account of Jesus' teaching and her relationship with him. This book unveils a Christianity which embraces the female equally with the male and acknowledges and celebrates women's spirituality. It is also a story centred on Mary as the wellspring of womanhood. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507697
ISBN
9780099507697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Translator(s): Velmans, Hester. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405924009
ISBN
9781405924009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend is a modern classic - Adrian is as popular as ever. With a beautiful new package, this novel is perfect for long-time Adrian Mole fans or newcomers to the series. David Walliams contributes a foreword to this beautiful 30th Anniversary edition of The Secret Diary Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046426
ISBN
9780141046426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405932189
ISBN
9781405932189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. In 1920s India, where do two little girls belong? Born of two cultures, belonging to neither.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409135517
ISBN
9781409135517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848090781
ISBN
9781848090781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. One lie sends a family into turmoil in a heart-rending new novel from a worldwide bestselling author, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264. 8vo. Some light shelfwear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KEX0272862
ISBN
9780007248094
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Mr Verloc, the secret agent, is involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory which goes disastrously wrong. Based on the text which Conrad's first English readers enjoyed, this new edition includes a critical introduction which describes Conrad's great London novel as the realization of a 'monstrous town', a place of idiocy, madness, criminality, and butchery. Editor(s): Lyon, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536351
ISBN
9780199536351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.65

Hardcover. This is the only novel that Conrad set in London, and it communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894. Verloc, (a Russian spy who is also working for the police) is ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151237
ISBN
9781857151237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. An attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verloc, a Russian spy working for the police, and ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. His masters instruct him to discredit the anarchists in a humiliating fashion, and when his evil plan goes horribly awry, Verloc must deal with the repercussions of his actions. Editor(s): Newton, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441580
ISBN
9780141441580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. What happens when the mistress gets her man? Against the odds, that's what happened to Minty. She stole her best friend Rose's husband Nathan and made him her own. But now that she's got what she wanted - marriage, kids, a family home - she's discovering a few things she didn't bargain for.. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141019888
ISBN
9780141019888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. A second collection of fairy tales by Angela Carter involving more alluring women, ailing warriors, enchantresses and seekers of revenge. They come from every corner of the globe to haunt, to entice, transform and even to help. Illustrator(s): Sargood, Corinna. Editor(s): Carter, Angela. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 271. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006200
ISBN
9781853816161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Powerful, touching and ultimately uplifting, Victoria Walters' debut novel about a young woman who becomes a widow aged twenty-five is a heartfelt tale of love, loss, and finding the courage to love again Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472229328
ISBN
9781472229328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Family secrets and lies in small-town America, from Man Booker and Orange Prize shortlisted author Esi Edugyan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689390
ISBN
9781846689390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.68

Paperback. Fine in fine cloth covers and in publisher's slip case. Slip case showing light shelf wear. Title as new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
House of Stratus United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
199
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0029802
ISBN
9781842329559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. She had always put her daughter first - until one man changed everything Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751544459
ISBN
9780751544459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. God takes a look at the Earth around the time of the Renaissance and everything looks pretty good - so he takes a holiday. In Heaven-time this is just a week's fishing trip, but on Earth several hundred years go by. When God returns, he finds all hell has broken loose: world wars, holocausts, famine, capitalism and 'fucking Christians everywhere'. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592136
ISBN
9780099592136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

paperback. A tense and beautifully woven story about the complexity of family relationships and the hope of redemption. Series: Tales from Goswell. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Lion Fiction
Condition
New
SKU
9781782642121
ISBN
9781782642121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. The sequel to the cult classic The Dice Man, this book can also change your life! Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006513919
ISBN
9780006513919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.41

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