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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Twenty tales of lust and loss. These stories feature clockwork hearts, lascivious queens, paper men, island circuses, and a flooded world; some are radical retellings of classic stories, some are modern-day fables, but all explore substitutions for love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907773754
ISBN
9781907773754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Offers a bridge between the short story and the novel, combining the qualities of both. This title includes eight stories which are written by different authors with each one portraying a character for a single day (the story is named after that day: Thursday, Tuesday and so on). Series: The Short Story Reinvented. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158. 224 pages. Offers a bridge between the short story and the novel, combining the qualities of both. This title includes eight stories which are written by different authors with each one portraying a character for a single day (the story is named after that day: Thursday, Tuesday and so on). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Edition
2nd edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906558055
ISBN
9781906558055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. Stevens, the long-serving butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside, but also into his own past. Reflecting on his years of service, he must re-examine his life in the face of changing Britain, and question whether his dignity and properness have come at a greater cost to himself. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main - Faber Modern Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571322732
ISBN
9780571322732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Hardcover. In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past.. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593494
ISBN
9781841593494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. The clock is ticking for Musa; he has 30 days to escape from an arranged marriage.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Halban Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905559169
ISBN
9781905559169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 205 x 37. Weight in Grams: 328. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006219
ISBN
9780062358240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 205 x 37. Weight in Grams: 328. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006212
ISBN
9780062358240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. 'Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard. I am a lover of America..' So speaks the mysterious stranger at a Lahore cafe. In this title, this speaker of immaculate English tells you his story, of how he embraced the Western dream - and a Western woman - and how both betrayed him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008454
ISBN
9780141029542
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241981382
ISBN
9780241981382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Malta, 1565. The greatest war the world has ever seen is unleashed on the doomed island as the Turks do battle with the Knights. The Knights call themselves The Religion. The Turks call them the Hounds of Hell. Back in Sicily, the beautiful, rich Carla pines for her bastard son, lost in the bloody inferno across the water. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581291
ISBN
9780099581291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

paperback. Faulkner's final novel is a tale of three Mississippi travellers. Ned, Boon and young Lucius travel to Memphis in a stolen car to find love and fortune. Once there, Ned trades in the car for a racehorse, Lucius comes of age, and Boon sets about trying to win the heart of a prostitute named 'Miss Corrie'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099542360
ISBN
9780099542360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.60

Paperback. Translator(s): Ready, Oliver. Series: Dedalus Europe. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910213148
ISBN
9781910213148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. A high-school sex scandal jolts a group of teenage girls into a new awareness of their own potency and power. But when the local drama school decides to turn the scandal into a show, the real world and the world of the theatre are forced to meet, and soon the boundaries between private and public begin to dissolve. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081391
ISBN
9781847081391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. 'Sexy, fast-paced and extremely funny. You won't want the cheering effect of this brilliant debut to wear off too quickly' Sunday Mirror Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471153242
ISBN
9781471153242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. An exciting literary debut from a prodigious young talent and a Waterstone's 11 pick for 2011 Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0012048
ISBN
9781849832939
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An exciting literary debut from a prodigious young talent and a Waterstone's 11 pick for 2011 Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0011689
ISBN
9781849832939
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Edith Wharton's subtle variation on the theme of the eternal triangle features Anna Leath, a rich American widow living in France; her daughter's governess, Sophy Viner; and the first love of Anna's youth, George Darrow, who has come back into her life. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152012
ISBN
9781857152012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Nora Roberts - the World's Greatest Storyteller Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KTG0004610
ISBN
9780749940928
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Illustrator(s): West, Roland. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7ill.M. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fox Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954362713
ISBN
9780954362713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 446 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Paddleless Press
Number of pages
446
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952419341
ISBN
9780952419341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

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