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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Nancy's sisters Unity and Diana were furious with her for making fun of Diana's husband, Oswald Moseley, and his politics, and the book caused a rift between them all that endured for years. Nancy Mitford skewers her family and their beliefs with her customary jewelled barbs, but there is froth, comedy and heart here too. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241974711
ISBN
9780241974711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197500
ISBN
9780141197500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Paperback. Award-winning, bestselling author Michael Arditti's ninth novel, set in the UK. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910050644
ISBN
9781910050644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Jean-Michel Basquiat's transition from the subways to the chic gallery spaces of Manhattan brought the artist into the company of many of New York's established and aspiring stars. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 201 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main - Canons Imprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782114246
ISBN
9781782114246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Paperback. If Antoinette Cosway, a spirited Creole heiress, could have foreseen the terrible future that awaited her, she would not have married the young Englishman. Initially drawn to her beauty and sensuality, he becomes increasingly frustrated by his inability to reach into her soul. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 94.
Edition
01st Edition
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780241951552
ISBN
9780241951552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Born into the oppressive, colonialist society of 1930s Jamaica, white Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent beauty and sensuality. After their marriage, however, disturbing rumours begin to circulate which poison her husband against her. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182858
ISBN
9780141182858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.97

Hardback. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780241281901
ISBN
9780241281901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Born into an oppressive, colonialist society, white Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent beauty and sensuality. After their marriage, however, disturbing rumours begin to circulate which poison her husband against her. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185422
ISBN
9780141185422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2000, Wide Open is the first of Nicola Barker's Thames Gateway novels. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007435722
ISBN
9780007435722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Paperback. Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larks (Larkminster Comprehensive), has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from closure. Janna is young, pretty, enthusiastic and vastly brave - and she will do anything to rescue her demoralised, run-down and cash-strapped school. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 670. Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larks (Larkminster Comprehensive), has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from closure. Janna is young, pretty, enthusiastic and vastly brave - and she will do anything to rescue her demoralised, run-down and cash-strapped school. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 670. Good, clean copy. Covers and page edges showing minor shelfwear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KSG0006619
ISBN
9780552151566
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larks (Larkminster Comprehensive), has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from closure. Janna is young, pretty, enthusiastic and vastly brave - and she will do anything to rescue her demoralised, run-down and cash-strapped school. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 612. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KTM0000937
ISBN
9780552151566
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Family secrets and wicked deceptions abound in this delicious novel from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Penny Vincenzi. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 52. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755332380
ISBN
9780755332380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. The first Lizzy and Diesel mystery in the WICKED series from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich Series: Wicked Series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755352784
ISBN
9780755352784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. The stunning novel that casts a spell over every reader and inspired a phenomenally successful musical Num Pages: 512 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755331604
ISBN
9780755331604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.78

Paperback. Effie Gillis is a history professor teaching at a major university. She is also a survivor - of a troubled childhood, two failed marriages and numerous relationships which, for the most part, ended badly. Now, out of her past, arrives a man who is familiar and yet mysterious; mature, wise, and full of youthful energy. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575221
ISBN
9780099575221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. An exhilarating collection of stories from the legendary Jackie Kay Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330511803
ISBN
9780330511803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.80

Paperback. Every woman has thought it. Cat O'Connor is no different. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751542295
ISBN
9780751542295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. The delicious new novel from the bestselling author of ME AND MR DARCY Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. Clean copy, with some light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KST0017159
ISBN
9780340954119
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A tale of family, community and strength of spirit Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755318926
ISBN
9780755318926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
On Call
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995454002
ISBN
9780995454002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Paperback. A collection of stories in which a federal agent quits his job after his warning about a terrorist attack goes unheeded; a woman fleeing her abusive lover realizes her safety will forever be out of reach; and, an American visitor to Ireland learns that he will always be too much of an outsider to understand the country's politics and cultures. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404622
ISBN
9781421404622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. An epic story of love, loss and identity in contemporary Kenya Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786070746
ISBN
9781786070746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503938151
ISBN
9781503938151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Richard Mason's page-turning sequel to HISTORY OF A PLEASURE SEEKER, the continued adventures of the inimitable Piet Barol .. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474602358
ISBN
9781474602358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.53

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