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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Nora Roberts - The World's Greatest Storyteller Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 45. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Piatkus
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780749941840
ISBN
9780749941840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Walker is at a party where he meets Rachel. Two days later she turns up at his apartment. However, it's not Walker she wants but her husband Malory, who has gone missing. She asks Walker to find him. And as Walker's search grows in its weird intensity, it seems that somebody else is following, searching for him too. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126. 176 pages. Walker is at a party where he meets Rachel. Two days later she turns up at his apartment. However, it's not Walker she wants but her husband Malory, who has gone missing. She asks Walker to find him. And as Walker's search grows in its weird intensity, it seems that somebody else is following, searching for him too. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 204 x 146 x 11. Weight: 126.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857862730
ISBN
9780857862730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Room comes a delicious tale of secrets, betrayal and forbidden love Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447205982
ISBN
9781447205982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.49

Paperback. A wonderful and heart-warming novel about female friendship, set on the British coast, from the author of The Vintage Teacup Club. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751552232
ISBN
9780751552232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. A critically-acclaimed novel that portrays the intense relationship between an emotionally fragile girl and a lonely boy trying to overcome their past Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Atria Books United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476730943
ISBN
9781476730943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Humphrey and Ailsa meet as children by a grey, northern sea. Humphrey is quiet, serious - and will in time explore the sea's mysteries; Ailsa is angry, a freckled cobra ready to strike. Yet they fascinate one another and when they meet again years later they fall briefly - and disastrously - in love. Num Pages: 352 pages, no pictures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141027456
ISBN
9780141027456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 203 x 137. Weight in Grams: 0.75.
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414386904
ISBN
9781414386904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.45

Paperback. Lost during the author's lifetime, it is an intense portrait of friendship and brotherhood and a meditation on the desire to escape society, following the fortunes of two men as they impulsively decide to work their passage on the S S Westminster: drinking, arguing, playing cards, dodging torpedoes and contemplating the beauty of the sea. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141193342
ISBN
9780141193342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. After Klaus Lehmann's death in the village of Steerborough, a young woman, Lily, arrives to research his life and work. Poring over Klaus' letters to his wife Elsa, Lily pieces together the story of their lives. And alone in her rented cottage by the sea, she begins to sense an absence in her own life that may not be filled by simply going home. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141011073
ISBN
9780141011073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

paperback. Jess Penhaligon is on her way to Devon to receive an award for her botanical painting. Hosting her will be Kate, who gladly welcomes her into her home. Jess' own family fell apart several years ago, so she is grateful for Kate's friendliness - and her close unit of extended family and friends, who embrace Jess just as warmly. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552164542
ISBN
9780552164542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Yesterday was Alice's wedding day. She is thousands of miles away from the home she is so desperate to leave, on the southernmost tip of India, when she wakes in the morning to see a wave on the horizon, taller than the height of her guest house on Kanyakumari beach. Her husband is nowhere to be seen. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0006328
ISBN
9780241964156
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the lauded, bestselling author of The Cazalet Chronicles. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447272250
ISBN
9781447272250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. The new novel from Emylia Hall, author of A Heart Bent Out of Shape, winner of the Novelicious Book of the Year Award 2013, and The Book of Summers, voted the best Richard & Judy Book Club pick of summer 2012. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472211972
ISBN
9781472211972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

paperback. Series: Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
HarperOne
Condition
New
SKU
9780060652937
ISBN
9780060652937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756208
ISBN
9781876756208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. 104 pages. Halfway between Beckett and Camus, with a darkly comic, absurd and imaginative touch. 'The Scream' depicts a world where almost everyone has died, questioning the meaning of life - or the lack of meaning - in a deserted world. This Short novella is ideal for long journeys. Perfect for Travel bookshops and motorway service stations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 127 x 197 x 9. Weight: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Aurora Metro Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906582258
ISBN
9781906582258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061966910
ISBN
9780061966910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. The Scrapbook is a novel about memory, and the unreliability of memory. It's about the tangled, often dysfunctional, bonds of family. And it's about absence and the power that a void can exert over a person's life. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Parthian Books
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409831
ISBN
9781910409831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardcover. The Scrapbook is a novel about memory, and the unreliability of memory. It's about the tangled, often dysfunctional, bonds of family. And it's about absence and the power that a void can exert over a person's life. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844575
ISBN
9781909844575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Sean Tallow has two desires in life. One is to step into the shoes of his glamorous friend Daniel Pagett and the other is to establish the truth about the School of the Night, a shadowy group of Elizabethans who clustered around Sir Walter Raleigh. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. Weight in Grams: 218. Sean Tallow has two desires in life. One is to step into the shoes of his glamorous friend Daniel Pagett and the other is to establish the truth about the School of the Night, a shadowy group of Elizabethans who clustered around Sir Walter Raleigh. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000980
ISBN
9780099285861
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The third brilliantly funny and warm-hearted novel in the Little Village School series from bestselling author Gervase Phinn. Series: Little Village School. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444706079
ISBN
9781444706079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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