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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. This novel renews the Victorian family saga in a modern setting, tracing the history of the Brangwens through several generations. The book was banned when it first appeared in 1915 for its sensuous immediacy and the frankness with which it explores emotional and sexual life. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151619
ISBN
9781857151619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Rosamund lies dying in her remote Shropshire home. But before she does so, she has one last task: to put on tape not just her own story but the story of the young blind girl, her cousin's granddaughter, who turned up mysteriously at her party all those years ago. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967751
ISBN
9780241967751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. 'A very nearly perfect novel of broad, regretful vision, and magical intimacy' Sunday Telegraph Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168. 'A very nearly perfect novel of broad, regretful vision, and magical intimacy' Sunday Telegraph Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014106
ISBN
9780747259367
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rupa & Company
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788129120700
ISBN
9788129120700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.45

Paperback. Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, this title introduces the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route. It chronicles the dramatic changes that felt throughout Central Asia in the early twentieth century. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099466130
ISBN
9780099466130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Series: The Nickel Range Trilogy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771860123
ISBN
9781771860123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. This novel tells the story of a group of working men who are joined one day by Owen, a journeyman-prophet with a vision of a just society. Owen's spirited attacks on the greed and dishonesty of the capitalist system rouse his fellow men from their political quietism. Editor(s): Miles, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537471
ISBN
9780199537471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Tells the story of a group of working men who are joined one day by Frank Owen, a journeyman-prophet with a vision of a just society. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187693
ISBN
9780141187693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Hardcover. Presents a study of family life at the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This book includes a detailed and intimate portrait of a life and the wider panorama of a failing dynasty. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151978
ISBN
9781857151978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. Worldwide bestseller John Grisham will keep you on the edge of your seat with his most suspenseful thriller yet. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444729764
ISBN
9781444729764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 123 x 26. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444730623
ISBN
9781444730623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Charles Highway, a precociously intelligent and highly sexed teenager, is determined to sleep with an older woman before he turns twenty. Rachel fits the bill perfectly and Charles plans his seduction meticulously, sets the scene with infinite care - but it doesn't come off quite as Charles expects. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099455424
ISBN
9780099455424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Charles Highway, a precociously intelligent and highly sexed teenager, is determined to sleep with an older woman before he turns twenty. Rachel fits the bill perfectly and Charles plans his seduction meticulously, sets the scene with infinite care - but it doesn't come off quite as Charles expects. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 193 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099503873
ISBN
9780099503873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. There is a secret at the heart of the town of Rabbit Back, involving its most famous occupant, a world-renowned children's author, and a strange literary game played by the local Literary Society. As Ella, an aspiring author, makes unsettling discoveries about White's and the Society's past, we explore the nature of literature and truth. Translator(s): Rogers, Lola. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782270430
ISBN
9781782270430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. A novel set in 19th century England that deals with the varying fortunes of young John Huffam and his mother. Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140177626
ISBN
9780140177626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.74

Hardback. This novel is set against the backdrop of Iran's turbulent modern history, is a saga of an indentured servant's devotion and love for his masters during the years 1928 to 1981. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593873
ISBN
9781882593873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 610 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 55. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Kwela Books
Edition
2nd ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780795705946
ISBN
9780795705946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.16

Paperback. A tale of political paranoia, dangerous liaisons and defiant compassion, The Quiet Twin is an unforgettable journey into a cityscape of totalitarian dread and deception Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 202 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264. 384 pages. A tale of political paranoia, dangerous liaisons and defiant compassion, The Quiet Twin is an unforgettable journey into a cityscape of totalitarian dread and deception. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 162 x 202 x 25. Weight: 264.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408821688
ISBN
9781408821688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Morris, Jackie. Num Pages: 48 pages, 17 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; YFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 373 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Publisher
Graffeg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910862650
ISBN
9781910862650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.31

Paperback. Centres around Kaspar Krone, a world-renowned circus clown with a deep love for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and an even deeper gambling debt. Wanted for tax evasion and on the verge of extradition, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve from the international authorities. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507352
ISBN
9780099507352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Pyle is a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or for love? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478393
ISBN
9780099478393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.41

Paperback. After a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and became entangled in the life of the asylum. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532446
ISBN
9780099532446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Translator(s): Laird, Sally. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172742
ISBN
9781590172742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. John Hamilton didn't want children with his wife, but that was because he had led a secret life for 20 years, in the shape of a mistress and a 19 year-old daughter. Now, following a car crash which has left him in a vegetative state, the three women that he deceived decide his fate. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110. Weight in Grams: 160. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
SKU
KTJ0008022
ISBN
9780006510451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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