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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A fresh contemporary design for A. S. Byatt's celebrated anthology of English short stories The Oxford Book of English Short Stories.The 37 stories featured here are selected from the 19th and 20th centuries, by authors ranging from Dickens, Trollope, and Hardy to J. G. Ballard, Angela Carter, and Ian McEwan. Editor(s): Byatt, A. S. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561605
ISBN
9780199561605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. In Ponyboy's world there are two types of people. There are the Socs, the rich society kids who get away with anything. Then there are the greasers, like Ponyboy, who aren't so lucky. Ponyboy has a few things he can count on: his older brothers, his friends, and trouble with the Socs, whose idea of a good time is beating up greasers like Ponyboy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141189116
ISBN
9780141189116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. Meursault is different. He will not lie. He will not pretend. He is true to himself. So when his mother dies and he is unmoved, he refuses to do the proper thing and grieve. Returning to Algiers after the funeral, he carries on life as usual until he becomes involved in a violent murder. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 78.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950050
ISBN
9780241950050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Hardback. Albert Camus' laconic masterpiece about a Frenchman who murders an Arab in colonial Algeria was famous in its time for diagnosing a state of alienation and spiritual exhaustion which summed up the mood of the mid-twentieth century. This book shows that this early success was no passing fashion. Translator(s): Laredo, Joseph. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
127
Publication date
1998
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151398
ISBN
9781857151398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. And when he commits a random act of violence on a sun-drenched beach near Algiers, his lack of remorse compounds his guilt in the eyes of society and the law. Yet he is as much a victim as a criminal. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198064
ISBN
9780141198064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 33. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509802128
ISBN
9781509802128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.42

Paperback. A mesmerising novel about obsessive love Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Tinder Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755388790
ISBN
9780755388790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. From the author of WINTER'S BONE, twelve timeless Ozarkian tales of those on the fringes of society, by the 'least known major writer in the country today' (Denis Lehane, USA Today) Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444735789
ISBN
9781444735789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Traditional Chinese edition of The Outcast by Costa Novel Award winner Sadie Jones. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0011249
ISBN
9780099513421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The perfect high-concept summer bestseller, Nicola's stunning debut novel heralds the arrival of the new Irish Sophie Kinsella Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0010833
ISBN
9780755386857
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks writes novels that real women want to read. With her trademark tell-it-like-it-is style, she gets right to the heart of the dilemmas people face in their lives and takes her stories to unexpected places. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755394234
ISBN
9780755394234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Ellie and Dan are living proof that opposites attract. He always follows instructions and she throws the manual away. He loves sports whereas Ellie's allergic to any form of exercise. Ellie doesn't have a mother. And Dan does - a mother who wants to take over ..everything. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0004664
ISBN
9780140295955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. If you could turn back time, would you choose a different life? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008216924
ISBN
9780008216924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. The brilliant new novel from the bestselling author of 'Mr Golightly's Holiday' and 'Miss Garnet's Angel'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007165452
ISBN
9780007165452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. An unforgettable story of a woman struggling with motherhood, and her husband's attempt to create a new life for them in Australia Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472230621
ISBN
9781472230621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Jojo, a high-flying literary agent on the up, has just made a bad career move.. Jojo's sweet-natured client Lily's first novel is a success. She and lover Anton celebrate by spending the advance for her second book.. Gemma used to be Lily's best friend - until Lily stole Anton. Now she's writing her own story when Jojo stumbles across it.. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241958445
ISBN
9780241958445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Hardcover. Translator(s): McCormick, Robert H. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936468
ISBN
9780813936468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.82

Paperback. Translator(s): McCormick, Robert H. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936475
ISBN
9780813936475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.96

Paperback. Victorian Whitby is the setting for Jessica Blair's latest saga, a tale of lost inheritances, family feuds and starcrossed lovers - in the jet-carving industry Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 109 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751545418
ISBN
9780751545418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Arthur and Jake: brothers, yet worlds apart. Arthur is older, shy, dutiful, and set to inherit his father's farm. Jake is younger and reckless, a dangerous to know. When Laura arrives in their 1930s rural community, an already uneasy relationship is driven to breaking point.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780099437260
ISBN
9780099437260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

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