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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Obsession, longing, deceit and even murder feature in this quartet of provocative novellas, which gives a modern twist to tales of women for whom all is not necessarily as it seems. Drawing on history, culture and lore, this is a riveting exploration of the complexities of motherhood: edgy and engrossing, moving, yet at times, disturbing. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643575
ISBN
9781908643575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. A thrilling new adventure from the bestselling author of THE GREAT ZOO OF CHINA and SCARECROW AND THE ARMY OF THIEVES. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409167136
ISBN
9781409167136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Divided into four narratives, echoing the four texts of Confucianism and the four Gospels of the New Testament, this book tells the story of one of China's most controversial periods. It also shows us the power of camaraderie, love and faith against oppression and the darkest possible odds. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569497
ISBN
9780099569497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Tells the story of Howard Roark, a brilliant architect who dares to stand alone against the hostility of second-hand souls. First published in 1943, this novel presents a view of man's creative potential. It is about ambition, power, gold and love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188621
ISBN
9780141188621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. From the author of Chez Moi, a tenderly drawn novel of loss and loneliness, friendship and love Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 171.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274121
ISBN
9781846274121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. Describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth; Meerson, Olga. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099529743
ISBN
9780099529743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. By the author of the Booker longlisted The Welsh Girl, a vibrant, powerful and iconoclastic novel telling the little-known story of the Chinese in America, and of America through its Chinese. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340980231
ISBN
9780340980231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. By the author of the Booker longlisted The Welsh Girl, a vibrant, powerful and iconoclastic novel telling the little-known story of the Chinese in America, and of America through its Chinese. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340980255
ISBN
9780340980255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Another thriller featuring Inspector Constatin Vadim, back in his Arctic home town after a short and nearly catastrophic appointment in Moscow. But now Vadim is faced with personal tragedy, his wife Natalya, a doctor, answers an emergency medical call and goes missing. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
SKU
KSS0004276
ISBN
9780099279020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the barren farms of Italy to the cramped tenements of New York, Lucia Santa - wife, widow and mother of two families - steer them through the Depression and the early years of war as they adapt to life in a strange land. She cannot prevent the conflict between Italian and American values - nor the violence and bloodshed which surely follow.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099557593
ISBN
9780099557593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571219353
ISBN
9780571219353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155578
ISBN
9781903155578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Nineteenth century is drawing to a close, and the upper middle classes, with their property and propriety, are becoming a dying section of society. As Soames Forsyte struggles to uphold the old moral code in the face of the social revolution resulting from the Great War, his wife Irene's beauty causes even more disruption. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, genealogy tab. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184180
ISBN
9780141184180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. The Forsyte Saga comprises of The Man of Property, In Chancery and To Let, produced in a single volume. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 40. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224382
ISBN
9781840224382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.32

Paperback. Shortlisted for The Orange Prize for Fiction If it hadn't been for the child then none of this might have happened. She saw me kissing her father. She saw her father kissing me. The fact that a child got mixed up in it all made us feel that it mattered, that there was no going back. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780099539780
ISBN
9780099539780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. The annual grape harvest at the Cambon family's vineyard is always a cause for celebration. But not this year. When an accident destroys the crop, leaving the estate facing ruin, Clarisse Cambon knows exactly who to blame - her daughter-in-law Jane. When tragedy strikes, Jane is thrown into doubt. What secrets has her husband been keeping? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405924146
ISBN
9781405924146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Kate is bored of being overlooked by her grown-up children and, escaping on an Aegean cruise, ends up in Keritha - a mysterious Greek island all but forgotten by the modern world. There she encounters her childhood friends, the Challoners, returned to the island of their birth to claim their heritage. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099595496
ISBN
9780099595496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.83

Paperback. The haunting second novel from the author of the No.1 bestseller, The House at Riverton Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 456. 8vo. Good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0289640
ISBN
9780330449601
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The haunting second novel from the author of the No.1 bestseller, The House at Riverton Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 456. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pan
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprints
SKU
KSS0014954
ISBN
9780330449601
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * The latest adventure from Edinburgh's favourite philosopher, Isabel Dalhousie, out now in paperback. Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Abacus London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123875
ISBN
9780349123875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

paperback. David and Jo Henniger are on their way to a party at their old friends' home, deep in the Moroccan desert. But as a groggy David navigates the dark desert roads, two young men spring from the roadside, the car swerves and collides with one of the boys.. Meanwhile, festivities at the house are in full flow. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578932
ISBN
9780099578932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 309 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781509806812
ISBN
9781509806812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.08

Hardback. The discovery of long-buried secrets brings three generations of women to Cape Cod for the summer homecoming of a lifetime. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Edition
First Edition / First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316394871
ISBN
9780316394871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. An irresistibly feel-good story set in the Cotswolds from bestseller Veronica Henry, all about why home really is where the heart is. Num Pages: 384 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
V9781409166573
ISBN
9781409166573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

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