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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Drawing on the ancient wisdom found in a Peruvian manuscript, this book tells you how to make connections between the events happening in your own life right now, and lets you see what is going to happen to you in the years to come. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553409024
ISBN
9780553409024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Presents the story of Michael Caradock, a writer whose life has ended violently on an isolated Welsh island. This book follows his protected Welsh childhood, his crucial first encounters with sex, his literary success in London and his final withdrawal to Wales. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762958
ISBN
9781905762958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Somerville Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992736415
ISBN
9780992736415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Cipriano and his daughter craft a new line of small ceramic figurines and the Centre orders cast quantities and then recants. Resigned to idleness, Cipriano moves to a soulless megaplex, until late one night he comes across a horrifying secret in the bowels of the artificial city. This is an Orwellian nightmare, a family fable and a love story. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449157
ISBN
9780099449157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Holden Caulfield is a dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950432
ISBN
9780241950432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.12

mass_market. Holden, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New York City and tells the story of what he did and suffered there. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 106 x 16. Weight in Grams: 118.
Edition
Reprint
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316769488
ISBN
9780316769488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. A devastating novel of love and desire and one man's search for his soul in a world of violence and political intrigue, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award 1998 Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747260332
ISBN
9780747260332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007333851
ISBN
9780007333851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a huge liner bound for England - a 'castle that was to cross the sea'. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys become involved in the worlds and stories of the adults around them, tumbling from one adventure and to another. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554424
ISBN
9780099554424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Explores the personal relationship between Burroughs and cats. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189901
ISBN
9780141189901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

paperback. The first adult novel by J.K. Rowling Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 396. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001602
ISBN
9780751552867
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

hardcover. The first adult novel by J.K. Rowling. When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 810. Good clean copy showing light age and wear. Light nicks and tears to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000492
ISBN
9781408704202
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Turns the 78 tarot cards to a new purpose, linking word and image to the purposes of narrative. A band of travellers, trapped in an gloomy castle in the heart of a wood, find themselves struck dumb and are only able to converse by using the tarot cards to tell one another how they came to be there. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8pp colour halftones, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 3. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268055
ISBN
9780099268055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Two former lovers are brought back together .. but can they really trust their pasts? The new novel from the bestselling author of SOPHIE'S WORLD. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827697
ISBN
9780753827697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. .
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806576
ISBN
9781609806576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. Victor Frankenstein begins his anatomy experiments in a barn in the secluded village of Headington, near Oxford. The coroner's office provides the corpses he needs - but they have often died by violent means and are damaged and putrifying. Victor moves his coils and jars and electrical fluids to a deserted pottery manufactury in Limehouse. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099524137
ISBN
9780099524137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 6.44

Hardcover. Victor Frankenstein begins his anatomy experiments in a barn in the village of Headington, near Oxford. The coroner's office in Clarendon Street provides corpses - but they have often died of violence and drowning: they are damaged and putrifying. Victor moves his coils and jars and electrical fluids to a deserted pottery manufactury in Limehouse. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition - Second Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701182953
ISBN
9780701182953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. In dusty Delhi, where call centres and malls are changing the ancient fabric of Indian life, Puri's main work comes from screening prospective marriage partners, a job once the preserve of aunties and family priests. But when an honest public litigator is accused of murdering his maidservant, it takes all of Puri's resources to investigate. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099525233
ISBN
9780099525233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. When India's Love Commandos rescue a young woman from a high-caste family who has been forbidden from marrying an untouchable, she looks set to live happily ever after with the man she truly loves. But just hours before the wedding, her boyfriend, Ram, is abducted. Has his would-be father-in-law made good on his promise and done away with him? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561880
ISBN
9780099561880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Vish Puri is as fond of butter chicken as the next Punjabi. And when there's plenty on offer at the Delhi Durbar hotel where he's attending an India Premier League cricket match dinner, he's the first to tuck in. Irfan Khan, father of Pakistani star cricketer Kamran Khan, can't resist either. But the creamy dish proves his undoing. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561873
ISBN
9780099561873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170649
ISBN
9781590170649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 106 x 28. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Time Warner Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
396
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601625212
ISBN
9781601625212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Time Warner Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
219
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601622570
ISBN
9781601622570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 335 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622865024
ISBN
9781622865024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.86

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