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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Marie Anne Lawson, fleeing from something she could not bear to see, fell and broke her ankle. She was discovered by a local man, known as "the branded man" because of a disfigurement. This is the story of two women and the mysterious man who was to influence both their lives. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 30. Weight in Grams: 236. Clean copy in very good to good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KLJ0001847
ISBN
9780552143486
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When Lorna comes to work one morning at the offices of a buzzing newspaper and a colleague offers to bring her a sandwich, all seems as it should be. Emails, boyfriends and sparkling parties follow. But Lorna has had a brainstorm. She can't remember what she does, where she came from and where she's supposed to go next.. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099498124
ISBN
9780099498124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Since leaving his job to look after Alexa, his eight-year-old daughter, Thomas Bradshaw has found the structure of his daily piano practice and the study of musical form brings a nourishment to these difficult middle years. His pursuit of a more artistic way of life shocks and irritates his parents and his in-laws. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002022
ISBN
9780571233618
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The classic thriller of Dr. Josef Mengele's nightmarish plot to restore the Third Reich, with an introduction by Chelsea Cain. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202. 288 pages. Imagines Dr Josef Mengele's nightmarish plot to restore the Third Reich. Alive and hiding in South America, thirty years after the end of the Second World War, Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for a sinister project - the creation of the Fourth Reich. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight: 224.
Edition
Digital original
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849015905
ISBN
9781849015905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A young school boy visiting his aunt's country house finds company with the gentle beekeeper and begins teaching the man to read, so that it seems nothing can ever intrude upon their closeness. This book talks about this boy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458951
ISBN
9780099458951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

paperback. Three-year-old Dillon vanished in the middle of the night. His father Harry can't forgive himself for not protecting his only child. Yet Harry isn't blamed by his wife Robin: she bares her own secret guilt. Five years later, thousands of miles away, Harry spots an eight-year-old boy in a crowd - a boy he is convinced is Dillon. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781405914048
ISBN
9781405914048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A powerful love story set in post-independence Zimbabwe as it slides towards chaos, by an exciting new African writer. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton London
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340918838
ISBN
9780340918838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In the 1980s Mickey and Fred shared everything, from their first cigarette to their first kiss. Fifteen years later and Mickey is living in London - a loving, chaotic single mum. Fred is about to embark on marriage, but when he bumps into Mickey his world turns upside down. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Edition
First Thus
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KAK0003641
ISBN
9780099414827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In the 1980s Mickey and Fred shared everything, from their first cigarette to their first kiss. Fifteen years later and Mickey is living in London - a loving, chaotic single mum. Fred is about to embark on marriage, but when he bumps into Mickey his world turns upside down. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. Clean copy with some light shelfwear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Thus
SKU
KST0022096
ISBN
9780099414827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780552773805
ISBN
9780552773805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.78

Paperback. The new novel from Lynda Bellingham, set in the heart of the theatre, where secrets are made, a special eye on a world full of laughter and tears Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471102851
ISBN
9781471102851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. Mags keeps everything safe in the box. Letters. Postcards. Photographs. Each memento plays a role in the secret story that's always in her thoughts. A story that can't remain hidden forever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 226. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003289
ISBN
9781473618084
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. A coming-of-age story that captures the discomforts and challenges of being fifteen years old with the world stretching out in front of you. Alex, Ward's friend wants him to come to a party at Alison's where there'll be girls and drinks and the possibilities of fun. But Ward would rather wait on the beach for the surf to come up. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230198
ISBN
9780571230198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.48

Paperback. Series: Arthur Dandoe. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 37. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910400272
ISBN
9781910400272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. Tells the story of Gussie, a precocious young girl diagnosed with a rare heart condition. Despite this, she is determined to live life to the fullest, experiencing typical adolescent problems such as love and parent troubles. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9781906307455
ISBN
9781906307455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. A wonderfully moving novel of a young Jewish woman who comes of age just as the world is changing drastically Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 112 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Export
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471152375
ISBN
9781471152375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585101771
ISBN
9781585101771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.13

paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529004
ISBN
9780714529004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardcover. Contains three novels - "All the Pretty Horses", "The Crossing", and "Cities of the Plain". Num Pages: 1032 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 48. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152616
ISBN
9781857152616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. It is 1920. Prohibition and bootlegging are in full swing. When Joseph Van Dorn is shot and nearly killed while in pursuit of a rum-running vessel, his friend and employee, Isaac Bell, swears to him that he will hunt down the lawbreakers. But Bell doesn't know what he is getting into. Series: Isaac Bell. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718178703
ISBN
9780718178703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Take a trip to the Yorkshire village of Burley Bridge, where a very special little cookbook shop has just opened its doors.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JMG; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008157128
ISBN
9780008157128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.16

Hardcover. Includes three novels that display author's characteristic wit, intellectual breadth and narrative brilliance, applied to the different traditional forms into which she breathed new life. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152470
ISBN
9781857152470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784162122
ISBN
9781784162122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. This title tells her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779739
ISBN
9780552779739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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