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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Beautiful and independent, Arabella has been brought up in rural seclusion by her widowed father. Devoted to reading French romances, the young woman imagines all sorts of misadventures that can befall a heroine such as herself. This is a parody of the style of Cervantes, and a telling and comic depiction of eighteenth-century English society. Editor(s): Gilroy, Amanda; Verhoeven, Wil. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140439878
ISBN
9780140439878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. The first novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk about Kevin is a compelling and provocative story of love and how we suffer for it. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007564019
ISBN
9780007564019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Urania Cabral, a New York lawyer, returns to the Dominican Republic after a lifelong self-imposed exile. Once she is back in her homeland, the elusive feeling of terror that has overshadowed her whole life suddenly takes shape. Urania's own story alternates with the powerful climax of dictator Rafael Trujillo's reign. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571288625
ISBN
9780571288625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775986
ISBN
9780413775986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. This warm and lyrical semi-autobiographical first novel by singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen charts the coming of age of Lawrence Breavman, the only son of a Jewish Montreal family. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 116 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007318391
ISBN
9780007318391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Condition
New
SKU
9780141345659
ISBN
9780141345659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.06

paperback. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141355078
ISBN
9780141355078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Cataldo, Giancarlo Del. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Europa Editions United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933372723
ISBN
9781933372723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Bonte III was five years old. A cow at that age is at her prime. Prime is an accounting term. A dairy farm is a business and must be managed as such. From this perspective, Bonte III's days were numbered. Numbered is not an empty word. She had been a good representative of her breed. A cow, after all, has no need to try to be a cow. Series: Literary Translation. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press Canada
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776622859
ISBN
9780776622859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Beijing, sometime in the near future: a month has gone missing from official records. No one has any memory of it, and no one can care less. Except for a small circle of friends, who will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of the sinister cheerfulness and amnesia that has possessed the Chinese nation. Translator(s): Duke, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776974
ISBN
9780552776974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

paperback. In this first of six novels, Tremblay fictionalizes the lives of his beloved characters, dramatized so brilliantly in his plays. Translator(s): Fischman, Sheila. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Talonbooks Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889221901
ISBN
9780889221901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. The Fat of Fed Beasts is an ambitious literary mix of existential uncertainty, murder, bureaucracy, unreliable father figures and disaffected policemen. It asks why we do what we do, whether it matters, and what, if anything, our lives are worth. And it's funny. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784630249
ISBN
9781784630249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. The first collection of short stories published by Peter Carey, whose other books include "Bliss", "Illywhacker" and "Oscar and Lucinda", which was awarded the 1988 Booker Prize. The stories, set in an ominous near-future that has a feel of contemporary life, are by turn bizarre and funny. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571144389
ISBN
9780571144389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509830312
ISBN
9781509830312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. The highly acclaimed debut of one of Norway's brightest talents. Series: Norwegian Literature Series. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788887
ISBN
9781564788887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. * Simultaneously haunting and horrific, this is an outstanding novel from a young writer of exceptional ability Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111636
ISBN
9780349111636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

paperback. * A hilarious & heartwarming comedy of urban versus rural life that brims over with warmth & fizzes over with humour & charm. 'Maeve Haran writes with wit, perception & a refreshingly light touch' - D. MAIL Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006346
ISBN
9780751532845
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. A story of love and loss, and the evolution of farm life as the 20th century unfolded, narrated by a feisty farm woman as she reflects on her life. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593217
ISBN
9781882593217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444792294
ISBN
9781444792294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444792324
ISBN
9781444792324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

CD-Audio. The hotly anticipated new stand-alone novel from the author of widely celebrated, Booker-longlisted debut novel Child 44 Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 143 x 51. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
6
Format
CD
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857206435
ISBN
9780857206435
CD
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Tells the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu, of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess, of divided loyalties, of friendship that endures till death, and of high adventure and of the clash between East and West. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 58. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
960
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953020
ISBN
9780241953020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155233
ISBN
9781903155233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.34

Paperback. Why does the same stranger keep appearing in the background of a family's holiday photographs? What makes a woman stand mesmerised by two children in a school playground, children she's never met but whose names she knows well? The stories in this title reveals these secrets. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
SORT OF BOOKS
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954899547
ISBN
9780954899547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.89

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