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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The Year of Terror, 1937. Zybin, an exiled intellectual and archaeologist in the far province of Alma-Ata, finds himself wrongly accused of a crime during the darkest days of Stalin's reign. Soon, he and his colleagues are caught up in an ambitious Cheka investigator's attempts to set up a show trial to rival those taking place in Moscow. Translator(s): Myers, Alan. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Harvill Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846556982
ISBN
9781846556982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. Offers a collection, hailed for its power, compassion and elegance, takes in the wide sweep of human experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 211. 258 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight: 210.
Publisher
CANONGATE BOOKS
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956121
ISBN
9781841956121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. As World War Two breaks over Europe, Eve Anders is already a veteran from the Spanish Civil War. But now she's called to a very different kind of action: to come home to train for the newly-formed SOE. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
HarperCollins London
Number of pages
400
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0198173
ISBN
9780006510444
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The narrator is a scientist hideously deformed in a laboratory accident - a man who has lost his face and, with it, connection to other people. Even his wife is now repulsed by him. His only entry back into the world is to create a mask so perfect as to be undetectable. But soon he finds that such mask is more than a disguise. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188539
ISBN
9780141188539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

paperback. Translator(s): Boyars, A.; Franklin, S. Num Pages: 193 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714526171
ISBN
9780714526171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. A collection of Canadian short stories. The book includes works by Alastair Macleod, Gabrielle Roy, Wallace Stegner, George Bowering, Margaret Atwood, Sinclair Ross, Alice French, Mordecai Richler, Audrey Thomas, Sean Virgo, Sandra Birdsell, Elizabeth Smart, Alice Munro and many others. Editor(s): Ondaatje, Michael. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008408
ISBN
9780571142767
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609452650
ISBN
9781609452650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. Winner of the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award, this is an extraordinary novel about a family struggling to cope with a different and difficult child. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760292485
ISBN
9781760292485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Series: Caribbean Modern Classics. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 10. Weight: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845231644
ISBN
9781845231644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.82

Paperback. London, 1918. Billy Prior is working for Intelligence in the Ministry of Munitions. But his private encounters with women and men - pacifists, objectors, homosexuals - conflict with his duties as a soldier, and it is not long before his sense of himself fragments and breaks down. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141030944
ISBN
9780141030944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Armed only with a counterfeit 100-Euro note, Ajatashatru the fakir arrives in Paris. His mission? To acquire a splendid new bed of nails. His destination? IKEA. Once there he finds an obliging wardrobe in which to lay his head, only to discover on waking that he is locked in and headed for England in the back of a truck. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592952
ISBN
9780099592952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. For fans of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry this is a quirky, life-affirming story that has enormous appeal. And it's guaranteed to make you laugh. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
KRF2233110
ISBN
9781447252740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. A.B. Yehoshua is as creative, humorous and provocative as ever in The Extra Translator(s): Schoffman, Stuart. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Halban Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905559794
ISBN
9781905559794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael O'Meara had never asked himself this question. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405148504
ISBN
9781405148504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.03

Paperback. Only one can fulful the prophecy; only one can unlock the secret.. Finally, the definitive, explosive account of the Jesus and Mary Magdalene controversy Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416526728
ISBN
9781416526728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. From the bestselling author of The Piano Teacher, a brilliant novel about women, motherhood and identity. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349141169
ISBN
9780349141169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Best friends Frito and Bannerman roll into town, still in search of the fortune they missed out on in the dot-com years. For a while it seems that soaking up reconstruction money isn't the worst plan ever. Meanwhile the city is overrun by black marketeers, poker hustlers, intelligence officers, and expat hedonists all high on Dayton money. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513452
ISBN
9780099513452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. Featuring Buffy with three ex-wives, a failing career and only his dog George for company, Buffy's bachelorhood is looking worryingly confirmed. Until he meets Celeste. Dazzled by love, Buffy has no idea that Celeste is systematically researching his ex-wives, children and step-children, and unearthing secrets that will change all their lives.. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099479697
ISBN
9780099479697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Award-winning author Candice Dow brings another drama-filled tale about a radio host who finds herself in a sticky situation that could ruin her life and career. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446179546
ISBN
9780446179546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. A novel about sex, relationships and other natural disasters Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349402086
ISBN
9780349402086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Edward is devastated to be dumped by Jane, his girlfriend of the past ten years and he must learn how to make women fancy him again. Has he managed the transformation from cuddly Teddy to sexy Eddie - and will he be able to win her back? Or has his journey of self-discovery taken him in a different direction entirely? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266. Clean copy in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KST0026422
ISBN
9780743495523
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It's never easy to face the fact that a man you once loved passionately has found the girl of his dreams, as Alice discovers when Joe introduces her to his new girlfriend. Then Alice finds an old diary and reads about two men and the mysterious woman who bewitched them both, buried in Grantchester churchyard half a century ago. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008 Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775045
ISBN
9780552775045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Series: Another Coop Heist. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062389558
ISBN
9780062389558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.45

Paperback. From the prizewinning author of The Great Fire comes 'an authentic work of art .. A cause for delight and gratitude .. Beautiful, absorbing, satisfying' Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082179
ISBN
9781844082179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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