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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. When Audrey makes a devastating discovery about her husband, New York radial lawyer Joel Litvinoff, she is forced to re-examine everything she thought she knew about their forty-year marriage. Joel's children will soon have to come to terms with this unsettling secret themselves, but for meantime, they are trying tot cope with their own dilemmas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
1st Penguin Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141024677
ISBN
9780141024677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Visiting Thailand to marry a sex worker, Raymond is informed that his father's body has been discovered in an isolated villa on the Belgian coast. While his bride embarks on a career in the Dutch and German porn industries, Raymond moves into the villa with the intention of renovating the property. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784630263
ISBN
9781784630263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. When Dorothy came back from the dead, it seemed to Aaron that some people simply didn't notice. The accident that killed Dorothy - involving an oak tree, a sun porch and some elusive biscuits - leaves Aaron bereft and the house a wreck. As those around him fuss and flap and bring him casserole after casserole, Aaron ploughs on. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002897
ISBN
9780099572237
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A strange, compelling fable about Europe, capitalism and the human heart. Vatanescu, an impoverished construction worker, wants a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son. So he decides to head north to a cold, dark country where there is money to be made.. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781780722313
ISBN
9781780722313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015 Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007557745
ISBN
9780007557745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Josephine Moon's third absorbing novel The Beekeeper's Secret intriguingly blends her trademark warmth and sensitivity with a darker layer of guilt and grief. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760291969
ISBN
9781760291969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. The stunning new novel of love and secrets from the number 2 bestselling author Santa Montefiore. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471101014
ISBN
9781471101014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. When Kate meets a dark, enigmatic man in a Soho bar, she doesn't hesitate long before going home with him. There is something undeniably attractive about Richard - and irresistibly dangerous, too. Now, after eighteen exhilarating but fraught months, Kate knows she has to finish their relationship and hopes that will be the end of it. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KEX0245529
ISBN
9781408809136
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A gorgeous summer read to escape with this summer! Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JMG; FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008236755
ISBN
9780008236755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 192 pages. The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight: 166.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905408
ISBN
9780435905408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Paperback. Written on the cusp of independence, as Estonia and Latvia sought to regain their sovereignty in 1991, The Beauty of History is a novel that can be seen as an historic document - wistful, unsettling, and beautiful..Viivi Luik is one of Estonia's most highly-acclaimed and well-known writers. Translator(s): Hawkins, Hildi. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Norvik Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909408272
ISBN
9781909408272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. From the lauded, bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 33. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447272205
ISBN
9781447272205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. An intense and sizzling novel seething with betrayal and political upheaval from the twice Man Booker-shortlisted author Num Pages: 192 pages, NO. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 130 x 193 x 13. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782396239
ISBN
9781782396239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Containing obvious parallels with F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's own lives, The Beautiful and Damned is a tragic examination of the pitfalls of greed and materialism and the transience of youth and beauty. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332. 384 pages, illustrations. Containing obvious parallels with F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's own lives, The Beautiful and Damned is a tragic examination of the pitfalls of greed and materialism and the transience of youth and beauty. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight: 330.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492128
ISBN
9781847492128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Anthony Patch and Gloria Gibson are the golden children of the Jazz Age. They marry and embark on a life of glittering parties, lavish expenditure and scandalous revelry. When the money dries up their marriage founders. In this wistful novel Fitzgerald portrays the decline of youthful promise with devastating clarity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099541493
ISBN
9780099541493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the earth. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187815
ISBN
9780141187815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Offers the third and final instalment in the epic Paul Hoffman trilogy following Cale and the Sanctuary of the Redeemers. Following The Left Hand of God and The Last Four Things, this title reveals the fate of the angel of death. Series: The Left Hand of God. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042404
ISBN
9780141042404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life. Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3480 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253203304
ISBN
9780253203304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. May had been the clever daughter and she had escaped the shelter of the farmhouse, The Beacon, just once for the last 27 years, to go to university. But in London she had been pursued by nameless terrors. Now she was the spinster daughter. She nursed her father after his accident and looked after her mother in her old age. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526957
ISBN
9780099526957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. A wonderful and heart-warming novel about female friendship, set on a beautiful Greek island, from the author of The Vintage Teacup Club and The Seafront Tea Rooms. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751552249
ISBN
9780751552249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Return to Everdene Sands, setting for the THE BEACH HUT, and discover secrets, love, tragedy and dreams. It's going to be a summer to remember.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409146735
ISBN
9781409146735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Nan, a widow whose family has flown the nest, is an independent, free-spirited woman who couldn't care less what people think about her living alone in her beloved beach house. But when she discovers that money is running out and she might lose her home, she knows it's time for a drastic change. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
First Printing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0017708
ISBN
9780141022031
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Nan, a widow whose family has flown the nest, is an independent, free-spirited woman who couldn't care less what people think about her living alone in her beloved beach house. But when she discovers that money is running out and she might lose her home, she knows it's time for a drastic change. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318. Clean copy
Edition
First Printing
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0219495
ISBN
9780141022031
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509811106
ISBN
9781509811106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

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