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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Set in the haunted hills of Berkshire County, The Duration is a love story about the bonds we form in childhood and the ways they both encumber and sustain us. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Adams Media Corporation United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440594632
ISBN
9781440594632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.62

Paperback. As a child, Luke's mother often tells him the story of the Dumb House, an experiment on newborn babies raised in silence, designed to test the innateness of language. As Luke grows up, his interest in language and the delicate balance of life and death leads to amateur dissections of small animals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870119
ISBN
9781784870119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Lucas Corso, a gin-swilling book hunter and an expert in Napoleonic war games, is hired to authenticate an Alexandre Dumas manuscript. At the same time a Spanish bookseller asks him to investigate two other editions of the book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099448594
ISBN
9780099448594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. It's 1989, and in the dying years of the Apartheid regime, eleven-year-old Jack Viljee considers himself the centre of his world. The son of an Afrikaans father and an English mother, wedged between a strident older and favoured younger sister, Jack allies himself with the family's beloved maid, Susie. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555070
ISBN
9780099555070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. In a town without rain, some secrets are never washed away.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349142111
ISBN
9780349142111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. When Maude Slocum - beautiful, frightened and angry - comes to Lew Archer's office with a poison pen letter intended for her husband, he reluctantly agrees to help her. As he follows the Slocums around, Archer finds that Mrs Slocum might have the least of the family's troubles. But why is their handsome ex-chauffeur still hanging around? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196626
ISBN
9780141196626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The bestselling modern fairytale, with a new introduction from Luke Cutforth 'I loved it .. so good!' CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0015275
ISBN
9780007479092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A year on, Emma remains haunted by the image of that empty cot, thousands of miles away, the chasm between her and the rest of the family growing with each day that Sam remains missing. Is her son still out there? Will the mystery about what happened that night ever be unravelled? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405915311
ISBN
9781405915311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

paperback. Lise has been driven to distraction by working in the same accountants' office for sixteen years. So she leaves everything behind her, transforms herself into a laughing, garishly-dressed temptress and flies abroad on the holiday of a lifetime. But her search for adventure, sex and the obsessional experience takes on a far darker significance. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188348
ISBN
9780141188348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933633657
ISBN
9781933633657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689949
ISBN
9781846689949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062499721
ISBN
9780062499721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Graham shines a satiric-comic light on a marriage that is severely tested! Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849163972
ISBN
9781849163972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770091016
ISBN
9781770091016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.53

Paperback. It is the summer of 1916 and Roger Casement awaits the hangman in London's Pentonville Prison. Dublin lies in ruins after the disastrous Easter Rising led by his comrades of the Irish Volunteers. He has been caught after landing from a German submarine. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571275755
ISBN
9780571275755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811223430
ISBN
9780811223430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. A man dreams he is working on a campaign to advertise the Scent of Musk, whose animal attraction is perculiarly appropriate for the relationship developing between himself and the woman who has given him the commission. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Murray
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTJ0000704
ISBN
9780719561924
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.38

Paperback. A man dreams he is working on a campaign to advertise the Scent of Musk, whose animal attraction is perculiarly appropriate for the relationship developing between himself and the woman who has given him the commission. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Murray
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTJ0000703
ISBN
9780719561924
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.38

Paperback. A man dreams he is working on a campaign to advertise the Scent of Musk, whose animal attraction is perculiarly appropriate for the relationship developing between himself and the woman who has given him the commission. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780719561924
ISBN
9780719561924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.38

Paperback. A man dreams he is working on a campaign to advertise the Scent of Musk, whose animal attraction is perculiarly appropriate for the relationship developing between himself and the woman who has given him the commission. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KTJ0000701
ISBN
9780719561924
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.38

Paperback. Translator(s): Anderson, Alison. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609453930
ISBN
9781609453930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.21

Paperback. A collection of twenty-four tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304. Short Stories. 368 pages. A collection of twenty-four tales told in bold, distinct voices from Brazil to Africa and from Nice to Hollywood. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight: 250.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747592297
ISBN
9780747592297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Stepping out into the dusk of an warm evening, esteemed art critic Sukhanov feels on top of the world. But the year is 1985 and the air is heavy with change. His future is haunted by doubt. Beset by visions of a past he gave up, he questions his choices: in swapping a life as a brilliant underground artist for comfort did he betray his dreams? Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001560
ISBN
9780141024400
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the Sunday Timesbestselling author, a dream house, a hidden past, a place of memories Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849835312
ISBN
9781849835312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

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