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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The Mafia and the Ten Commandments meet in these interlinked short stories about the undebelly of Naples. This title uncovers the raw heart of a city, telling the stories of ordinary people forced to make extraordinary compromises in a place permeated by crime. Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846556173
ISBN
9781846556173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. When Gabby first met Elliott she knew he was the man for her. In twenty years of marriage she has never doubted her love for him - even when he refused to give her the one thing she still wants most of all. But now their two daughters are growing up Gabby feels that time and her youth are slipping away. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0009945
ISBN
9780718157586
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. David Armitage - husband, father and failure - has lived the life of an unsuccessful screenwriter for eleven years. When one of his scripts is bought for television, David's life is transformed, more dramatically than he could have ever imagined. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099469261
ISBN
9780099469261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Restless Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632061423
ISBN
9781632061423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. A novel that is written by Anthony Powell. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472520
ISBN
9780099472520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Jem is a joyful mystery to Alice. She is something to give thanks for. And when she disappears from Alice's life, as suddenly as she entered it, a whirl of glamour, subversion and literary references, Alice is left bereft. But then she meets Giovanni, presumptuous and hectoring, passionate and beautiful, who leads her back to her childhood friend. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302. 368 pages. Jem is a joyful mystery to Alice. She is something to give thanks for. And when she disappears from Alice's life, as suddenly as she entered it, a whirl of glamour, subversion and literary references, Alice is left bereft. But then she meets Giovanni, presumptuous and hectoring, passionate and beautiful, who leads her back to her childhood friend. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight: 242.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747594710
ISBN
9780747594710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.79

paperback. Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto, where he develops an all-consuming obsession with the temple's beauty. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285670
ISBN
9780099285670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Follows three guys, their lovers, their kids and their mates, all trying to make sense of their lives in a world that makes less sense every day. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRS0003832
ISBN
9780747570981
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Follows three guys, their lovers, their kids and their mates, all trying to make sense of their lives in a world that makes less sense every day. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270. "Commissioning organisation: John Williams. 212 p. 22 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period - General,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0161307
ISBN
9780747570981
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Unfortunately, Real Life isn't working that way for The Temp. She's managed the university bit, but the job, the dough and the happily-ever-after seem harder than anybody ever told her. Living in Stockwell while she moves through a series of jobs, she realises that something isn't right. Who cares about a boss who trusts you? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KTM0006208
ISBN
9780099409878
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Sui, Gwee Li. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 39. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789051
ISBN
9781564789051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Albert Honig is haunted by the murder and loss of one woman - his friend and neighbour since childhood - whose presence and long absence in his life have never been reconciled. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780748016
ISBN
9781780748016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - Authors, A-Z - F - Fine, Anne,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KHS0048915
ISBN
9780552997706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 8.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The survivor of multiple marriages, career comebacks and cosmetic surgeries, Miss Kathie lives the way legends should. But danger lurks when gentleman caller Webster Carlton Westward III arrives and worms his way into Miss Kathie's heart and boudoir. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526988
ISBN
9780099526988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. My sister Greta and I were having our portrait painted by our Uncle Finn that afternoon because he knew he was dying .. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447202141
ISBN
9781447202141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845233525
ISBN
9781845233525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Sharing a room with criminals is an occupational hazard for probation counsellor Daniel Brasher. But he's ready to move on; he's looking forward to leaving it behind for good. That was the plan at least. Until, before leaving work for the evening, Daniel finds a letter in his pigeonhole. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin London
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405912587
ISBN
9781405912587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. The fast-paced new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Best Laid Plans, Morning, Noon & Night and Bloodline. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 22. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006512240
ISBN
9780006512240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks writes novels that real women want to read. With her trademark tell-it-like-it-is style, she gets right to the heart of the dilemmas people face in their lives and takes her stories to unexpected places. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755394272
ISBN
9780755394272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Two classics of American literature from one of the twentieth century's most gifted writers Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085637
ISBN
9781844085637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.94

Paperback. First love can last a lifetime..Set in the beautiful city of Venice, a captivating novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of SUMMER AT THE LAKE. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0016253
ISBN
9781409153221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155042
ISBN
9781903155042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.01

Paperback. Daniel Brennan, approaching the premature end of his life, retreats to a room in his brother's suburban house. To divert himself and to entertain Ellen, his carer, he writes the journal that is Telescope, blurring truth, gossip and fiction in vignettes of his own life and the lives of those close to him. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sort of Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956308627
ISBN
9780956308627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. 1936. George Street in Bradford houses a gleaming, brand-new telephone exchange where a group of capable girls operate switchboards. Among them are Cynthia, Norma and Millicent. But when Millicent connects a telephone call for an old friend, and listens in to the conversation she, and then Norma and Cynthia too, become caught up in a scandal. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRH; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
TW Adult
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552173650
ISBN
9780552173650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

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