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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Across the ocean, in early sixteenth-century Mexico, the Aztec Empire is under the fatal grip of Hernan Cortes and his Mayan lover. While they scheme and conquer, fight and fuck, their domestic comedy will change the course of history, throwing the world - and Rome's tennis match - into a mind-bending reverie of assassinations, and executions. Translator(s): Wimmer, Natasha. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099598053
ISBN
9780099598053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Set in (what was then) Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh, telling the story of the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of Gustad Noble, an ordinary man, and his family. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230570
ISBN
9780571230570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they can often pay with their souls, but why get technical? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 32. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553818925
ISBN
9780553818925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Gregory leads an existence of formidable foppishness, his days and nights a series of effortless, titillating conquests. His foster brother, Terry, has to make do with the leavings as he trawls through life in a miasma of grief. But roles are reversed with both lives dramatically changed. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461852
ISBN
9780099461852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. From an acclaimed master of American fiction comes an intelligent and romantic novel about friendship, funerals and the myths we employ to make sense of ourselves Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087812
ISBN
9781847087812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. As the 2022 French Presidential election looms, two candidates emerge as favourites: Marine Le Pen of the Front National, and Muhammed Ben Abbes of the growing Muslim Fraternity. Ben Abbes sweeps to power, and overnight the country is transformed. This proves to be the death knell of French secularism, as Islamic law comes into force.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; FA; FW; FYT; HRHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702052
ISBN
9781784702052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, an Englishman, James More, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Posing as a water engineer to spy on al-Qaeda activity in the area, he now faces extreme privation, mock executions and forced marches through arid Somali badlands. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555384
ISBN
9780099555384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Features Oliver Tate, 15. Convinced that his father is depressed ("Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner") and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher, "a hippy-looking twonk", he embarks on a misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955154
ISBN
9780241955154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 215 x 259 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1472.
Publisher
Mpress Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993170478
ISBN
9780993170478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.62

Paperback. Joseph Connolly's comic outrage skewers over-inflated celebrity culture and dethrones child stardom in this violently funny satire. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848666313
ISBN
9781848666313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. With vicious flair, Connolly hurtles a cast of thrillingly repulsive characters into a plot of adultery, sadism and revenge, speeding towards a violent climax. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067030
ISBN
9781782067030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor reading wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Modern Library Pbk. Ed
SKU
KLJ0015873
ISBN
9780812968545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.81

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. A clean copy. Cover is creased and bent in places; text remains unaffected
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Modern Library Pbk. Ed
SKU
KLJ0015880
ISBN
9780812968545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 7.81

Paperback. Hazard Lepage, the last of the studhorse men, sets out to breed his rare stallion. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
10th Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644251
ISBN
9780888644251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

paperback. .
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910985403
ISBN
9781910985403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. A young lawyer defends the indefensible: a lying, power obsessed adulterer and ruthless industrialist accused of wrongfully dismissing his mistress. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904738671
ISBN
9781904738671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. The critically acclaimed second novel from the author of 'The Corrections'. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841157498
ISBN
9781841157498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. A warm-hearted, tender and funny novel from one of Liverpool's bestselling writers Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 38. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747267980
ISBN
9780747267980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Everyone keeps secrets in Vegas. Especially about murder.. and Cop Jonathan Stride is on the trail of a cunning and relentless killer Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Headline
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755325375
ISBN
9780755325375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Behind every great woman stands another one. And for television producer Tamsin, that's Bea, her brilliant assistant. The only one Tamsin can trust with her coffee order, her filing - Bea does it all with a smile on her face. So when Tamsin hears a rumour that Patrick, her oldest and best friend's husband, is cheating on his wife, she is furious. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405917674
ISBN
9781405917674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

paperback. Culture-shocked Western doctors, nurses alienated from their villages, undersupplied hospitals, a 10% AIDS rate: how does African medical practice endure? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781927428399
ISBN
9781927428399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.35

paperback. Jo is a young woman with a little girl. Life is a council estate and a married man who loves her. She begins as an intelligent single mother determined to get out of the poverty trap, but after her married lover gets her pregnant and leaves, she experiences a descent through love into hell. Num Pages: 90 pages, 40ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952155843
ISBN
9780952155843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 226 x 38. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849822145
ISBN
9781849822145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. From the author of MARROW, a gloriously wicked new novel set in London's mediaville. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pocket Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0003692
ISBN
9780671037550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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