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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Chronicles the history of a man and a nation from the 1950s to the 1980s. Num Pages: 1519 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 181 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Publisher
Random House
Number of pages
1530
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152142
ISBN
9781857152142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.75

Hardcover. R K Narayan witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of warmth and vibrancy. This book features stories such as "Swami and Friends", "The Bachelor of Arts", "The Dark Room", and "The English Teacher". Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152937
ISBN
9781857152937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.80

Hardcover. Features stories such as "Mr Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi", "The Financial Expert", and "Waiting for the Mahatma". Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152944
ISBN
9781857152944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Nicholas Royle challenges and experiments with literary form to forge a new mode of storytelling that is both playful and inquisitive. Tender, absorbing and at times shockingly funny, this extraordinary novel is both mystery and love story. It confronts the mad hand of grief while embracing the endless possibilities of language. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Myriad Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956251541
ISBN
9780956251541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Looking back to author's bohemian life in 1930s Paris, when he was an obscure, penniless writer, this title is a love letter to a city. It describes nocturnal wanderings through shabby Montmartre streets, cafes and bars, sexual liaisons and volatile love affairs, Miller brilliantly evokes a period that would shape his entire life and oeuvre. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399164
ISBN
9780141399164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

paperback. Including a cast of characters such as Newton, Leibniz, Christopher Wren, Charles II, Cromwell and the young Benjamin Franklin, this book shows the ability to get inside a place and time; and more. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 684.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099410683
ISBN
9780099410683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady, unfortunately widowed young. This work presents a tale of infatuation and deceit, of eliberate evil. Its theme is humiliation, its victim Sonoko's mild-mannered husband. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099485612
ISBN
9780099485612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Dazzling, hilarious, disturbing and utterly unforgettable new novel from the author of the Man Booker-shortlisted A Fraction of the Whole. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473606074
ISBN
9781473606074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. In Quick Service a complicated chain of events is set into motion after Mrs. Chavender takes a bite of breakfast ham. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591285
ISBN
9781841591285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A novel of dazzling virtuosity and luminous intelligence that explores our urge to leave home, by a writer previously longlisted for both the Man Booker and Orange prizes whose prose can only be described as 'rich, luxuriant, intense, and gorgeous.' (Anita Desai) Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743316641
ISBN
9781743316641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rehnby, Maret. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 5AK; FA; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888393968
ISBN
9780888393968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, this title follows William Lee's hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189918
ISBN
9780141189918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Set in and around the cities of New York, Mexico and Caracas, this title is a cautionary tale for elder brothers and their new girlfriends. It illustrates the value of revelry, relationships and having a repertoire of unbeatable stories to tell. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First
SKU
KNW0010324
ISBN
9780955103285
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Writes the origin of chess into the narrative of The Ramayana, one of the two formative epics of ancient India. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782798613
ISBN
9781782798613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Paperback. When her father marries his second wife, Chrissy gets a new step sister. Three years older than her, Queenie is beautiful and kind, someone everybody wants to be friends with. Chrissy worships her. But when Queenie runs away at eighteen, their lives quietly diverge. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 106 x 5. Weight in Grams: 44.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781253175
ISBN
9781781253175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.48

Paperback. My name is Katherine Parr. I'm 31 years old and already twice widowed. I'm in love with a man I can't have, and am about to wed a man no-one would want - for my husband-to-be is none other than Henry VIII, who has already beheaded two wives, cast aside two more, and watched one die in childbirth. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781405909389
ISBN
9781405909389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143126232
ISBN
9780143126232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. A wonderfully involving family story that begins in Liverpool at the beginning of the Second World War and spans forty turbulent years. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752858913
ISBN
9780752858913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The award-winning author of MISTRESS OF SPICES and SISTER OF MY HEART returns with a luminous novel in her signature style - a tale of family, love, and identity, and the mystical story of a woman caught between two worlds. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119410
ISBN
9780349119410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. What if being Royal was a crime? The UK has come over all republican. The Royal Family exiled to an Exclusion Zone with the other villains and spongers. And to cap it all, the Queen has threatened to abdicate. Yet Prince Charles is more interested in root vegetables than reigning, unless his wife Camilla can be Queen in a newly restored monarchy. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958391
ISBN
9780241958391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Exchanging Buckingham Palace for a two-bedroomed semi in Hell Close, caviar for boiled eggs, servants for a social worker named Trish, the Queen and her family learn what it means to be poor among the great unwashed. But is their breeding sufficient to allow them to rise above their circumstance or deep down are they just like everyone else? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958377
ISBN
9780241958377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Set against a background of winter-wet streets, Pernod in smoky cafes and cheap hotel rooms, Marya tries to make something substantial of her life in order to withstand the unreality of her surroundings. Alone, her Polish husband in prison, she is taken up by an English couple who slowly overwhelm her with their passions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183923
ISBN
9780141183923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The most important things are hardest to find words for, her father once said. That's why people make music. Against a tangle of childhood memories, scarred histories and hope, Ana finally starts to confront the death of Sam, her Irish luthier father, and with it, questions of guilt and belonging. This is a story about music, love, and loss. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001578
ISBN
9780099502678
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Jim Crace's Booker-shortlisted masterpiece. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447275145
ISBN
9781447275145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.32

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