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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Gateways Books & Tapes,US United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895560575
ISBN
9780895560575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.52

Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Tory Brennan is as fascinated by bones and dead bodies as her famous aunt, acclaimed forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan. She and her ragbag group of technophile friends stumble across a shallow grave containing the remains of a girl who has been missing for over thirty years. Series: Tory Brennan. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Arrow (Young)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099544579
ISBN
9780099544579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. A dazzling collection about how the familiar can suddenly turn strange, for readers of Lydia Davis, George Saunders, and Karen Russell. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350531
ISBN
9780393350531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581666
ISBN
9780099581666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. It's Burgundy, 1808. One night Sobran Jodeau, a young vintner, meets an angel in his vineyard: a physically gorgeous creature with huge wings that smell of snow, a sense of humour and an inquiring mind. They meet again every year on the midsummer anniversary of the date. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099273899
ISBN
9780099273899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

paperback. In this novel, Sharpe turns his attention to a very minor public school, taking hilarious pot-shots at the public school system. The humorous and wild incidents include hoaxes, chases, car crashes, shootings and general mayhem. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099435549
ISBN
9780099435549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pegasus Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605984827
ISBN
9781605984827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.14

paperback. Vineland, a zone of blessed anarchy in northern California, is the last refuge of hippiedom, a culture devastated by the sobriety epidemic, Reaganomics, and the Tube. Here, in an Orwellian 1984, Zoyd Wheeler and his daughter Prairie search for Prairie's long-lost mother, a Sixties radical who ran off with a narc. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780749391416
ISBN
9780749391416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and infuriating younger sister Bunny? Dr Battista has other problems. His brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. And without Pyotr, his new scientific breakthrough will fall through.. Series: Hogarth Shakespeare. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589877
ISBN
9780099589877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. From teenage love in an eighties holiday park to flatshares, relationships, career crises and children, Vince and Joy is the unforgettable story of two lives lived separately but forever entwined. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
BCA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141012186
ISBN
9780141012186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. When Lucy Snowe leaves England to look for a new life on the Continent she has no idea what lies in store for her. This quiet, lonely girl must learn quickly when she finds herself teaching in a foreign school, with no friends or family to rely on. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529927
ISBN
9780099529927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Hardcover. With its intricate rhyme scheme and dance-like pattern of repeated lines, its marriage of recurrence and surprise, the villanelle has fascinated poets ever since it was introduced almost two centuries ago. This title collects the poems that range from the classic villanelles of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597928
ISBN
9781841597928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. It's 1980: recession and unemployment have hit Britain, a royal wedding is on the way, and the whole country is wondering Who Shot JR? As Jack returns for his fourth year at Ragley-on-the Forest School, there's a definite chill in the air. Village schools are being closed down all over the place - will his be one of them? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552157889
ISBN
9780552157889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. A highly anticipated summer event for the village of Turnham Malpas doesn't quite go as planned..with consquences no one could have predicted. Series: Turnham Malpas. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers and page edges
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Orion
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Second Impression
SKU
KSG0007978
ISBN
9780752815497
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Mysterious goings-on in the village of Turnham Malpas.. Series: Turnham Malpas. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752817620
ISBN
9780752817620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

paperback. The very first Miss Read novel - set in 1950s England, perfect nostalgia from the bestselling author of the Fairacre series. Series: Fairacre. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion
Condition
New
SKU
9780752877440
ISBN
9780752877440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.86

Paperback. In Rebecca Shaw's latest scintillating tale of village life, hearts will be broken, families reunited and long-hidden secrets will finally come to light. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409147237
ISBN
9781409147237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Coral and her frisbee-obsessed boyfriend, Red live on the ground floor of a cramped tower block in the megalopolis that is Beijing. The very epitome of disaffected, unfulfilled youth, their already fragile existence is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious fishy package. This novel is about memory, loss and the search for redemption. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099459071
ISBN
9780099459071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. The third Turnham Malpas novel from bestselling author Rebecca Shaw. Series: Turnham Malpas. Num Pages: 272 pages, Colour 32. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co London
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752827520
ISBN
9780752827520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Dramatic events in Turnham Malpas make for a steamy summer. Series: Turnham Malpas. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752893624
ISBN
9780752893624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. For the villagers of Turnham Malpas, the production of a play results in gossip, jealousy and scandal..From the Sunday Times bestselling author. Series: Turnham Malpas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752833972
ISBN
9780752833972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. A heart-warming tale of loyalty, betrayal and family values in the village of Turnham Malpas. Num Pages: 256 pages, map (black and white). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409120995
ISBN
9781409120995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. The second Fairacre novel, from the bestselling author of VILLAGE SCHOOL. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752877433
ISBN
9780752877433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. The village school is a hundred years old and headmistress Miss Read is fully occupied planning the festivities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752893563
ISBN
9780752893563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

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