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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. * The stunningly well received short story collection from the ever-brilliant Polly Samson, out now in paperback Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860499937
ISBN
9781860499937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Frances, happily married for many years, and suddenly plunged into mourning. Her international celebrity husband Steve has died leaving her unprepared and vulnerable. This title illuminates two terrifying taboos of the twentieth-century - death and grief. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000731
ISBN
9780140069969
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'All human life is there, in a mesmerizing world of its own' Guardian Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Picador London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
On Demand
SKU
KEX0200829
ISBN
9780330345651
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Wife. Mother. Daughter. What happens when it all becomes too much? Series: No Greater Courage. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784970352
ISBN
9781784970352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

paperback. Summer, 1972: In the claustrophobic heat, eleven-year-old Byron and his friend begin 'Operation Perfect', a hapless mission to rescue Byron's mother from impending crisis. Winter, present day: As frost creeps across the moor, Jim cleans tables in the local cafe, a solitary figure struggling with OCD. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552778107
ISBN
9780552778107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton GB
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848540057
ISBN
9781848540057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Contains a selection of Beaumont's stories, including five stories that he later adapted for Twilight Zone episodes. This volume contains an introduction by Ray Bradbury and an afterword by William Shatner, two fellow science fiction luminaries who counted themselves among Beaumont's close friends. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107651
ISBN
9780143107651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A lively, entertaining sequel to Pride and Prejudice, following the fates of the unmarried Bennet sisters in the 200th anniversary year of Jane Austen's death Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRH; FZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409170624
ISBN
9781409170624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. The new novel from the author of 'March' and 'Year of Wonders' takes place in the aftermath of the Bosnian War, as a young book conservator arrives in Sarajevo to restore a lost treasure. Num Pages: 400 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 288.
Edition
1st Harper Perennial Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007177424
ISBN
9780007177424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cleis Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627781305
ISBN
9781627781305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.47

paperback. A dark, epic family saga for fans of Winston Graham's Poldark Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 120 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
9780751535341
ISBN
9780751535341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.09

paperback. Viktor Zolotaryov - last seen in 'Death and the Penguin' fleeing mafia vengeance on an Antarctica-bound flight booked for Penguin Misha - seizes, once there, a heaven-sent opportunity to return to Kiev with a new identity. Translator(s): Bird, George. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FYT; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Condition
New
SKU
9780099461692
ISBN
9780099461692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Presents short stories, written by Welsh men and women, for the most part about Welsh people, providing depictions of valley and mountain, country and town, as well as insights into the nature of the people. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955468
ISBN
9780241955468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A collection that gives a multi-faceted view of Scotland, the Scots and the Scottish short story, with stories ranging from Roman Britain through the trials of those at home during the Second World War to a country and people determined to assert their independence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955475
ISBN
9780241955475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. 'Do the Irish have, in relation to anybody else, any special capacity for the short story?'. Collecting short stories that cover many generations and moods of Irish writing, this title answers the question. It features the stories that range from Lady Gregory's retelling of an ancient love story through to the prolific William Trevor. Editor(s): Kiely, Benedict. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
9780241955451
ISBN
9780241955451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. Prep meets The Marriage Plot in this uproarious debut novel, a send-up of campus life starring one singularly unprepared, socially maladroit, charmingly clueless freshman named Penelope Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
Digital original
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088652
ISBN
9781844088652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Hardback. Pelmanism by Dilys Rose Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021231
ISBN
9781910021231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Canine conspiracies, spurned lovers, murderous greed, jealousy, politics, power and knitting: Pelagia and the White Bulldog marks the beginning of an addictively entertaining new crime series from the internationally bestselling author, Boris Akunin. Series: Sister Pelagia Mystery. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821572
ISBN
9780753821572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. An engrossing, moving tale of one woman's struggle to fulfil her dreams Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 124 x 33. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group London
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747247982
ISBN
9780747247982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. On the cusp of the Second World War in Europe, Nicolas and Alex are two widowed men raising their children alone. They lead contented, peaceful lives, until a long-buried secret about Nicolas' ancestry threatens his family's safety.. To survive, they must flee to America. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552166133
ISBN
9780552166133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Sixteen-year-old Lisa has high hopes for her first year in London. But she is squeezed into a flat with her bohemian mother and a little brother obsessed with foxes. Lisa trails through the city, dabbling with drugs and romance, and refusing to lose faith in her belief that something fantastic will happen to mark the rest of her life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747594475
ISBN
9780747594475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Barney Fugleman has two major preoccupations in life: sex and literature. He is obsessed by the life and work of a man hailed by many as a genius of the nineteenth century. This curious propulsion drives him out of Finchley, and out of the life he shares with Sharon and her 'rampant marvellings', to Cornwall. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099288282
ISBN
9780099288282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Laugh-out-loud funny from the author that bought you Mum On The Run. Fiona's writing deals with the real life cringe-worthy moments we all know so well.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308. 400 pages. Laugh-out-loud funny from the author that bought you Mum On The Run. Fiona's writing deals with the real life cringe-worthy moments we all know so well. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight: 308.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847562616
ISBN
9781847562616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. An autobiographical portrait of Post-War Paris and a tumultuous childhood - by the 2014 Nobel Laureate Translator(s): Polizzotti, Mark. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857054937
ISBN
9780857054937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

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