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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A dangerous rescue attempt in Michigan has captured the attention of the entire country. A two-year-old girl has fallen down a mine shaft. This novel is a saga of culture, history and heredity. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 350. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0037733
ISBN
9780099479864
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Some of the short fiction in this anthology is set in the urban centres of Wales. Other stories take the threads of styles of writing, urban and contemporary, weave them into the strings of themes that tie together the diversity and intertwining cultures strewn across the landscape of a modern Wales. Editor(s): Davies, Lewis. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Parthian Books
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638423
ISBN
9781902638423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. The brilliant new novel from the Man Booker shortlisted author of The Clothes on Their Backs Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087518
ISBN
9781844087518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. * If UNDER AN ENGLISH HEAVEN was the story of an aircraft, UPON DARK WATERS is that of a ship - and in particular two of its crew. A thrilling story of endurance and survival. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 236. 8vo. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
SKU
KEX0276287
ISBN
9780351320828
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Published in 1963 Up the Junction won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, was adapted into a film and was the inspiration for the song of the same name Series: VMC. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Little Brown Paperbacks (a&C) United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089826
ISBN
9781844089826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

paperback. Ian McEwan Mitchell is the laureate of old New York. Written between 1943 and 1965, this book offers the complete collection of Joseph Mitchell's "New Yorker" journalism and includes "McSorley's Wonderful Saloon", "Old Mr Flood", "The Bottom of the Harbour" and "Joe Gould's Secret". Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561590
ISBN
9780099561590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

paperback. Mary Panton walls up her desires in a beautiful villa high up in the hills above Florence, as she calmly contemplates her disastrous marriage. But a single act of compassion begins a nightmare of violence that shatters her serenity. She turns for help to the notorious Rowley Flint. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478324
ISBN
9780099478324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408858257
ISBN
9781408858257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A chance encounter while holidaying in Central America leads an American couple, the Slades, to befriend the charming, handsome Grove Soto and his young Cuban mistress. But as the Slades' trip becomes prolonged and they grow dependent on their new acquaintances, an undercurrent of cruelty begins to disturb the comfort to which they are accustomed. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191386
ISBN
9780141191386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. An actress running from her past finds escape with a man hiding from his future. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455503964
ISBN
9781455503964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0020110
ISBN
9781853902390
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Lineage of grace. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842319478
ISBN
9780842319478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. * The hilarious new Von Igelfeld novel - the follow-up to The 21/2 Pillars of Wisdom. Series: Von Igelfeld Entertainments. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120102
ISBN
9780349120102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Tells the story of an Untouchable in India's caste system, with an introduction by Ramachandra Guha, author of Gandhi Bakha is a proud and attractive young man, yet none the less he is an Untouchable - an outcast in India's caste system. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393605
ISBN
9780141393605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. 'Wonderful. Paul Burke is a natural storyteller and genuinely funny' Dominic Holland. The second wonderful captivating novel by the author of Father Frank. Num Pages: 352 pages, B Format. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KAK0012794
ISBN
9780340826157
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Family: sometimes heaven, sometimes hell, never what it seems Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprints
SKU
V9780330418775
ISBN
9780330418775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. A burning helicopter crashes into Sydney Opera House and Kurt Austin is flung headlong into a race to avert global catastrophe.. Attempting to save a man in a speedboat from a sniper swooping in by helicopter, Kurt Austin lands himself in trouble with the Australian secret service. Series: The NUMA Files. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405909860
ISBN
9781405909860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

Paperback. On Park Crescent, Geoffrey and Evelyn Beaumont and their eight-year-old son, Philip, anxiously await news of the expected enemy landing on the beaches. It is a year of change. Geoffrey becomes Superintendent of the enemy alien camp at the far reaches of town, and Evelyn, desperate to feel useful, begins reading to some of the prisoners. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141016078
ISBN
9780141016078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Treasure-hunting husband and wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Central America when they come upon a remarkable discovery - the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed pot. Inside the pot is a well-preserved Mayan book, larger than any previously found by archaeologists. Series: The FARGO Adventures. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405909945
ISBN
9781405909945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

Paperback. Annie has a secret. But if she's not going to tell, we won't either. It's a heart-breaking secret she wishes she didn't have - yet Annie isn't broken, not quite yet. Especially now there's someone out there who seems determined to fix her. Kate has run away. But she's not going to tell us why - that would defeat the point of running, wouldn't it? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781405911603
ISBN
9781405911603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Barbara Parker is Miss Blackpool of 1964, but she doesn't want to be a beauty queen. She only wants to make people laugh. So she leaves her hometown behind, takes herself off to London, and lands a life-changing audition for a new BBC comedy series. Overnight she becomes Sophie Straw: charming, gorgeous, destined to win the nation's hearts. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241965221
ISBN
9780241965221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Patty Murphy is facing that pivotal point in a woman's life when her biological clock ticks as insistently as a beating heart. Will she find Mr Right and start a family? But Patty is in love - with a man who is not only attractive and financially sound, but sensitive and warmhearted. There's just one small problem: He is also gay. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRF0037829
ISBN
9780099451761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bill is a dedicated young lawyer working in New York. He leaves everything he trained for to follow his dream to become a minister in rural Wyoming. Jenny, his fashion stylist wife, leaves the milieu and life she loves to join him. The certainty they share is that their destinies are linked forever. Fast forward thirty-eight years. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0010712
ISBN
9780552159081
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844537
ISBN
9781909844537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

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