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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A chance acquaintance brings together the preposterous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182131
ISBN
9780141182131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Half German by birth and middle-class English by upbringing, Helen and Margaret Schlegel struggle to come to terms with the problems of their inheritance in Edwardian England. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150254
ISBN
9781857150254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. If he's the one.. how will I know? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 426. In good condition. A well read copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
SKU
KRS0010721
ISBN
9780755307593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. If he's the one.. how will I know? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
SKU
KTM0006202
ISBN
9780755307593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. If he's the one.. how will I know? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 426. In good condition. A well read copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRS0010695
ISBN
9780755307593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of short stories that twist and inspire the imagination. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020044
ISBN
9780141020044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Sixteen-year-old high-school drop-out Bobby moves to Dallas to join his big brother Jim in the jewellery trade. Jim's glamorous girlfriend Lisa is the best saleswoman in the business and from the moment Bobby meets her he falls under her spell. Bobby discovers a new world - glitzy, trashy and hedonistic - where sex and money rule. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532187
ISBN
9780099532187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. One early September afternoon, Yosef and Mariam, young Ethiopians set off on a road trip in search of an identity as an American couple. Thirty years later, Yosef has died, and the couple's son, Jonas, is desperate to make sense of the volatile generational and cultural ties that have forged him. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099521037
ISBN
9780099521037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

First published in 1977, this novel of ideas follows Konrad Rutkowski - professor of medieval history and former Gestapo officer - as he returns to the scene of his war crimes determined to renounce, or perhaps justify, his Nazi past. Translator(s): Rakic, Bogdan; Dickey, Stephen M. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 121 x 32. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810117198
ISBN
9780810117198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.52

Paperback. Moving between Italy and England, the lives of four people intertwine across half a century: a dying painter considers the sacrifices and losses that have made him an enigma; a blind girl tries to make sense of a world she can no longer see; a landscape artist finds himself trapped in dangerous terrain, and more. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315635
ISBN
9780571315635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Tara Fraser has a secret. Desperate to escape herself and her past, she changes her name, packs up her London home and moves to a town in the North of England where she knows no one. But one of her new neighbours, Nancy, is intrigued by her. And as hard as Tara tries to distance herself, she starts to drop her guard. Then a letter arrives.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702304
ISBN
9781784702304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. One summer's evening, Alice sees something out of the corner of her eye. She turns to look: just a trick of the light. She is no longer the lonely little girl she once was, with her games of make-believe and imaginary friend, Sam. Then Alice's world is shattered in a tragic accident, and Sam creeps out of the shadows and back into her life. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779784
ISBN
9780552779784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Your anguish is the anguish of a boy whose chocolate has been thrown away, whose remote controls are out of batteries, whose scooter is busted, whose new sneakers have been stolen. This is all the more remarkable since you've never in your life seen any of these things.. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241144671
ISBN
9780241144671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Bestseller Veronica Henry returns with this delightful story set in a Cotswold book shop. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409146896
ISBN
9781409146896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. A thoughtful, captivating and ultimately uplifting novel from this uniquely talented author Num Pages: 432 pages. Dimension: 112 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
International
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007481583
ISBN
9780007481583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.43

Paperback. I'm fourteen, and I've just decided to kill myself. I don't really want to die, of course! I just need to kill Johanna, and build a new girl. Dolly Wilde will be everything I want to be, and more! But as with all the best coming-of-age stories, it doesn't exactly go to plan.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091949013
ISBN
9780091949013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. London GP Katie Carr always thought she was a good person. With her husband David making a living as 'The Angriest Man in Holloway', she figured she could put up with anything. Until, that is, David meets DJ Goodnews and becomes a good person too. A far-too-good person who starts committing crimes of charity. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969823
ISBN
9780241969823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Borrowing from painting's fresco technique to make an original literary double-take, this book features forms, times, truths and fictions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780141025209
ISBN
9780141025209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. An original, haunting and unforgettable literary thriller from a highly acclaimed new author. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0011683
ISBN
9781447216193
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. An original, haunting and unforgettable literary thriller from a highly acclaimed new author. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0005881
ISBN
9781447216193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

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