×


 x 

Shopping cart

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Results 9889 - 9912 of 12858

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Peter Haskell, president of a major pharmaceutical company, has everything: power, position, and a family which mean everything to him. Olivia Thatcher is the wife of a famous senator. She has given to her husband's ambitions and career until her soul is bone-dry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 105 x 24. Weight in Grams: 180. Clean copy.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRS0020108
ISBN
9780552143783
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Things have never been the same in the village since the evacuee arrived and the five boys mistook him for a Nazi spy. There have been a host of visitors: the Americans preparing for D-Day and a deserter hiding out in the woods. But it's the arrival of the Bee King who makes the biggest impression. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0001636
ISBN
9780571206186
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. In Twicetown, once Key West, two missiles sit unexploded, objects of awe and indifference. Mr Cheung teaches the boy Fiskadoro to play the clarinet; Grandmother Wright, the oldest person in the world, endlessly relives the fall of Saigon; Cassius Clay Sugar Ray trades in radioactive artefacts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099440840
ISBN
9780099440840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. Whether set against the open ocean or tiny mountain streams, in ancient China, tropical Tahiti, Paris under siege, or the vast Canadian wilderness, this title features stories that cast wide and strike deep into the universal joys, absurdities, insights, and tragedies of life. Editor(s): Hughes, Henry. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596136
ISBN
9781841596136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126370
ISBN
9781897126370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Journeying through city steam rooms, rugged North Wales mountains, and estuaries facing other places, this collection examines the lives of young men making daring choices--about risky sex, new romance, and status and belief. These sensual stories by a prize-winning author reveal a lucid prose, etched with echoes of the sea. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638348
ISBN
9781902638348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. When you're the next big thing in Silicon Valley, the whole world is watching.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392637
ISBN
9781782392637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Spinifex Press
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756970
ISBN
9781876756970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. It all begins in a small town in Belgium on the morning of the festival of St. Woelfred. There are dead fish scattered everywhere, blown in by the wind. Are the fish a sign from the saint or a trick played by Contexture, the dance group who once got naked at the Vatican? The lives of six people who live in the town are about to be changed forever Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998905
ISBN
9781906998905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. When his parents split up, and his dad leaves home, a ten-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day an ice storm covers his city. When the power goes out and the temperature drops, people must turn to each other to survive. But for one neighbourhood the catastrophe brings surprising new beginnings. Translator(s): Anderson, Alison. Num Pages: 272 pages, no. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194. 272 pages. When his parents split up, and his dad leaves home, a ten-year-old boy begs the sky to help him. The next day an ice storm covers his city. When the power goes out and the temperature drops, people must turn to each other to survive. But for one neighbourhood the catastrophe brings surprising new beginnings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 136 x 199 x 19. Weight: 184. Translator(s): Anderson, Alison.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857861627
ISBN
9780857861627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Linney, Bob. Num Pages: 144 pages, 11 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 246 x 12. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Charlcombe Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956851055
ISBN
9780956851055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. The magical new bestseller from Irish number one author Colette Caddle Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KIN0033074
ISBN
9781849838962
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The magical new bestseller from Irish number one author Colette Caddle Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. . 8vo . Good clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KEX0301370
ISBN
9781849838955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The magical new bestseller from Irish number one author Colette Caddle Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781849838955
ISBN
9781849838955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. New York. London. Milan. Paris. Fashion week in all four cities. A month of endless interviews, parties, unflagging work and attention to detail. At the centre of the storm is Timmie O'Neill, who has created an international empire that inspires, fills, and consumes her life. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552159104
ISBN
9780552159104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gazelle Book Services
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120756915
ISBN
9788120756915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. Presents the stories of Marius, wealthy but lowborn, and Sulla, penniless though aristocratic and debauched - men of vision whose ambitions will lay the foundations of the most awesome empire ever known. Series: Masters of Rome. Num Pages: 1056 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 47. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099462484
ISBN
9780099462484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Taut, brooding and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784703608
ISBN
9781784703608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

paperback. Includes the novellas "First Love", "The Calamative", "The End" and "The Expelled". Editor(s): Dukes, Gerry. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 92. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0019016
ISBN
9780141180151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 9.75

paperback. Includes the novellas "First Love", "The Calamative", "The End" and "The Expelled". Editor(s): Dukes, Gerry. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141180151
ISBN
9780141180151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.75

Paperback. Readers fell in love with Sarah Addison Allen's debut novel, GARDEN SPELLS. Now the tale of the Waverley women is to be revisited with a magical sequel. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444787115
ISBN
9781444787115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A collection of Hemingway's first forty-nine short stories, including "Up in Michigan", "Fifty Grand", and "The Light of the World", and the "Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Winner Take Nothing" and "Men Without Women" collections. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099339212
ISBN
9780099339212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Translator(s): MacGillivray, Catherine A.F. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC; DSK; FA; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816621170
ISBN
9780816621170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. One young man's dizzying ascent through the dazzle of contemporary consumer culture takes him from orphaned tragedy to double-edged success. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785352355
ISBN
9781785352355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!