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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow and change as he himself begins to lose touch with his life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189048
ISBN
9780141189048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. * by one of the finest chroniclers of the lives of northern working-class women Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860686118
ISBN
9780860686118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Mallory Book 10: the tenth NYPD detective Kathy Mallory novel from New York Times bestseller Carol O'Connell, master of knife-edge suspense and intricate plotting. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Headline
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755385393
ISBN
9780755385393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. On a summer's day in 1922 Cora Carlisle boards a train from Wichita, Kansas, to New York City, leaving behind a marriage that's not as perfect as it seems and a past that she buried long ago. She is charged with the care of a stunning young girl with a jet-black fringe and eyes wild and wise beyond her fifteen years. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718158972
ISBN
9780718158972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Enter Harrison Barlow, who like so many young men of wars past, simply wants to serve his people and partake of the grand adventure of military life. Only, Harrison is not a hot pilot, nor a crack shot with a rifle. What good is a Chaplain's Assistant in the interstellar battles which will decide the fate of all? More than he thinks. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Baen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476736853
ISBN
9781476736853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. First published in 1953, The Charioteer is a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar and James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room as a landmark work in gay literature. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089505
ISBN
9781844089505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375714184
ISBN
9780375714184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Take a trip through New York City at Christmas with this gorgeous novel from Melissa Hill, the international number one bestselling author who keeps you guessing to the very end. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0004462
ISBN
9780340993415
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * The wonderful new Isabel Dalhousie novel -- out now in paperback Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123127
ISBN
9780349123127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling authors of The Heist, return in this action-packed, exciting adventure featuring master con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard FBI agent Kate O'Hare. And this time around, things go from hot to nuclear when government secrets are on the line. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472201799
ISBN
9781472201799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. 1950: the rusting hulk of a steam locomotive is raised from the depths of a Montana lake. Inside are three bodies, bloody clue to a fortune lost for over forty years.. 1906: For two years banks across the western United States have been living in terror of the 'Butcher Bandit'. Series: The Isaac Bell Adventures. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956427
ISBN
9780241956427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Alpert, Michael. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512669
ISBN
9781905512669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. London 2011. Catherine Gehrig, conservator at the Swinburne museum, learns of the unexpected death of her lover of thirteen years. Her employer at the museum, gives her a special project - to piece together the mechanics and the story of an extraordinary automaton, commissioned in the nineteenth century by Henry Brandling to amuse his dying son. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224. ****THIS IS A PREORDER TO BE SHIPPED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DATE IN AUGUST 2022****
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571280018
ISBN
9780571280018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. A story of escape and salvation, with the clue for both being chess. The protagonist, Wang Yisheng, undergoes a gradual transformation from "chess fool" to "chess master" - from an alienated young man obsessed with the material needs of life to a spiritually enlightened transmitter of the Chinese tradition. Translator(s): Jenner, W.J.F. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962371
ISBN
9789629962371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654362
ISBN
9780875654362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171172
ISBN
9781590171172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his three-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. From there, Lewis spirals into bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche and time itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099755012
ISBN
9780099755012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. When Grace and her brother Andrew inherit their grandmother's house in Hampstead, they decide to move in together. They've always got on well, the house is large enough to split down the middle, and neither of them likes partying or loud music. There's one thing they've forgotten though: what if one of them wants to bring a lover into the house? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963579
ISBN
9780241963579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Paperback. A little girl is missing. Her parents are hiding something. Who will pay the price? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KSG0006280
ISBN
9780008116491
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 177 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581550
ISBN
9780099581550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099599630
ISBN
9780099599630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Features the awkward, lonely, curious teenager Timothy Gedge as he wanders around the bland seaside town of Dynmouth. Timothy takes a prurient interest in the lives of the adults there, who only realise the sinister purpose to which he seeks to put his knowledge too late. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241971833
ISBN
9780241971833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.33

Paperback. Dinah is a prostitute who lives with a Rastafarian fisherman on the Dungle, the rubbish heap where the very poorist squat. She refuses to accept his passivity and patriarchal attitudes and leaves him. But she is no more satisfied by the secure life she takes up with Alphanso, a dull police constable. Series: Caribbean Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 208 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274. Series: Caribbean Modern Classics. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 134 x 208 x 17. Weight: 268.
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845230944
ISBN
9781845230944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. In their rambling house near Romney Marsh, the children play in a story-book world - but their lives, and those of their rich cousins and their friends, the son and daughter of a curator at the new Victoria and Albert Museum, are already inscribed with mystery. Each family carries its own secrets. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 448. 617pp. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2009
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099535454
ISBN
9780099535454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

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