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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. At one level an escapist fantasy, at another a parable about the liberation of the spirit, this delicious confection will work its magic on all.' 'The Daily Telegraph Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002237
ISBN
9780860685173
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Features stories of Russian life that are peopled by outsized characters including serfs, princes, Gypsy girls, horse dealers, nomadic Tartars and garrulous storytellers. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099577362
ISBN
9780099577362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. A novella in which a middle-aged man weds an unattractive widow in order to indulge his paedophilic obsession with her daughter. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191188
ISBN
9780141191188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Siri Hustvedt's mesmerising second novel, 'startlingly good, tautly written and very sexy' Marie Claire. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Sceptre United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340682364
ISBN
9780340682364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. When a young European traveller arrives at Sikri, the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar, the tale he spins brings the whole imperial capital to the brink of obsession. He calls himself 'Mogor dell'Amore', the Mughal of Love, and claims to be the son of a lost princess, whose name and has been erased from the country's history: Qara Koz. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099421924
ISBN
9780099421924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Combining fact and fiction, epic and miniature, horror and comedy, this book tells stories about love and death, truth and lies, myth and reality range across many epochs and settings. Editor(s): Thompson, Mark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396989
ISBN
9780141396989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Translator(s): Entrekin, Alison. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Restless Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632061218
ISBN
9781632061218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638487
ISBN
9781566638487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.91

paperback. A story of the twentieth century told through the various lives of one woman: an intoxicating masterpiece of a novel that kneads Time and History like dough Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781846275159
ISBN
9781846275159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.75

Paperback. This is no ordinary tale of innocence lost .. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447283706
ISBN
9781447283706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062568991
ISBN
9780062568991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. A reissue in new packaging of one of Rosamunde Pilcher's classic stories. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444761719
ISBN
9781444761719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. The love affair between Maurice Bendix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. After a chance meeting rekindles his love and jealousy two years later, Bendix hires a private detective to follow Sarah, and slowly his love for her turns into an obsession. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478447
ISBN
9780099478447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Some time around his 50th birthday, Ambrose Zephyr fails his annual medical check-up. An illness of inexplicable origin with no known or foreseeable cure is diagnosed and it will kill him within a month. Give or take a day. In the time that remains, he decides to travel to all the places he ever wanted to visit, in strict alphabetical order. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846271113
ISBN
9781846271113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.44

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385520423
ISBN
9780385520423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. With compassion, wit and what seems to be candour, the author seeks to determine what she actually knows about herself and her past, but we begin to suspect, along with her, that given the elusiveness of memory and understanding, any tale retrieved from the past must be fiction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241205457
ISBN
9780241205457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910400296
ISBN
9781910400296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. THE END: FIFTEEN ENDINGS TO FIFTEEN PAINTINGS is a collection of short fiction inspired by the artwork of Nicolas Ruston. Editor(s): Stokes, Ashley. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ8; DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Unthank Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910061275
ISBN
9781910061275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.26

Paperback. A soldier is found dead in a sleazy motel bed. Jack Reacher is the officer on duty. The soldier turns out to be a two-star general. The situation is bad enough, then Reacher finds the general's wife. This stomach-churning thriller turns back the clock to a younger Reacher, in dogtags. A Reacher who still believes in the service. Series: Jack Reacher. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857500113
ISBN
9780857500113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A diamond is forever. But forever isn't for everyone .. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 42. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089376
ISBN
9781844089376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Escape to 1950s Arabia with this epic tale from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author, Katherine Webb Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148548
ISBN
9781409148548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. A witty and provocative story of love, menus and Islam from the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Theory of Everything. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846883798
ISBN
9781846883798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. 173 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 211 x 135 x 15. Weight: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Luath Press Limited
Edition
(2nd)
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222827
ISBN
9781905222827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. English teacher Krishna has recently married, but his wife and daughter live miles away. The story begins with his immediate family deciding to join him. Krishna is initially frightened by this, but soon finds that his love for both his wife and child grows deeper than he could have imagined. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282280
ISBN
9780099282280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

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