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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. From the author of Chez Moi, a tenderly drawn novel of loss and loneliness, friendship and love Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 171.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274121
ISBN
9781846274121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. The sequel to Michel Deon's critically acclaimed classic, The Foundling Boy, following Jean Arnaud in Second World War Paris. Translator(s): Evans, Professor of Tropical Forestry Julian (Imperial College at Silwood Park, UK Imperial College at Silwood Park Imperial College at Silwood Park Imperial College at Silwood Park Imperial College at Silwood Park, UK Imperial College at Silwood Park Imperial College at Silwood Park, UK). Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908313713
ISBN
9781908313713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Tells the story of Howard Roark, a brilliant architect who dares to stand alone against the hostility of second-hand souls. First published in 1943, this novel presents a view of man's creative potential. It is about ambition, power, gold and love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188621
ISBN
9780141188621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Divided into four narratives, echoing the four texts of Confucianism and the four Gospels of the New Testament, this book tells the story of one of China's most controversial periods. It also shows us the power of camaraderie, love and faith against oppression and the darkest possible odds. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569497
ISBN
9780099569497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402274688
ISBN
9781402274688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. A thrilling new adventure from the bestselling author of THE GREAT ZOO OF CHINA and SCARECROW AND THE ARMY OF THIEVES. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409167136
ISBN
9781409167136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Obsession, longing, deceit and even murder feature in this quartet of provocative novellas, which gives a modern twist to tales of women for whom all is not necessarily as it seems. Drawing on history, culture and lore, this is a riveting exploration of the complexities of motherhood: edgy and engrossing, moving, yet at times, disturbing. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643575
ISBN
9781908643575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 389 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hyperion United States
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401309268
ISBN
9781401309268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.79

Hardback. Set in the Irish Catholic community of 1950s Liverpool and in Ireland, this is a saga of working class families, living on the edge of poverty yet bound together by humour and loyalty, gossip, grumbling and endless cups of tea. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 62. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
SKU
9781786692375
ISBN
9781786692375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.87

Paperback. There, this fourth wise man learns the recipe from a fellow prisoner, and learns of the existence and meaning of Jesus. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857331
ISBN
9780801857331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.10

Paperback. 'Comic genius' (The Observer) and the second Nursery Crime detective novel by the bestselling Jasper Fforde. Series: Nursery Crime Adventures. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w line illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Paper Back - 8th Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340835739
ISBN
9780340835739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husband's left hand. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KTJ0049776
ISBN
9780552771092
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Plan Aurora, hatched in a remote dacha in the forest outside Moscow and initiated with relentless brilliance and skill, is a plan within a plan that, in its spine-chilling ingenuity, breaches the ultra-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559849
ISBN
9780099559849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Two young women living during the First World War find their solitary life interrupted. There exists a complex relationship between a German countess and a married Scottish soldier. A wounded prisoner of war has a disturbing influence on an Englishwoman. These three novels deal with human relationships and the devastating results of war. Editor(s): Miehl, Dieter. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441832
ISBN
9780141441832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In eight inimitable stories, Cees Nooteboom, one of the great modern novelists, meditates on love, loss and the shadow of death. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849165570
ISBN
9781849165570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Severely wounded in the Iraq war, Leroy has lived a half-life in a group home for eight years. Unable to bear it any longer, he commits a desperate act which helps him to disappear to another place. Freddie is the night porter at the home, who works two jobs yet can't make ends meet. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571300303
ISBN
9780571300303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. An American is burdened by a recurrent dream about his native Ireland, a country that had long ceased to interest or troubles him. Convinced that the Irish are asking him for help, he equips his errant grand-nephew, Tom Blessman, with a generous bank account, and dispatches him to the old country to offer assistance. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001507
ISBN
9780099492955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220757
ISBN
9781583220757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. A spellbinding novel about marriage, passion, loss, renewal, and the healing power of love Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471131981
ISBN
9781471131981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

paperback. Charles Smithson, a respectable engaged man, meets Sarah Woodruff as she stands on the Cobb at Lyme Regis, staring out to sea. Charles falls in love, but Sarah is a disgraced woman, and their romance will defy all the stifling conventions of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099478331
ISBN
9780099478331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

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