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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Lydia is killed in a car accident, but she returns to her bereft sister as a benign ghost who, nonetheless, comes to haunt the lives of those around her in unexpected ways: Jonathan Goldman, whose flat Lydia is running from when she is knocked down, and his daughter Stella, who discovers her father's affair with the gladiatorial Sonia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224. 272 pages. Lydia is killed in a car accident, but she returns to her bereft sister as a benign ghost who, nonetheless, comes to haunt the lives of those around her in unexpected ways: Jonathan Goldman, whose flat Lydia is running from when she is knocked down, and his daughter Stella, who discovers her father's affair with the gladiatorial Sonia. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight: 186.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747594727
ISBN
9780747594727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.10

Paperback. THE TRAVELLING VAMPIRE SHOW is Richard Laymon's masterpiece - an evocative, nostalgic trip back to a time when innocence comes face to face with life's darker forces. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 114 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747258292
ISBN
9780747258292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperOne United States
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060000806
ISBN
9780060000806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. At the turn of the century Stan Parker takes a wife and makes a home as a small farmer in the wilderness of Australia. Amy bears his children and time brings him a procession of ordinary events - achievements, disappointments, sorrows and dreams. The author won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099324515
ISBN
9780099324515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 37. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408862308
ISBN
9781408862308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. A gripping novel that explores the shifting sands of moral values - is murder still murder when committed in a lawless place? Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006277
ISBN
9780349006277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * A captivating, rich, historical novel that moves from cholera-infested early nineteenth-century London to the new colony of New Zealand - 'a cracking good story told with verve and assurance' Publishing News Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRF0025706
ISBN
9780751533903
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * A captivating, rich, historical novel that moves from cholera-infested early nineteenth-century London to the new colony of New Zealand - 'a cracking good story told with verve and assurance' Publishing News Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KRF0025797
ISBN
9780751533903
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714527475
ISBN
9780714527475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210538
ISBN
9780805210538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. It is 1974 - the year Lucas Lessar turns thirteen. The year his mother Mirjana disappears. The year Zoli from the plate-glass factory goes mad for love. There used to be mines all along the Pittsburg coal seam, but now there's only one left: King Mine, where Lucas' father Jimmy was blown up a few years back. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280. 272 pages. It is 1974 - the year Lucas Lessar turns thirteen. The year his mother Mirjana disappears. The year Zoli from the plate-glass factory goes mad for love. There used to be mines all along the Pittsburg coal seam, but now there's only one left: King Mine, where Lucas' father Jimmy was blown up a few years back. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 19. Weight: 280.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747591962
ISBN
9780747591962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.70

Paperback. From the corner of a darkened room Joy Stone watches herself. As memories of the deaths of her lover and mother surface unbidden, life for Joy narrows - to negotiating each day, each encounter, each second; to finding the trick to keep living. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870133
ISBN
9781784870133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A riveting novel that begins with a murder in an old Connecticut barn and reaches its climax on Broadway. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 27. Weight in Grams: 224. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0006901
ISBN
9780006514398
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A riveting novel that begins with a murder in an old Connecticut barn and reaches its climax on Broadway. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 27. Weight in Grams: 224. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KIN0007037
ISBN
9780006514398
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Urban Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781601625939
ISBN
9781601625939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Debut novel tracking the breakdown of a relationship. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907595646
ISBN
9781907595646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. THE SUNDAY TIMES DOUBLE BESTSELLER 'Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door' RACHEL JOYCE Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008132170
ISBN
9780008132170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Another tale packed with juicy gossip and parliamentary scandal from the delightful Rosie Wallace. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755319367
ISBN
9780755319367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. This novel about Nigeria prophesied the 1983 coup. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; FA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 60.
Publisher
Heinemann
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435906986
ISBN
9780435906986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.25

Paperback. While the economy of his small South American country collapses, President Veracruz joins his improbable populace of ex-soldiers, with whores, in a bizarre search for sexual fulfilment. But for Cardinal Guzman, a man tormented by his own private daemons, their hedonistic fiestas represent the epicentre of all heresies that must be challenged. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Minerva
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002009
ISBN
9780749398576
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Forty-nine, with a kind face, no serious ailments, a good salary and three moody children, widowed accountant Martin Santome is about to retire. He assumes he'll take up gardening, or the guitar, or whatever retired people do. What he least expects is to fall passionately in love with his shy young employee Laura Avellaneda. Translator(s): Morales, Harry. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396859
ISBN
9780141396859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408833445
ISBN
9781408833445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. I had a good, proper look at myself in the mirror tonight. I've always wanted to look clever, but at the age of twenty years and three months I have to admit that I look like a person who has never even heard of Jung or Updike. Adrian Mole is an adult. At least that's what it says on his passport. But living at home, clinging to his threadbare.. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Re-issue
SKU
9780141046440
ISBN
9780141046440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. In the deep winter snows of a Swedish hamlet, a strange young woman fakes a break-in at the house of an elderly artist in order to persuade her that she needs companionship. But what does she hope to gain by doing this? And who ultimately is deceiving whom? Translator(s): Teal, Thomas. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Sort Of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954899578
ISBN
9780954899578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

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