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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. In this semiautobiographical novel, the young French Algerian author Nina Bouraoui introduces us to a girl who feels that Algeria is the country of men. Her childhood years spent in Algeria lead her to explore the borderland between genders as she tries to find her balance between nations, races, and identities. Translator(s): Gavarini, Jehanne-Marie; Salvodon, Marjorie Attignol. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 129 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803262591
- ISBN
- 9780803262591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.33
€ 26.99
€ 25.33
Paperback. From the bestselling author of OUR KID and HIGH HOPES comes his most heartwarming work to date: the story of his father Tommy, and his determined, spirited battle to rise above the slums and the workhouse and build a better life for himself and his family Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755359592
- ISBN
- 9780755359592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. An intensely moving and beautifully written novel from the Booker-prize winning author of Last Orders, and Mothering Sunday Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471162022
- ISBN
- 9781471162022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. Michel is ten years old, living in Pointe Noire, Congo, in the 1970s. His mother sells peanuts at the market, his father works at the Victory Palace Hotel, and brings home books left behind by the white guests. Planes cross the sky overhead, and Michel and his friend Lounes dream about the countries where they'll land. Translator(s): Stevenson, Helen. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846685842
- ISBN
- 9781846685842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.68
€ 13.00
€ 11.68
Paperback. Victor, a ghostwriter, is just about to have an affair with Marta, a married woman, when - in the bedroom, half-undressed - she drops dead in his arms. He panics and slips away. But Marta's family are all too aware that she was not alone when she died, and Dean, the widowed husband, is determined to find out who was sharing her bed that night. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141199986
- ISBN
- 9780141199986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardback. Set in the Berlin Nightclub scene, three young men, all from different backgrounds, meet by chance. Tomorrow Berlin depicts the flawed character's lives spiral downwards, their lifestyles drawing them into a grimy abyss that threatens to eclipse them. Translator(s): Miller, George. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Arcadia Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910050460
- ISBN
- 9781910050460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
paperback. Even after 100 years, this is a captivating fable - witty and biting - of a Thomas Edison-like inventor who creates the radiant and tragic android Hadaly, and the lovelorn aristocrat who falls for the manmade perfect woman who is conveniently adjustable so he may make her at his will to his taste and social needs. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780252069550
- ISBN
- 9780252069550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.01
€ 19.99
€ 17.01
Paperback. A fabulously fun read for fans of Wendy Holden Num Pages: 688 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 44. Weight in Grams: 456. Clean copy. Some shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KST0021529
- ISBN
- 9780340895795
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The gift of tongues, prophecy exorcism.. what might such concepts mean in a complacent backwater of North London? For Richard Bowen, adolescence becomes a nightmare when his parents join the charismatic movement and find a devil in his brother. Winner of the Somerset Maugham and Betty Trask Awards. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0001416
- ISBN
- 9780749396176
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presented as a miraculous cure-all, Tono-Bungay is in fact nothing other than a pleasant-tasting liquid with no positive effects. Nonetheless, when the young George Ponderevo is employed by his Uncle Edward to help market this ineffective medicine, he finds his life overwhelmed by its sudden success. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310. Clean copy in original cloth covers. Covers dulled and showing some age and shelf wear. No dust wrapper. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0005473
- ISBN
- 9780141441115
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 15.99€ 11.39
€ 15.99
€ 11.39
Paperback. A lost masterpiece of American fiction: a dazzling, eerie, riveting novel of reading and writing, fear and regret, blood and revenge.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Edition
- Main - Re-issue
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848870222
- ISBN
- 9781848870222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. When Janie Ryan is born, she is destined to be the latest in a long line of Aberdeen fishwives. Ahead of her lies a life filled with feckless men, filthy council flats and bread & marge sandwiches. But Janie isn't like the rest of them. She wants a different life. And Janie, born and bred for combat, is ready to fight for it. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554622
- ISBN
- 9780099554622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. Full of warmth, wit and wisdom, the perfect read for fans of Marian Keyes, Maeve Binchy and Cathy Kelly. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780755359769
- ISBN
- 9780755359769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Full of warmth, wit and wisdom, the perfect read for fans of Marian Keyes, Maeve Binchy and Cathy Kelly. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KRF0037507
- ISBN
- 9780755359769
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The incredible new emotional drama from the author of A Daughter's Secret Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 265 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KOC0016104
- ISBN
- 9781471141720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Can love at first sight last a lifetime? Carey's about to find out whether she and Ben are for keeps or if it was just a holiday romance in this unputdownable bestseller from the author of IF YOU WERE ME and SUDDENLY SINGLE. Num Pages: 496 pages, B Format. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 342. Can love at first sight last a lifetime? Carey's about to find out whether she and Ben are for keeps or if it was just a holiday romance in this unputdownable bestseller from the author of IF YOU WERE ME and SUDDENLY SINGLE. Num Pages: 496 pages, B Format. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 342. Good clean copy with some minor shelf and reading wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0011515
- ISBN
- 9780755329946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Two's company, but three is a recipe for disaster .. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472114624
- ISBN
- 9781472114624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Includes beguiling, provocative stories about manipulative men and the women who outwit them, about destructive marriages and curdled friendships, about mothers and sons, about moments which change or haunt a life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099524298
- ISBN
- 9780099524298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. A 24-carat debut involving a golden monkey, a toy troll, a transvestite, his lover, and a lot of BINGO by the sea in the North East town of Deerpool. Top of the House is a hilarious caper, a surprising love story, a thumping good heist, and a defiantly life-affirming read. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472119186
- ISBN
- 9781472119186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. A searing and luminous novel of a family's grief after unexpected loss, from the author of the huge bestseller Wild. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782395379
- ISBN
- 9781782395379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Set in his native Northern Ireland, John Lynch's debut novel is a lyrically told and exquisitely tender story of innocence and loss. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. Used paperback in very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0036774
- ISBN
- 9780007202690
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781258989
- ISBN
- 9781781258989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. He values friendship above money and possessions, so when he suddenly inherits two houses, Danny is quick to offer shelter to his fellow gentlemen of the road. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185118
- ISBN
- 9780141185118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. A turbulent thriller set in seamy LA, Robert Ward's slick tale of greed and corruption in the FBI is clever, contemporary and cool as ice. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 342. 338 pages. A turbulent thriller set in seamy LA, Robert Ward's slick tale of greed and corruption in the FBI is clever, contemporary and cool as ice. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848875692
- ISBN
- 9781848875692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01