Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Roy Hobbs has an immense natural gift for playing baseball. He could become one of the great ones of the game, a player unmatched in his time - a hero. But his first hard-won big chance ends violently, at the hands of a crazy girl, and then it is years before he gets another shot. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437024
- ISBN
- 9780099437024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A young Jewish woman growing up in Germany in the middle of the twentieth century and an African general hired by the Doge to command his armies in sixteenth century Venice are bound by personal crisis and momentous social conflict. What emerges is Europe's age-old obsession with race, with sameness and difference, with blood. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520573
- ISBN
- 9780099520573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. A wonderful, inventive first novel set primarily in WWII and told through the disparate lives of identical twins; one a fighter pilot, the other a school teacher Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KNH0010079
- ISBN
- 9780743220170
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents the rivalry between Robert Peary and Frederick Cook to be the first American to reach the North Pole. Its protagonist is Devlin Stead, a young man from St John's, Newfoundland. Devlin's mother dies when he is only five, in mysterious circumstances, and he endures a lonely childhood before discovering the truth about his parentage. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099444893
- ISBN
- 9780099444893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.66
€ 9.99
€ 8.66
paperback. A young architect is sent to a remote town to supervise the restoration of its Minster. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 414. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Small tear to bottom edge of rear cover but remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Apollo Library
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022129
- ISBN
- 9781784977023
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550229431
- ISBN
- 9781550229431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.77
€ 17.99
€ 16.77
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292749054
- ISBN
- 9780292749054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. The outstanding first book in the ever-popular Dave Robicheaux series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 113. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753820339
- ISBN
- 9780753820339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. 'A remarkable novelist' The Times Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340518540
- ISBN
- 9780340518540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ibooks United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596873650
- ISBN
- 9781596873650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Small and insignificant Bastian Balthazar Bux is nobody's idea of a hero, least of all his own. Through the pages of an old book he discovers a mysterious world of enchantment - but a world that is falling into decay. The great task of making things well again falls on Bastian. Illustrator(s): Quadflieg, Roswitha. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; FA; YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140074314
- ISBN
- 9780140074314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. John James Todd, a Scotsman born in 1899 and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the twentieth century. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046914
- ISBN
- 9780141046914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155370
- ISBN
- 9781903155370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.22
€ 23.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. A young student who yearns for the life promised by a dangerously magical book. He falls in love, abandons his studies, turns his back on home and family, and embarks on restless bus trips through the provinces, in pursuit of an elusive vision. This is a wondrous odyssey, laying bare the rage of an arid heartland. Translator(s): Gun, Guneli. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571326082
- ISBN
- 9780571326082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Strebor Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593096229
- ISBN
- 9781593096229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.90
€ 17.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. When Jane Minton arrives at Dome House as a secretary-housekeeper, she finds herself sharing the comfortable country home of four attractive young people. Their charming widower father, Rupert Carrington is too occupied with his London business to see very much of them. Jane is warmly welcomed into this happy household. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 220. 384 pages. When Jane Minton arrives at Dome House as a secretary-housekeeper, she finds herself sharing the comfortable country home of four attractive young people. Their charming widower father, Rupert Carrington is too occupied with his London business to see very much of them. Jane is warmly welcomed into this happy household. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 140 x 177 x 25. Weight: 220.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780333007
- ISBN
- 9781780333007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Translator(s): Steiger, Krystyna A. Num Pages: 186 pages, 1. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278. 186 pages, 1. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Dimension: 201 x 140 x 16. Weight: 278. Translator(s): Steiger, Krystyna A.
- Publisher
- Twisted Spoon Press
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788086264363
- ISBN
- 9788086264363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.40
€ 13.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. The short story is one of the most varied genres in American literature. This title brings together many of its finest examples from the early nineteenth century to the present. It contains a diverse cast of characters, including convicts, artists, farm labourers, slaves, soldiers and salesmen, witches and ghosts, families and lovers. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141194424
- ISBN
- 9780141194424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. The first Turnham Malpas novel from bestselling author Rebecca Shaw. Series: Turnham Malpas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752827506
- ISBN
- 9780752827506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. A scalpel sharp political satire from the Orange Prize winning writer of We Need to Talk about Kevin. Num Pages: 400 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284. Like new.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007459919
- ISBN
- 9780007459919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A scalpel sharp political satire from the Orange Prize winning writer of We Need to Talk about Kevin. Num Pages: 400 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good copy, some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTG0000187
- ISBN
- 9780007459919
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A scalpel sharp political satire from the Orange Prize winning writer of We Need to Talk about Kevin. Num Pages: 400 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good copy, some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0000189
- ISBN
- 9780007459919
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A scalpel sharp political satire from the Orange Prize winning writer of We Need to Talk about Kevin. Num Pages: 400 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good copy, some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0000190
- ISBN
- 9780007459919
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A scalpel sharp political satire from the Orange Prize winning writer of We Need to Talk about Kevin. Num Pages: 400 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good copy, some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0000191
- ISBN
- 9780007459919
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99