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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Tory Brennan is as fascinated by bones and dead bodies as her famous aunt, acclaimed forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan. She and her ragbag group of technophile friends stumble across a shallow grave containing the remains of a girl who has been missing for over thirty years. Series: Tory Brennan. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Arrow (Young)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099544579
ISBN
9780099544579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Offers an examination of the author's own New York life. Transcribing taped conversations between members of their group as they took drugs and drank, this book reveals a portrait of people caught up in destructive relationships with substances, and one another. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198224
ISBN
9780141198224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. An unforgettable novel about the fate of those who dare to dream. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9789992194737
ISBN
9789992194737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746983
ISBN
9781901746983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. A playful and inventive work from the bestselling author of SOPHIE'S WORLD. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753804612
ISBN
9780753804612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A sun-drenched summer read about sisterhood, romance and friendship, for foodies and escapists alike! Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782064282
ISBN
9781782064282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. A brilliantly original, deft and darkly funny debut short-story collection from the winner of the 2009 Caine Prize, sometimes referred to as the 'African Booker'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082718
ISBN
9781847082718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. The story of two brilliant women and the men to whom they ransomed their hearts. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 118 x 49. Weight in Grams: 542. Some shelf wear, but remains good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTJ0007304
ISBN
9780586058480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * Romantic saga set in Scotland at the beginning of the 19th century. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 25. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751537338
ISBN
9780751537338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Hardback. From the Pulitzer and Story Prize winner: sixteen new stories - provocative, funny, disturbing, magical - that delve into the secret lives and desires of ordinary people, alongside retellings of myths and legends that highlight the aspirations of the human spirit. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472114303
ISBN
9781472114303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.09

Paperback. Lizzie is a teenager with a supernatural ability who longs to be ordinary. Then one summer she falls in love.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846948695
ISBN
9781846948695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Hardcover. Not far in the future the seas have risen and the central latitudes are emptying but it's still a good time to be rich in San Francisco where weapons drones patrol the skies to keep out the multitudinous poor. This novel is a follow-up to the bestselling debut The Lost Books of the Odyssey. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224098243
ISBN
9780224098243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Known principally for Bruges-la-Morte, Georges Rodenbach is also the author of other works worthy of present-day study. This volume contains the texts of two of his plays: Le Voile enacts a whole network of themes with a connection to Bruges, while Le Mirage adapts Bruges-la-Morte for the stage. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 87 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: DD; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
87
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896412
ISBN
9780859896412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.13

Paperback. In the tradition of great Australian literature Volcano Street is a wonderfully vivid portrayal of small-town life and the uncertainties of childhood. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857892089
ISBN
9780857892089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975777
ISBN
9781555975777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Hardcover. The eponymous hero, Johann Voss, is based on Ludwig Leichhardt, the nineteenth-century German explorer and naturalist who had already conducted several major expeditions into the Australian outback before making an ambitious attempt to cross the entire continent from east to west in 1848. He never returned. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 211 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593470
ISBN
9781841593470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for each other. Voss sets out to cross the continent, and as hardships, mutiny and betrayal whittle away his power to endure and to lead, his attachment to Laura gradually increases. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099324713
ISBN
9780099324713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Baker's x-rated literary masterpiece, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083524
ISBN
9781847083524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. 612 pages. Captain Don Slade has resigned from active duty with the Slammers and headed home for what he hopes will be peaceful retirement with his son and the woman he loves. Slade's road to his homeworld lies through a jungle of planets in the toughest quadrant of galaxy, but he's got the loyalty of a contingent of Slammers who have sworn to see him home. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 39. Weight: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen
Edition
Original
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451637717
ISBN
9781451637717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.70

Paperback. 'It was as if a curtain had fallen, hiding everything I had ever known,' says Anna Morgan, eighteen years old and catapulted to England from the West Indies after the death of her beloved father. Working as a chorus girl, Anna drifts into the demi-monde of Edwardian London. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183954
ISBN
9780141183954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

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