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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. When attractive English widow Lidia takes a holiday in Italy, she causes a scandal by marrying Gino, a highly unsuitable Italian 12 years her junior. Her snobbish in-laws make no attempts to hide their disapproval, and when Lidia's decision eventually brings disaster, her English relatives embark on an expedition to face the uncouth foreigner. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441450
ISBN
9780141441450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Meet Fred Kaufmann, disillusioned husband of competent Claudia and father of surly teenager Franka. He is trapped in the throes of a midlife crisis, made worse when a young guru and Franka find each other irresistible. This work takes you along with Fred as he embarks on a journey of self discovery that only a special kind of hero can survive. Translator(s): Brownjohn, John. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001551
ISBN
9780747557814
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A touching and emotional novel from the author of Richard and Judy pick YESTERDAY'S SUN. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KRA0009077
ISBN
9780007511341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 34. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860460395
ISBN
9781860460395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

CD-Audio. On a small island off the south coast of France, Robert Hendricks, an English doctor who has seen the best and the worst the twentieth century had to offer, is forced to confront the events that made up his life. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Random House Audiobooks
Format
CD
Publication date
2012
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846574306
ISBN
9781846574306
CD
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. True love, friendship and luck - a warm-hearted novel about where fate can lead you Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 38. Weight in Grams: 296. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KNH0013271
ISBN
9780007165018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. True love, friendship and luck - a warm-hearted novel about where fate can lead you from the No.1 bestselling author.Now being filmed as LOVE, ROSIE. Num Pages: 578 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007260829
ISBN
9780007260829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. True love, friendship and luck - a warm-hearted novel about where fate can lead you Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 38. Weight in Grams: 312. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEA0000013
ISBN
9780007165018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
B&W Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903265000
ISBN
9781903265000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Dimension: 215 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NeWest Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455501
ISBN
9781926455501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. A gorgeous, wise and witty new collection of stories about the complexities of love, family and friendship, from the author of Away. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081698
ISBN
9781847081698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. A collection of stories, in which the lives of ordinary Israelis are set against the backdrop of community life in Kibbutz. The fate of these individuals, their drives, ambitions and idiosyncrasies are grounded by the physical and social structure of their community as the stories portray their world as a microcosm of the wider world. Translator(s): Lange, Nicholas de; Simpson, P. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099982005
ISBN
9780099982005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In this poignant saga Leah determines to leave her privileged upbringing behind for Liverpool's slums, but can her new life bring love and happiness? From the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE HOUSE ON LONELY STREET and FROM LIVERPOOL WITH LOVE. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
new edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747251767
ISBN
9780747251767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. On a summer's night in Athens, Patrik Keim stuck a pistol into his mouth and pulled the trigger. Keim was an artist, and the room in which he died was an assemblage of the tools of his particular trade. His body completed the tableau. This is a two-sided ethnography: one from the world of the living and the other from the world of the dead. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226073224
ISBN
9780226073224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.06

Paperback. A gripping, moving novel about a group of childhood friends grappling with the moral dilemmas posed by Australia's history - perfect for fans of Kate Grenville. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Blackfriars
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349134413
ISBN
9780349134413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. It is 1919 and the end of the war has not brought peace for Emeline Vane. Lost in grief, she is suddenly alone at the heart of a depleted family. She can no longer cope. And just as everything seems to be slipping beyond her control, in a moment of desperation, she boards a train and runs away. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 241.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784160739
ISBN
9781784160739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Although she is desperate for a baby, that is something that Kate Powell cannot accept. Single, independent, she likes to be in control of her own life - even if it has, somehow, become strangely shallow and meaningless. Then Kate meets a man who seems to be the answer to all her problems. But we all know appearances can be dangerously deceptive. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502766
ISBN
9780857502766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. From the author of Reconstructing Ameliacomes a gripping crime novel about a community struggling with the consequences of a devastating discovery Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KAK0001402
ISBN
9781471111334
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022688
ISBN
9781848403420
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. It is 1938 and Sigmund Freud, suffering from the debilitating effects of cancer, has been permitted by the Nazis to leave Vienna. He seeks refuge in England, taking up residence in the house in Hampstead in which he will die only fifteen months later. Series: Myths. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150. 224 pages. Sigmund Freud, suffering from the debilitating effects of cancer, has been permitted by the Nazis to leave Vienna. He seeks refuge in England, taking up residence in the house in Hampstead in which he will die 15 months later. But his last months are made vivid by the arrival of a stranger, who comes and goes according to Freud's state of health. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 135 x 196 x 15. Weight: 150.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670724
ISBN
9781847670724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A story of family, belonging and love from the Costa-winning author of Tiny Sunbirds Far Away. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849163811
ISBN
9781849163811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Sometimes, a second chance can come out of nowhere.. Martin's rejection by Gabrielle has haunted him all his life. He's now a Parisian cop on the cusp of making a career-defining arrest. Archibald Maclean, the legendary art thief, is in his sights. But things are about to change. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906040345
ISBN
9781906040345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. A contemporary novel from the author of A Woman of Substance about a young woman finding herself and her place in life, in love and in the world. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KIN0034715
ISBN
9780006510901
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A contemporary novel from the author of A Woman of Substance about a young woman finding herself and her place in life, in love and in the world. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KCG0002893
ISBN
9780006510901
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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