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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Spring is coming to the small towns of Michigan, but the snow still covers the land when Scripps O'Neil sets of for Chicago, decides to stop a while in Petoskey, and meets up with Yogi Johnson. Subtitled "A Romantic Novel in Honour of the Passing of a Great Race", this work parodies the themes and styles of the 'great race' of writers. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099909507
ISBN
9780099909507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. When Delaney Mossbacher knocks down a Mexican pedestrian, he neither reports the accident nor takes his victim to hospital. Instead the man accepts $20 and limps back to poverty and his pregnant 17-year-old wife. But these two men are fated against each other, as Delaney attempts to clear the land of the illegal immigrants. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KAC0002223
ISBN
9780747525721
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * This exquisite novel tells a love story with a difference. * 'One of my favourite classics' Carmen Callil Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084944
ISBN
9781844084944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. * This exquisite novel tells a love story with a difference. * 'One of my favourite classics' Carmen Callil Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Virago UK
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087471
ISBN
9781844087471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Profound portraits of the traumas of war, the ravages of homophobia, and the triumph of desire. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864665
ISBN
9780872864665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.38

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638362
ISBN
9781902638362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.33

Paperback. Mixing slapstick and satire, Monkey's enlightenment offers a glimpse into late Ming intellectual history Series: Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSK; FA; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892641420
ISBN
9780892641420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.90

Paperback. It is the last, bitter days of World War II and the British Raj in India is crumbling. Ensconced in the Indian Hill Station of Pankot are the English wives, mothers, daughters and widows of the officers embroiled in the ongoing conflict. All eyes are upon Captain Merrick and the British military to protect them in this troubled time. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099436164
ISBN
9780099436164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. A coming of age story, which draws on the author's New England childhood. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182230
ISBN
9780141182230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. A delightful re-issue from the author of I Capture the Castle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472151179
ISBN
9781472151179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196329
ISBN
9780141196329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Translator(s): Jull Costa, Margaret. Series: European Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873982648
ISBN
9781873982648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Series: Captive Hearts. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402294990
ISBN
9781402294990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Paperback. She fell for the enemy. Now she must pay the price. The gripping second novel from the #1 bestselling author in the Mitchells & O'Haras trilogy. Series: The Mitchells and O'Haras Trilogy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JJPR; FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008228675
ISBN
9780008228675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Reissue of this highly acclaimed Virago title, a 'finely written, beautiful and tragic novel' - Hermione Lee, FT Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860491818
ISBN
9781860491818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME What's standing between you and success? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013641
ISBN
9780008200428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. An early thirties couple are forced to move in with an older couple in this dark and very funny thought experiment Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780008200459
ISBN
9780008200459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. Twelve-year-old Fumi Tanaka has a problem - her beautiful and beloved older sister, Sumiko, has disappeared. Determined to find her, Fumi enlists the help of her new classmate Aya, forcibly repatriated with her father from Canada after the war. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 32. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784161149
ISBN
9781784161149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.08

Paperback. Sammar is a young Sudanese widow, working as an Arabic translator at a British university. Estranged from her son, she drifts, grieving and isolated. Life takes a positive turn when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. To Sammar, he seems to come from another world and another culture, yet they are drawn to each other. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846970801
ISBN
9781846970801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. In this subtle investigation into the meaning of exile and home, doubt and faith, loss and love, a young Muslim exile falls in love with a worldly non-Muslim. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802170262
ISBN
9780802170262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. 'The things people inscribe on tombstones, even if only with their breath - erasing those things is what the Redeemer's there for.' Translator(s): Dillman, Lisa. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; FA; FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276728
ISBN
9781908276728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 122. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
New Africa Books South Africa
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864860361
ISBN
9780864860361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

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

€ 9.08

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
€ 10.95

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