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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Lin Kong, a devoted and ambitious doctor, is in love with an educated, modern woman, Mannu Wu. But, his family chose a wife for him when he was young. Tracing these lives through their summer of decision, this work conjures the texture of daily life in a place where the demands of human longing must contend with the weight of centuries of wisdom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0012909
ISBN
9780099287599
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In contemporary Spain, a man arrives at an insane asylum in Seville claiming to be the legendary navigator Christopher Columbus. Who he really is, and the events that lead him to break with reality, lie at the centre of this page-turning novel. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 338. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
On Demand
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRA0010711
ISBN
9780330471985
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. One man. One dog. One big love. WAITING FOR DOGGO is the perfect novel for anyone who loves MARLEY AND ME, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE or ONE DAY. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472218339
ISBN
9781472218339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Hardback. A thrilling, plot-twisting new novel set in Europe during the first world war, from the bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 614. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper.First edition signed by the author
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0303521
ISBN
9781408817742
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 50.00

Paperback. A thrilling, plot-twisting new novel set in Europe during the first world war, from the bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408830390
ISBN
9781408830390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, whose servant he is. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099465935
ISBN
9780099465935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. By the acclaimed author of THE MISSING and THE CLEARING, 23 scintillating tales of small kindnesses, big decisions and secret lives. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340834558
ISBN
9780340834558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Orphaned at the age of seven, Koyaga grows up to be a terrible hunter; he fights mystical beasts, and is a shape-shifter, capable of changing himself into beasts and birds. He fights in the French colonial armies. Over the course of five nights, this title tells the life story of Koyaga, President and Dictator of the Gulf Coast. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283829
ISBN
9780099283829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Driven to desperation by the hand the world has dealt him, a man attempts to buy a gun to end his life. But a computer malfunction causes a delay with the gun license: a life-saving event that sees the man questioning why he should die when there are so many others he believes should go before him. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 6. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195681
ISBN
9780141195681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564789013
ISBN
9781564789013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. First comes catastrophe. Then comes survival. Atmospheric, gripping, Wake is a chilling tale of horror and survival, by New Zealand's preeminent authors: a compelling story about how people cope when threatened by an invisible monster. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472151834
ISBN
9781472151834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. "The Last Agrarian" portrays the history and character of the people of the mid-South through a history of his family, giving, in the words of critic J. A. Bryant, Jr., a "rendering of a bygone world that brings the ache of beauty remembered." Southern Classics Series. Series: Southern Classics. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
J S Sanders and Company Incorporated United States
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879941106
ISBN
9781879941106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. For John, a potato isn't just a staple food, it's also something wondrous, the secret of his success and the key to the future. With his brother, Greg, he has turned his father's greengrocery business into Spudnik, Britain's largest dealer in potatoes. Now, he wants to change the world by introducing, through potatoes, edible vaccines. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New
SKU
KRF0025803
ISBN
9780747561538
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. For John, a potato isn't just a staple food, it's also something wondrous, the secret of his success and the key to the future. With his brother, Greg, he has turned his father's greengrocery business into Spudnik, Britain's largest dealer in potatoes. Now, he wants to change the world by introducing, through potatoes, edible vaccines. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New
SKU
KLN0017683
ISBN
9780747561538
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782271215
ISBN
9781782271215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Silverston, Sondra. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782272984
ISBN
9781782272984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564787569
ISBN
9781564787569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1ill.1M. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
SKU
KKD0002783
ISBN
9780486284958
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226311043
ISBN
9780226311043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.08

Paperback. A charming, heartwarming relationship tale from the award-winning author of LOST DOGS AND LONELY HEARTS Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444713916
ISBN
9781444713916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Bestseller Jamie McGuire is back, starting at the beginning of Beautiful Disaster, but this time from bad boy Travis' point of view. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471115141
ISBN
9781471115141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A Victorian Murder Mystery for fans of Sarah Waters Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848541740
ISBN
9781848541740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. For twenty years Christian Benediktsson has led an orderly but demanding life as butler to the media magnate William Randolph Hearst, famously the inspiration for Citizen Kane, in his San Simeon castle. But Christian's own private world is filled with regret - for a family abandoned, a reckless affair and a tragic death. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214. Nice copy, with some shelfwear. Good to very good
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KST0026786
ISBN
9780571219919
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Both hilarious and touching, Joan Jonker brings the close-knit backstreets of Liverpool to life Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 28. Weight in Grams: 244.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KLN0014176
ISBN
9780747258537
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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