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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A compulsively readable thriller that skillfully weaves together past and present to uncover the sinister secrets buried in the ancient stone quarries under Bath. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRF0031208
ISBN
9780007247134
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A compulsively readable thriller that skillfully weaves together past and present to uncover the sinister secrets buried in the ancient stone quarries under Bath. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRA0011702
ISBN
9780007247134
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Painter Imogen is married to Alex, and together they have a son. But when their finances hit rock bottom, they're forced to accept Eleanor Latimer's offer of a rent-free cottage on her country estate. If it was anyone else, Imogen would be beaming gratitude. Unfortunately, Eleanor just happens to be Alex's beautiful, rich and flirtatious ex. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958261
ISBN
9780241958261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Presents the story of Melanie Ratleer, a judge who is approaching the peak of her career with the anguished awareness that she has long since abandoned herself to the comforting impersonality of her work. Num Pages: 403 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. Weight in Grams: 340. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
403
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New
SKU
KRS0018178
ISBN
9780747534983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Presents the story of Melanie Ratleer, a judge who is approaching the peak of her career with the anguished awareness that she has long since abandoned herself to the comforting impersonality of her work. Num Pages: 403 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. Weight in Grams: 340. An excellent, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Edition
New
Number of pages
403
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0018179
ISBN
9780747534983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008237
ISBN
9780253008237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. Allyson Jaymes has it all - celebrity, power, and a glamorous marriage. Until her world is destroyed by the bitterest betrayal of all: her husband's explosive affair with her 19-year-old assistant, Tessa Dukes. Tessa's ambitions burn fiercely. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099534358
ISBN
9780099534358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718185657
ISBN
9780718185657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. An important new contemporary voice, compared with a young Martin Amis. Num Pages: 256 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181. Good clean copy. Showing light shelfwear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0021729
ISBN
9780340749982
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Previous edition: New York, New York: Lyons & Burford, 1990. Editor(s): Wylie Pryor, Karen. Num Pages: 384 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628736809
ISBN
9781628736809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. Reverend John Gore goes to the North-East after a decade, charged with the mission of 'planting' a new church in the deprived West End of town. But on his return to a Victorian city in the throes of 'regeneration', Gore finds his task complicated by run-ins with three impressive locals, all of whom he needs to successfully bring off his mission. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780571228065
ISBN
9780571228065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.07

Paperback. In 1996, just before the rise of New Labour, Reverend Gore returns to his native Newcastle charged with planting a new church in one of the city's rougher estates. As he settles into the local community, he becomes involved with Stevie, a local 'security consultant', Lindy, a street-wise single mother, and Martin, an ambitious local Labour MP. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228058
ISBN
9780571228058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447243731
ISBN
9781447243731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. * A reissue of one of Jane Gardam's best-loved novels Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119892
ISBN
9780349119892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Dramatizes the resourcefulness, cunning, and pain of the Filipino peasants' struggle against a heritage of colonization, first by Spain and later by the United States. This title is set during the political upheavals of the 1940s and 1950s. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392969
ISBN
9781566392969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. Under South Africa's apartheid regime, black activist Steve Biko has been working for years to undermine the system when he meets white journalist Donald Woods. Initially suspicious of Biko and his motives, Woods finds himself united with Biko in common cause after Biko reveals to him the true extent of police atrocities in the black townships. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b/w film stills. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950722
ISBN
9780241950722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In the shadow of the Mormon church, a 19th-century conspiracy is about to be shattered by a 21st-century forensic artist. Series: A Gwen Marcey Novel. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401690434
ISBN
9781401690434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. A powerful account of the early days of the Spanish Civil War, seen through the eyes of a young girl. Translator(s): Faccini, Ben. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857054524
ISBN
9780857054524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

paperback. Tells the story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. This work talks about love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001648
ISBN
9780099766810
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 10.95

paperback. Tells the story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. This work talks about love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099766810
ISBN
9780099766810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Welcome to the dystopian world of 2050: two men and a woman, lovers haunted by the echoes of a past 800 years before. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cosmic Egg Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782796817
ISBN
9781782796817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century. He weaves together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII and the quest to establish a free South East Asian 'data haven' for digital information in the present. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099410676
ISBN
9780099410676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Crystal is beautiful, talented and ambitious. All her life she has dreamed of making it as a singer. After years of trying to break into the music industry her chance finally comes when her girl band enters a TV reality show contest. But Crystal has a secret. She's fallen for the wrong man and this one mistake could cost her everything. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 248. Well read, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arrow
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0003720
ISBN
9780099497875
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Crystal is beautiful, talented and ambitious. All her life she has dreamed of making it as a singer. After years of trying to break into the music industry her chance finally comes when her girl band enters a TV reality show contest. But Crystal has a secret. She's fallen for the wrong man and this one mistake could cost her everything. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 248. 8vo Good copy .
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arrow
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0255182
ISBN
9780099497875
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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