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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The summer Elvis and Marc Bolan die, a new star is born - and this is his story: a tale of fate, loss, and rock 'n' roll, Diamond Star Halo shows what happens when a family and a farm become the breeding ground for fame Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Portobello Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272080
ISBN
9781846272080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; APB; BGL; FA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. In good condition. A well read copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st. Edition
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRS0010902
ISBN
9780340898451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; APB; BGL; FA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Edition
1st. Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHN0000661
ISBN
9780340898451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From martinis in stilettos to baked beans on the floor, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe (winner of the 2012 Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance) and Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams (RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2013 winner). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751551082
ISBN
9780751551082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. 'Sheer, wonderful storytelling' - Chicago Tribune - in this bestselling novel now being reissued as a Great Read. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340922903
ISBN
9780340922903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Takes the form of a 'coma diary' kept by one Misty Wilmot as her husband lies senseless in hospital after a suicide attempt. Once, she was an art student dreaming of creativity and freedom; now, after marrying Peter at art school and being brought back to Waytansea Island, she's been reduced to the condition of a resort hotel maid. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099453987
ISBN
9780099453987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. An eminent Australian writer is invited to contribute to a book entitled "Strong Opinions". For him, troubled by Australia's complicity in the wars in the Middle East, it is a chance to air some urgent concerns: how should a citizen of a modern democracy react to their state's involvement in a war that involves the use of torture? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516224
ISBN
9780099516224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Translator(s): Eert, Ants. Series: Eastern European Literature Series. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564784964
ISBN
9781564784964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. A French counterpart to Adrian Mole, by one of Europe's best-loved comic writers Translator(s): Waters, Alyson. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782060987
ISBN
9781782060987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Married call girl Nancy Chan has been asked to do something outrageous - even by her standards. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KNW0008616
ISBN
9780007249381
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. While recovering from a stroke, seventy-seven-year-old Utsugi turns to his diary to wryly record his struggle with his ageing body and his growing desire for his beautiful daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, Westernised dancer with a shady past. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285199
ISBN
9780099285199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Includes a selection of short fiction and famous dramas. This book includes stories ranging from comic to tragic and describes the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449075
ISBN
9780140449075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. A fun, witty, sexy, page-turning novel written by a real-life, high-priced Manhattan call girl. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st UK Paperback Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KRF0037503
ISBN
9780007204397
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 109 x 20. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kensington Publishing United States
Number of pages
264
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601621412
ISBN
9781601621412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.68

Paperback. Now in English, Duvert's shocking novel about a sexual adventurer among a tribe of adolescent boys in Northern Africa. Translator(s): Benderson, Bruce. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350774
ISBN
9781584350774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. On the eve of the Great War, Millicent King begins to keep her journal and records the dramas of everyday life in a family touched by war, tragedy, and money troubles. This title presents the 'edited' diary of this woman, born in 1901, whose life spans the twentieth century. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449287
ISBN
9780099449287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. 'Kinky, artsy, and swoon-worthy', New York Magazine Series: Oxygen Thief Diaries. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472152756
ISBN
9781472152756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A schoolboy prank goes horribly wrong, and a thirteen-year-old boy is left injured. Years later, one of the classmates relives the episode as he tries to come to terms with his demons. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581796
ISBN
9780099581796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780679727545
ISBN
9780679727545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. On the morning of her daughter's wedding, June Reid's house goes up in flames, destroying her entire family - her present, her past and her future. Fleeing from the carnage, stricken and alone, June finds herself in a motel room by the ocean, hundreds of miles from her Connecticut home, held captive by memories and more. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701055
ISBN
9781784701055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Jack Reacher, alone, strolling nowhere. A Chicago street in bright sunshine. A young woman, struggling on crutches. He offers her a steadying arm. And turns to see a handgun aimed at his stomach. Chained in a dark van racing across America, Reacher doesn't know why they've been kidnapped. The woman claims to be FBI. She's certainly tough enough. Series: Jack Reacher. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780857500052
ISBN
9780857500052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. After thirty years at St Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go - the clowns, the rebels, the underdogs, and those he calls his Brodie boys. But every so often there's a boy who doesn't fit the mould. A troublemaker. A boy capable of twisting everything around him. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777018
ISBN
9780552777018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Zitebooks
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910697290
ISBN
9781910697290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A collection of stories of rare force and beauty, of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection from award-winning author and powerhouse talent Roxane Gay Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472152770
ISBN
9781472152770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.08

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