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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Allersmead is a big shabby Victorian suburban house. The perfect place to grow up for elegant Sandra, difficult Gina, destructive Paul, considerate Katie, clever Roger and flighty Clare. But was it? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041223
ISBN
9780141041223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241977781
ISBN
9780241977781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. For eight-year-old Ajay and his older brother Birju, life in Dehli in the late 1970s follows a comfortable, predictable routine: bathing on the roof, queuing for milk, playing cricket in the street. Yet, everything changes when their father finds a job in America - a land of carpets and elevators, swimsuits and hot water on tap. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 180.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224548
ISBN
9780571224548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Nariman Vakeel, a 79-year-old Parsi widower, beset by Parkinson's disease and haunted by memories of the past, lives in a once-elegant apartment with his two middle-aged stepchildren. When his condition worsens he is forced to take up residence with Roxana, his own daughter, her husband, Yezad, and their two young sons. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571230556
ISBN
9780571230556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155134
ISBN
9781903155134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Thirteen of Lispector's most brilliantly conceived stories Translator(s): Pontiero, Giovanni. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292724488
ISBN
9780292724488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Paperback. Annie Ferguson was one of Manhattan's brightest young architects. But overnight she became mother to her sister's three orphaned children. It wasn't the life she'd planned, but one that rewarded her tenfold for every sacrifice she'd had to make. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Clean copy in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KST0025515
ISBN
9780552158947
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the bestselling authors of GOODBYE, JIMMY CHOO comes a touching and bittersweet novel about one woman's attempt to let go of her worst fears - and live the life she's always dreamed of. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409117186
ISBN
9781409117186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

paperback. "A triumphantly preposterous fish-out-of-water campus caper .. hilarious."-Washington Post Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780393350814
ISBN
9780393350814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909807808
ISBN
9781909807808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910050538
ISBN
9781910050538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224083096
ISBN
9780224083096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

paperback. Presents a personal chronicle of Fanny, a young girl growing up Jewish in a small midwestern town. This novel charts Fanny's emotional growth through her relationship with her mother, the shrewd, sympathetic Molly Brandeis. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252069468
ISBN
9780252069468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.22

Paperback. Fanny McBride was a cheerful and indomitable Tyneside widow with a large, cheerful family. Being a woman of resource, Fanny took on a job at the local 'Ladies', which was to prove a surprisingly stimulating experience. Then there was her long-standing feud with Mrs Flannagan, the problem of the favourite child's unsuitable marriage, and others. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 107 x 23. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552140676
ISBN
9780552140676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A collection of short stories born of the author's experiences in Malaya, Singapore and other outposts of the former British Empire. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282846
ISBN
9780099282846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ibex Pub
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936347875
ISBN
9780936347875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.64

Paperback. When blacksmith's daughter Kitty Doyle catches the eye of her grocer employer in 1920s Liverpool it seems her troubles are over - but there are shocks to come. An unmissable saga from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE ON LONELY STREET and FROM LIVERPOOL WITH LOVE. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472246646
ISBN
9781472246646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Out on the far northern border of a failed state, Makepeace patrols the ruins of a dying city and tries to keep its unruly inhabitants in check. Into this isolated world comes evidence that life is flourishing elsewhere - a refugee from vast emptiness of forest, whose existence inspires Makepeace to take to road to reconnect with human society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237784
ISBN
9780571237784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. The history of the Kindertransport and one family's desperate struggle to escape Czechoslovakia during the Nazi invasion Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755379439
ISBN
9780755379439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
Book Guild Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911320913
ISBN
9781911320913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. A poignant and brilliant sequel to Dandelion Wine from the author of Fahrenheit 451 Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007284757
ISBN
9780007284757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. In 1918 Ernset Hemingway went to the "war to end all wars", in the ambulance service in Italy. He was wounded and twice decorated. Here he recreates the fear, comradeship, and the courage of his young American volunteer and the men an women he meets in Italy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099273974
ISBN
9780099273974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.67

Paperback. The final book in the Burracombe series. Come and say goodbye to old friends in the Devonshire village that's a home from home. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409153207
ISBN
9781409153207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Miss Read must face the future in another delightful slice of village life.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752884233
ISBN
9780752884233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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