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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Sammy Mountjoy, artist, rises from poverty and an obscure birth to see his pictures hung in the Tate Gallery. Swept into World War Two, he is taken as a prisoner-of-war, threatened with torture, then locked in a cell of total darkness to wait. He emerges from his cell transfigured from his ordeal, and begins to realise what man can be. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236. Faber & Faber, 1959; 1st edn. unglazed paper dust cover, designed by Anthony Gross, has 3 small closed tears, else very fine; red cloth binding and contents in mint condition; The jacket blurb: With three novels all published since 1954— Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors, Pincher Martin—William Golding has already established for himself a place in English literature which seems likely to be permanent. His originality and inventiveness, his profound intelligence, his passionate concern with the human condition, are fused with purely literary gifts of the highest order—narrative power, the ability to convey with precision the feel and texture of both the interior and the exterior world, a prose style of which the distinction is unmistakable. Mr. Golding has placed his previous novels on a desert island inhabited only by air-wrecked schoolboys, in the prehistoric world of the Neanderthals, on an isolated crag in mid-Atlantic. There has been considerable speculation about where he would turn to next. Free Fall is set in England and in a prisoner^ of-war camp in Germany. The time is the present. Sammy Mountjoy, its narrator and central character, is a distinguished painter; and he is, too, a bastard born in a rural slum who was taken up by the vicar (by no means an ordinary vicar), became an art student and flirted with Communism in the thirties, fell in love with one girl and seduced her, fell in love with another and married her, and in a German P.O.W. camp experienced the blackness of the Pit. And somehow, somewhere, he had irrevocably lost his freedom—the power to choose and decide, the faculty of freewill 'that cannot be debated but only experienced, like a colour or the taste of potatoes'. How did he lose it? And why? In agonized speculation he traces back the threads that promise a way out of the labyrinth, but one after another they snap in his hands. But for the reader the broken threads are woven together into a pattern of one man's life. Free Fall, in its richness of characterization, its immediacy and impact, its reverberating overtones, is perhaps the most important and most moving novel that Mr. Golding has yet given us. 254pp; 7¾x5".
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KEB0000766
- ISBN
- 9780571298518
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 125.00
€ 125.00
Paperback. A classic frontier novel Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803279148
- ISBN
- 9780803279148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.06
€ 24.99
€ 23.06
Paperback. The timeless and unique collection of short stories is Ali Smith's first. 'I love her prose' - Kate Atkinson Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860495847
- ISBN
- 9781860495847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. This is Kazantzakis's modern "Iliad". Set in late-19th-century Crete, when a new uprising takes place to rival those of 1854, 1866 and 1878. In the village of Megalokastro, a Cretan resistance fighter named Captain Michales, is matched by the Turkish bey, his blood-brother. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571178575
- ISBN
- 9780571178575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Warm, insightful and poignant, Freeing Grace tells the story of two families battling over one baby girl - Grace Serenity. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344. 360 pages. Warm, insightful and poignant, Freeing Grace tells the story of two families battling over one baby girl - Grace Serenity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight: 344.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742378718
- ISBN
- 9781742378718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. A new anthology from renowned literary critic John Freeman, Freeman's: The Best New Writing on Arrival features never-before-published stories by Haruki Murakami, Louise Erdrich, Dave Eggers, Etgar Keret, Lydia Davis, David Mitchell, and others. Editor(s): Freeman, John. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611855418
- ISBN
- 9781611855418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.53
€ 13.00
€ 11.53
Paperback. The second issue of a new anthology from renowned literary critic John Freeman, Freeman's: Family features never-before-published stories, essays, and poetry by Booker-winner Marlon James, Tracy K. Smith, Claire Messud, Aminatta Forna, Aleksandar Hemon, Kiese Laymon, Alexander Chee and more. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w plate section. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 261 x 28. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611855401
- ISBN
- 9781611855401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.53
€ 13.00
€ 11.53
Paperback. The new issue of the acclaimed anthology from literary critic John Freeman spotlights never-before-published stories, essays, poetry by Edwidge Danticat, Herta Muller, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Gregory Pardlo, Kay Ryan, Aleksandar Hemon and many more Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611855173
- ISBN
- 9781611855173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.53
€ 13.00
€ 11.53
hardcover. Three American sisters leave their chicken farm on Long Island for a holiday in Europe. In France they encounter the charming but penniless Marquis de Maufringneuse, his writer son Jeff, and the marquis' tough American ex-wife. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591865
- ISBN
- 9781841591865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. A re-issue of Fiona Walker's hilarious tale of sun, Sancerre and sexual tension with a stunning new jacket look. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 51. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Ed
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- KKD0004434
- ISBN
- 9780340634882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Antoine Laurain s new masterpiece combines his trademark charm with a trenchant critique of the troubled state France is today." Translator(s): Boyce, Emily; Aitken, Jane. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 257 x 19. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Gallic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910477304
- ISBN
- 9781910477304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
paperback. A collection of eight short stories, which help students gain deeper insights into French literature and life. Editor(s): Lyon, Pamela. Series: Parallel Text. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140023855
- ISBN
- 9780140023855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Fowlie, Wallace. Series: Dover Dual Language French. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486264431
- ISBN
- 9780486264431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. One of du Maurier's most popular novels, Frenchman's Creek is a tale of adventure, set during the reign of Charles II. It is the breathtaking story of a woman searching for love, who embraces the dangerous life of a fugitive on the seas. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080410
- ISBN
- 9781844080410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd Edinburgh
- Number of pages
- 282
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KNW0007932
- ISBN
- 9781847670823
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 345
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849821919
- ISBN
- 9781849821919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stork Press Ltd
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957132641
- ISBN
- 9780957132641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. Series: New Directions Bibelot. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 120 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811212823
- ISBN
- 9780811212823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.25
€ 13.99
€ 13.25
paperback. Freya Wyley meets Nancy Holdaway amid the wild celebrations of VE Day, the prelude to a devoted and competitive friendship.. Freya, ambitious and outspoken, pursues a career on Fleet Street while Nancy, less self-confident, struggles to get her first novel published. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784703127
- ISBN
- 9781784703127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.99
€ 14.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. FRIDAY NIGHT IN BEAST HOUSE, is the final nightmare in the BEAST HOUSE CHRONICLES - a nightmare in which your worst fears and darkest desires collide.. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755337651
- ISBN
- 9780755337651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback. Friday nights, the best night of the week, the night they all looked forward to more than they cared to admit - talking, drinking, laughing and crying together. They were six female friends, different in age and circumstances, but with one common need: the warmth and support of their Friday nights. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0018094
- ISBN
- 9780552774123
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A woman haunted by dreams of her dead mother. An adulterous couple stepping over the line where the initial excitement ends and the pain begins. A widow visiting a Scottish village in search of her husband's past - and instead discovering unsettling truths about a total stranger. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099820604
- ISBN
- 9780099820604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. DCI Banks encounters a chilling character from his past in the 17th novel in the series - a number one bestseller. Series: DCI Banks. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 190 x 34. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444791969
- ISBN
- 9781444791969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140. .
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926455419
- ISBN
- 9781926455419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.86
€ 20.99
€ 15.86