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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. For thirty-five year old Charlotte Emory, leaving her husband seems to offer the only way out from the mundaneness of every day life's earthly possessions and emotional complications. In the bank, she withdraws enough money to escape a life and a marriage gone sour. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099463702
ISBN
9780099463702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Kenneth Toomey is an eminent novelist of dubious talent; Don Carlo Campanati is a man of God, a shrewd manipulator who rises through the Vatican to become the architect of church revolution and a candidate for sainthood. In this book, the author plumbs the depths of the essence of power and the lengths men will go for it. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099468646
ISBN
9780099468646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Trained in the way of the Samurai, dreaming of the City of Brotherly Love, Hiro Tanaka impetuously jumps ship off the coast of Georgia - only to wash up on a barrier island populated by rednecks, descendants of black slaves, and a colony of crazed artists. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date
1996
Edition
New edition
SKU
KLN0015365
ISBN
9780747529330
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. East of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing and establishes Alex Wheatle as the exciting new voice of the urban experience. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007225620
ISBN
9780007225620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. Follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141185071
ISBN
9780141185071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. A novel written by the author of the bestselling "Snow Falling on Cedars". Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240. Very good clean copy showing minor age and shelfwear. Ownership details to half title
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025437
ISBN
9780747545088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. An utterly captivating story of three young British women in search of freedom and love in 1920s India Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409170501
ISBN
9781409170501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. An utterly captivating story of three young British women in search of freedom and love in 1920s India Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0002536
ISBN
9781409102519
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An utterly captivating story of three young British women in search of freedom and love in 1920s India Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTM0000988
ISBN
9781409102519
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The debut of a new international star with an outstanding collection of short stories, spiked with homesickness and fizzing with the absurd Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444733730
ISBN
9781444733730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver writes letters home describing his film star career in Bombay; a mispronunciation leads to romance and an unusual courtship in sixties London; two childhood friends turned diplomats live out fantasies hatched by Star Trek; and more. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099533016
ISBN
9780099533016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. High Church ritual, evangelical revivalism and the ancestor-worship of the English gentry are all subjected to merciless scrutiny. This book is both a devastating portrait of Church of England and a reworking of the central myth of Western culture. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 416. 400 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 32. Weight: 416.
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905147939
ISBN
9781905147939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Paperback. From Dublin to Donegal and on to more exotic climes, the women in these stories surprise and delight us with their quirky humour. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Attic Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0009106
ISBN
9781855940291
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A darkly satirical portrayal of the outbreak of Ebola in 1970's Congo and Sudan. Humorous and tragic in turns, the narrative weaves its way from the graveyards of Kinshasa to the factories, brothels and ex-pat communities of southern Sudan, as the disease selects its victims from amongst the novel's vibrant and eccentric characters. Translator(s): Bredin, Charis; Danby, Emily. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 274 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Darf Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772743
ISBN
9781850772743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Jack Reacher, adrift in the hellish heat of a Texas summer. Looking for a lift through the vast empty landscape. A woman stops, and offers a ride. She is young, rich and beautiful. But her husband's in jail. When he comes out, he's going to kill her. Her family's hostile, she can't trust the cops, and the lawyers won't help. Series: Jack Reacher. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 32. Weight in Grams: 394.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857500083
ISBN
9780857500083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. The summer of 1915 was a time of prosperity and unease for the Wittgenstein family, and for eldest daughter Beata it was a time of awakening. By the glimmering waters of Lake Geneva, she met a young French officer and fell in love. As the years pass, Beata must watch in horror as Europe is once again engulfed in war. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 33. Weight in Grams: 272. Well read copy, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KTJ0005543
ISBN
9780552149945
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Growing up in a small seaside town in the 1950s, Clare O'Brien and David Power pray that their destiny will lead them faraway from the town in which they live. Years later, they meet again in Dublin, where David is studying medicine and Clare has won a scholarship to University College. This is a story of ambition, betrayal and love. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099498650
ISBN
9780099498650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. The summer of 1915 was a time of prosperity and unease for the Wittgenstein family, and for eldest daughter Beata it was a time of awakening. By the glimmering waters of Lake Geneva, she met a young French officer and fell in love. As the years pass, Beata must watch in horror as Europe is once again engulfed in war. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 33. Weight in Grams: 270. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0025663
ISBN
9780552149945
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Anne Baker's novel is a poignant, heartwarming tale of Merseyside life at the outbreak of the First World War. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
SKU
KKD0004839
ISBN
9780747264378
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503938137
ISBN
9781503938137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.54

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