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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. As every schoolboy knows, you can fit the whole of England on the Isle of Wight. Grotesque, visionary tycoon Sir Jack Pitman takes the saying literally and does exactly that. He constructs on the island 'The Project', a vast heritage centre containing everything 'English', from Manchester United to the white cliffs of Dover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526544
ISBN
9780099526544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. 1959. England's Lane is a respectable street of reputable family businesses. Until an enigmatic butcher sets up shop, and shameful secrets begin to surface.. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780877211
ISBN
9781780877211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. Three married couples: each living in England's Lane, each of them hiding their lies, coping in the only way they know how. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781780877181
ISBN
9781780877181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. Mike Engleby says things that others dare not even think. In the 1970s, he is a university student, having survived a 'traditional' school. A man devoid of scruple or self-pity, Engleby provides an account of English education. Yet, beneath the disturbing surface of his observations lies an unfolding mystery of gripping power. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0011917
ISBN
9780099458272
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Presents a vicar's ludicrous expedition in 1857 to the Garden of Eden in Tasmania. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140285215
ISBN
9780140285215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. 'A wonderful book .. a magical book' Jan Morris, Independent Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522861
ISBN
9780330522861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Old rivalries and new threats clash in London's East End in this fourth crime novel in the Hakim & Arnold series Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 274 x 30. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848664265
ISBN
9781848664265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

paperback. As mankind faces its deadliest battle, two young women must unite to prevent the forces of evil destroying the world as we know it. But theirs is no ordinary alliance, for these two women live at opposite ends of history, until fate brings them together and their destinies are inextricably intertwined. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099532828
ISBN
9780099532828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Jonathan Taylor's debut novel, Entertaining Strangers, is a tragi-comedy about the eccentric Edwin Prince - a depressive intellectual obsessed with high culture .. and ants. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Salt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907773273
ISBN
9781907773273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
303
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
F First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228685
ISBN
9781583228685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140. .
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927063866
ISBN
9781927063866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062510259
ISBN
9780062510259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. 'One of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature The kind of humour that makes skulls smile' Salman Rushdie Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 160. 240 pages. 'One of the masterpieces of Brazilian literature The kind of humour that makes skulls smile' Salman Rushdie. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 42. Weight: 162.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747599043
ISBN
9780747599043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Duane Boggs shoots a busload of Asian-American children, before turning the gun on himself. Investigators Heartwood and Chin are asked to build up a forensic profile on Boggs. As they grapple with their need to solve the case, they encounter shocking self-realizations about their own prejudices. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HARPERCOLLINS WORLD
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060984113
ISBN
9780060984113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.13

Paperback. 384 pages. An evocative debut novel set against the backdrop of the unravelling Portuguese and British empires. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596622
ISBN
9780747596622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408843765
ISBN
9781408843765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Hardcover. Sebastian has long been haunted by the disappearance of his father, the celebrated travel writer Jack Messenger. When the the enigmatic Rhys Salvatore re-emerges and throws all Sebastian thinks he knows about his father into doubt, the son is forced to ponder: how does Salvatore know Sebastian, and what are his connections to Jack Messenger? Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 245 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910901472
ISBN
9781910901472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

paperback. Editor(s): McMillen, Sheila; Garrett, George. Num Pages: 355 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813912851
ISBN
9780813912851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.72

Paperback. Hilarious and heartwarming, an east-meets-west novel for fans of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Every woman has a secret life.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 2BMP; 3JMG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780008209919
ISBN
9780008209919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789082
ISBN
9781564789082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Well read but in very good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Number of pages
371
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KNH0007987
ISBN
9780345334015
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Number of pages
371
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KRF0002330
ISBN
9780345334015
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Escape to Willow Cottage was originally published as a four-part serial. This is the complete story in one package. Series: Willow Cottage Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JM; 5H; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008181024
ISBN
9780008181024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. * Paperback reissue of Iain Banks' ESPEDAIR STREET, 'the funniest, truest rock biopic yet' - OBSERVER Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139258
ISBN
9780349139258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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