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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island. 1746. One rainy evening, a charming young stranger fresh off the boat from England pitches up to a counting house on Golden Hill Street, with a suspicious yet compelling proposition - he has an order for a thousand pounds in his pocket that he wishes to cash. But can he be trusted? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225200
ISBN
9780571225200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. As one of the world's richest women, beautiful Kezia Saint Martin was the pampered darling of the jet-set, her life a careless round of glamorous games - that had rules of their own. But Kezia had a secret life, and secret longings. She wanted all that lavish world provided - and more. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 117 x 26. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541397
ISBN
9780751541397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. A story of a group of young Iranian musicians in Brooklyn who are hungry and poor, high and hopping from bed to bed. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571321070
ISBN
9780571321070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. A traveler shuts himself up in his hotel room, with no-one but room service to talk to; a teenager stalks her long-lost father; a journalist interviews a great poet with a dark past; a woman pursues a doomed liaison with an anonymous man she meets once a month at the casino; and a bar lady locked in with the regulars at night.. Translator(s): Gramich, Eluned. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409633
ISBN
9781910409633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardcover. Includes literary classics by such golf-loving writers as P G Wodehouse, Ring Lardner, and John Updike, mixed with surprises like an appearance by Ian Fleming's James Bond and a little crime on the links from mystery master Ian Rankin. Editor(s): McGrath, Charles. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 121 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596099
ISBN
9781841596099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

paperback. Series: Phoenix Fiction S. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226773193
ISBN
9780226773193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. * A work of rare poetic beauty in the tradition of the Brontes and Hardy Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860681434
ISBN
9780860681434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Since his mother's death, Tom and his father have fashioned a strained peace on their farm. After a catastrophic volcanic eruption ignites the nation's smoldering discontent into open revolution, Tom, his father and Carine find themselves questioning their loyalties to one another and their determination to salvage their way of life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689246
ISBN
9781846689246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Riding the subway in New York at two o'clock in the morning, Reacher knows the twelve giveaway signs to look out for. Watching one of his fellow-passengers, he becomes sharply aware: one by one, she ticks off every bulletpoint on his list. Series: Jack Reacher. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 380.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553824698
ISBN
9780553824698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The blazingly inventive, fictional autobiography of Mark Leyner, one of America's "rare, true original voices." (Gary Shteyngart) Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316323277
ISBN
9780316323277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. A deliciously romantic comedy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE and THREE AMAZING THINGS ABOUT YOU. It all begins when Suzy persuades Harry not to give her a speeding ticket.. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755332526
ISBN
9780755332526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. * Margaret Atwood's classic short stories reissued with a stunning new jacket style along with other titles from her backlist Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086924
ISBN
9781844086924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The wickedly funny new romantic comedy from the bestselling author of Ex-Girlfriends United Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pocket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KTM0000720
ISBN
9781847395238
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A young boy discovers the ambiguity of adult affection. A camp comedian cracks up on stage. A picture-restorer learns to accept her husband's true nature. A honeymoon couple take an unconventional route to love . This collection of stories employs a host of characters and a range of voices. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Maia Press
Edition
New
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904559085
ISBN
9781904559085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "A Thousand Acres" , this is a novel about some very American seductions: money, sex and real estate. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296. Some minor shelf wear, but a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0027932
ISBN
9780571218554
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. June Pepper finds there is more to life than death in this touching, sensitive and funny exploration of bereavement from the creator of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell and Billy Liar. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444753974
ISBN
9781444753974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. How can the son of a man damaged by war learn to love? How can a father tormented by the past reach out to his son? From the author of TV book club pick, TIGER HILLS, an epic tale about love, loss and hope. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780229058
ISBN
9781780229058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Another warm, wise and witty offering from Sunday Times bestseller Trisha Ashley. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358. 400 pages. Another warm, wise and witty offering from Sunday Times bestseller Trisha Ashley. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847562814
ISBN
9781847562814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. "In the tradition of Mary Kay Andrews and Dorothea Benton Frank, a charming and heartfelt tale of love lost and regained in a gated community in Savannah, Georgia"-- Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062659705
ISBN
9780062659705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. GRAVITY meets THE SNOW CHILD in this haunting novel from an electrifying new voice. An aging scientist is left alone at an Arctic research base; a woman is on a craft travelling back through space. Suddenly all they hear across their communication channels is static.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474600606
ISBN
9781474600606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. In 1930s Paris, where one cheap hotel room is very like another, a young woman is teaching herself indifference. She has escaped personal tragedy and has come to France to find courage and seek independence. She tells herself to expect nothing, especially not kindness, least of all from men. Tomorrow, she resolves, she will dye her hair blonde. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183930
ISBN
9780141183930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857050687
ISBN
9780857050687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

hardcover. Set in the Central Europe of old, this anti-war novel features a simple soldier whose determination to survive brings into question the powerful social and political institutions he confronts. A portrait of a "little man" waging his own war against authority, it becomes a satire on the old regime. Translator(s): Parrott, Cecil. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 210 x 47. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151510
ISBN
9781857151510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer, 43-year-old Clara Purdy moves the three children and their terrible grandmother into her own house while Lorraine undergoes treatment at the local hospital. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537458
ISBN
9780099537458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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