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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370. Greetings, Hero is the ironic, smart and tender debut of Irish writer Aiden O'Reilly. Features love, betrayal, alienation and DIY
Publisher
Honest Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780957142756
ISBN
9780957142756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 13.01

Paperback. Introduced by Tom Crawford Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862413125
ISBN
9780862413125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

paperback. The reissue of four unforgettable books by acclaimed poet, novelist and dissident Irina Ratushinskaya. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 27. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
SKU
9781473637221
ISBN
9781473637221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. A mesmerising and atmospheric tale of three mysterious deaths in an oddly isolated French village during World War I. Translator(s): Rogers, Hoyt. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857059949
ISBN
9780857059949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Gridlock is when a city dies. Killed in the name of freedom. Killed in the name of oil and steel. Chocked on carbon monoxide and strangled with a pair of fluffy dice. How did it come to this? How did the ultimate freedom machine end up paralysing us all? How did we end up driving to our own funeral, in somebody else's gravy train? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552773560
ISBN
9780552773560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. When Justine Fraser found herself on an exchange programme in America, she had no idea that the quirky Nicky Bennet - a brief, steamy fling - would, years later, turn out to be one of Hollywood's biggest heart-throbs. Sexy, moody, outrageous Nicky is to die for, and when he goes missing, his enigmatic suicide note spins the media into a frenzy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 31. Weight in Grams: 217. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First THUS
SKU
KRF0031119
ISBN
9780099476573
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When Justine Fraser found herself on an exchange programme in America, she had no idea that the quirky Nicky Bennet - a brief, steamy fling - would, years later, turn out to be one of Hollywood's biggest heart-throbs. Sexy, moody, outrageous Nicky is to die for, and when he goes missing, his enigmatic suicide note spins the media into a frenzy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 31. Weight in Grams: 217. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First THUS
SKU
KAK0000872
ISBN
9780099476573
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. From the quests and romance of classics such as "Rapunzel", "Snow White" and "Cinderella" to the danger and wit of such lesser-known tales as "The Three Snake Leaves", "Hans-my-Hedgehog" and "Godfather Death", the author brings the heart of each timeless tale to the fore, following with a commentary on the story's background and history. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141442228
ISBN
9780141442228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.57

paperback. "Commissioning organisation: Phil Hogan. 261 p. 20 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, suggestion of shop soiling, nearly as new." Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period - General,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
SKU
KEX0161469
ISBN
9780349114538
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
SKU
KLN0014124
ISBN
9780349114538
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Eleven executives are seated round a meeting room table. The president harangues them about cost cutting, restructuring, redundancy. This novel describes their thoughts. Translator(s): McLean, Polly. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 118 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KNW0008166
ISBN
9781846551215
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

paperback. Depicting German life from WW1 until the early 1970s, Boll's novel follows Leni Pfeiffer and her illegitimate son, Lev, as they fight against the demolition of their Cologne apartment building. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300. 2 tomes.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099578130
ISBN
9780099578130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.16

Paperback. The first great coming of age novel for the In-Betweeners generation Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186. 240 pages. The first great coming of age novel for the In-Betweeners generation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight: 226.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857861870
ISBN
9780857861870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. In theory, life for Sam as a stay-at-home dad is idyllic and stress-free. Months of honing his childcare programme have enabled him to run a ship-shape home with productive days spent creating finger-print masterpieces, cooking up organic cuisine and polishing the family silver. In practice, the Holden Childcare Programme has fallen out of favour. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 265.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLN0016614
ISBN
9780099518075
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590175811
ISBN
9781590175811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Presents four different accounts of what it was to be young and growing up in Glasgow and the west of Scotland, from the 1930s to the 1960s. This title tells a story of how its young protagonist eventually succumbs to a culture of drink and violence where the harshness of life on the land sits next to industrial sprawl. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952628
ISBN
9781841952628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. Translator(s): Worster, W. Series: Condor Books. Num Pages: 435 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Souvenir Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
435
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780285648784
ISBN
9780285648784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. Deals with the desire of Guanya, an African princess, to escape a repulsive fate: betrothal to a wealthy man twenty years older than she. Worse, he is a polygamist, compensating for his own ugliness with the beauty of many wives. Guanya must combat his eagerness, her mother's wish, and a tribal tradition that is as entrenched as it is oppressive. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803297555
ISBN
9780803297555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.51

Paperback.
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780671670061
ISBN
9780671670061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.60

paperback. Insurrection is in the air in Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to fall out all over again. Captain Sam Vimes of the city's ramshackle Night Watch is used to this. It's enough to drive a man to drink. Well, to drinkmore. But this time, something is different - the Have Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they don't fully understand, and they're about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city. Time for Captain Vimes to sober up. With an introduction by Ben Aaronovitch. Series: DISCWORLD. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552173032
ISBN
9780552173032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Selected as a Richard & Judy Summer Read for 2009. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Picador
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330460668
ISBN
9780330460668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. V. S. Naipaul's novel of fraudulent revolution, schizophrenia and murder. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522915
ISBN
9780330522915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Reserved Mr Malik. You wouldn't notice him in a Nairobi street - except, perhaps, to comment on his carefully sculpted comb-over - but beneath his unprepossessing exterior lie a warm heart and a secret passion. Not even his closest friends know it, but Mr Malik is head-over-heels in love with leader of local Tuesday-morning bird walk, Rose Mbikwa. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955284
ISBN
9780241955284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Nete Rosen thought she'd put her traumatic youth behind her. Her caring foster parents and loving husband helped her start again. However, when a man from her past reappears one night, Nete's new life could be shattered. But she won't be drawn back into that nightmare - she won't be a victim again.. 2010. Series: Department Q. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405909785
ISBN
9781405909785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

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