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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. As a child Ludo is plucked out of the shantytown where he was born and transported to a world of languid, cosseted luxury. Now twenty-seven, he works high above the above the sprawling metropolis of Sao Paulo for a vacuous 'communications company'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001808
ISBN
9780099523840
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A phalanx of motorcycles came roaring over the hill from the west.. the noise was like a landslide, or a wing of bombers passing over. Even knowing the Angels I couldn't quite handle what I was seeing. It was like Genghis Khan, Morgan's Raiders, the Wild One and the Rape of Nanking all at once. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 21. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951583
ISBN
9780241951583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Edition
1st Ballantine Books trade ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345410085
ISBN
9780345410085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. A terrifying vision of the future from one of the twentieth century's most renowned writers - J. G. Ballard, author of 'Empire of the Sun' and 'Crash'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007287031
ISBN
9780007287031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Sonny Jim McConaughy is no stranger to trouble. He blackmails his lawyer, scams the insurance company, drinks, takes drugs and sleeps around. His girlfriend Rhonda, determined to stop him destroying them both, pits herself against him in a desperate battle of attrition. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270. 210 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 14. Weight: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222834
ISBN
9781905222834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. A funny, haunting portrait of an offbeat family in this episodic novel by the mutiple-awardwinning author of The Outlander Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408811467
ISBN
9781408811467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.31

Hardcover. Ex library.Usual markings and labels.Clean copy in clean dustwrapper.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company London
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0205193
ISBN
9780316027847
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy in very good condition. Some age and shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little Brown London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNH0012158
ISBN
9780316027441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * A suspenseful and haunting novel of abduction and obsessive love, comparable to Ian McEwan's A Child in Time and John Fowles's The Collector Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0004581
ISBN
9780349120300
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Moving from the gas-flares of Teesside, to marine adventures in the South Atlantic, Hemispheres is a salutary and searing debut novel for anyone who enjoyed Kes and The Northern Clemency. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 314. 320 pages. Moving from the gas-flares of Teesside, to marine adventures in the South Atlantic, Hemispheres is a salutary and searing debut novel for anyone who enjoyed Kes and The Northern Clemency. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 194 x 129 x 24. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848872219
ISBN
9781848872219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Hardback. * Cixous is generally regarded as one of the leading French feminist writers, if not the leading French feminist writer. * All of her books tend to be written as philosophical novels, combining elements of autobiography and fiction with reflection of a more philosophical and psychoanalytic kind. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648675
ISBN
9780745648675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.85

Paperback. * Cixous is generally regarded as one of the leading French feminist writers, if not the leading French feminist writer. * All of her books tend to be written as philosophical novels, combining elements of autobiography and fiction with reflection of a more philosophical and psychoanalytic kind. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648682
ISBN
9780745648682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.15

Paperback. A story of a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson's awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life earns him the admiration of the tribe - but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero into messiah. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188805
ISBN
9780141188805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Cathleen Schine meets Lucinda Rosenfeld in this wonderfully written debut novel about a woman struggling to make sense of her past in order to create a meaningful future. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
5 Spot
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446574266
ISBN
9780446574266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590178324
ISBN
9781590178324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. The story of two prodigal sons that questions the nature of love, whether it is a route to salvation or a type of demonic possession. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099429081
ISBN
9780099429081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.80

Paperback. Drawn from journals, this book offers an account of a woman's sexual awakening, covering a single year - 1931-32, in Paris, when June fell in love with Henry Miller, undermining her own idealized marriage. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183282
ISBN
9780141183282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; YXF. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 138 x 206 x 11. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811200424
ISBN
9780811200424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670281
ISBN
9781908670281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Julia and Valentina Poole are normal American teenagers - normal, at least, for identical 'mirror' twins who have no interest in college or jobs. But everything changes when they receive notice that an aunt whom they didn't know existed has died and left them her flat in an apartment block overlooking Highgate Cemetery in London. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KAK0000622
ISBN
9780099524175
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Julia and Valentina Poole are normal American teenagers - normal, at least, for identical 'mirror' twins who have no interest in college or jobs. But everything changes when they receive notice that an aunt whom they didn't know existed has died and left them her flat in an apartment block overlooking Highgate Cemetery in London. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Thus
SKU
KIN0033141
ISBN
9780099524175
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Funny and poignant exploration of motherhood and surrogacy Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444728255
ISBN
9781444728255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. The perfect life was the perfect lie.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 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
V9780008175177
ISBN
9780008175177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188300
ISBN
9780141188300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

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