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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. In September 1984, a man calling himself Roy Walsh checked into The Grand Hotel in Brighton and planted a bomb in room 629. The device was primed to explode when Margaret Thatcher and her whole cabinet would be staying in the hotel. This is a retelling of one of the most ambitious assassination attempts against the British establishment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1955
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592280
ISBN
9780099592280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969816
ISBN
9780241969816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241981214
ISBN
9780241981214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. If everyone else was fighting dirty, could you rise above it? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 184. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0030979
ISBN
9780747256069
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Includes stories that are set in ordinary places, in the streets and suburbs and dancehalls of Dublin, the small towns and fields of the midlands, the big houses of the beleaguered Anglo-Irish in the aftermath of their ascendancy, and the whole changing country propelled in a generation from the nineteenth into the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 135.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225699
ISBN
9780571225699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. The war on drugs has been lost, but for want of the courage to face that fact, the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime and this story takes us through the landscape it has created. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRF0021697
ISBN
9780552999953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The war on drugs has been lost, but for want of the courage to face that fact, the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime and this story takes us through the landscape it has created. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270. The war on drugs has been lost, but for want of the courage to face that fact, the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime and this story takes us through the landscape it has created. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy showing some shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009525
ISBN
9780552999953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Well read copy, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Pocket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KTJ0005571
ISBN
9780671037505
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. On the high seas of the Caribbean, a family of English children is set loose - sent by their parents from their home in Jamaica to receive the civilising effects of England. When their ship is captured by pirates, the thrilling cruise continues as the children transfer their affections from one batch of sailors to another. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437437
ISBN
9780099437437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Now a major film: J. G. Ballard's compelling and unnerving tale of what happens when life in a luxury apartment building descends into chaos. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008134891
ISBN
9780008134891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. A story of what appears to be a perfectly ordinary farming family living in a perfect village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It feels like a place that will never change. Its fields have been cultivated since medieval times, its farmhouse is crumbling and the same bric-a-brac has been circulating the village jumble sales for decades. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 14 x 25. Weight in Grams: 347. A story of what appears to be a perfectly ordinary farming family living in a perfect village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It feels like a place that will never change. Its fields have been cultivated since medieval times, its farmhouse is crumbling and the same bric-a-brac has been circulating the village jumble sales for decades. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 14 x 25. Weight in Grams: 347. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KOC0004194
ISBN
9780701185800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A gloriously rich and blackly funny French bestseller about Rose, a 105-year-old chef who has experienced life at its fullest.. and at its most deadly. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 257 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782394143
ISBN
9781782394143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GB
Edition
New
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408876855
ISBN
9781408876855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.65

hardcover. Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Lyra's search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. Num Pages: 1144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Publisher
Everyman Paperback Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Special edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593425
ISBN
9781841593425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. Seven-year-old Che was abandoned by his radical Harvard-student parents during the upheaval of the 1960s, and since then has been raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother. He yearns to see or hear news of his famous outlaw parents, but his grandmother refuses to tell him anything. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main - Re-issue
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KSG0010419
ISBN
9780571231546
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.82

Paperback. Seven-year-old Che was abandoned by his radical Harvard-student parents during the upheaval of the 1960s, and since then has been raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother. He yearns to see or hear news of his famous outlaw parents, but his grandmother refuses to tell him anything. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236. T
Edition
Main - Re-issue
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
KTJ0004092
ISBN
9780571231546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.82

Hardback. Seven-year-old Che was abandoned by his radical Havard-student parents during the upheaval of the 1960s, and since then has been raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother. He yearns to see or hear news of his famous outlaw parents, but his grandmother refuses to tell him anything. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
1st
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KSG0015513
ISBN
9780571231515
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Travel to the revolutionary closing years of 18th century England. Meet Jack Cockshutt, arsonist by trade, returning to rescue his victims and profit from their relief, finding the woman who just might save him. Meet the beauty who castigates her customers with passages from Paine's Rights of Man. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946317
ISBN
9781908946317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. The story of a couple with seemingly perfect lives..and the secrets they hide behind closed doors. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jo Jo Moyes. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0296138
ISBN
9780007544844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. You think he might be having an affair - do you walk out, or fight back? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy in good condtion.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLJ0000631
ISBN
9780751540529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781558616585
ISBN
9781558616585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

Paperback. The brilliant new romantic comedy from No. 1 bestseller Mike Gayle. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
New edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOC0008001
ISBN
9780340825389
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'A sharply written story of love, money and erotic intrigue pulsing behind the staid canal fronts of nineteenth-century Amsterdam' Daisy Goodwin Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828427
ISBN
9780753828427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

paperback. Translator(s): Cavanagh, H. Series: Europe 1992/95. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946626748
ISBN
9780946626748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

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