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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. One summer's evening, Alice sees something out of the corner of her eye. She turns to look: just a trick of the light. She is no longer the lonely little girl she once was, with her games of make-believe and imaginary friend, Sam. Then Alice's world is shattered in a tragic accident, and Sam creeps out of the shadows and back into her life. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779784
ISBN
9780552779784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Tara Fraser has a secret. Desperate to escape herself and her past, she changes her name, packs up her London home and moves to a town in the North of England where she knows no one. But one of her new neighbours, Nancy, is intrigued by her. And as hard as Tara tries to distance herself, she starts to drop her guard. Then a letter arrives.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702304
ISBN
9781784702304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Moving between Italy and England, the lives of four people intertwine across half a century: a dying painter considers the sacrifices and losses that have made him an enigma; a blind girl tries to make sense of a world she can no longer see; a landscape artist finds himself trapped in dangerous terrain, and more. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315635
ISBN
9780571315635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

First published in 1977, this novel of ideas follows Konrad Rutkowski - professor of medieval history and former Gestapo officer - as he returns to the scene of his war crimes determined to renounce, or perhaps justify, his Nazi past. Translator(s): Rakic, Bogdan; Dickey, Stephen M. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 121 x 32. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810117198
ISBN
9780810117198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.52

Paperback. One early September afternoon, Yosef and Mariam, young Ethiopians set off on a road trip in search of an identity as an American couple. Thirty years later, Yosef has died, and the couple's son, Jonas, is desperate to make sense of the volatile generational and cultural ties that have forged him. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099521037
ISBN
9780099521037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Sixteen-year-old high-school drop-out Bobby moves to Dallas to join his big brother Jim in the jewellery trade. Jim's glamorous girlfriend Lisa is the best saleswoman in the business and from the moment Bobby meets her he falls under her spell. Bobby discovers a new world - glitzy, trashy and hedonistic - where sex and money rule. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532187
ISBN
9780099532187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. A collection of short stories that twist and inspire the imagination. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020044
ISBN
9780141020044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. If he's the one.. how will I know? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 426. In good condition. A well read copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRS0010695
ISBN
9780755307593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. If he's the one.. how will I know? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
SKU
KTM0006202
ISBN
9780755307593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. If he's the one.. how will I know? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 426. In good condition. A well read copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
SKU
KRS0010721
ISBN
9780755307593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Half German by birth and middle-class English by upbringing, Helen and Margaret Schlegel struggle to come to terms with the problems of their inheritance in Edwardian England. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150254
ISBN
9781857150254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. A chance acquaintance brings together the preposterous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182131
ISBN
9780141182131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. E. M. Forster is one of the great twentieth century authors. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st BCA Edition
SKU
V9780340512142
ISBN
9780340512142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.38

Hardback. What goes on behind closed doors? Hows Your Father tells the story of four generations of one Hackney family on a rollercoaster ride of drugs, violence, sickness, infidelity and the redeeming joys of motherhood. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Trade edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780721477
ISBN
9781780721477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320479
ISBN
9781851320479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought that ended with a vengeance the night of his birth. All signs being auspicious, the villagers triumphantly assured Sampath's proud parents that their son was destined for greatness. Twenty years of failure later, that unfortunately does not appear to be the case. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571284047
ISBN
9780571284047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.35

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Granta Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781846275975
ISBN
9781846275975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Once it had been the great forest of Lythe. And here, in the beginning, lived the Fairfaxes, grandly, at Fairfax Manor. But over the centuries the forest had been destroyed, replaced by Streets of Trees. The Fairfaxes have dwindled too; now they live in 'Arden' at the end of Hawthorne Close and are hardly a family at all. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001775
ISBN
9780552996198
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. A leak is traced to a small sub-section of SIS, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The sort of atmosphere, perhaps, where mistakes could be made? For Maurice Castle, it is the end of the line anyway, and time for him to retire to live peacefully with his African wife, Sarah. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099288527
ISBN
9780099288527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. As shocking as it is moving, a novel about love, ideology and man's inhumanity to man by the internationally renowned Makine. Translator(s): Strachan, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340936788
ISBN
9780340936788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

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