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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Tells the story of Amy Evans' bold play for happiness, and her dangerous success. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Library of Wales Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762521
ISBN
9781905762521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

Paperback. Michael Tagleva is the eldest son and heir to a wealthy banking family in Europe. When visiting Germany he is welcomed as a distinguished guest by the Nazis, but not everything is as it seems and Michael soon finds himself in a labyrinth of deceit and double-cross that spreads from Berlin to Paris and London. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Peakes Place Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995542303
ISBN
9780995542303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Meet Maggie Fortenberry. Her life seems pretty much perfect - she's beautiful, charming and successful, just as you'd expect of a former Miss Alabama. But in fact, Maggie is perfectly miserable. By now she should have been living in an elegant house with an adoring husband and 2.5 children. Instead, she makes a living selling that dream to others. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555483
ISBN
9780099555483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. 8vo.Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Airport / Export Ed
SKU
KEX0264268
ISBN
9780701177331
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A modern-day Greek tragedy, this story revolves around Marco Morelli, an aspiring filmmaker with a passion for heights. Set in New York, Toronto, and on top of Mount Olympus, this sexy, vivid novel weaves mythology with current events. It will especially interest academics, members of the gay community, and film and art lovers. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Tightrope Books
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926639604
ISBN
9781926639604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 6.39

Paperback. A story of a provincial lady who slogs through the mud of a collective farm, copes with Soviet trains and hotels, and rubs shoulders with robust citizens, at a public beach. Illustrator(s): Manso, Leo. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897331562
ISBN
9780897331562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.38

Paperback. The quickest way to get rich is to marry someone rich, but how do you do this if you aren't yet rich? TV chat-show host Ronnie Appleyard is preoccupied with this question as he pursues wealthy heiress Simona Quick over two continents. But as he comes closer to his prize other questions present themselves. Is the androgenous Simona really worth it? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194257
ISBN
9780141194257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Part "Great Gatsby", part "This Is Spinal Tap", this work paints a fictional portrait of a biographer, his notorious subject, and the illusions we hold about fame and fortune. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KIN0008106
ISBN
9780747573944
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. There comes a time in every woman's life when the only answer is to marry George Clooney. For Michelle, that time is now. Slogging her guts out in a chicken factory, whilst single-handedly bringing up a teenager who hates her, is far from the life that 36-year-old Michelle had planned. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0013061
ISBN
9780099594734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A pregnant mother's plans for the future unravel at the hospital; a travelling salesman learns the consequences of an almost-missed exit on the motorway in the newspaper the next morning. In those crucial moments, the author demonstrates her magical skill in conveying love, lust, longing, and loneliness. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 22. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
47551st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506010
ISBN
9780099506010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. Tells the story of Grace who is at that age where there are six weddings a year and the question on everyone's lips is: who's next? She and her boyfriend Robbie seem the perfect fit, but when he unexpectedly goes down on bended knee, Grace freaks out. Cue the mother of all meltdowns. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0018832
ISBN
9780141049144
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
First Edition (first american)
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564784933
ISBN
9781564784933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. A risky and risque prison memoir depicts the collective nightmare of life under Saddam. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 133.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864573
ISBN
9780872864573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Other Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590516737
ISBN
9781590516737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. It is 1970 in the suburbs of north London and, from the untidy comfort of her crowded house, Colette Jones is watching her older brother go to pieces, drinking himself into oblivion on home-made wine. Colette knows the solace a drink can provide. But soon she finds she cannot afford to ignore the destructive effect alcohol is having on her family. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0021585
ISBN
9780099286936
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Doc Ebersole lives with the ghost of Hank Williams. Literally. In 1963, ten years after giving Hank the overdose that killed him, Doc is wracked by addiction. But when Graciela, a young Mexican immigrant, appears in the neighbourhood in search of Doc's services, miraculous things begin to happen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554479
ISBN
9780099554479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Everything that can be done to fend off the boredom of retirement and old age, while still holding a beer. Translator(s): Harvey, Rosalind. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276742
ISBN
9781908276742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. A bold and original novel about John Humble, the Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 205 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780860
ISBN
9781783780860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. 'A deft masterpiece with never a false note' - Guardian Translator(s): Hunt, Jonathan. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Condition
New
SKU
9781782117155
ISBN
9781782117155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

paperback. 'I'm off', says Felix Ferrer to his wife. 'I'm leaving you'. And closing the door on their suburban home, Ferrer, a creature of appetite, impulse and habit, a man of our times, embarks on a journey to the extremes. Not weighing up every girl he sees. Not ignoring his doctor's warnings to avoid the very hot and the very cold. Translator(s): Waldman, Guido. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860469503
ISBN
9781860469503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

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