Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. A portrait of a young man, tracing his life from childhood, to Cambridge University, and to his early adult life in artistic London. Jacob always yearns for something greater, and embarks on a voyage to the Mediterranean before the war begins and his fate is forever altered. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099478263
- ISBN
- 9780099478263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Hardback. Set in the years leading up to the First World War, this work is an elegy, not just for an individual character, but for a generation lost in and affected by the war. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Series: Shakespeare Head Press Edition of Virginia Woolf. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631177227
- ISBN
- 9780631177227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.36
€ 171.36
Paperback. Issa Boureima is a young, hip African street vendor who sells knock-off designer bags and hats in an open-air market on 125th street in Harlem. His goal is to become a "Jaguar" - a West African term for a keen entrepreneur able to spot trends and turn a profit in any marketplace. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775289
- ISBN
- 9780226775289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.49
€ 31.99
€ 24.49
Paperback. Pay attention please to the life of Walter F Starbuck. 1913, gave him the gift of life. 1970, gave him a job in the Nixon White House. 1975, sent him to prison for his part in the 'Watergate' scandal. Now he is coming out of jail, into the brave new world of 1980s Manhattan. This title tells the story of his first twenty-four hours of freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099999003
- ISBN
- 9780099999003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. A warm-hearted saga of family secrets and lies in Sunderland during the early years of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 18. Weight in Grams: 135. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KI20002926
- ISBN
- 9780340836699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 'Remarkable - brave, big-hearted and beautifully written' Andrew Miller, author of the Costa Award winner PURE Weaving back and forward in time and place between Austria during the Second World War, to Switzerland and 1920s England to tell the interlinked stories of Jakob, an 8 year old gypsy boy, his father Yavy and his English mother Lor. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444797664
- ISBN
- 9781444797664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905847747
- ISBN
- 9781905847747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.22
€ 11.22
Paperback. A modern classic of Soviet literature, a love story that ranks alongside Turgenev's First Love. Translator(s): Riordan, James. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publisher
- Telegram Books
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First edition & printing in this form
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590320
- ISBN
- 9781846590320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. Life is sweet for would-be bohemian Artie Conville. Safe at the helm of his subsidised magazine - with a cosy office paid for by the tax-payer - he's content to drift along quoting poetry, lingering over long lunches and flirting with the lovely Rosie McCann. The main thing is to keep the real world at bay. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908737083
- ISBN
- 9781908737083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. A story of a group of friends as they edge towards adulthood in the sunshine and shadow of Llandudno during the years of the Second World War. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 351 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 351
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762507
- ISBN
- 9781905762507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.24
€ 11.24
Paperback. 'Put Moby Dick, Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner into a pot, add a pinch of Dickens, and you will get the flavour of Carol Birch's hugely entertaining novel.' Mail on Sunday Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. 352 pages. 'Put Moby Dick, Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner into a pot, add a pinch of Dickens, and you will get the flavour of Carol Birch's hugely entertaining novel.' Mail on Sunday. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 254.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847676573
- ISBN
- 9781847676573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. Six people - five women and a man - meet once a month in California's Central Valley to discuss Jane Austen's novels. They are ordinary people, neither happy nor unhappy, but each of them is wounded in different ways, they are all mixed up about their lives and relationships. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd., London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KTM0000619
- ISBN
- 9780141020266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Six people - five women and a man - meet once a month in California's Central Valley to discuss Jane Austen's novels. They are ordinary people, neither happy nor unhappy, but each of them is wounded in different ways, they are all mixed up about their lives and relationships. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd., London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KTM0001023
- ISBN
- 9780141020266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Shortly before she died, Jane Austen started working on a new novel, but did not live to finish it. There have been a few attempts to complete this work, but none have captured the true magic of an Austen novel until now. Julia Barrett has emerged with this literary treasure, holding true to the characters and theme designed by Ms. Austen. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- M. Evans & Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0002852
- ISBN
- 9780871319715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345513663
- ISBN
- 9780345513663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.72
€ 14.99
€ 13.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dexter Haven United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903660102
- ISBN
- 9781903660102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.14
€ 17.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Jasmine Vijh, widowed in India at 17, flees to America. This is the story of her daring travels, her painful yet exhilarating cross-cultural metamorphosis and, eventually, the home she finds in Iowa where she accepts how inextricably her fate has become part of America's. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853812781
- ISBN
- 9781853812781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. A captivating WW2 love story from the bestselling author of EAST OF THE SUN, a Richard & Judy selection. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409103042
- ISBN
- 9781409103042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854251077
- ISBN
- 9781854251077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.19
€ 13.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Summer, 1965. Late one night, thirteen-year-old Charlie Bucktin is startled by a knock on his window. His visitor is Jasper Jones. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is intriguing. And he needs Charlie's help. In the dead of night, the boys steal through town, and Charlie learns of Jasper's horrible discovery. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099537540
- ISBN
- 9780099537540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. The award-winning Shadow Ops series continues with Myke Cole's fifth epic military fantasy adventure Series: Shadow Ops. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472211910
- ISBN
- 9781472211910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. This is the story of a man's love for his community and his abiding and unrequited love for Mattie Chatham. Sent to an orphanage at the age of ten, Jayber grows up knowing of loneliness and want. With the flood of 1937 he returns to his native Port William to become the town's barber. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582431604
- ISBN
- 9781582431604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.05
€ 19.05
Paperback. Joe Trace - in his fifties, door-to-door salesman of beauty products, erstwhile devoted husband - shoots to death his lover of three months, impetuous, eighteen-year-old Dorcas. At the funeral, his determined, hard-working wife, Violet - who is given to stumbling into dark mental cracks - tries with a knife to disfigure the corpse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099750918
- ISBN
- 9780099750918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Flambard Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873226629
- ISBN
- 9781873226629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.24
€ 12.24