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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Dawn breaks over Vancouver and no-one in the world has slept the night before, or almost no-one. A few people, perhaps one in ten thousand can still sleep, and they've all shared the same golden dream. A handful of children still sleep as well, but what they're dreaming remains a mystery. After 6 days of absolute sleep deprivation, psychosis will set in. After 4 weeks, the body will die. In the interim, panic ensues and a bizarre a new world arises in which those previously on the fringes of society take the lead. Paul, a writer, continues to sleep - and the new world swallows the old one whole. Shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Publisher
- Titan Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783298228
- ISBN
- 9781783298228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Hardcover. New. Large format.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Veritas Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847300829
- ISBN
- 9781847300829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.89
€ 9.89
Paperback. A magnificent novel of heroism, sacrifice and love in a war-torn world Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 109 x 56. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755305216
- ISBN
- 9780755305216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). . In good condition. A well read copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRS0011034
- ISBN
- 9780340962800
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Manor House of Nonesuch has been home to generations of passionate, headstrong Herringe women. But the last of them, the passionate, mysterious Stella, known by some as the Witch of Ashmore, died in the fire which consumed the house and now Nonesuch has passed to her cousin, and former lover, John Dawe. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0021499
- ISBN
- 9780099297109
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 'Naipaul's praise is rare enough to be notable; and Taseer lives up to it .. among the sharpest and best-written fictions about contemporary India' Independent Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330544443
- ISBN
- 9780330544443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.42
€ 10.99
€ 9.42
Paperback. As the bombs fall on the blacked-out city, ambulance driver Elinor Brooke races from bomb sites to hospitals trying to save the lives of injured survivors, working alongside former friend Kit Neville, while her husband Paul works as an air-raid warden. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241966037
- ISBN
- 9780241966037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. It is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. She is fiercely intelligent, at times difficult and impatient, at times kind, but she is trapped by her circumstances, and waiting for any chance which will lift her beyond them. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141041759
- ISBN
- 9780141041759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.38
€ 13.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Small Beer Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618730602
- ISBN
- 9781618730602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.44
€ 14.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Newest Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927063729
- ISBN
- 9781927063729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.27
€ 18.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. During an eventful season at Bath, naive Catherine Morland experiences joys of fashionable society for first time. She is delighted with her acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and horror, and sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney, who invite her to their father's mysterious house, Northanger Abbey. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141389424
- ISBN
- 9780141389424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
€ 10.99
€ 9.47
paperback. Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HARPERCOLLINS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007504299
- ISBN
- 9780007504299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.59
€ 12.99
€ 9.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901746792
- ISBN
- 9781901746792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Nora Roberts - The World's Greatest Storyteller Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Piatkus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749929695
- ISBN
- 9780749929695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A warm and funny novel about folk musicians, by one of Britain's most popular radio broadcasters. Num Pages: 320 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340715697
- ISBN
- 9780340715697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Fleeing Las Vegas and her abusive boyfriend, Allison Johnson moves to Reno, but finds herself haunted by the mistakes of her past, and lacking any self-belief. Her only comfort seems to come from the imaginary conversations she has with her hero, Paul Newman. This book presents a portrait of small-town America and an emotional tour de force. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571235711
- ISBN
- 9780571235711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554561
- ISBN
- 9780099554561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Toru Watanabe is looking back on the love and passions of his life and trying to make sense of it all. As his first love Naoko sinks deeper into mental despair, he is inexorably pushed to find a new meaning and a new love in order to survive. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099448822
- ISBN
- 9780099448822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.50
€ 14.99
€ 10.50
Hardcover. A widely-praised author weaves a narrative of art, history and human relationships under the Tuscan sun. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 38. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Sort of Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908745316
- ISBN
- 9781908745316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.09
€ 17.99
€ 14.09
Hardcover. A novel, in which Charles Gould returns to South America determined to make a success of the inheritance left to him by his father, the San Tome mine. But his dreams are thwarted as the country is plunged into revolution. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857150889
- ISBN
- 9781857150889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 13.91
€ 20.99
€ 13.91
paperback. First published in 1904, this book deals with Latin America. It offers a picture of an insurrectionary society and the opportunities it provides for moral corruption. Editor(s): Pauly, Veronique. Series Editor(s): Stape, J. H. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141441634
- ISBN
- 9780141441634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.86
€ 12.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 98 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Samuel French Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 98
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780573640445
- ISBN
- 9780573640445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Paperback. George Gastin is part of an insurance scam to wreck a Cadillac originally meant for the Big Bopper, but George has other ideas and disappears with the car. On his quest to find the spirit of rock 'n' roll he is pursued by gangsters and meets hitch-hikers and demented preachers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. 336 pages. George Gastin is part of an insurance scam to wreck a Cadillac originally meant for the Big Bopper, but George has other ideas and disappears with the car. On his quest to find the spirit of rock 'n' roll he is pursued by gangsters and meets hitch-hikers and demented preachers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight: 276.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954868
- ISBN
- 9781841954868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.50
€ 13.00
€ 11.50
Paperback. Series: Open Door S. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFB. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902602158
- ISBN
- 9781902602158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.95
€ 8.95