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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. *The story of a young girl's dreams, aspirations and melodramas told with zest and verve by the 16-year-old author Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Angus & Robertson
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780860681939
ISBN
9780860681939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Ugandan Mary Tendo worked for many years in the white middle-class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her only child, Justin. More than ten years after Mary has left, Justin is too depressed to get out of bed. To his mother's surprise, he asks for Mary. This work confronts racism and class conflict with humour. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590085
ISBN
9781846590085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. A brilliant, suspenseful novel with the power and intrigue of Rebecca. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080403
ISBN
9781844080403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. * a penetrating psychological study with all the haunting power of Rebecca Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 450.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Virago Press (UK)
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087631
ISBN
9781844087631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Two daughters. Two mothers. The secrets of two lifetimes. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330535205
ISBN
9780330535205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

paperback. Recording his reactions to initiation into college life at the University of Chicago and the imminent death of his grandmother, one of his primary caretakers, Danny realizes the value of time and gains confidence in his writing abilities. This is a saga of Danny O'Neill's struggles with harsh urban realities in early twentieth-century Chicago. Num Pages: 376 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074875
ISBN
9780252074875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. A letter, two lovers, a terrible lie. In war, truth is only the first casualty. 'Inspires the kind of devotion among its readers not seen since David Nicholls' One Day' The Times Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014571
ISBN
9780007361441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A letter, two lovers, a terrible lie. In war, truth is only the first casualty. 'Inspires the kind of devotion among its readers not seen since David Nicholls' One Day' The Times Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284. 8vo. Standard paperback edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KEX0300117
ISBN
9780007361441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. My Documents is the latest work from Alejandro Zambra, the award-winning Chilean writer whose first novel was heralded as the dawn of a new era in Chilean literature. My Documents is unflinchingly human and essential evidence of a sublimely talented writer working at the height of his powers. Translator(s): McDowell, Megan. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992974787
ISBN
9780992974787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Vanessa, a writer, flies to Uganda for a conference. She means to visit her ex-cleaner Mary, now the Housekeeper of the Sheraton Hotel. Mary has her own agenda: her son is missing. Vanessa sets off alone to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to see the gorillas. But she quarrels with her driver and a war closes in from the Congo. Can anyone save0 her? Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590795
ISBN
9781846590795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. A book of dreams that cover themes from the mundane and ordinary - conversations with the author's friends Allen Ginsberg or Ian Sommerville, feeding his cats, procuring drugs or sex - to the erotic, bizarre and visionary. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189895
ISBN
9780141189895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

Hardcover. Manny Riley is a recovering alcoholic and struggling scriptwriter with a serious anger management problem. Lately, though, things have started to change for the better. A happy marriage, a move away from Glasgow to an idyllic seaside village and the adoption of Bailey, a lurcher with epilepsy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307226
ISBN
9781906307226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Hannah's thirty-two-year-old husband has a stroke .. on the day she was going to leave him. A thought-provoking, emotive and page-turning debut novel perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Jodi Picoult. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473613638
ISBN
9781473613638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. A hilarious, honest and warm story about modern marriage and divorce Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 324. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0037883
ISBN
9780755328444
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590176672
ISBN
9781590176672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. A novel about the secrets buried in the past of an Argentine family; a story of fathers and sons, corruption and responsibility, memory and history, with a mystery at its heart. It tells a completely original story of family and remembrance. It is an audacious accomplishment by an internationally acclaimed voice. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571277148
ISBN
9780571277148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

paperback. A collection of stories from the author's final years. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Newspaper clipping pasted to half-title page by previous owner. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022712
ISBN
9780141042596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.96

Paperback. Ash O'Halloran is happily single. But when she meets Dan Morland she begins to wonder whether being self-contained and secure might also mean missing out.. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 39. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755329977
ISBN
9780755329977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
GRANTA BOOKS
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First UK edition
SKU
KRF0025688
ISBN
9781862070028
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The world-wide, mega selling author of Man and Boy is back with a sizzling, Shanghai tale of sex, romance and second wives Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KNH0012136
ISBN
9780007226498
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The world-wide, mega selling author of Man and Boy is back with a sizzling, Shanghai tale of sex, romance and second wives Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTJ0007132
ISBN
9780007226498
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
Open Letter United States
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934824405
ISBN
9781934824405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.75

Paperback. When Jesus Christ arrives uninvited at your flat, and gently but firmly advises you to clean up your life, well, naturally, you do as you're told - Translator(s): Petersen, Mette. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272103
ISBN
9781846272103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Hardback. Part of Jane Duncan's classic 'My Friend..' series Series: My Friends.. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447297901
ISBN
9781447297901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.21

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