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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Alice Reynolds had always dreamt of escaping her grimy corner of South London for the fairytale world of the privileged aristocratic elite. Cricket whites, Pimms and summer balls were the stuff of Alice's dreams. But when those dreams come true, the friends and enemies she makes on a trip to Russia draw her into a completely different world. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Arrow Books
Edition
New edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0014409
ISBN
9780099415275
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From one of Australia's youngest and brightest literary talents comes a shining constellation of stunning short stories Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782397175
ISBN
9781782397175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589880887
ISBN
9781589880887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Agate Bolden
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932841947
ISBN
9781932841947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Abridged ed
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583229231
ISBN
9781583229231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. When dying Jack Flynn decides he needs a bride, so that he can sire a son, his young wife Caitlin proves feistier than he anticipated. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782641353
ISBN
9781782641353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.34

Paperback. A bittersweet paean to dashed hopes and good intentions in contemporary middle America; a comic, deeply heartfelt dissection of the Dream by an exciting debut author. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472115348
ISBN
9781472115348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. Translator(s): Dillman, Lisa. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328. 252 pages. Mr. Optimus Oloop is a Finnish statistician living in Buenos Aires. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 23. Weight: 328. Translator(s): Dillman, Lisa.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Pr
Edition
First English Translation
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564784346
ISBN
9781564784346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. A novel about national identity, race, liberty, loss and surrender. It follows a young Nigerian doctor as he wanders aimlessly along the streets of Manhattan. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571279432
ISBN
9780571279432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. When her partner disappears, a young woman drifts towards Open Door, a small town in the Argentinean Pampas named after its psychiatric hospital. She finds herself living with an ageing ranch-hand, although a local girl also proves irresistible. This evocative book makes a quiet case for the possibility of finding contentment in unexpected places. Translator(s): Fowler, Beth. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Number of pages
213
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276032
ISBN
9781908276032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.30

Paperback. Series: Open Door Series V. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004190
ISBN
9781905494040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Open Door Series V. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905494002
ISBN
9781905494002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustration, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927063323
ISBN
9781927063323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.75

Paperback. Ranging from the 1850s through two world wars to the present, and from Canada to Brisbane, the Balkans and the Somme, this title includes dazzling stories that reveal the secrets of unconventional women who refuse to be contained. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099459712
ISBN
9780099459712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416447
ISBN
9780862416447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. 1945: a lost German bomber crashes on the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland. Inexplicably, in the midst of World War Two, there are both German and American officers on board. One of the senior German officers claims that their best chance of survival is to try to walk to the nearest farm and sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. Translator(s): Cribb, Victoria. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099535638
ISBN
9780099535638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

paperback. Phillip Roth confronts his double, an imposter whose self-appointed task is to lead the jews out of Israel and back to Europe, a moses in reverse and a monstrous nemesis to the 'real' Philip Roth. This work is at once a spy story, a political thriller, a meditation on identity, and a confession. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099307914
ISBN
9780099307914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Sun, sea and laughter abound in this warm, bubbly tale by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe (winner of the 2012 Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance) and Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams (RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2013 winner). The perfect summer read. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751551068
ISBN
9780751551068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Reveals the astonishing underground partnership that changed the course of history. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906558154
ISBN
9781906558154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Ophelia, criminal lawyer, is in for a shock. Her husband announces he's been having an affair, and leaves. Her home life and work implode - before long, she's broke, drinking too much and falling for a client. And then she is faced with the most serious trial of her life, when a disgruntled defendant comes back to haunt her. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907595493
ISBN
9781907595493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

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