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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. From the author of the critically acclaimed Partitions, a bittersweet novel that explores the heart of family life, the immigrant experience, and bridging the gulfs between generations Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780742687
- ISBN
- 9781780742687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.70
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Paperback. This series chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England. It is unrivalled for its scope, its humour and the enormous pleasure it has given to generations. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099472421
- ISBN
- 9780099472421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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€ 11.06
Paperback. A fever dream of a novel where love, jealousy and obsession collide Translator(s): Hodgson, John. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196. 272 pages. A fever dream of a novel where love, jealousy and obsession collide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 18. Weight: 196. Translator(s): Hodgson, John.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847673404
- ISBN
- 9781847673404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
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Paperback. Six months ago, city girl Sophie Mills gave up everything to move to Cornwall. All to be with the man she thinks she loves, and his two daughters who she knows she loves. But adjusting to life as a semi-permanent mother in the countryside isn't quite as easy as Sophie imagined it would be. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAK0005765
- ISBN
- 9780099525196
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A warm, funny and enchanting tale of friendship, running and arson Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214. In good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KLJ0001548
- ISBN
- 9780755306978
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Sophie Mills has worked her Manolo Blahniks off to reach the near-top of her profession. And she's very happy with her priorities in life - her job, her neurotic cat Artemis and her passion for shoes. After all, relationships only get in the way. And as for children? She hasn't even begun to think about them yet. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Arrow Book Edition
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTG0007211
- ISBN
- 9780099465058
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Sophie Mills has worked her Manolo Blahniks off to reach the near-top of her profession. And she's very happy with her priorities in life - her job, her neurotic cat Artemis and her passion for shoes. After all, relationships only get in the way. And as for children? She hasn't even begun to think about them yet. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Edition
- 1st Arrow Book Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KAK0002811
- ISBN
- 9780099465058
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Life on Mars meets It's a Wonderful Life in this inventive romantic comedy that looks at what we can learn from the past.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238. Clean copy in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KNH0012078
- ISBN
- 9781847560902
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
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Paperback. How does a man addicted to routine - a man who flosses his teeth before love-making - cope with the chaos of everyday life? Here, with the loss of his son, the departure of his wife and the arrival of Muriel, a dog trainer from the Meow-Bow dog clinic, Macon's attempts at ordinary life are tragically and comically undone. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Book Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099480013
- ISBN
- 9780099480013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. For Maria, nothing is certain. Her life is a chain of accidents. Friendship passes her by, and she's unimpressed by the devoted Ronny and his endless proposals of marriage. Maria lives in a world of her own - yet not of her own making. Stumbling through university, work, marriage and motherhood, she finds it hard to see what all the fuss is about. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241967713
- ISBN
- 9780241967713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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€ 11.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Charivari Press
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895166361
- ISBN
- 9781895166361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.30
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Paperback. The characters in this collection by the author of "Trainspotting" are often - on the surface - depraved, vicious, cowardly and manipulative, but their essential humanity is never undermined. Stereotypes are at once celebrated and destroyed, as the protagonists find themselves on unfamiliar ground. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099435013
- ISBN
- 9780099435013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
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€ 10.33
Paperback. Felix Quinn calls himself a happy man. He is married to and adores the beautiful Marisa. But a childhood experience has taught him that loss is intrinsic to love, and Felix realises that he can only be truly happy if his wife is sleeping with another man. Enter Marius into Marisa's affections. And now Felix must ask himself, is he really happpy? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526735
- ISBN
- 9780099526735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. Noah, a debt collector and investigator in his late twenties, is slowly putting away enough money to get out of the murky world of solicitors, bankers, bent coppers and cheating wives for good. [..] but then comes the job that changes everything. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909844810
- ISBN
- 9781909844810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
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Paperback. * Perceptive, poignant, clever and funny, this is a superb and rich novel of a time, and an age, that comes to us all Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751535464
- ISBN
- 9780751535464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
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Paperback. Presents a story which belongs to Harry Trellman, an aging, astute businessman who has never belonged anywhere. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188843
- ISBN
- 9780141188843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Origin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579830496
- ISBN
- 9781579830496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 5.21
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€ 5.21
paperback. Barefoot, I pick my way across the rough floorboards to where a drawer lined with a quilt serves as a crib. Kneeling as if at chapel, I gaze down at my babe in her makeshift manger. I must not touch her. When I look I must not touch. When I touch I must not look. In this way Mam says no bond will form. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Number of pages
- 400
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KAK0009657
- ISBN
- 9780091947057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.99€ 4.99
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Paperback. Offers a satire on the battle of the sexes and sequel to "Coming First". Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747526803
- ISBN
- 9780747526803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.58
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Paperback. 1975. The cusp of Argentina's Dirty War. The magnate Tamerlan has been kidnapped by guerrillas, demanding a bust of Eva Peron be placed in all 92 offices of his company. The man for the job: Marrone. His mission: to penetrate the ultimate Argentinian mystery: Eva Peron, the legendary Evita. A caustic and original take on Argentina's history. Translator(s): Barnett, Ian. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 386 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276506
- ISBN
- 9781908276506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
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Paperback. A penniless and parentless Chicago boy growing up in the Great Depression, Augie March drifts through life latching on to a wild succession of occupations, including butler, thief, dog-washer, sailor and salesman. He is a 'born recruit', easily influenced by others who try to mould his destiny. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184869
- ISBN
- 9780141184869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
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Hardcover. A fictional autobiography of a rumbustious adventurer and poker-player who sets off his native Chicago in the spirit of a latter-day Columbus to rediscover the world - and more especially, twentieth-century America. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 35. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857152159
- ISBN
- 9781857152159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. Features Baron Munchausen's absurd adventures. This book tells how he turned a wolf inside out in Russia, rode on a Turkish cannon ball, danced a hornpipe in the stomach of large fish which had swallowed him alive, mended his horse which had been severed in two by a portcullis, and lent his friend General Elliot a hand at the siege of Gibraltar. Num Pages: 192 pages, YES. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857155181
- ISBN
- 9781857155181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. The Adventures of Eovaai is the most important prose satire of English politics and the administration of Sir Robert Walpole between Gullivers Travels and Jonathan Wild. Jerry C. Beasley, University of Delaware Num Pages: 243 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111971
- ISBN
- 9781551111971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.84
€ 37.99
€ 27.84