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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

paperback. A woman who dares to defy expectations of society in pursuit of her desire. But a century after her death, it is regarded as the author's achievement. This book shows transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, who - with tragic consequences - refuses to be caged by married and domestic life, and claims for herself erotic freedom. Editor(s): Gilbert, Sandra M. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780142437322
ISBN
9780142437322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 178 x 110. .
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552166188
ISBN
9780552166188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. Gaelle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940, when the German army occupies France. In a matter of months, her father and brother are killed, her mother descends into madness, and her closest friend, Rebekah Feldmann, is sent to a detention camp. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552166171
ISBN
9780552166171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. An irreverent, imaginative and irresistably witty caper through the streets of Paris and the maze of motherhood Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 369 x 28. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272240
ISBN
9781846272240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. Welcome to Swell Valley - where the scandal is in a class of its own.. The third book in the Swell Valley series by bestselling author Tilly Bagshawe Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008132811
ISBN
9780008132811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. A wickedly funny novel from the co-writer of Ten Things I Hate About You and Legally Blonde Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 18. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755332717
ISBN
9780755332717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. 'I am dazzled by The Bachelors. It is the cleverest and most elegant of all Spark's clever and elegant books' Evelyn Waugh Now available in print and eBook as a gorgeous canon Series: Canons. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main - Canons ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781782117551
ISBN
9781782117551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Anya has been backpacking in the Spice Islands, but her last postcard home arrived months ago. Now her anxious father, Francesco, has gone in search of her. Almost within sight of land, the ferry he's travelling on sinks and Francesco and two other Europeans are washed ashore on the island Anya was heading for. Translator(s): Jamieson, Christopher. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KLN0016503
ISBN
9780747586012
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Jane has had her baby and is living along with him in a country cottage. Her idyllic time there is soon complicated by the arrival of Toby, the love of her life, and her friend Dorothy. The two women start up a shop in the village, and it is their changing fortunes and feelings for the men on whom so much of their lives are staked. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529071
ISBN
9780099529071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. When the beautiful teenage Lily arrives in Lima in 1950, fifteen-year-old Ricardo falls instantly in love with her. She claims to be from Chile, but vanishes the moment it becomes clear that she has lied about both her name and her nationality. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234110
ISBN
9780571234110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226412610
ISBN
9780226412610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. A hardback sensation - more than 50,000 copies sold Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318. Clean copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Picador, London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRF0009064
ISBN
9780330419338
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A hardback sensation - more than 50,000 copies sold Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318. Clean copy in good condition
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Picador, London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0005299
ISBN
9780330419338
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. His name is Lord Doyle. His plan: to gamble away his last days in the dark and decadent casino halls of Macau. His game: baccarat punto blanco - 'that slutty dirty queen of casino card games.' Though Doyle is not a Lord at all. He is a fake; a corrupt lawyer who has spent a career siphoning money from rich clients. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099599685
ISBN
9780099599685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A man of devilish charm and enterprising spirit, Dougal Douglas is employed to revitalize the ailing firm of Meadows, Meade & Grindley. Strange things begin to happen as Dougal exerts an uncanny influence on the inhabitants of Peckham Rye and brings lies, tears, blackmail and even murder into the lives of all he meets. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188355
ISBN
9780141188355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: DC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Edition
1st
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559619
ISBN
9781875559619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. A collection of Carson McCullers' stories, including her novella "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" and "Wunderkind". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183695
ISBN
9780141183695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. There's little room in this world for a moral man. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014613
ISBN
9780007339549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Informed by vivid research, The Balloonist is a passionate novel of an almost forgotten service of World War I Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471139000
ISBN
9781471139000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. In a crumbling Irish mansion, two elderly sisters, Ella and Roberta O'Callaghan, live alone with their secrets, memories and mutual hatred. Long estranged by a dark family tragedy, they communicate only by terse notes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845029524
ISBN
9781845029524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

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