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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 192 pages. The central story in this book tells of an upright man resisting the temptations of easy bribes and easy satisfactions and winning for his honesty nothing but scorn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight: 166.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435905408
- ISBN
- 9780435905408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.21
€ 17.21
Paperback. A gorgeous summer read to escape with this summer! Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JMG; FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008236755
- ISBN
- 9780008236755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. When Kate meets a dark, enigmatic man in a Soho bar, she doesn't hesitate long before going home with him. There is something undeniably attractive about Richard - and irresistibly dangerous, too. Now, after eighteen exhilarating but fraught months, Kate knows she has to finish their relationship and hopes that will be the end of it. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KEX0245529
- ISBN
- 9781408809136
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The stunning new novel of love and secrets from the number 2 bestselling author Santa Montefiore. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471101014
- ISBN
- 9781471101014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Josephine Moon's third absorbing novel The Beekeeper's Secret intriguingly blends her trademark warmth and sensitivity with a darker layer of guilt and grief. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760291969
- ISBN
- 9781760291969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.24
€ 10.99
€ 9.24
Paperback. Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015 Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007557745
- ISBN
- 9780007557745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. A strange, compelling fable about Europe, capitalism and the human heart. Vatanescu, an impoverished construction worker, wants a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son. So he decides to head north to a cold, dark country where there is money to be made.. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780722313
- ISBN
- 9781780722313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 5.70
€ 9.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. When Dorothy came back from the dead, it seemed to Aaron that some people simply didn't notice. The accident that killed Dorothy - involving an oak tree, a sun porch and some elusive biscuits - leaves Aaron bereft and the house a wreck. As those around him fuss and flap and bring him casserole after casserole, Aaron ploughs on. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0002897
- ISBN
- 9780099572237
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Visiting Thailand to marry a sex worker, Raymond is informed that his father's body has been discovered in an isolated villa on the Belgian coast. While his bride embarks on a career in the Dutch and German porn industries, Raymond moves into the villa with the intention of renovating the property. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784630263
- ISBN
- 9781784630263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Paperback. When Audrey makes a devastating discovery about her husband, New York radial lawyer Joel Litvinoff, she is forced to re-examine everything she thought she knew about their forty-year marriage. Joel's children will soon have to come to terms with this unsettling secret themselves, but for meantime, they are trying tot cope with their own dilemmas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 1st Penguin Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141024677
- ISBN
- 9780141024677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.81
€ 20.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Edition
- Main
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 234
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571226160
- ISBN
- 9780571226160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.98
€ 11.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. A novel, that was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. It is partially based on the author's own life and descent into mental illness. It presents a portrait of the 1950s society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571268863
- ISBN
- 9780571268863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Hardback. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571308408
- ISBN
- 9780571308408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
paperback. A novel, that was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. It is partially based on the author's own life and descent into mental illness. It presents a portrait of the 1950s society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Edition
- Main - Re-issue
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571081783
- ISBN
- 9780571081783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Previously uncollected pulp fiction by the 20th century American master. Editor(s): Calonne, David Stephen. Num Pages: 305 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FA; FP; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866829
- ISBN
- 9780872866829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Dora Greenfield, erring wife, returns to live with her husband in a lay community encamped outside Imber Abbey, home to a mysterious enclosed order of nuns. Watched over by its devout director and the discreet authority of the wise old Abbess, Imber Court is a haven for lost souls seeking tranquility. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099470489
- ISBN
- 9780099470489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Leads us on a kind of psychic Grand Tour, in which a latter-day Candide named Hippolyte's violently imaginative dream life becomes indistinguishable from his surprising experiences in the 'real world'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190099
- ISBN
- 9780141190099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.62
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. Translator(s): Bangerter, Lowell A. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929497549
- ISBN
- 9780929497549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.44
€ 17.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. Once more, we catch up with the delightful goings-on in the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from Alexander McCall Smith .. Series: 44 Scotland Street. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349142661
- ISBN
- 9780349142661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.28
€ 8.28
Paperback. Translator(s): Bradbury, Rod. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0012779
- ISBN
- 9781843915164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Bradbury, Rod. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTG0012693
- ISBN
- 9781843915164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. Series Editor(s): Royle, Nicholas. Series: Best British Short Stories. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907773129
- ISBN
- 9781907773129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Enticed by advertisements for a luxury retirement home in India, a group of strangers leave England to begin a new life. On arrival, however, they discover the palace is a shell of its former self, the staff are more than a little eccentric and the days of the Raj appear to be long gone. But, as they soon discover, life and love can begin again. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- SKU
- KSS0014313
- ISBN
- 9780099572022
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Enticed by advertisements for a luxury retirement home in India, a group of strangers leave England to begin a new life. On arrival, however, they discover the palace is a shell of its former self, the staff are more than a little eccentric and the days of the Raj appear to be long gone. Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099579038
- ISBN
- 9780099579038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02