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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. He wanted power; she wanted revenge. The magnificent novel by the internationally bestselling author of The Other Side of Midnight and Morning, Noon and Night. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 196. In good condition. A well read copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Thus
SKU
KRS0011071
ISBN
9780006510550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. He wanted power; she wanted revenge. The magnificent novel by the internationally bestselling author of The Other Side of Midnight and Morning, Noon and Night. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 196. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing little wear to edges, otherwise remains a fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
First Thus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0019075
ISBN
9780006510550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A story of five young employees of a New York publishing company. There's Ivy League Caroline, who dreams of graduating from the typing pool to an editor's office; naive country girl April, who reinvents herself as the woman every man wants on his arm; and, Gregg, the free-spirited actress with a secret yearning for domesticity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196312
ISBN
9780141196312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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