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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A novel sure to appeal to fans of Outlander. A modern love story in the Scottish islands runs parallel with the darker 18th-century tale of Henrietta Dalrymple, kidnapped by the formidable Manus McNeill and held against her will. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198. .
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910192603
ISBN
9781910192603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. 'A charming, unforgettable story.' - Harper's Bazaar 40 years of marriage. 8 golden charms. One man's journey of discovery. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 270 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848455016
ISBN
9781848455016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Christopher Boone is fifteen and has Asperger's Syndrome. He knows a great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a journey which will turn his whole world upside down. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598459
ISBN
9780099598459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Limited Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099496939
ISBN
9780099496939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.82

Paperback. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's, a form of autism. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 117 x 19. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099470434
ISBN
9780099470434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

paperback. Narrated by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KTG0014757
ISBN
9780099450252
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Translator(s): Textor, Cindi. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153102
ISBN
9780231153102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 72.77

Paperback. Translator(s): Textor, Cindi. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153119
ISBN
9780231153119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
B Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd India
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9788131903315
ISBN
9788131903315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.10

Paperback. Presents a tale about a beautiful social climber, Undine Sprague, who is a monster of selfishness and honestly doesn't know it. She marries well above herself twice and both times fails to recognize her husbands' strengths of character or the weakness of her own, and it is they, not she, who pay the price. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039709
ISBN
9780143039709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers. It follows the career of Undine Spragg, as she pursues her schemes and social ambitions in a world of shifting values, where triumph is swiftly followed by disillusion. Editor(s): Orgel, Stephen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555123
ISBN
9780199555123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Series: Bantam Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint, Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553213935
ISBN
9780553213935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KLN0013777
ISBN
9780340920176
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The voices of Jane's mum & dad ring in her ears. These days, they never stop fighting. She squeezes her eyes shut & wishes she could do the same with her ears. She resorts to the only thing she knows to help her cope. When her best friend Leah questions her about the criss-cross marks on her arms, Jane blames the cat. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRA0010127
ISBN
9780340920176
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'A remarkable book that expands the frontiers of Irish popular fiction.' Irish Times Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland Dublin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340920183
ISBN
9780340920183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Just after dawn, Caren inspects the grounds of Belle Vie, the historic plantation house she manages. Back at her office, the gardener calls to tell her she missed something. Something terrible. At a distance, she didn't see. A young woman lying face down in a shallow grave, her throat cut clean. So there will be police, asking questions. Series: The Attica Locke Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846688041
ISBN
9781846688041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Timo von Bock's release by the Czar from nine years' incarceration does not spell the end of the Baron's troubles: he is confined to his Livonian estate to live under the constant eye of police informers planted among his own household, and is subjected to endless humiliations. It is claimed that he is a madman and in need of 'protection'. Translator(s): Hollo, Anselm. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860465796
ISBN
9781860465796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
I2i
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956036971
ISBN
9780956036971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. * Compares very favourably with Emma Blair Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751545067
ISBN
9780751545067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age. Translator(s): Hale, Terry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447675
ISBN
9780140447675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. In 1974 the brilliant and controversial Brian Clough made perhaps his most eccentric decision: he accepted the position of Leeds United manager. A successor to Don Revie, his bitter adversary, Clough was to last just 44 days. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224333
ISBN
9780571224333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Colonel Rejas was the policeman charged with the task of capturing the Peruvian guerrilla leader Ezequiel, but having been dismissed he finds the burden of silence and secrecy too heavy. On meeting Dyer, a foreign correspondent, he is moved to relate the tortuous progress of the manhunt for the first time. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099466567
ISBN
9780099466567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. From wartime Bletchley to a modern day Suffolk village, a gorgeous tale of friendship and love from the Sunday Times bestselling author of SUMMER AT THE LAKE. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409146131
ISBN
9781409146131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne and directed by Tom Hooper, THE DANISH GIRL is a shockingly original novel about one of the most unusual and passionate love stories of the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753810798
ISBN
9780753810798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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