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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Bernard Jacquelain returns from the trenches a changed man. The city is a whirl of decadence and corruption and he embarks on a life of parties and shady business dealings, as well as an illicit affair. But as another war threatens, everything around him starts to crumble, and the future for him and for France suddenly looks dangerously uncertain. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520368
ISBN
9780099520368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Mysterious beans are found on the market stalls of the East, to which ancient superstition lends the power of favouring the birth of male children. When a French entomologist obtains a few of these beans, he worries that the world has entered a critical phase of its history. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349105994
ISBN
9780349105994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138. . Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear, and light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fleet London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000261
ISBN
9780708898550
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 106 x 12. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
156
Publication date
1985
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553252248
ISBN
9780553252248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Troubador Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785898914
ISBN
9781785898914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.57

Paperback. The Spanish Flu killed thirty million people in 1918. Now, with history threatening to repeat itself, a scientific expedition speeds toward a remote island on the Arctic Sea. For reporter Frank Daly, it is the story of a lifetime. But, when he meets up with the ship upon its return, it is clear that something has gone terribly wrong. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 27. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Arrow Books Edition
SKU
KAK0003746
ISBN
9780099184027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Spanish Flu killed thirty million people in 1918. Now, with history threatening to repeat itself, a scientific expedition speeds toward a remote island on the Arctic Sea. For reporter Frank Daly, it is the story of a lifetime. But, when he meets up with the ship upon its return, it is clear that something has gone terribly wrong. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 27. Weight in Grams: 236. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Arrow Books Edition
SKU
KOC0023807
ISBN
9780099184027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The 'first man' is Jacques Cormery, whose poverty-stricken childhood in Algiers is made bearable by his love for his silent and illiterate mother, and by the teacher who transforms his view of the world. This book gives profound insights into his life and the powerful themes underlying his work. Translator(s): Hapgood, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185231
ISBN
9780141185231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * Fact and fiction are combined to produce a fascinating recreation of a bygone world at war. *The first omnibus of a successful adventure series featuring Nathaniel Drinkwater. Series: Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 41. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751529791
ISBN
9780751529791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Always intellectually playful, but also very moving and funny, the author explores the ways and whys of storytelling. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154.
Edition
1st Edition Thus.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141038018
ISBN
9780141038018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A stunning and inspirational new novel from the bestselling author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays With Morrie. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541199
ISBN
9780751541199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 618 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 201 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Broadway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307237910
ISBN
9780307237910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.12

paperback. An omnibus that celebrates Horace Rumpole's legal triumphs, plundering sorties into the "Oxford Book of English Verse" and less-than-salubrious hat. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140067682
ISBN
9780140067682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. THE FIRST THING YOU SEE .. isn't always what you get! The brilliant new novel from the author of THE LIST OF MY DESIRES, a Waterstones Book Club pick and international bestseller. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 209 x 30. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226644
ISBN
9781780226644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842236277
ISBN
9781842236277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.45

Paperback. A tense, unsettling, modern-day Rebecca from the queen of psychological, suspenseful women's fiction Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755351374
ISBN
9780755351374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Brookshaw, David. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Archipelago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671480
ISBN
9780914671480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 29. Weight in Grams: 262. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KNH0013273
ISBN
9780099435136
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This tender novel tells the tale of Alfgrim, an abandoned child, whose mother gave birth to him in the turf-and-stone cottage of Bjorn of Brekkukot, the fisherman, on the outskirts of what is now Reykjavik. Translator(s): Magnusson, Magnus. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9781860469343
ISBN
9781860469343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces. Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 41. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552139908
ISBN
9780552139908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489037
ISBN
9780801489037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Re-issue
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0216064
ISBN
9780747536932
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
384
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Re-issue
SKU
KEX0216067
ISBN
9780747536932
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
384
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Re-issue
SKU
KEX0216068
ISBN
9780747536932
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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