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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Lisbon, late-1940s. The inhabitants of an old apartment block are struggling to make ends meet. There's the elderly shoemaker and his wife who take in a solitary young lodger; the woman who sells herself; the cultivated family come down in the world, who live only for each other and for music; and the typist whose boss can't keep his eyes off her. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581826
ISBN
9780099581826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Tiger--stripper, felon, bestselling author--on dancing as Helen Keller, her grandfather's suicide, 18th century killers, and the best red velvet cake. Num Pages: 186 pages, B&W photos, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Coffee House Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566893954
ISBN
9781566893954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

Hardback. Prepare to be chilled, electrified and entertained - a gem of a novel from 'one of the most brilliantly inventive writers of this, or any country' (Independent). Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473617377
ISBN
9781473617377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 42.54

Paperback. Dimension: 182 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Export
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969946
ISBN
9780241969946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Sam is sixteen and a skater. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam: his mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he's thinking about college and he's met someone. Alicia. Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241969847
ISBN
9780241969847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. The New York Times bestselling sensation hits the UK. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471125676
ISBN
9781471125676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. * A gripping historical novel, based on a true story, which tells the tale of a girl born into rough cloth who hungered for lace and was hanged for murder in 1763. * By a well-known Irish writer. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087341
ISBN
9781844087341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. Emma Donoghue's gripping novel in a beautiful new hardback edition as part of the VMC set for adult and young adult readers. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
432
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
9781844088201
ISBN
9781844088201
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 14.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Centring on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden in the Second World War, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099800200
ISBN
9780099800200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Bridge Publications Inc.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884046554
ISBN
9780884046554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.13

Paperback. An extraordinary story of high diplomacy, low intrigue and a dangerous love affair set during the fiery nights of the Blitz-now in paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715650615
ISBN
9780715650615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.54

Paperback. In Gatestown, Texas, twenty-nine-year-old Karen awaits her execution on Death Row. In New York, Franny, a doctor the same age, plans her wedding and tries to resist the urge to run. In Austin, Celia, a beautiful young librarian, mourns her lost husband. Over the course of one summer, the three women's disparate lives intertwine. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099466390
ISBN
9780099466390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Chloe needs a holiday. She's sick of making wedding dresses and her partner Philip has trouble at work. Her wealthy friend Gerard has offered the loan of his luxury villa in Spain - perfect. Hugh is not a happy man. His immaculate wife Amanda seems more interested in the granite for the new kitchen than in him. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776752
ISBN
9780552776752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A subtle love story by one of the most accomplished writers of the 20th century Series: VMC. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Virago Press (UK)
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087143
ISBN
9781844087143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015 AND WINNER OF THE 2016 DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE - A stark and unflinching novel by a spellbinding storyteller, about religion, love and violence in the modern world Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848666900
ISBN
9781848666900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Are you brave enough to wake the sleeping tiger? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444761696
ISBN
9781444761696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Sara slept with the enemy but survived. She was one of the lucky ones. She was a stranger in a small town. She changed her name. Her looks. Her life. All to escape the most dangerous man she ever met. Her husband. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 113 x 27. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099949107
ISBN
9780099949107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322721
ISBN
9780940322721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. The Sleepworker does to Andy Warhol and John Giorno what Warhol himself did to the tomato soup can. Translator(s): Stancil, Joseph Patrick. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 163.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552453025
ISBN
9781552453025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. A heartwarming new novel from the author of Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471164859
ISBN
9781471164859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602826663
ISBN
9781602826663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. A sinuous, erotic thriller about obsession and the temptation of ultimate power Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472111517
ISBN
9781472111517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. With a new Foreword by Derek De Vries It is 1963 in an unnamed town in North Dakota, and Anthony Thrasher is languishing for a second year in eighth grade. Prematurely sophisticated, young Anthony spends too much time reading Joyce, Eliot, and Dylan Thomas but not enough time studying the War of 1812 or obtuse triangles. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143897
ISBN
9780226143897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.34

Hardback. Translator(s): Rojas, Carlos. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168120
ISBN
9780231168120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

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