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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Turnpike Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780957233683
- ISBN
- 9780957233683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
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Paperback. When JB is served with an ASBO and sent to paint beach huts in Kent, it looks as if he has a chance to turn his life around. But then he encounters Moey and his gang. Only his attraction to Sal gives him a reason to keep going. But a storm is coming that threatens to shatter his hopes and destroy the relationship that could redeem him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Maia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904559221
- ISBN
- 9781904559221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
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Paperback. In the Korean War, Yefgenii Yeremin is dubbed 'Ivan the Terrible', shooting down more American jets than any other pilot. But the Soviet Union's involvement in Korea must be kept secret, so Yefgenii is exiled to a remote Arctic base. But in 1964, a man arrives from Moscow, in search of a volunteer prepared to sacrifice everything for his country. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468523
- ISBN
- 9780099468523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
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Paperback. 'Asharat nisaa' offers a kaleidoscopic look at the contemporary troubles of women, exploring themes ranging from old age to lesbianism and classic problems with roles: as daughters, mothers and wives. The novel is based on the author's conviction that wounds can be healed through sharing and working together. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Qatar
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789992194775
- ISBN
- 9789992194775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
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Paperback. When war broke out in 1914, Somerset Maugham was dispatched by the British Secret Service to Switzerland under the guise of completing a play. This title collects stories that are rooted in author's own experiences as an agent, reflecting the ruthlessness and brutality of espionage, its intrigue and treachery, as well as its absurdity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHD; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289708
- ISBN
- 9780099289708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714530277
- ISBN
- 9780714530277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.39
€ 16.99
€ 15.39
Paperback. A lawless land of violence and deprivation, The Meadow Well Estate is a no-go area for police and non-residents, and a hotbed of ritual violence. No-one dares enter of their own accord, and few make it out alive. But Jack was one of the good ones. Recently released from prison, he is determined to turn his life completely around: by getting out. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Legend Times Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906558208
- ISBN
- 9781906558208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.07
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€ 10.07
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784293208
- ISBN
- 9781784293208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.77
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Paperback. "Asleep" tells the stories of three women, all bewitched into a spiritual sleep. One, mourning a lost love, finds herself sleepwalking at night. Another, embarking on a relationship with a man whose wife is in a coma, finds herself unable to stay awake. The third finds her sleep haunted. Translator(s): Emmerich, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571205370
- ISBN
- 9780571205370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
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€ 10.71
paperback. A collection of stories, in which moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate leads a person to a new way of thinking or being. It presents a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101154
- ISBN
- 9781843101154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.58
€ 25.58
Paperback. Takes the reader into the bohemian drawing rooms of pre-World War I London and Paris, a milieu populated by such thinly disguised versions of Ezra Pound, Richard Aldington, May Sinclair, Brigit Patmore, and Margaret Cravens. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312420
- ISBN
- 9780822312420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
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€ 26.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564781529
- ISBN
- 9781564781529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
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€ 6.23
Paperback. From the prize-winning author of Seating Arrangements comes the masterful story of a young woman who abandons her dreams to start a new life. Spanning decades, crossing continents, Astonish Me is stunning examination of love and sacrifice. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007525409
- ISBN
- 9780007525409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
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Paperback. The debut novel that catapulted Clare Morrall on to the Booker shortlist, a compelling and affecting tale of a woman whose longing to have children and for the mother she never knew leads her into serious trouble. . Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444780314
- ISBN
- 9781444780314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback. A modern fable about one man's search for visibility on an enchanted island. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784082550
- ISBN
- 9781784082550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.59
€ 9.99
€ 8.59
Paperback. 'Emma Donoghue writes books that are unlike anything I have ever seen before, and Astray is no exception. There is such a deep and compassionate imagination at work in every story in this collection that Astray feels almost like an act of clairvoyance.' Ann Patchett, Orange prize-winning author of Bel Canto Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447209508
- ISBN
- 9781447209508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
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€ 11.68
paperback. Marie's job as a museum guard at the National Gallery in London offers her the life she always wanted, one of invisibility and quiet contemplation. But amid the hushed corridors surge currents of history and violence, paintings whose power belie their own fragility. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099572756
- ISBN
- 9780099572756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
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Paperback. As a psychiatrist in a top-security mental hospital, Peter Cleave has made a study of what he calls 'the catastrophic love affair characterized by sexual obsession.' His experience is extensive, and he is never surprised. Until, that is, he comes reluctantly to accept that the wife of one of his colleagues has embarked on such an affair.. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241973677
- ISBN
- 9780241973677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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Paperback. The captivating and elegant new novel from Elizabeth Speller, author of The Return of Captain John Emmett. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019248
- ISBN
- 9781844087815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The captivating and elegant new novel from Elizabeth Speller, author of The Return of Captain John Emmett. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019978
- ISBN
- 9781844087815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99