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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A novel that follows the strange second life of William Howard Taft, the gentle giant who never wanted to be president in the first place, as he tries to survive the hyperactive tempest of 21st-century politics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quirk Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594745508
ISBN
9781594745508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Sonokrom, a village in the Ghanaian hinterland, has not changed for thousands of years. Kayo is a forensic pathologist convinced that scientific logic can shatter even the most inexplicable of mysteries. But as events in the village become incomprehensible, Kayo finds that Western logic and political bureaucracy are no longer equal to the task. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526124
ISBN
9780099526124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Publisher
Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665152
ISBN
9781552665152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 102 x 25. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Kensington
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617733710
ISBN
9781617733710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.59

Paperback. From one of this generation's most talked about young writers comes a novel about failed relationships, drug-induced depression, marriage, and death Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781782111856
ISBN
9781782111856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Cleo thinks she's found her Mr Right - but if that's the case, why can't she get old adversary Johnny LaVenture out of her mind? A delicious romance from an author who knows love inside out.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Review
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0007444
ISBN
9780755328222
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Twenty year old Jenny Bunn is supernally beautiful and stubbornly chaste, which is why Patrick Standish, an arrogant schoolmaster, wants her so much. This novel about a northern girl who moves south, wants to fit in and yet wants to preserve her principles, challenges our assumptions about the battle of the sexes and classes in Britain. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194271
ISBN
9780141194271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Most of us can remember a defining moment in our lives. A split second when time stood still and our lives changed forever. For Lily Ormond, that moment came late one night when she answered a knock on the door and discovered that while she'd been smashing garlic and rosemary and watching the soaps, her sister Alison had drowned. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st ed
SKU
KSS0007540
ISBN
9781848270114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Most of us can remember a defining moment in our lives. A split second when time stood still and our lives changed forever. For Lily Ormond, that moment came late one night when she answered a knock on the door and discovered that while she'd been smashing garlic and rosemary and watching the soaps, her sister Alison had drowned. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st ed
SKU
KTM0004631
ISBN
9781848270114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Most of us can remember a defining moment in our lives. A split second when time stood still and our lives changed forever. For Lily Ormond, that moment came late one night when she answered a knock on the door and discovered that while she'd been smashing garlic and rosemary and watching the soaps, her sister Alison had drowned. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st ed
SKU
KTM0006437
ISBN
9781848270114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Most of us can remember a defining moment in our lives. A split second when time stood still and our lives changed forever. For Lily Ormond, that moment came late one night when she answered a knock on the door and discovered that while she'd been smashing garlic and rosemary and watching the soaps, her sister Alison had drowned. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st ed
SKU
KTM0006440
ISBN
9781848270114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Most of us can remember a defining moment in our lives. A split second when time stood still and our lives changed forever. For Lily Ormond, that moment came late one night when she answered a knock on the door and discovered that while she'd been smashing garlic and rosemary and watching the soaps, her sister Alison had drowned. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362. 8vo. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0265788
ISBN
9781848270114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Above the Line Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310266273
ISBN
9780310266273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Series: Paradise, Idaho. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 36. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503940789
ISBN
9781503940789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Inary McCrimmon has a gift. She can see people - ghosts - after they've died. Where she comes from they call it The Sight. But after a traumatic experience at the age of twelve, her gift has vanished. Now, fifteen years later, Inary is called away from her busy London life back to her home in Glen Avich. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845027469
ISBN
9781845027469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. When journalist Rachel Carmedi is kidnapped and murdered by a Colombian drug cartel, her lover Tom Chambers vows to avenge her death. Ellen Shelby and Michael McCann want to turn Rachel's story into their first Hollywood movie, whilst Chambers agrees to track down the killers. But his need for vengeance soon overrides their desires. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 358. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KOC0015435
ISBN
9780099534341
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A man knocked on the King's door to ask for a boat. Why the petitioner required a boat, where he was bound for, and who volunteered to crew for him the reader will discover as this short narrative unfolds. Illustrator(s): Sis, Peter. Translator(s): Jull Costa, Margaret. Num Pages: 48 pages, 4 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
42
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860466908
ISBN
9781860466908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Vintage Classic
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679729655
ISBN
9780679729655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Stories that have delighted children and fascinated adults for over a century are the heritage of Hans Christian Andersen. Suitable for both students and general readers alike, this title displays the full range of Andersen's authorship, from parable to science fiction. It contains the drawings of Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frolich. Editor(s): Conroy, Patricia L.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Translator(s): Conroy, Patricia L.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Num Pages: 316 pages, 70 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295959368
ISBN
9780295959368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.75

Paperback. The black humor of life in an Upper Egyptian village from a previously un-translated writer Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167072
ISBN
9789774167072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. An introduction to the residents of Firozsha Baag, an apartment complex in Bombay. We enter the daily routine and rhythm of their lives, and by the time we reach the final story we are as familiar with the people as we are with our own neighbours. The crowded, throbbing life of India is brilliantly captured in this series of stories. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230563
ISBN
9780571230563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. A collection of twenty of Shakespeare's stories which begins with "The Tempest", that explores themes of magic, power and reconciliation, and ends with "Pericles", "Prince of Tyre", an exotic play of love, loss and family ties. Each tale is told chronologically and retains much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing and rhythm. Editor(s): Warner, Marina. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441627
ISBN
9780141441627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Series: CLASSICS. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Rupa Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788129142238
ISBN
9788129142238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. Includes tales as 'Isabella and the Pot of Basil' (famously adapted by Keats) and 'Patient Griselda' alongside many boisterous and daring stories featuring faithless wives, philandering priests and curious nuns. Translator(s): Hainsworth, Peter. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191331
ISBN
9780141191331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

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