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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Presents the story of Michael Caradock, a writer whose life has ended violently on an isolated Welsh island. This book follows his protected Welsh childhood, his crucial first encounters with sex, his literary success in London and his final withdrawal to Wales. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762958
ISBN
9781905762958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Set in the invented Mississippi Delta town of Madagascar, this book depicts a rural South dependent on agribusiness and the fruits of some less attractive forms of capitalism - gambling and other vices. It presents a novel which is filled with music, wisdom, and spontaneous joy. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328386
ISBN
9780820328386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.98

Paperback. Drawing on the ancient wisdom found in a Peruvian manuscript, this book tells you how to make connections between the events happening in your own life right now, and lets you see what is going to happen to you in the years to come. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553409024
ISBN
9780553409024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A companion volume which expands on the knowledge contained in each of the nine insights of "The Celestine Prophecy". It aims to foster readers' spiritual growth by putting them in touch with evidence of their own experience. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553503708
ISBN
9780553503708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. After a nervous collapse while serving at the altar, his college principal sends him on a placement to London where he enters an unfamiliar world of outcasts, down-and-outs, rent boys, religious fundamentalists and people with AIDS. In increasing despair, he embarks on a journey through the world of Jack the Ripper. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906413224
ISBN
9781906413224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

paperback. The Top 10 International Bestseller, now in paperback. 'A universal story, and a testimony to the struggle to find meaning, grace, and humanity, even amid the most unimaginable horrors.' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781843547419
ISBN
9781843547419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. First published in Sweden, Bjor Larsson's thriller became a bestseller in Europe. Series: Mariners Library Fiction Classic. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574091144
ISBN
9781574091144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.31

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: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500300343
ISBN
9780500300343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. In the relentless summer heat, four abruptly orphaned children retreat into a shadowy, isolated world, and find their own strange and unsettling ways of fending for themselves. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099755111
ISBN
9780099755111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow and change as he himself begins to lose touch with his life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189048
ISBN
9780141189048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. * by one of the finest chroniclers of the lives of northern working-class women Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860686118
ISBN
9780860686118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Mallory Book 10: the tenth NYPD detective Kathy Mallory novel from New York Times bestseller Carol O'Connell, master of knife-edge suspense and intricate plotting. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Headline
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755385393
ISBN
9780755385393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. On a summer's day in 1922 Cora Carlisle boards a train from Wichita, Kansas, to New York City, leaving behind a marriage that's not as perfect as it seems and a past that she buried long ago. She is charged with the care of a stunning young girl with a jet-black fringe and eyes wild and wise beyond her fifteen years. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718158972
ISBN
9780718158972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. Enter Harrison Barlow, who like so many young men of wars past, simply wants to serve his people and partake of the grand adventure of military life. Only, Harrison is not a hot pilot, nor a crack shot with a rifle. What good is a Chaplain's Assistant in the interstellar battles which will decide the fate of all? More than he thinks. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Baen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476736853
ISBN
9781476736853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. First published in 1953, The Charioteer is a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar and James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room as a landmark work in gay literature. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089505
ISBN
9781844089505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375714184
ISBN
9780375714184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Take a trip through New York City at Christmas with this gorgeous novel from Melissa Hill, the international number one bestselling author who keeps you guessing to the very end. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0004462
ISBN
9780340993415
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * The wonderful new Isabel Dalhousie novel -- out now in paperback Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123127
ISBN
9780349123127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling authors of The Heist, return in this action-packed, exciting adventure featuring master con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard FBI agent Kate O'Hare. And this time around, things go from hot to nuclear when government secrets are on the line. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472201799
ISBN
9781472201799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. 1950: the rusting hulk of a steam locomotive is raised from the depths of a Montana lake. Inside are three bodies, bloody clue to a fortune lost for over forty years.. 1906: For two years banks across the western United States have been living in terror of the 'Butcher Bandit'. Series: The Isaac Bell Adventures. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956427
ISBN
9780241956427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Alpert, Michael. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512669
ISBN
9781905512669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

Paperback. London 2011. Catherine Gehrig, conservator at the Swinburne museum, learns of the unexpected death of her lover of thirteen years. Her employer at the museum, gives her a special project - to piece together the mechanics and the story of an extraordinary automaton, commissioned in the nineteenth century by Henry Brandling to amuse his dying son. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224. ****THIS IS A PREORDER TO BE SHIPPED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DATE IN AUGUST 2022****
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571280018
ISBN
9780571280018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. A story of escape and salvation, with the clue for both being chess. The protagonist, Wang Yisheng, undergoes a gradual transformation from "chess fool" to "chess master" - from an alienated young man obsessed with the material needs of life to a spiritually enlightened transmitter of the Chinese tradition. Translator(s): Jenner, W.J.F. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962371
ISBN
9789629962371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654362
ISBN
9780875654362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.31

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