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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The Mafia and the Ten Commandments meet in these interlinked short stories about the undebelly of Naples. This title uncovers the raw heart of a city, telling the stories of ordinary people forced to make extraordinary compromises in a place permeated by crime. Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846556173
ISBN
9781846556173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Offers eleven stories about Native Americans who, like all Americans, find themselves at personal and cultural crossroads, faced with heartrending, tragic, sometimes wondrous moments of being that test their loyalties, their capacities, and their notions of who they are and whom they love. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099464563
ISBN
9780099464563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486797038
ISBN
9780486797038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198. 204 pages. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight: 196.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762149
ISBN
9781905762149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. * A new tense psychological thriller from the award-winning author, Russell Celyn Jones. * TEN SECONDS FROM THE SUN is an extraordinary story about what happens when a man is forced to construct a shiny new identity in an effort to escape a dark and terrible past. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0038157
ISBN
9780349117799
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Featuring undertakers, dark forests, resurrected butterflies and a singularly mean-spirited horse, this work features various stories. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225491
ISBN
9780571225491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Bobby hoped up in a Middlesbrough tower block - works on his canvases under the influence of pills-on-toast, acid-on-crackers and Francis Bacon. When Bent Lewis, a famous art dealer and mover-shaker from London appears, Bobby and friends are sent on an adventure of self-discovery, hedonism and violence involving a 2.5cm-head curved claw hammer. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0200930
ISBN
9780571242252
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 11.63

Paperback.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781780872179
ISBN
9781780872179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. After a terrible car accident, twenty-year-old Kacey escapes to Florida, where she encounters an irresistible man determined to capture her. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Atria Books United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476740324
ISBN
9781476740324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780330529907
ISBN
9780330529907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.74

paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 126.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486298979
ISBN
9780486298979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.82

Paperback. From the author of The Great Gatsby comes a beautiful tale of love, wealth and destruction - set to the backdrop of the 1920s French Riviera. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409149552
ISBN
9781409149552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. American psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole live in a villa on the French Riviera, surrounded by a circle of glamorous friends. When beautiful film star Rosemary Hoyt arrives she is drawn to the couple - Dick contemplates an affair, while Nicole believes she's found a new best friend. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 26. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140282559
ISBN
9780140282559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. It is the French Riviera in the 1920s. Nicole and Dick Diver are a wealthy, elegant, magnetic couple. A coterie of admirers are drawn to them, none more so than the blooming young starlet Rosemary Hoyt. When Rosemary falls for Dick, the Diver's calculated perfection begins to crack. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541523
ISBN
9780099541523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

paperback. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025459
ISBN
9780141183596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Eva Tyne, an Irish violinist living and working in New York, collapses after her solo debut and is rushed to hospital. Still dazed after the incident, she finds herself embarked on a chaotic and dangerous odyssey. Haunted by the ghost of her father, and racked with jealousy, Eva soon finds herself playing a desperate psychological game. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
9780571229758
ISBN
9780571229758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.82

Paperback. Eva Tyne, an Irish violinist living and working in New York, collapses after her solo debut and is rushed to hospital. Still dazed after the incident, she finds herself embarked on a chaotic and dangerous odyssey. Haunted by the ghost of her father, and racked with jealousy, Eva soon finds herself playing a desperate psychological game. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KHN0001825
ISBN
9780571229758
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 11.99
€ 4.82

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Barnard, Bryn. Num Pages: 44 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CJBR; FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375813078
ISBN
9780375813078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.03

Paperback. When an SAS team is sent to train government troops in Karmanga, a poverty-stricken and war-torn republic in southern Africa, Geordie Sharp is caught up un the most dangerous and difficult assignment of his military career. When the SAS men see that the rebels are boosted by ex-US Navy SEAL mercenaries, they begin to sense a hidden agenda. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 33. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460121
ISBN
9780099460121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Series: A. D. Chronicles. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842375351
ISBN
9780842375351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.30

Hardback. Bernadette Hanlon, a Belfast housewife, strives to keep her children apart from the violence that surrounds them. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568332178
ISBN
9781568332178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.35

Paperback. Witty yet elegant, Territorial Rights is a celebration of human imperfection and complexity, with as many shifting identities, wardrobe changes, and sumptuous settings as a comic opera. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089659
ISBN
9781844089659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Dimension: 132 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij Netherlands
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9789463380966
ISBN
9789463380966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. Deals with one of America's issues - threat of Islamist terror from within. It also suggests ways in which we can counter it, in our words and our actions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0007676
ISBN
9780141027845
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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