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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
214
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126387
ISBN
9781897126387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. The paperback publication of a gripping and disturbing debut novel about the dark side of 1970s suburbia which received stunning reviews Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 121 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087075
ISBN
9781844087075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. When Noel Bostock - aged ten, no family - is evacuated from London to escape the Blitz, he ends up living in St Albans with Vera Sedge - thirty-six and drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate for money, she's unscrupulous about how she gets it. Noel's mourning his godmother, Mattie, a former suffragette. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552774789
ISBN
9780552774789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Set before the start of the First World War, this moving fable sees a young English writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance. But when he arrives, he meets Alexis Zorba, a middle-aged Greek man with a zest for life. As their friendship develops, the Englishman is gradually won over, transformed and inspired along with the reader. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323272
ISBN
9780571323272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Lindemann, Marilee. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552320
ISBN
9780199552320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. For Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. Beautiful, historic and famously unruly, the great cosmopolitan city wears Roman rule lightly. While his wife, Helena Justina, wants to see the Lighthouse and the Pyramids, Falco has a mission at the Great Library. Series: Falco. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099515623
ISBN
9780099515623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. An exotic, romantic story with plenty of twists, from the international number one bestseller Melissa Hill, who keeps you guessing to the very end. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260. 8vo Good copy .
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KEX0255179
ISBN
9780340993453
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Another intriguing slice of village life from the bestselling author of the Turnham Malpas and Barleybridge series. Series: Turnham Malpas. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752859101
ISBN
9780752859101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Hetty Longden's mother thinks that looking after Great Uncle Samuel's crumbling stately home will be just the thing for Hetty's broken heart. Hetty doesn't mind; at least she can be miserable in private. But 'private' is a relative term in a village which revolves around the big house. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270. Hetty Longden's mother thinks that looking after Great Uncle Samuel's crumbling stately home will be just the thing for Hetty's broken heart. Hetty doesn't mind; at least she can be miserable in private. But 'private' is a relative term in a village which revolves around the big house. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KTG0011507
ISBN
9780099446682
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A startling debut short story collection from one of Britain's rising literary stars. These stories are captivating, erotic, enigmatic and disturbing. Sexy, serious and at times downright disturbing, this brilliant collection sizzles with originality. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Jacaranda
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909762299
ISBN
9781909762299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. What is Africa's own 'heart of darkness'? It is what confronts Ayane when, after three years abroad, she returns to the Central African village of her birth. Now an 'outsider' with foreign ways distrusted by her fellow villagers, she must face alone the customs and superstitions that bind this clan of men and women. Translator(s): Black, Tamsin. Series: French Voices. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803228238
ISBN
9780803228238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

paperback. .
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0199684
ISBN
9780571239689
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. An irresistible story of losing weight without losing your sense of self Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KSG0006561
ISBN
9781408830949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Love and magic are only a heartbeat away. The enchanting second novel in Nora Roberts' much-loved classic series, the Key trilogy. Series: Key Trilogy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349411644
ISBN
9780349411644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0008637
ISBN
9780552773867
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Set in three households in Maputo, this is the story of how a South African conspiracy to infiltrate and destabilize Mozambique creates tragedy for ordinary people. It weaves together present events and past memories in the drama of a few short hours. Translator(s): Bartlett, Richard; Oliveira, Isaura de. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435912093
ISBN
9780435912093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.26

Paperback. A collection of eight stories which have been selected as being representative of contemporary Italian writing. Editor(s): Trevelyan, Raleigh. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140021967
ISBN
9780140021967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Her existence would be the ruin of her mother.. Baby Hope, the unfortunate proof of Lady Harvey's adultery, is smuggled out of a privileged aristocratic household to a nearby village. There, her true identity a secret, she grows up in the arms of the poor, but loving, Renton family. But the day comes when Hope must pay her way. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046105
ISBN
9780141046105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Iain Banks's classic novel, reissued with a striking new cover Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139234
ISBN
9780349139234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. In Moonlight Bay, the hours after midnight can be a time of terror Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 33. Weight in Grams: 268. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0030772
ISBN
9780747258322
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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