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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. In Edinburgh, sixteen-year-old Reggie, works as a nanny for a GP. But her employer has disappeared with her baby, and Reggie seems to be the only person who is worried. Across town, Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe is also looking for a missing person, unaware that hurtling towards her is a former acquaintance - Jackson Brodie. Series: Jackson Brodie. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552772457
ISBN
9780552772457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Geddes, Tom. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714530789
ISBN
9780714530789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Paperback. The thrilling, unputdownable number one bestseller from 'The most successful novelist on Planet Earth' Washington Post Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749955212
ISBN
9780749955212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Presents a collection of stories. In this title story, a septuagenarian nun resolutely invades the narrator's college writing workshop with an incredible saga; a seasoned Hollywood moviemaker uncovers a 25 year old flame he never knew he'd harboured; another child is forced into a harrowing cross-country escape; and more. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437529
ISBN
9780099437529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. This sixth book is part of the series that chronicles modern life. Series: Tales of the City. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552998819
ISBN
9780552998819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.33

Hardcover. Who is killing monks in a great medieval abbey famed for its library - and why? Brother William of Baskerville is sent to find out, taking with him the assistant who later tells the tale of his investigations. This story combines elements of detective fiction, metaphysical thriller, post-modernist puzzle and historical novel. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrated in full colour throughout. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152999
ISBN
9781857152999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Hardcover. Doctor Zhivago is the epic novel of Russia in the throes of revolution and one of the greatest love stories ever told. Yuri Zhivago, physician and poet, wrestles with the new order and confronts the changes cruel experience has made in him and the anguish of being torn between the love of two women. Translator(s): Hayward, M.; Harari, M. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857150414
ISBN
9781857150414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 14.93

Paperback. Retired sportswriter WG Karunasena is dying. He will spend his final months drinking arrack, making his wife unhappy, ignoring his son and tracking down Pradeep S Mathew, a spin bowler who has mysteriously disappeared and who WG considers the greatest cricketer to walk the earth. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099555681
ISBN
9780099555681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 5.47

Paperback. In the house where Marie lives, the cutlery is running wild .. Madness and fairy-story creep hand in hand in this darkly comic tale, where the mice learn the art of voodoo; where murdered bodies miraculously vanish; where the grandmother is sometimes an owl and where steak-knives grow so hungry that they scream. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Salt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844717255
ISBN
9781844717255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and shortlisted for the Man Booker, The Good Doctor is a powerful tale of a friendship overshadowed by betrayal, set against the tawdry hopes and disappointments of a post-apartheid South Africa Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781782396246
ISBN
9781782396246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.64

Paperback. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, this book tells the story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a libertarian paradise. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 199 x 48. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571288632
ISBN
9780571288632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 268. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0219283
ISBN
9781842233115
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. If you are not a citizen of Voorstand, you may not be familiar with the strange case of Tristan Smith and his illegal appropriation of Bruder Mouse. Even if you are a citizen of Efica, you will only have heard rumours about the juggling, the Burro Plasse tunnel, and the border motel. Num Pages: 432 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571174935
ISBN
9780571174935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. A box of possessions. A father with no memory. A daughter with just one day to piece together the past. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMF0000465
ISBN
9780007501847
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Can friendship overcome all in The Chocolate Lovers' Christmas? Find out in the fantastic new Christmas novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller Carole Matthews. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751552133
ISBN
9780751552133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. A summary of the "roaring twenties", and a expose of the "Jazz Age", this book, through the narration of Nick Carraway, takes the reader into the world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that surrounds him. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0009521
ISBN
9781853260414
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.74

Paperback. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - Candis NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Series: A Blossom Street Novel. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
MIRA
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780778304173
ISBN
9780778304173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback.
Publication date
1954
Publisher
Del Rey Books
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780440378648
ISBN
9780440378648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. A young girl's disappearance rocks a community and a family, in this stirring examination of grief, faith, justice and the atrocities of war, from literary legend Joyce Carol Oates. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 644. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0009116
ISBN
9780007485741
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From Dublin to Donegal and on to more exotic climes, the women in these stories surprise and delight us with their quirky humour. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Attic Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0009106
ISBN
9781855940291
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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