Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. It is 1946 and Silvana and eight-year-old Aurek board a ship that take them from Poland to England. Silvana has not seen her husband Janusz in six years, but, they are assured, he has made them a home in Ipswich. However, after living wild in the forests for years, carrying a terrible secret, all Silvana knows is that she and Aurek are survivors. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399676
- ISBN
- 9780141399676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.66
€ 20.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. A castle at the foot of the Carpathian mountains in the 1930s. Two men, inseparable in their youth, meet for the first time in 41 years. They have spent their lives waiting for this moment. Four decades earlier a murky, traumatic event had led to their sudden separation. Translator(s): Janeway, Carol Brown. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141004310
- ISBN
- 9780141004310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. A savagely satirical tale of marital revenge. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007109265
- ISBN
- 9780007109265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.60
€ 13.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. The prequel to the compelling saga that began with 'Flowers in the Attic', repackaged for a new generation of fans. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 24. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006175490
- ISBN
- 9780006175490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Becky is getting married to Luke. Her parents are assuming that the wedding will be at home, but Luke's mother has different ideas - a huge affair in New York. Becky can't say no to anyone - and soon the plans are going ahead for both weddings. Series: Shopaholic. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270. 8vo.Very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0261315
- ISBN
- 9780552999571
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Becky is getting married to Luke. Her parents are assuming that the wedding will be at home, but Luke's mother has different ideas - a huge affair in New York. Becky can't say no to anyone - and soon the plans are going ahead for both weddings. Series: Shopaholic. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270. 8vo.Very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0261288
- ISBN
- 9780552999571
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811218443
- ISBN
- 9780811218443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.24
€ 24.99
€ 21.24
Paperback. Literary agent Joe Allston, is now retired and, in his own words, just killing time until time gets around to killing me. His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither ancestors nor descendants, tradition nor ties. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141392325
- ISBN
- 9780141392325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. A collection of Hemingway's first forty-nine short stories, including "Up in Michigan", "Fifty Grand", and "The Light of the World", and the "Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Winner Take Nothing" and "Men Without Women" collections. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099339212
- ISBN
- 9780099339212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845231019
- ISBN
- 9781845231019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. The journey was undertaken not by a mystical reporter like St John, but by Howard Baker, an observer of much more modern outlook. He finds a city which offers rich opportunities for leisure and enjoyment - but one which also presents a moral and intellectual challenge. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571315925
- ISBN
- 9780571315925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.35
€ 9.35
Paperback. Urania Cabral, a New York lawyer, returns to the Dominican Republic after a lifelong self-imposed exile. Once she is back in her homeland, the elusive feeling of terror that has overshadowed her whole life suddenly takes shape. Urania's own story alternates with the powerful climax of dictator Rafael Trujillo's reign. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571288625
- ISBN
- 9780571288625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94
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
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Standing one evening at the window of her house by the sea, Anne Quirk sees a rabbit disappearing in the snow. Nobody remembers her now, but this elderly woman was in her youth a pioneer of British documentary photography. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571273669
- ISBN
- 9780571273669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.35
€ 11.99
€ 9.35
Paperback. In an attempt to escape her past, Bessy Buckley takes a job working as a maid in a big country house. But when Arabella, her beautiful mistress, asks her to undertake a series of bizarre tasks, Bessy begins to realise that she hasn't quite landed on her feet. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571223367
- ISBN
- 9780571223367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.06
€ 13.99
€ 10.06
Paperback. From the internationally-renowned author of The Beach, a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. The award-winning illustrations from Nicholas Garland make this a beautiful and atmospheric book. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 b&w illistrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 17. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571223107
- ISBN
- 9780571223107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Growing up disabled and gay in the 1950's, circumstances force John Cromer from an early age to develop an intense and vivid internal world. As his character develops, this ability to transcend external circumstance through his own strength of character proves an invaluable asset. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571217045
- ISBN
- 9780571217045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. After 19 years of teaching his pupils to emigrate, Alford George, elitist schoolteacher turned populist politician, is forced to work out a welcome for the diverse races of Trinidad to their own island and how to liberate those who, despite emancipation, are still struggling under old captivities. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571192946
- ISBN
- 9780571192946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.06
€ 13.99
€ 10.06
Paperback. The tale of lives won from a cruel sea and crueller landlords. The dawning of the herring fisheries brought with it the hope of escape from the Highland Clearances, and this story paints a vivid picture of a community fighting against nature and history, and refusing to be crushed. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571090419
- ISBN
- 9780571090419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393927924
- ISBN
- 9780393927924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. A successful author and Liberal MP with a loving and benevolent wife, Richard Remington appears to be a man to envy. But underneath his superficial contentment, he is far from happy with either his marriage or the politics of his party. Editor(s): James, Simon. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439990
- ISBN
- 9780141439990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. As the citizens of an unnamed Caribbean nation creep through dusty corridors in search of their tyrannical leader, they cannot comprehend that the frail and withered man lying dead on the floor can be the self-styled General of the Universe. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241968635
- ISBN
- 9780241968635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. 288 pages. Shortlisted for The Booker Prize. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408827024
- ISBN
- 9781408827024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. Follows the experiences of a tour guide through a virtual theme-park that re-creates the Cherokee Trail of Tears for tourists. Series: Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803239265
- ISBN
- 9780803239265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.76
€ 36.99
€ 33.76