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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Jonathan Taylor's debut novel, Entertaining Strangers, is a tragi-comedy about the eccentric Edwin Prince - a depressive intellectual obsessed with high culture .. and ants. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Salt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907773273
ISBN
9781907773273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Soon after John McPake's marriage falls apart he starts hearing voices. An obsession with the works of Breughel develops into a full blown delusion, and he assumes the personna of Johannes, a 16th century Dutch weaver who travels with his friends, Balthazar and Cornelius, in pursuit of his son who has been abducted by the Spanish mercenaries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908737694
ISBN
9781908737694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. Abducted from her West African village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the American South, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom. After escaping the plantation, torn from her husband and child, she passes through Manhattan in the chaos of the Revolutionary War, is shipped to Nova Scotia, and then joins a group of freed slaves. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775489
ISBN
9780552775489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Planet savage is a story narrated by Leungo, a nine-year old with a very interesting outlook on life; he views his parents as good-for-nothing savages who care only for themselves; who drink themselves silly with friends who come round every day, leaving any concern for his education by the wayside. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770097513
ISBN
9781770097513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. A wickedly funny new novel of social climbing, secret emails, art-world scandal and lovesick billionaires from the internationally bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760290788
ISBN
9781760290788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback.
Publisher
Freight Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780956613585
ISBN
9780956613585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Giant freak waves send an unsinkable cargo ship to the bottom of the Atlantic and a herd of killer whales attack a party of kayakers in the Pacific - random events, or evidence of polar shift? For Kurt Austin of NUMA these two seemingly unconnected incidents are harbingers of a global phenomenon that will mark the end of civilization. Series: The NUMA Files. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955864
ISBN
9780241955864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272. Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Publisher
Brandon
Number of pages
285
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
KHS0044093
ISBN
9780863222801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272. Paperback in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Brandon
Number of pages
285
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRF0012039
ISBN
9780863222801
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Brandon
Number of pages
285
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KEX0220154
ISBN
9780863222801
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 3et in the Malay Archipelago, where the author spent much of his youth as an officer in the British Merchant Navy, this book is a sombre yet brilliant study of good and evil in his mature manner. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151442
ISBN
9781857151442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. The seventh Thursday Next novel from Number One bestselling author Jasper Fforde. Series: Thursday Next. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 200 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340963135
ISBN
9780340963135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A heart-warming and touching romance from James Patterson. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 19. Weight in Grams: 154. 8vo.Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KEX0297228
ISBN
9780755305742
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A semi autobiographical account of Isherwood's time in 1930s Berlin that shows the lives of people at threat from the rise of the Nazis: Natalia Laundauer, the rich, Jewish heiress, Peter and Otto, a gay couple and the 'divinely decadent' Sally Bowles, a young English woman who was so memorably portrayed by Liza Minnelli. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749390549
ISBN
9780749390549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.71

Paperback. A LIVERPOOL LULLABY reached number 5 in the Sunday Times bestseller list Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 29. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747255338
ISBN
9780747255338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - provincial families, a political and social elite. Kiyoaki has been raised among the Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282990
ISBN
9780099282990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A novel of family legacies, love and betrayal.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857386397
ISBN
9780857386397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444743678
ISBN
9781444743678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Set against a background of winter-wet streets, Pernod in smoky cafes and cheap hotel rooms, Marya tries to make something substantial of her life in order to withstand the unreality of her surroundings. Alone, her Polish husband in prison, she is taken up by an English couple who slowly overwhelm her with their passions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183923
ISBN
9780141183923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
102
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385499224
ISBN
9780385499224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Honda, a brilliant lawyer and man of reason, is called to Bangkok on legal business, where he is granted an audience with a young Thai princess - an encounter that radically alters the course of his life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282792
ISBN
9780099282792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Presents stories that take us around the globe and into the intimate lives of the author's characters and the dilemmas and temptations they face. This title tells the little-known history of the only enemy attack on Australian soil during the Great War, when, in January 1915, the outback town of Broken Hill was rocked by horrifying events. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701017
ISBN
9781784701017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. I-SPY AT THE SEASIDE Hello, children! Welcome to your very own I-Spy Book. In these pages you'll be able to look for all kinds of secret, exciting things that are found only by the sea. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRF0038232
ISBN
9780007276073
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed are to marry, sending the British constitution into turmoil. A secret group in the heart of Whitehall hire two renegade SAS operatives to provide a terminal solution to their problem. Can their plan to stage a fatal "accident" be foiled in time? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 485.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Blake
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KLN0014125
ISBN
9781903402160
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

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