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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. * The new novel from Alexander McCall Smith, full of his trademark humour and wisdom. Series: 44 Scotland Street. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349118970
- ISBN
- 9780349118970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. * Highly original 'detective' stories with unique setting and characters Series: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349116655
- ISBN
- 9780349116655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Relates the addict's life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, and the horrors of cold turkey and back again. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241956786
- ISBN
- 9780241956786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.70
€ 11.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. A collection of stories. Set in Italy in the summer of 1940, it explores the relationships between the different generations caught up in the war as well as the author's own experiences as a teenager. It features such stories as: "Into the War", "The Avanguardisti in Menton" and "UNPA Nights". Translator(s): McLaughlin, Martin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141193731
- ISBN
- 9780141193731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. A couple on a journey across Mexico are excited by the idea of a particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals of human sacrifice. Precariously balanced on his throne, a king is able only to listen to the sounds around him - sure that any deviation from their normal progression would mean the uprising of the conspirators that surround him. Translator(s): Parks, Tim; Creagh, Patrick; McLaughlin, Martin; Weaver, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141189727
- ISBN
- 9780141189727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.23
€ 12.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Tells the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple whose empty suburban life is held together by the dream that greatness is only just round the corner. The author shows how Frank and April mortgage their hopes and ideals, betraying in the end not only each other, but their own best selves. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099518624
- ISBN
- 9780099518624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.33
€ 11.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. The first novel in William Burroughs' anarchic 'Cut-Up Trilogy'. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007341917
- ISBN
- 9780007341917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.38
€ 12.99
€ 5.38
Paperback. David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, and his son's cousin Rosalind and their friends, have their own secret abberation which would label them as mutants. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152. David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, and his son's cousin Rosalind and their friends, have their own secret abberation which would label them as mutants. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032979
- ISBN
- 9780141032979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
€ 13.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan ..or all fake? Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099388616
- ISBN
- 9780099388616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
€ 13.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. An international sensation The Auschwitz Violin is the unforgettable story of one man's refusal to surrender his dignity in the face of history's greatest atrocity. Translator(s): Tennent, Martha. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849019811
- ISBN
- 9781849019811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Chilvers, Alex. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Honest Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957142701
- ISBN
- 9780957142701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.04
€ 15.99
€ 11.04
paperback. Although Bridget told herself she had loved Lawrence for years, could she trust him? She decided that there were apt grounds for doubt of his loyalty, so she called off their marriage. Lawrence could not forgive Bridget for the humiliation of rejection, so he made his own plans to punish her. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 108 x 18. Weight in Grams: 150. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0014514
- ISBN
- 9780552146098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Once again, Fiona Walker brings us a fantastic female character guaranteed to strike a chord with women everywhere. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 304. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0014133
- ISBN
- 9780340768099
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The events recorded in this novel occur during the 1930s in a small Mississippi town, but the range of characters, emotions and social forces, and the inexorable march to doom of a ten-year-old black boy and the society that dooms him, catapult the story beyond a specific time and location. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- SKU
- 9780749397715
- ISBN
- 9780749397715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.32
€ 11.99
€ 10.32
Paperback. When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious moral danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552998482
- ISBN
- 9780552998482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
€ 13.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 37. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552776141
- ISBN
- 9780552776141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.27
€ 11.99
€ 11.27
Paperback. Helen Walsh doesn't believe in fear - it's just a thing invented by men to get all the money and good jobs - and yet she's sinking. Her work as a Private Investigator has dried up, her flat has been re-possessed and now some old demons have resurfaced. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141043098
- ISBN
- 9780141043098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. The new witty and warm novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author and TV presenter, Fern Britton. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007562992
- ISBN
- 9780007562992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 8.95
€ 11.99
€ 8.95
Paperback. Espionage during the First World War Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848545847
- ISBN
- 9781848545847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. When Austin King entertains some distant relatives he unwittingly sets in motion events that will threaten his marriage, his law practice and his standing in the community. Austin's eagerness to please his foster cousin Nora is mistaken for other motives, especially since Nora is besotted with him. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781860465543
- ISBN
- 9781860465543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94
Paperback. Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela's life is characterised by one amazing fact: his body stopped ageing before the end of the eighteenth century. Starting in 1758, a young Matthieu flees Paris after witnessing his mother's brutal murder. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 196 x 44. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552776158
- ISBN
- 9780552776158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552773805
- ISBN
- 9780552773805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.78
€ 10.99
€ 8.78
Paperback. Tells the story of George, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover, Jim. This title shows George's determination to carry on, evoking the unexpected pleasures of life as well as the soul's ability to triumph over loneliness and alienation. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132 160pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099541288
- ISBN
- 9780099541288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.64
€ 11.99
€ 9.64
Paperback. When cynical journalist, Will Farnaby, arrives to research potential oil reserves on Pala, he quickly falls in love with the way of life on the island. Soon the need to complete his mission becomes an intolerable burden and he must make a difficult choice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099477778
- ISBN
- 9780099477778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.07
€ 13.99
€ 11.07