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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
paperback. Young, impoverished and ambitious, science student Mr Lewisham is locked in a struggle to further himself through academic achievement. But when his former sweetheart, Ethel Henderson, re-enters his life his strictly regimented existence is thrown into chaos by the resurgence of old passion. Editor(s): James, Simon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441054
- ISBN
- 9780141441054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.50
€ 13.00
€ 12.50
Paperback. A powerful Cold War thriller in the tradition of John le Carre from the acclaimed author of A Breed of Heroes Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847397737
- ISBN
- 9781847397737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. In the middle of a sultry summer heatwave, the inhabitants of Barleybridge find love, conflict and much more.. Series: Barleybridge. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752881805
- ISBN
- 9780752881805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Sounds like easy money: collecting an antique for a rich stranger. Alan Allen, freshly unemployed, short of cash, and caught up in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, is about to find out otherwise. But not before being swept on a European wild-goose chase. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847670298
- ISBN
- 9781847670298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.52
€ 13.00
€ 11.52
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571283439
- ISBN
- 9780571283439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.35
€ 11.99
€ 9.35
Paperback. A touching novel from bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand in which a dying woman sets out to find love for those closest to her - before it's too late Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444724059
- ISBN
- 9781444724059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Dora is in her forties, divorced and under no illusions about her personal appearance. She is also secretly a successful writer of erotica. Dora's agent arranges a promotional tour, but Dora just doesn't look the part. He hires a glamorous substitute - all is fine until Dora's cover is blown. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 210. 313pp.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- (Reissue)
- SKU
- KEX0195458
- ISBN
- 9780006499923
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Dora is in her forties, divorced and under no illusions about her personal appearance. She is also secretly a successful writer of erotica. Dora's agent arranges a promotional tour, but Dora just doesn't look the part. He hires a glamorous substitute - all is fine until Dora's cover is blown. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 210. 313pp
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- (Reissue)
- SKU
- KHS1015692
- ISBN
- 9780006499923
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. When Janie Ryan is born, she is destined to be the latest in a long line of Aberdeen fishwives. Ahead of her lies a life filled with feckless men, filthy council flats and bread & marge sandwiches. But Janie isn't like the rest of them. She wants a different life. And Janie, born and bred for combat, is ready to fight for it. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554622
- ISBN
- 9780099554622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
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€ 11.00
Hardcover. Takes us into the hauntingly confused worlds of two ageing male protagonists - washed-up scientist Freddie Montgomery, desperate to explain why he is being held in an Irish prison for murder and recently widowed art historian Max Morden, who has returned to a sleepy seaside boarding house to relive the events of his first adolescent awakenings. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 211 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593678
- ISBN
- 9781841593678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. Sandlands is a short story collection with a powerful sense of place, and with several characters appearing in more than one story. The collection is inspired by the landscape of coastal Suffolk and its flora and fauna, as well as by its folklore and historical and cultural heritage. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910985045
- ISBN
- 9781910985045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.55
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€ 10.55
Paperback. A brilliant, semiautobiographical satirical novel from one of the foremost figures in twentieth-century Polish literature, now in a new English translation Translator(s): Borchardt, Danuta. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300175301
- ISBN
- 9780300175301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.27
€ 18.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. A collection of short stories which tear through the archives of cinema, of art and of the subconscious. A young Lizzie Borden visits the circus; a pianist makes a Faustian pact in a fly-blown Southern brothel; and a transfigured Mary Magdalene steps out of the canvases of Donatello and de la Tour. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099133711
- ISBN
- 9780099133711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
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€ 14.25
Paperback. A collection of stories which range from 'Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner', where a father who prides himself on his open-mindedness when his daughters talk about sex, is forced to confront his feelings when one of them brings home a black fella, to a ghost story, 'The Pram', about a Polish nanny who scares her charge's older sisters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099507055
- ISBN
- 9780099507055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Sitting at his desk, Bernardo Soares imagined himself free forever of Rua dos Douradores, of his boss Vasques, of Moreira the book-keeper, of all the other employees, the errand boy, the post boy, even the cat. But if he left them all tomorrow and discarded the suit of clothes he wears, what else would he do? Because he would have to do something. Translator(s): Jull Costa, Margaret. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846687358
- ISBN
- 9781846687358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.70
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€ 11.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155363
- ISBN
- 9781903155363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.22
€ 23.99
€ 19.22
paperback. Tara, Katherine and Fenton have been best friends since they were teenagers. Now in their early thirties, they've been living it up in London for ten years. And now all three are drinking in the last chance saloon and they're about to discover that if you don't change your life, life has a way of changing you.. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241958452
- ISBN
- 9780241958452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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€ 11.05
Paperback. It's 1758 and Europe is in turmoil - the Seven Years War is taking hold and London is ripe with deceit. The enigmatic Lord John Grey, a nobleman and high-ranking officer in His Majesty's Army, pursues a clandestine love affair and a deadly family secret. Series: Lord John Grey. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 42. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099463337
- ISBN
- 9780099463337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.80
€ 13.00
€ 11.80
paperback. From the offices of her Love Department, Lady Dolores cures the heartaches of the lonely wives of Wimbledon with inimitable flourish and finesse. When her newest protege, the somewhat naive Edward Blakeston-Smith, is sent on a mission - to learn the secrets of seductive, scheming Septimus Tuam and stop him in his tracks. Series: William Trevor Backlist Novels. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241969298
- ISBN
- 9780241969298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. TIGER'S QUEST is the thrilling second volume in an epic fantasy-romance that will leave you breathless and yearning for more. Series: Tiger Saga. Num Pages: 496 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444734621
- ISBN
- 9781444734621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426. Fine copy
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KST0010999
- ISBN
- 9780340920190
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A novel about politics, film, history and, above all, love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KSG0008112
- ISBN
- 9780340766309
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Yuki is visiting her sister in the UK, but is also secretly retracing their mother's footsteps from a holiday ten years before. Something terrible happened not long after her mother's visit and Yuki wants to find out the cause. With the help of a local girl, Denny, she sets out to unearth and explain her family's secrets.. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571254262
- ISBN
- 9780571254262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.24
€ 10.99
€ 9.24
Paperback. A select group of scientists and astronomers - including the dignified Astronomer Royal, the pipe smoking Dr Marlowe and the maverick, eccentric Professor Kingsly - engage in a mad race to understand and communicate with the cloud, battling against trigger happy politicians. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141196404
- ISBN
- 9780141196404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08