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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Puns and hand-drawn illustrations tell the story of the young and earnest Algernon Swift, who is perplexed by life and all the ambiguities that language throw at him. By contrast, his elderly uncle Reverend Hawker revels in them, and, eventually, Algernon learns to feel joy amidst all the confusion. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrated with hand drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 2. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784979898
- ISBN
- 9781784979898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. A deliciously warm novel from the best-selling author of Meet Me At The Cupcake Cafe and The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007576791
- ISBN
- 9780007576791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.89
€ 11.99
€ 9.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 4th Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447294542
- ISBN
- 9781447294542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Three years ago Elvis Cole's actions may have freed a killer. Now three more young women are dead.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 115 x 31. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Orion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752882833
- ISBN
- 9780752882833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447250975
- ISBN
- 9781447250975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.80
€ 11.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. Who is Celia, and what are the mysterious papers found concealed under the attic floorboards of an old country house? Are they simply instructions for assembling a table-tennis table, written in idiosyncratic German, or could they contain a coded message? Num Pages: 128 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571205707
- ISBN
- 9780571205707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Trained in the way of the Samurai, dreaming of the City of Brotherly Love, Hiro Tanaka impetuously jumps ship off the coast of Georgia - only to wash up on a barrier island populated by rednecks, descendants of black slaves, and a colony of crazed artists. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KLN0015365
- ISBN
- 9780747529330
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Set in and around the cities of New York, Mexico and Caracas, this title is a cautionary tale for elder brothers and their new girlfriends. It illustrates the value of revelry, relationships and having a repertoire of unbeatable stories to tell. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Legend Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First
- SKU
- KNW0010324
- ISBN
- 9780955103285
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Eddie Cameron is a salesman for Rocklight Ltd., an electrical equipment firm in Glasgow, where he has been fiddling the firm's expenses. Eddie's life is in tatters - his wife hates him, and his violent temper has left his mistress teetering on the edge of sanity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782113034
- ISBN
- 9781782113034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781999486
- ISBN
- 9781781999486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. People love to hate the trains. They're essential - but everyone wishes there were more of them, and that they were faster, and most of all, that they would just run on time. But whenever something new is planned for the railway, there will always be someone with objections. Series: Discworld Novels. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552173612
- ISBN
- 9780552173612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. WINNER OF THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL FIRST BOOK AWARD Introducing a dazzling new voice.. A gloriously heartfelt, funny novel set on a Scottish island from cult musician Colin MacIntyre aka Mull Historical Society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780229041
- ISBN
- 9781780229041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. * The fourth novel in the hugely popular Sunday Philosophy Club series Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349139432
- ISBN
- 9780349139432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Series: Modesty Blaise S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285636156
- ISBN
- 9780285636156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
Paperback. The compelling, brilliant new novel from a master of European literature, a bestseller in France Translator(s): Strachan, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340837375
- ISBN
- 9780340837375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. A beautiful love story, full of humanity and tenderness, in the dark days of a civil war and the following dictatorship. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Qatar
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789992194898
- ISBN
- 9789992194898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 268. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KRF0038182
- ISBN
- 9781842233115
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters - beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007524303
- ISBN
- 9780007524303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. When the stresses of being an A-list actress get too much for her, Connie Gordon decides to escape to a tiny Scottish village. But little does she realise that whilst Lochnabrae might be quiet, it's far from sleepy.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KI20003344
- ISBN
- 9781847562760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198. 204 pages. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762149
- ISBN
- 9781905762149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. In dusty Delhi, where call centres and malls are changing the ancient fabric of Indian life, Puri's main work comes from screening prospective marriage partners, a job once the preserve of aunties and family priests. But when an honest public litigator is accused of murdering his maidservant, it takes all of Puri's resources to investigate. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099525233
- ISBN
- 9780099525233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. In the town of Cascadu, Trinidad, the 1970 Black Power rebellion has failed. Sonnyboy, hapless and luckless, is desperate to be recognised as part of the rebellion and forces the uninterested police to arrest him. KingKala, a singer, returns from detention and is sidelined in the calypso tent, his music dated and unfashionable. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571255672
- ISBN
- 9780571255672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. When Rosie Kitto, an eccentric thirty-eight-year-old primary school teacher from England, bounces into their lives with a secret sorrow and a heart as big as the city, nobody realises that she hasn't read the rule book. For the Wilder-Bingham family, whose lives begin to unravel thread by thread, the consequences are explosive. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 275 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405921558
- ISBN
- 9781405921558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Hannah Olsen and her husband Lars own Langani Farm and Safari Lodge where they struggle to protect their wildlife and land from poachers and corrupt officials. But the developing relationship between their daughter and a young African boy with a terrifying legacy tests the strength of their family. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520634
- ISBN
- 9780099520634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85