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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A gorgeous, wise and witty new collection of stories about the complexities of love, family and friendship, from the author of Away. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081698
ISBN
9781847081698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. A Walk Across The Sun is about cruelty and loss. It is about family and survival. And ultimately it is about love, and the immeasurable strength of the human spirit. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388216
ISBN
9780857388216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

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
€ 10.50

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
€ 10.95

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571283439
ISBN
9780571283439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
€ 11.00

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

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

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
€ 10.97

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
€ 10.38

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
€ 15.18

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
€ 14.15

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

€ 21.99
€ 17.30

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

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

€ 20.99
€ 17.93

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
€ 10.95

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

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
€ 16.69

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
€ 10.97

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

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
hardcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616962487
ISBN
9781616962487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.46

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

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
€ 9.16

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