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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Desperate to quell her addiction to drugs, disastrous romance, and nineties San Francisco, Michelle heads south for LA. But soon it's officially announced that the world will end in one year, and life in the sprawling metropolis becomes increasingly weird in this riot grrrl take on speculative fiction. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276902
ISBN
9781908276902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. A woman must decide if her daughter's killer lives or dies. A gripping, emotive thriller from the author of The Moon Pool. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781856901
ISBN
9781781856901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

Paperback. This shattering novel is filled with storytelling sleight of hand. What appears to be a story of mothers and daughters, of sisterhood put to the test, of adolescent love and grown-up misconduct, and of history's long reach, becomes a provocative and compelling exploration of America's failure to find a language to talk about race. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 38. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616206444
ISBN
9781616206444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155431
ISBN
9781903155431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228784
ISBN
9781583228784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. In Brasilia they're coming off their night shift, in Tokyo they're having their first whisky sours - that's what's happening elsewhere in the world when our hero wakes up. Together with his wife and dog, he lives at home with his parents. He has had the good education and, until recently, the good job. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539841
ISBN
9780099539841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Johanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Translator(s): Dawkin, Deborah. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670151
ISBN
9781908670151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. First published in 1977, this novel is based on the fairy story "The Fisherman and his Wife". Multi-layered and laced with poetry and humour, it analyzes the battle of the sexes. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749394851
ISBN
9780749394851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. After shooting his brother's killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days' grace - not enough to see out the month of April. Then a visiting honeymoon couple cross the path of the fugitive. The bride's heart goes out to Gjorg, and even these 'civilised' strangers from the city risk becoming embroiled in the fatal mechanism of vendetta. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449874
ISBN
9780099449874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The police were involved over the trouble. They had to be. 'I was just playing,' I told them, but that wasn't enough. They wanted to know what I understood by 'intent'. Donald Bailey is sixteen. He can't forget the trouble that happened when he was eight, when the police were called. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571288557
ISBN
9780571288557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Tramp Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
9780992817015
ISBN
9780992817015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.73

Paperback. An international bestseller. A charming and wonderful novel about a cat that brings joy into a couple's life. Translator(s): Selland, Eric. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447279402
ISBN
9781447279402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. 'So there I was, roysh, putting the 'in' in 'in crowd' .. But being a schools rugby legend has its downsides.' This is where it all began: the formation of the phenomenon that is Ross O'Carroll-Kelly. With a new introduction by Paul Howard, Ross's representative on, loike, earth? Illustrator(s): Clarke, Alan. Series: Ross O'Carroll Kelly. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847178404
ISBN
9781847178404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007532780
ISBN
9780007532780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. It's 1979: Dallas is enthralling the nation on TV, Mrs Thatcher has just become prime minister, Abba is top of the pops, and in the small Yorkshire village of Ragley-on-the-Forest, Jack Sheffield returns for his third year as headmaster of the village school. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552157735
ISBN
9780552157735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. From the internationally acclaimed author of Purge comes a chillingly suspenseful, deftly woven novel that opens up a little-known yet still controversial chapter of history: the occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Estonia during and after World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782391289
ISBN
9781782391289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Aidoo, Ama Ata. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954702366
ISBN
9780954702366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Little Lagoon United Kingdom
Number of pages
52
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953523108
ISBN
9780953523108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.23

Paperback. New York, June 1961. The Bill Evans Trio, featuring twenty-five year old Scott LaFaro on bass, play a series of concerts at the Village Vanguard that will go down in musical history. Shortly afterwards, LaFaro is killed in a car accident, and Evans disappears. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558828
ISBN
9780099558828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Phoneme
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781944700164
ISBN
9781944700164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.61

Paperback. Wild Life is the story of paradise turned sour; an exploration of manhood in the modern world, that asks the question - can any of us truly escape the wildness within? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785079702
ISBN
9781785079702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Lost during the author's lifetime, it is an intense portrait of friendship and brotherhood and a meditation on the desire to escape society, following the fortunes of two men as they impulsively decide to work their passage on the S S Westminster: drinking, arguing, playing cards, dodging torpedoes and contemplating the beauty of the sea. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141193342
ISBN
9780141193342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Poor Hector. Tempus fugit and our intrepid psychiatrist is not feeling quite as young as he used to.His current patients are concerned with time too.Hector feels he must get to the bottom of this time business and to do so,of course,a round-the-world adventure is required. Follow Hector as he sets off to uncover nuggets of universal wisdom on time. Translator(s): Gilogley, Carol. Series: Hector's Journeys. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906040895
ISBN
9781906040895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. What do you do when there's nothing left to lose? A tale about finding happiness from the Sunday Times bestselling and readers' favourite Carole Matthews Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751551365
ISBN
9780751551365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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