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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The triumphant follow-up to THE PRIDE OF LANCASHIRE from Hodder's fastest-growing saga author. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340840740
ISBN
9780340840740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Charles Highway, a precociously intelligent and highly sexed teenager, is determined to sleep with an older woman before he turns twenty. Rachel fits the bill perfectly and Charles plans his seduction meticulously, sets the scene with infinite care - but it doesn't come off quite as Charles expects. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099455424
ISBN
9780099455424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. As the 1982 school year begins, the author returns to Ragley village school for his sixth year as headteacher. Nora Pratt celebrates twenty-five years in her coffee shop, Ronnie Smith finally tries to get a job, and little Krystal Entwhistle causes concern in the school Nativity play. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552162210
ISBN
9780552162210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Harold Pinter's first and only novel, written in the early 1950s before he began writing plays. The novel is set in post-war London's East End, a landscape of bomb-sites, and describes the lives of four young Londoners whose energy and humour lift them above the routine austerity of the time. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 175.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571164172
ISBN
9780571164172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.50

Paperback. A novel about the celebration of the transience of life, the eternal difficulty of love and a hilarious riff on our 21st-century infatuation with movies and the superhero solution. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244. 250 pages. A novel about the celebration of the transience of life, the eternal difficulty of love and a hilarious riff on our 21st-century infatuation with movies and the superhero solution. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight: 242.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846882876
ISBN
9781846882876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

paperback. Translator(s): Lichtenstein, J. T. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806057
ISBN
9781609806057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. When Helena returns to her childhood home in Orkney, she is forced to face memories that she has spent half a lifetime running from. Her best friend, the charismatic Anastasia, disappeared after a swimming incident. But what really happened that night by the wrecks? An intense portrait of adolescent yearning and obsession. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Nightingale Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995473515
ISBN
9780995473515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. A laugh-out-loud love story with big ideas - and squirrels SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008160395
ISBN
9780008160395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback.
Publisher
Freight Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780956613578
ISBN
9780956613578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908775979
ISBN
9781908775979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. In a beautifully written, brooding and visceral modern gothic thriller, a boundary dispute in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands escalates out of control, pitting local against in-comer with explosive and violent consequences. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Freight Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781908754028
ISBN
9781908754028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.95

Paperback. It is January 1819, and Captain Adam Bolitho ships out from Falmouth bound for Freetown, on the old the slave coast of Africa. H M S Onward carries sealed orders in the strongbox below deck. But why all the secrecy and apparent urgency? And why Onward, so soon after the Mediterranean, and that bloody action with Nautilus? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528265
ISBN
9780099528265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A contemporary literary thriller, You're A Big Girl Now is the gripping sequel to The Company You Keep, recently adapted into a major film directed by and starring Robert Redford, alongside Shia LeBoeuf and Susan Sarandon. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447227922
ISBN
9781447227922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. Sun. Desire. Obsession. An explosive, intelligent novel from the prize-winning author of Brass. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472212122
ISBN
9781472212122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 140 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Galaxy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592122585
ISBN
9781592122585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. A couple of glasses of bubbly with the girls and Poppy's life has gone into meltdown. Not only has she lost her engagement ring, but in the panic that followed, she's lost her phone too. When she spots an abandoned phone in a bin it seems it was meant to be. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552774406
ISBN
9780552774406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KKW0011530
ISBN
9781843510673
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KST0035351
ISBN
9781843510673
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A gripping masterpiece, hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 44. Weight in Grams: 454.
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522892
ISBN
9780330522892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Reissued in a new look is this richly imagined historical novel that combines mystery, history, politics and passion in a story of gripping power, from the author of SACRED HEARTS Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089123
ISBN
9781844089123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
269
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756369
ISBN
9781876756369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. A hilarious, original story for anyone who has ever been dumped, dumped or lived in a dump - with the cross-over and bestselling appeal of BRIDGET JONES, HIGH FIDELITY and THIS LIFE. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTJ0007969
ISBN
9780340718162
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A hilarious, original story for anyone who has ever been dumped, dumped or lived in a dump - with the cross-over and bestselling appeal of BRIDGET JONES, HIGH FIDELITY and THIS LIFE. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTM0005802
ISBN
9780340718162
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A collection of Carson McCullers' stories, including her novella "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" and "Wunderkind". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183695
ISBN
9780141183695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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