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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. These stories are all set in the same nameless Greek village, a world where magic invariably loses out to harsh reality, a world at once universal, funny and compelling. The villagers' lives intersect, as lives do in a small place, and they all know each other's secrets - all the little infamies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099433521
ISBN
9780099433521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. 'A beautiful mad romp of a novel .. Prepare to be dazzled' (Daily Mail) Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KST0020627
ISBN
9780340632437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Traces the turbulent emotional journey of Martin Lynch-Gibbon, a smug, well-to-do London wine merchant and unfaithful husband, whose life is turned inside out when his wife leaves him for her psychoanalyst. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 212 x 39. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593708
ISBN
9781841593708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. The warm, witty and refreshingly honest novel from the Irish bestseller Clare Dowling. Whether you're a mother, a sister, a daughter or a grandmother, this hilarious story of teenage pregnancy and mistaken identity is guaranteed to have you laughing out loud. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KIN0036196
ISBN
9780755392742
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Athena Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844017065
ISBN
9781844017065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 5.52

Hardcover. This is the only novel that Conrad set in London, and it communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894. Verloc, (a Russian spy who is also working for the police) is ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151237
ISBN
9781857151237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Series: A Jaine Austen Mystery. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 105. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780758285102
ISBN
9780758285102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.26

Paperback. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472207234
ISBN
9781472207234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Nazca Plains Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934625989
ISBN
9781934625989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 5.21

Paperback. A brilliant, fast-paced comedy about what happens when all of your dreams become true. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
The Borough Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
KRA0009090
ISBN
9780008118778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 225 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447291596
ISBN
9781447291596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. This sequel to "The Woman of the House" and "Across the River" is a story of love for the home place and of the passions and jealousies it can inspire. A story of grief and trying to cope with loss, but also of resilience in the face of family tragedy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Brandon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863223525
ISBN
9780863223525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509837854
ISBN
9781509837854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Bestseller Jamie McGuire is back, starting at the beginning of Beautiful Disaster, but this time from bad boy Travis' point of view. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471115141
ISBN
9781471115141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Katherine travels through her past to understand the present, unaware that the seeds of her future have already been planted. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782795933
ISBN
9781782795933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. An account of a young English undergraduate from the provinces, this portrait of Oxford during the war is now regarded by many critics as a classic of its kind. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225828
ISBN
9780571225828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Abandoned by her salesman husband, Pearl is left to bring up her three children alone - Cody, a flawed devil, Ezra, a flawed saint, and Jenny, errant and passionate. Now as Pearl lies dying, stiffly encased in her pride and solitude, the past is unlocked and with it, secrets. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099916406
ISBN
9780099916406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320479
ISBN
9781851320479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Presents Hitler's rise and fall through the eyes of the dwarfish narrator whose magic powers become symbolic of the dark forces dominating the German nation in the period. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 176 x 33. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151473
ISBN
9781857151473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. A tale of an unexpected friendship, an unlikely hero and an improbable journey.. This novel might just strike you as one of the funniest, most heartbreaking novels you've ever read. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444765892
ISBN
9781444765892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Maisie Dobbs takes on her first investigation in 1920s London Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566226
ISBN
9780719566226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. When Betta Nolan's husband dies, she honours a promise she made to him to move to a small town and start a new life. This book talks about her, who rediscovers meaning in life. It is about deliberately acknowledging the solace found in ordinary things: a warm bath, good food, the beauty of nature, music, art found in museums and in gardens. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099476474
ISBN
9780099476474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449126
ISBN
9780099449126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Only the daughter, Nina, survives, thanks to an extraordinary act of mercy by one of the attackers. Nina is just four years old. Decades later Nina hunts down the last of her family's murderers, the man who was her saviour. Translator(s): Goldstein, Ann. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841955742
ISBN
9781841955742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

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