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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Features dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333547
ISBN
9780571333547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Depicts a male homosexual relationship, in which a rich older man buys the love of a young man who is stunningly handsome but who lacks the ability to love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189567
ISBN
9780141189567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. She had always put her daughter first - until one man changed everything Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751544459
ISBN
9780751544459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. It's the midsummer ball at Oxford, and a group of men and women - friends since university days - have gathered under the stars. Included in this group is David Crimond, a genius and fervent Marxist. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
9780099433545
ISBN
9780099433545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Casi is a hotshot public defender working on the front line of America's War on Drugs. So far he's on the winning side. He's never lost a case. But nothing lasts forever, and pride like his has a long way to fall. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 39. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782066576
ISBN
9781782066576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. The major European bestseller that was made into the celebrated film. Translator(s): Buten, H. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349101101
ISBN
9780349101101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979471
ISBN
9780241979471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 36. Weight in Grams: 574.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Methuen Publishing
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413715609
ISBN
9780413715609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. A gorgeous, strange, dark-edged novel that has garlanded critical acclaim throughout Europe and won the prestigious Nordic Council's Literature Prize. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857897916
ISBN
9780857897916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. The internationally acclaimed bestseller from Iran. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689675
ISBN
9781851689675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. *One of Rosamond Lehmann's most acclaimed novels * A widely acclaimed novel by one of Virago Modern Classic's bestselling and best-loved classic novelists Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083121
ISBN
9781844083121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. It's New York, 1950. A young PR man working at General Electric sold his first magazine piece. By the time he'd sold his third, he decided to quit his job and make a living as a full-time writer. That young man was Kurt Vonnegut. This title collects his stories from the postwar years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282969
ISBN
9780099282969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The prize-winning debut by Jenn Ashworth, which led her to be picked as one of the 12 Best New British Novelists by BBC TV's The Culture Show in 2011, a blackly funny and compelling tale of obsession, misplaced passion and one seriously mixed-up young woman - the kind of neighbour you would not wish on your worst enemy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762976
ISBN
9781444762976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Features stories which are partly autobiographical, men and women of passion live, fight, love and die in scenes of dramatic intensity. In this book, the stories range from haunting tragedy on the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro, to brutal America with its deceptive calm, and war-ravaged Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460923
ISBN
9780099460923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The long awaited next chapter in the beloved and bestselling BIG STONE GAP saga: an unforgettable journey of true love, forgiveness and hope. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471148934
ISBN
9781471148934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844537
ISBN
9781909844537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Thirteen of Lispector's most brilliantly conceived stories Translator(s): Pontiero, Giovanni. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292724488
ISBN
9780292724488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.97

Paperback. Life as a film extra in Beijing might seem hard, but Fenfang won't be defeated. She has travelled 1800 miles to seek her fortune in the city, and has no desire to return to the never-ending sweet potato fields back home. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099512936
ISBN
9780099512936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is considered the pre-eminent writer of Brazil, but his work has only recently become known to the English-speaking world. This new translation of Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas, first published in 1881, now brings Machado de Assis's sardonic wit and keen appreciation of human foibles to a much larger audience. Editor(s): Regno, Enylton De Sa. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; BG; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195101706
ISBN
9780195101706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Paperback. In the grip of a Siberian winter in 1902, a serial killer in Vienna embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder. Detective Inspector, Oskar Rheinhardt summons a young disciple of Freud - his friend Dr Max Liebermann - to assist him with the case. The investigation draws them into the sphere of Vienna's secret societies. Series: Liebermann Papers. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099471325
ISBN
9780099471325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A funny, poignant and unforgettable novel about Frank - one of the most lovable and unusual characters you'll ever meet Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782399209
ISBN
9781782399209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847392336
ISBN
9781847392336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. It's the book beaches were made for. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 406. Clean copy. Some shelfwear. FFEP inscribed
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0021537
ISBN
9780007228904
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Glamour, ambition, love and sex. It's all here in the page-turning bestsellers by Louise Bagshawe Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755340552
ISBN
9780755340552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

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