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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. One day, out of the blue, Henry Nagel receives a solicitor's letter telling him he has inherited a sumptuous apartment in St John's Wood. Divine intervention? Or his late father's love-nest? Henry doesn't know, but he is glad to escape the North. After nearly sixty years of angry disappointment, Henry's life is about to change. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099472162
- ISBN
- 9780099472162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. HMS Temeraire: latest and most advanced of Britain's nuclear submarines. When Temraire's trials are cut short and she is ordered to the Far East to reinforce the fleet against a threat from Red China, her captain, David Jermain, knows that this is no routine exercise in flag-waving. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 21. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099591597
- ISBN
- 9780099591597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. Re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters. From the return of Chryseis to the burial of Hector, this work presents the events arranged not by the whims of the gods in this instance but by the dictates of human nature. Translator(s): Goldstein, Ann. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138. A Story of War. 176 pages. Re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters. From the return of Chryseis to the burial of Hector, this work presents the events arranged not by the whims of the gods in this instance but by the dictates of human nature. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight: 138.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847671035
- ISBN
- 9781847671035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. A year on, Emma remains haunted by the image of that empty cot, thousands of miles away, the chasm between her and the rest of the family growing with each day that Sam remains missing. Is her son still out there? Will the mystery about what happened that night ever be unravelled? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405915311
- ISBN
- 9781405915311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
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Paperback. Shatters various images of Andre Gide as the querulous and impious Buddha to a quarter-century of intellectuals. Translator(s): Bussy, Dorothy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140180930
- ISBN
- 9780140180930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
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€ 14.23
Paperback. Samia Omar grows up in war-torn Somalia, dreaming of being a world-class sprinter. She sleeps with a photo of Mo Farah by her bed and trains hard. After achieving a place on the national team to compete in the Beijing Olympics, she sets her sights on the 2012 games in London. This book is based on a true story. Translator(s): Appel, Anne Milano. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571322695
- ISBN
- 9780571322695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
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Paperback. On a beautiful starry night in the city of Kahani in the land of Alifbay a terrible thing happened: twelve-year-old Luka's storyteller father, Rashid, fell suddenly and inexplicably into a sleep so deep that nothing and no one could rouse him. To save him from slipping away entirely, Luka must embark on a journey through the Magic World. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099421894
- ISBN
- 9780099421894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. A pacy, page-turning thriller centred around the discovery of some mysterious ancient human remains in a hidden crypt beneath Jerusalem's Temple Mount Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 48. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847390127
- ISBN
- 9781847390127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. For the millions addicted to Strictly Come Dancing - a romantic, funny and moving novel that will make you want to put on your dancing shoes.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340933954
- ISBN
- 9780340933954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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€ 11.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 333 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 232 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 333
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849821698
- ISBN
- 9781849821698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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€ 11.04
Paperback. Every night, Kawashima Masayuki creeps from his bed and watches over his baby girl's crib while his wife sleeps. But this is no ordinary domestic scene. He has an ice pick in his hand, and a barely controllable desire to use it. Deciding to confront his demons, Kawashima sets into motion a chain of events seeming to lead inexorably to murder. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747593133
- ISBN
- 9780747593133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.65
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Paperback. A group of soldiers travel by train across the United States in the aftermath of the First World War. One of them is horribly scarred, blind and almost entirely mute. Moved by his condition, a few civilian fellow travellers decided to see him home to Georgia, to a family who believed him dead, and a fiancee who grew tired of waiting. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099282822
- ISBN
- 9780099282822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
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Paperback. A compelling emotional rollercoaster of a novel from Mike Gayle, bestselling author of SEEING OTHER PEOPLE, TURNING THIRTY and MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473608955
- ISBN
- 9781473608955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. Carmel McKisco, a 20-year-old girl working nights in a Manchester dive bar, cut off from her family, and from her ex, forms strange alliances with her customers and daydreams about escaping to Cornwall. She soon finds herself compelled to confront her romantic preoccupations, for better or worse. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437154
- ISBN
- 9780099437154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. A rollicking, laugh-out-loud funny-novel set to sizzle in summer 2011. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KNH0012019
- ISBN
- 9780007332151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A rollicking, laugh-out-loud funny-novel set to sizzle in summer 2011. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KEX0245532
- ISBN
- 9780007332151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Masha Edelman yearns for a life on the stage and to escape her strict religious family. Miles away, in a safe suburban neighbourhood, family man Leslie Senzatimore longs to be a hero. They have little idea of what lies ahead for them. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857868992
- ISBN
- 9780857868992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.54
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Paperback. Includes novels "Mr Norris Changes Trains" and "Goodbye to Berlin". Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749397029
- ISBN
- 9780749397029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
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€ 15.03
Paperback. Should happy families be such hard work? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348. Nice copy, with some shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KST0026730
- ISBN
- 9780007180356
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Clarence Chugwater is not a Boy Scout for nothing. It is summer 1909 and everyone is too interested in the Test Match to notice that England has been invaded by the Germans. And the Russians. And the Chinese. Not to mention a 'boisterous band of the Young Turks', a mad Mullah, and a brace of North African pirates. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591902
- ISBN
- 9781841591902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88