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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The New York Times bestselling author of Be Cool and Get Shorty Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822395
ISBN
9780753822395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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
€ 13.37

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
€ 11.02

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
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062568991
ISBN
9780062568991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.43

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

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

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
€ 10.73

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

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
€ 11.66

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
€ 11.09

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

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.64

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

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
€ 11.04

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
€ 11.02

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

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

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

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

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

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Proof that literary fiction and science fiction can be one and the same. An intelligent first novel from the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award, 2013. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
ATLANTIC BOOKS
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782394037
ISBN
9781782394037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Nina does not have a drinking problem. She likes a drink, sure. But what 17-year-old doesn't? Nina's mum isn't so sure. But she's busy with her new husband and five year old Katie. Nina's drunken exploits are the stuff of college legend. But then one dark Sunday morning, even her friends can't help piece together Saturday night. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785031373
ISBN
9781785031373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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