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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. By the same authors as "French Leave" and "An Enthusiast" this book is a collection of stories first published at the turn of the century and were considered some of the funniest prose in the English language. They have more recently inspired the television series of the same name. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349101460
- ISBN
- 9780349101460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.51
€ 17.99
€ 12.51
paperback. .
- Publisher
- The Quince Tree Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900847967
- ISBN
- 9780900847967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.20
€ 15.20
Paperback. The survivor of multiple marriages, career comebacks and cosmetic surgeries, Miss Kathie lives the way legends should. But danger lurks when gentleman caller Webster Carlton Westward III arrives and worms his way into Miss Kathie's heart and boudoir. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526988
- ISBN
- 9780099526988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Juno Marlowe has just waved off to war the two young men she has loved for the best part of her life when the air raid sirens begin to wail out across London. She is rescued from this nightmare by a gaunt stranger called Evelyn, frail and older than his years. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099513056
- ISBN
- 9780099513056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
paperback. Mary Panton walls up her desires in a beautiful villa high up in the hills above Florence, as she calmly contemplates her disastrous marriage. But a single act of compassion begins a nightmare of violence that shatters her serenity. She turns for help to the notorious Rowley Flint. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099478324
- ISBN
- 9780099478324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Sal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero Dean Moriarty, a traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American dream. Editor(s): Cunnell, Howard. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189215
- ISBN
- 9780141189215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. The first collection of short stories published by Peter Carey, whose other books include "Bliss", "Illywhacker" and "Oscar and Lucinda", which was awarded the 1988 Booker Prize. The stories, set in an ominous near-future that has a feel of contemporary life, are by turn bizarre and funny. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571144389
- ISBN
- 9780571144389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Abigail Tarttelin 'is a natural storyteller' (Matt Haig, METRO), and she has written 'a poignant, brave and important book' (S.J. Watson) about a young boy coming to terms with being intersex. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224596
- ISBN
- 9781780224596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. In September 1943, Nazi troops advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokaster, Albania. The very next day, the Germans vanish without a trace. As the townsfolk wonder if they might have dreamt the events of the previous night, rumours circulate of a childhood friendship between a local dignitary and the invading Nazi Colonel. Translator(s): Hodgson, John. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857860125
- ISBN
- 9780857860125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.77
€ 13.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. 1950s and 60s West London is the setting for this fantastic new saga by Pamela Evans. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755374861
- ISBN
- 9780755374861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
paperback. Tells the story of Charlie and Maureen Buck's ailing marriage and their climb up the social ladder during the 1980s. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KOC0016775
- ISBN
- 9780140284461
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. It was 1882 when Antoinette Giry took her daughter to the funfair at Neuilly. There, in a cage, she saw a manacled creature whose tormented eyes shone from a grotesquely deformed face. Antoinette freed him and cured his wounds. The creature, Erik, whose hideous face hid a brilliant brain of near-genius, was now to become the Phantom of the Opera. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552147194
- ISBN
- 9780552147194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Home is where the heart is.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318. Clean copy, good to very good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KST0016671
- ISBN
- 9781847560995
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Home is where the heart is.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318. Paperback, in good condition.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0014570
- ISBN
- 9781847560995
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Featuring an early collection of stories, this book presents the works of a well known fiction writer. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700898
- ISBN
- 9781784700898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Hardcover. Returning to Turkey from exile in the West, the secular poet Ka is driven by curiosity to investigate a surprising wave of suicides among religious girls forbidden by the government to wear their head scarves in school. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 206 x 33. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593388
- ISBN
- 9781841593388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Translator(s): Klimova, R.; Schloss, Roslyn. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296. 256 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight: 294. Translator(s): Klimova, R.; Schloss, Roslyn.
- Publisher
- Daunt
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970061
- ISBN
- 9781907970061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785898914
- ISBN
- 9781785898914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.57
€ 11.99
€ 9.57
Hardcover. When George, Viscount Uffenham turns the entire family fortune into diamonds and squirrels them away, naturally he forgets where he has hidden the loot and finds himself compelled to let the family seat to stay afloat. So it is that Mrs Cork's health colony comes into being, providing the perfect setting for crime and young love to flower. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591360
- ISBN
- 9781841591360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.98
€ 19.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. Translator(s): Proctor, Minna. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114. .
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811226875
- ISBN
- 9780811226875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. A devasting and unforgettable story of doomed love from the winner of the Booker Prize, reissued with a new introduction by Nadeem Aslam Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188. 208 pages. A devasting and unforgettable story of doomed love from the winner of the Booker Prize, reissued with a new introduction by Nadeem Aslam. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight: 148.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747599395
- ISBN
- 9780747599395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. Frankie Cavanagh, a trader, fancies her American boss, Tom. From the start - he's sexy, charismatic and a lot of fun. They embark on an exciting but dangerous affair based on doing anything for a thrill. As Frankie begins to lose her grip, she speeds head on towards the ultimate question: just how far is she prepared to go for a dare? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KLN0016464
- ISBN
- 9780099507925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Lieutenant James Churchill and his colleagues find themselves questioning their purpose. Are they for death or against it? These men of action travel between the barracks, the lunatic asylum and the house of an aristocratic nymphomaniac in search of answers. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141194295
- ISBN
- 9780141194295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. From the multi award-winning Irish-Italian author of Don't Move comes an international bestseller wrought in the fires of love and war Translator(s): Gagliardi, Ann. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851689163
- ISBN
- 9781851689163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.71
€ 11.99
€ 10.71