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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Alma Singer is trying to find a cure for her mother's loneliness. Believing she might discover it in an old book her mother is lovingly translating, she sets out in search of its author. Across New York an old man called Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241973639
ISBN
9780241973639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. * The sixth volume of Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful serial novels set in Edinburgh's New Town Series: 44 Scotland Street. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123165
ISBN
9780349123165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Features three novels that span the author's career as a novelist and display his unique talents as a writer. This title includes his first novel, wherein a young man is blinded in a senseless accident but thereafter discovers new imaginative powers. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481485
ISBN
9780099481485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

paperback. The acclaimed first crime novel by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Series: Cormoran Strike. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Sphere
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751549256
ISBN
9780751549256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. A powerful story of grief and hope, a passionate and epic love story from the Russian-born author of the internationally bestselling novels TULLY and ROAD TO PARADISE. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007118892
ISBN
9780007118892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. An astounding novel about a girls coming-of-age inter-woven with a real life murder that rocked turn-of-the-century America. Winner of the 2004 Carnegie Medal. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
400
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
SKU
KNW0010671
ISBN
9780747570639
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The Lover was A.B. Yehoshua's first novel and immediately brought him international recognition. It is brilliant, compassionate, and highly original, and as accomplished as all his later works. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870015912
ISBN
9781870015912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Out on the far northern border of a failed state, Makepeace patrols the ruins of a dying city and tries to keep its unruly inhabitants in check. Into this isolated world comes evidence that life is flourishing elsewhere - a refugee from vast emptiness of forest, whose existence inspires Makepeace to take to road to reconnect with human society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237784
ISBN
9780571237784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. In the perfect family, there's a thin line between love and hate, especially when there's so much to hide .. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 92 x 34. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409102458
ISBN
9781409102458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Lose yourself in the south of France with number one bestseller Santa Montefiore.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471133664
ISBN
9781471133664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Sparky Christina and her gifted adopted sister Pam, forceful, motherless Jago and strangely weightless Peter, embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences and eleventh-hour entrances. As Christina analyses the wit, cruelty and crossed genders of Shakespearean comedy, their own lives are also entering the last act. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214. 320 pages. Sparky Christina and her gifted adopted sister Pam, forceful, motherless Jago and strangely weightless Peter, embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences and eleventh-hour entrances. As Christina analyses the wit, cruelty and crossed genders of Shakespearean comedy, their own lives are also entering the last act. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight: 214.
Publisher
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747594703
ISBN
9780747594703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. When the beautiful teenage Lily arrives in Lima in 1950, fifteen-year-old Ricardo falls instantly in love with her. She claims to be from Chile, but vanishes the moment it becomes clear that she has lied about both her name and her nationality. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234110
ISBN
9780571234110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Paperback. This creepy, paranoid and thrilling novel has become an international bestseller and cult classic Translator(s): Morgan, Cheryl Leah. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main - Canons Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782117179
ISBN
9781782117179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Ms Hobbs, a teacher at the local primary school, is idolised by her class - in particular ten-year-old Oscar Samuels. Mr Samuels is a frazzled single father working all the hours to provide for his beloved son, Oscar. Ms Hobbs knows Mr Samuels is a heartless workaholic. Mr Samuels is certain Ms Hobbs is an interfering busybody. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KAK0011051
ISBN
9780099504269
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A majestic novel about post-Independence South Africa by the Nobel laureate and Booker Prize winner Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352. 432 pages. A majestic novel about post-Independence South Africa by the Nobel laureate and Booker Prize winner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 202 x 137 x 26. Weight: 298.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408831267
ISBN
9781408831267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. 1914, and an English archaeologist called Somerville is fulfilling a lifelong dream: to direct an excavation in the desert of Mesopotamia. Yet forces beyond his control threaten his work. The Great War is looming, and various interest groups are vying for control over the land and its many prizes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099534549
ISBN
9780099534549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 24 x 153 x 237. Weight in Grams: 422. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KOC0019158
ISBN
9780755332311
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Whipsmart, dazzling, darkly comic and deeply touching. I loved it!' Marian Keyes A brilliant new novel from the author of bestselling Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a woman who wakes up determined to be her best self. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227337
ISBN
9781780227337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. 'One of the most significant contemporary storytellers at work today' Colm Toibin A collection of urgent, thrilling and original stories from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Slap and Barracuda. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782397298
ISBN
9781782397298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Willie Cooper arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York in the wake of a disastrous affair with her much older, married archaeology professor. That same day, the discovery of a prehistoric monster in the lake brings a media frenzy to the quiet, picture-perfect town her ancestors founded. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099515722
ISBN
9780099515722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Perennially drunk, broke and in search of a woman, the author takes on the guise of a wise fool as he ventures through America's seedy lowlife. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780753513828
ISBN
9780753513828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 5.80

Hardcover. Features author's trademark sticky situations, quirky characters, sly humour and wit, and of course, his renowned prose. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591957
ISBN
9781841591957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099739814
ISBN
9780099739814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Now available in paperback, the original English-language translation of O Cadhain's raucous masterpiece Translator(s): Titley, Alan (Professor Emeritus of Modern Irish UCC). Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780300219821
ISBN
9780300219821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.00
€ 11.93

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