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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. In the heady days and nights of twenties New York the bright young things flutter and dance. But behind the laughter and the music lurk dark secrets which threaten to destroy lives. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338. 400 pages. In the heady days and nights of twenties New York the bright young things flutter and dance. But behind the laughter and the music lurk dark secrets which threaten to destroy lives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 144 x 209 x 21. Weight: 338.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Export/Airside
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857892041
ISBN
9780857892041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. A contemporary psychological thriller in the style of Ruth Rendell, from one of today's most versatile and compelling storytellers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 229. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear and may have some light soiling.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KRF0030675
ISBN
9780006496434
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A contemporary psychological thriller in the style of Ruth Rendell, from one of today's most versatile and compelling storytellers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 229. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0237568
ISBN
9780006496434
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The wonderful first novel from the Queen of Comedy, Jo Brand, reissued with a brilliant new cover Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Headline Review London
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755320301
ISBN
9780755320301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.89

Paperback.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841155708
ISBN
9781841155708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.40

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Thus.
Condition
New
SKU
9780375757273
ISBN
9780375757273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A heart-warming and hilarious book about men, male friendships, sex, marriage and fatherhood and how all the aforesaid collide in eight turbulent months in the life of Harry Spencer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KAK0003739
ISBN
9781444777499
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A woman finds herself filling a pit in the forest in the middle of the night; a family lock each other in their bedrooms to battle a strange plague; a wizard punishes two beautiful ballerinas by turning them into one hugely fat circus performer; a colonel is warned not to lift the veil from his dead wife's face. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718192075
ISBN
9780718192075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. The adventures of Samuel Johnson, his dog Boswell, two demons, four dwarfs and a very polite monster. Series: Samuel Johnson Adventure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b&w, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444751857
ISBN
9781444751857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

paperback. Oliver Ryan is a handsome and charismatic success story. He lives in the suburbs with his wife, Alice, who illustrates his award-winning children's books and gives him her unstinting devotion. Their life together is one of enviable privilege and ease - enviable until, one evening after supper, Oliver attacks Alice and beats her into a coma. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780241965641
ISBN
9780241965641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909807808
ISBN
9781909807808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. A collection in which, a woman walks the streets of Manhattan and contemplates with exquisite longing the precarious affair she has embarked on, amidst the grandeur and cacophony of the cityscape; and a young Irish girl and her mother are thrilled to be invited to visit the glamorous Coughlan's but find they leave disappointed. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571270323
ISBN
9780571270323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. A story of a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson's awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life earns him the admiration of the tribe - but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero into messiah. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188805
ISBN
9780141188805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. What if the thing you most longed for was resting on a two week wait? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTM0004440
ISBN
9780330544108
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A story of shanty-town life in Trinidad. Calvary Hill is the home of Aldrick Prospect, who lives for the carnival and his once-a-year chance to play dragon. Here too live Miss Cleothilda, the ageing carnival queen, Philo the Calypsonian, and Fisheye, who flaunts his strength in the steel bands. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571193172
ISBN
9780571193172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746983
ISBN
9781901746983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. The pastures of the Karlson farm in Illnois have the charm of a landscape painting, but the horses that graze there have become the obsession of a woman who sees in them the ultimate fulfilment of her every wish - to win, to be honoured, to be the best. By the author of "A Thousand Acres". Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KCG0004038
ISBN
9780006547266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. On the eve of their 21st birthday, at one of the most lavish parties society has ever seen, Octavia and Flora Beaufort are launched into the world. For Octavia, it is one of the most thrilling nights of her life. But Flora shrinks from the limelight, fearful of what lies beyond the walls of her over-protective aunt's house. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099550457
ISBN
9780099550457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed .. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447250937
ISBN
9781447250937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
On Call
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995454002
ISBN
9780995454002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Hardcover. Sam Shotter settles in the sleepy suburb of Valley Fields. His pastoral peace is short-lived, however, when Soapy Molloy, Dolly the Dip, and Chimp Twist arrive on the scene looking for two million dollars. Not only does Sam discover he's living right bang next door to the girl of his dreams, but he's sitting, rather embarrassingly, on a goldmine. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591506
ISBN
9781841591506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Paul Sturgis is a retired banker manager who lives alone in a dark little flat. He walks alone and dines alone, seeking out and taking pleasure in small exchanges with strangers: the cheerful Australian girl who cuts his hair, the lady at the drycleaners. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141040264
ISBN
9780141040264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. In a brasserie of the Boulevard St Germain, a renowned novelist watches, entranced, the motions of a young woman's hand folding a restaurant bill into a paper boat. This passing observation - slim fingers against a white linen tablecloth - provides the springboard for this story of love and jealousy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449829
ISBN
9780099449829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. Fencers Tam, Richie and their ever-exasperated English foreman are forced to move from rural Scotland to England for work. After a disastrous start involving a botched fence and an accidental murder, the three move to a damp caravan in Upper Bowland and soon find themselves in direct competition with the sinister Hall Brothers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. 288 pages. Fencers Tam, Richie and their ever-exasperated English foreman are forced to move from rural Scotland to England for work. After a disastrous start involving a botched fence and an accidental murder, the three move to a damp caravan in Upper Bowland and soon find themselves in direct competition with the sinister Hall Brothers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 206.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809433
ISBN
9781408809433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

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