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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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
€ 11.08

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
€ 8.66

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

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bluemoose Books Ltd
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956687609
ISBN
9780956687609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Bestselling and beloved author of LUCIA, LUCIA takes on home decorating, lust, love and tricky family dynamics in ROCOCO, the uproarious tale of a small Italian American town poised for a makeover Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019697
ISBN
9780743495882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bestselling and beloved author of LUCIA, LUCIA takes on home decorating, lust, love and tricky family dynamics in ROCOCO, the uproarious tale of a small Italian American town poised for a makeover Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRA0012930
ISBN
9780743495882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bestselling and beloved author of LUCIA, LUCIA takes on home decorating, lust, love and tricky family dynamics in ROCOCO, the uproarious tale of a small Italian American town poised for a makeover Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Good, clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KSG0006099
ISBN
9780743495882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KRF0037904
ISBN
9781902602356
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Snipers in the hills overlook the shattered streets of Sarajevo. Knowing that the next bullet could strike at any moment, the ordinary men and women below strive to go about their daily lives as best they can. Kenan faces the agonizing dilemma of crossing the city to get water for his family. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172. 288 pages. Snipers in the hills overlook the shattered streets of Sarajevo. Knowing that the next bullet could strike at any moment, the ordinary men and women below strive to go about their daily lives as best they can. Kenan faces the agonizing dilemma of crossing the city to get water for his family. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 194 x 126 x 19. Weight: 196.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843547419
ISBN
9781843547419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Fourteen wonderful tales by 'the Jane Austen of our time' Harpers & Queen. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552152556
ISBN
9780552152556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other's black or white stones. The competition between the Master of Go and his opponent, Otake, is waged over several months and layered in ceremony. But beneath the game's decorum lie tensions that consume not only the players themselves but their families and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224078184
ISBN
9780224078184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. 384 pages. An evocative debut novel set against the backdrop of the unravelling Portuguese and British empires. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596622
ISBN
9780747596622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552168496
ISBN
9780552168496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.65

Hardback. fine in a fine dustjacket, signed by the author
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTK0095991
ISBN
9781408829370
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. In theory, life for Sam as a stay-at-home dad is idyllic and stress-free. Months of honing his childcare programme have enabled him to run a ship-shape home with productive days spent creating finger-print masterpieces, cooking up organic cuisine and polishing the family silver. In practice, the Holden Childcare Programme has fallen out of favour. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 265.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLN0016614
ISBN
9780099518075
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Red Door Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910453223
ISBN
9781910453223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Hardcover. Includes stories that reflect author's own happy schooldays at Dulwich College but they also do a good deal more. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591797
ISBN
9781841591797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Prior's Ford - a small village hiding a surprising number of secrets .. Series: Prior's Ford. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751539622
ISBN
9780751539622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. William Bird has always taken in boarders who are on the fringes of society: the petty conman, the immigrant who's never been able to fit in, the blustering officer who really doesn't know what's what , and the just plain lonely. He's built a unique place with a unique atmosphere. Series: William Trevor Backlist Novels. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969274
ISBN
9780241969274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

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