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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A novella in which a middle-aged man weds an unattractive widow in order to indulge his paedophilic obsession with her daughter. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191188
ISBN
9780141191188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Everyone in Callie's family is busy; her sister is a free-spirited Manhattan chef, her best friend Lila is coping with vitriol of her new man's ex-wife, and her parents have rich though separate lives. But when Callie discovers breast cancer she thought she'd beaten has returned, they all find that their lives shift to focus on caring for Callie. Num Pages: 416 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KTG0010618
ISBN
9780141038643
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A wonderfully atmospheric, touching and sumptuous novel about a young widow's search for happiness in a small Italian village. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Orion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752893228
ISBN
9780752893228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A noir mystery by the acclaimed modernist master Gaito Gazdanov, set in the Paris underworld Translator(s): Karetnyk, Bryan. Series: Pushkin Collection. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 118 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782270591
ISBN
9781782270591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.21

Hardcover. Reprints two of Wodehouse's earliest books which take the form of story sequences linked by a central character, a technique he used many times thereafter. This title looks forward to Bertie Wooster and Ukridge, but also back to his Victorian models, in a fantastic tale of the little man struggling with fate. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591896
ISBN
9781841591896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. .
Publisher
London Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956815583
ISBN
9780956815583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845232405
ISBN
9781845232405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Caffeine Nights Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910720189
ISBN
9781910720189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Translator(s): Tennent, Martha. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
Open Letter United States
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953281
ISBN
9781940953281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.52

paperback. "Clochemerle" satirizes the titanic confrontation of secular and religious forces in a small wine-growing village in Beaujolais which begins when the mayor, wishing to leave behind a monument to his administration's achievements, proposes to build a public urinal in the town centre - right next to the church. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099453888
ISBN
9780099453888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Translator(s): Silver, Katherine. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555977245
ISBN
9781555977245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. Winner of the "CNA Literary Debut Award". Marnus is terrified he will not fulfil the expectations of his elite Afrikaner family who are certain of their superiority. But when Mr Smith arrives, things start to change, affecting Marnus's values and everything around him that he he holds dear. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349107561
ISBN
9780349107561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. 'A wonderful book .. a magical book' Jan Morris, Independent Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522861
ISBN
9780330522861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Is the meaning of life to find the meaning of life? Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318. Fine copY
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KST0010930
ISBN
9780007332199
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A dark and disturbing psycological thriller debut - perfect for fans of THE ICE TWINS and I LET YOU GO. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409152682
ISBN
9781409152682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

paperback. Fabulous historical novel from the award-winning author Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747562283
ISBN
9780747562283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Richly insightful, deeply humorous, often poignant, The Ponzi Man skilfully reveals the inner-world of a man who knows every maddening thing about gambling, except how to give it up. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473627680
ISBN
9781473627680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Tells the story of Dyar, a New York bank clerk who throws up his secure, humdrum job to find a reality abroad with which to identify himself, and his macabre experiences in the inferno of Tangiers as he gives in to his darkest impulses. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182209
ISBN
9780141182209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. An epic novel of gangland intrigue from 'one of crime fiction's new stars' [Sunday Telegraph] Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752877402
ISBN
9780752877402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Hannah Payne is a RED. Her crime: MURDER. And her victim, says the state of Texas, was her unborn child. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007456727
ISBN
9780007456727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Relating the misadventures of Captain Farrago and his sidekick, Teague O Regan, this novel covers the major ethnic, racial, religious, or political issues of the twenty-eight year period beginning with Washington's presidency ending with that of Madison. Editor(s): White, Ed. Num Pages: 626 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
588
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209916
ISBN
9780872209916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. A story of four sisters tied by inescapable family bonds, of miracles, terrible secrets, attempted murder and an extraordinary love affair. The settings range from haunted Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, through the battlefields of World War I, to the emerging jazz scene of New York City. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099740513
ISBN
9780099740513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Clean copy in good condition.
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KRF0000847
ISBN
9780571116461
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 4.99

Paperback. Jaraby expects to get the job, but he reckons without the bitterness of Nox, who still remembers the humiliations of his school years. And when Jaraby's son gets into trouble with the law, Nox has the perfect stick with which to beat him. Series: William Trevor Backlist Novels. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969250
ISBN
9780241969250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

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