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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardback. From one of Europe's most revered authors, a tale of one man's obsessive project to collect the instruments of death, evil, and humanity's darkest atrocities in order to oppose them Translator(s): Appel, Anne Milano. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218480
ISBN
9780300218480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Teddy Todd - would-be poet, heroic World War II bomber pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century. For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living in a future he never expected to have. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776646
ISBN
9780552776646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Gabriel is a stranger in a small Breton town. Nobody knows where he came from or why he's here. Yet his small acts of kindness quickly earn him acceptance from the locals. His new friends grow fond of Gabriel, who seems as benign as the toy panda he wins at the funfair. But unlike Gabriel, the fluffy toy is not haunted by his past.. Translator(s): Gallic Books; Boyce, Emily. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906040420
ISBN
9781906040420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. A smart, chilling tale of truth, deception and the reach of the law, THE GIRL WHO WASN'T THERE is the latest crime thriller from the acclaimed author of The Collini Case, a Waterstones Book Club pick. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140469
ISBN
9780349140469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775986
ISBN
9780413775986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Offers the third and final instalment in the epic Paul Hoffman trilogy following Cale and the Sanctuary of the Redeemers. Following The Left Hand of God and The Last Four Things, this title reveals the fate of the angel of death. Series: The Left Hand of God. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042404
ISBN
9780141042404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983202
ISBN
9780141983202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. 'Heart of Darkness' is Conrad's finest tale and tells of Marlow's journey up the Congo River to meet Mr Kurtz. This volume also includes 'An Outpost of Progress', 'Karain', and 'Youth' in a revised edition using the English first edition texts and with new chronology and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, one map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536016
ISBN
9780199536016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 329 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595549013
ISBN
9781595549013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Inspired by "The Tempest", the novelist rewrites the drama of Ariel, Caliban and Sycorax in a Caribbean setting, exploring the colonial conflicts of an imaginary island and one family. The author's previous novel "The Lost Father" was Regional Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099154518
ISBN
9780099154518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. A wonderful gift book for word freaks, scrabble nuts, and crossword fans everywhere.. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 86. 112 pages. A wonderful gift book for word freaks, scrabble nuts, and crossword fans everywhere. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight: 80.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847672445
ISBN
9781847672445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. When her father marries his second wife, Chrissy gets a new step sister. Three years older than her, Queenie is beautiful and kind, someone everybody wants to be friends with. Chrissy worships her. But when Queenie runs away at eighteen, their lives quietly diverge. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 106 x 5. Weight in Grams: 44.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781253175
ISBN
9781781253175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 384. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0003353
ISBN
9780758275400
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535538
ISBN
9780199535538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.20

Paperback. The perfect novel for Valentine's Day from the bestselling author of YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I DON'T WANT and ME AND MR DARCY Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340919637
ISBN
9780340919637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A tale of horror, set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century. The story deals with the highly disturbing effects of economic, social and political exploitation of European and African societies and the cataclysmic behaviour this induced in some individuals. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262401
ISBN
9781853262401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.28

Paperback. My Glass Heart is a dramatic story of desire and its price, of love and its guises and, ultimately, of the astounding resilience of the human heart. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KAK0002870
ISBN
9780340924488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0021520
ISBN
9780340924488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is never clear to Elizabeth whether the mission principal's cruel revelations of her origins is at the bottom of her mental breakdown, but in the dark loneliness of the Botswanan night, the frightened South African refugee slips in and out of sanity. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 208 pages. It is never clear to Elizabeth whether the mission principal's cruel revelations of her origins is at the bottom of her mental breakdown, but in the dark loneliness of the Botswanan night, the frightened South African refugee slips in and out of sanity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435907204
ISBN
9780435907204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.13

Paperback. By the author of the bestselling and perenially popular CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL, an extravaganza of a novel in which Charlie Chaplin collides with the First World War at the dawn of the modern age. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New e.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340829837
ISBN
9780340829837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Opens with a shipwreck, leaving a party of sightseers temporarily marooned on an island. The stranded castaways make their way towards the refuge of the isle's reclusive savant; but the big isolated house which is home to Professor Silas Kreutznaer and his laconic assistant, Licht, is also home to another, unnamed presence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Picador,
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330371858
ISBN
9780330371858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209. Signed copies while stocks last
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781851321452
ISBN
9781851321452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Doctor Fischer despises the human race. The notorious toothpaste millionaire decides to hold the last of his famous parties. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099288497
ISBN
9780099288497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. The wonderful bestselling novel from Barbara Trapido, with an introduction by Joanna Briscoe Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232. 336 pages. The wonderful bestselling novel from Barbara Trapido, with an introduction by Joanna Briscoe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight: 226.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747599593
ISBN
9780747599593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

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