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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Gabriel Noone, whose late night radio stories have brought him into the homes of millions, gets the proofs of a memoir of a sickly thirteen-year-old boy who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of his parents. When Noone phones the boy, it becomes clear that Pete sees in this heartsick, middle-aged storyteller, the loving father he's always wanted. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy. Showing some shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KSG0010541
ISBN
9780552142403
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Tatiana, a young Mexican woman, is adrift in Berlin. Choosing a life of solitude, she takes a job transcribing notes for the reclusive Doktor Weiss. Through him she meets 'an illustrator turned meteorologist' Jonas, a Berliner who has used clouds and the sky's constant shape-shifting as his escape from reality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539599
ISBN
9780099539599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The highly acclaimed romantic tragedy of love, migration, and the search for identity from the Granta 'Best of Young British' author Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679789
ISBN
9781847679789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. A collection of tales that range from one man's honeymooning epiphany in "Hassan's Tower" to the journeying fantasies of "A Voyage to Cythera", and the joy of "The Merry Widow" which explore cruel and loving relationships, social change and personal obsessions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196435
ISBN
9780141196435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. This is an utterly gripping psychological drama for reading groups, in the vein of Sophie Hannah. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755377992
ISBN
9780755377992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Meet Madison, whip-tongued daughter of a narcissistic film star and a billionaire, abandoned at a Swiss boarding school over Christmas. Madison dies of a marijuana overdose and awakes to find herself in Hell, sharing her cell with a motley crew of young sinners that's almost too good to be true. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552598
ISBN
9780099552598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The fabulous new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of RSVP Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KI20003418
ISBN
9781849832953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. If you live for your family, would you die for your family? The third novel in the compulsive Mitchells and O'Haras trilogy. Series: The Mitchells and O'Haras Trilogy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JJPR; FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 376 x 215 x 33. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008228705
ISBN
9780008228705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. An electrifying debut for all readers of Chris Cleave's bestselling The Other Hand Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330515818
ISBN
9780330515818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 256 pages. This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight: 212.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435908447
ISBN
9780435908447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.26

Paperback. A diary of a middle-aged man who is in love with his younger wife, Ikuko. In spite of that love, the pair have grown physically apart, each unsure of the other's desires ..until the day Ikuko discovers her husband's diary with its desperate hints of jealousy and voyeurism. Ikuko realises she has found the key to his very soul. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289999
ISBN
9780099289999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140119633
ISBN
9780140119633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.37

Paperback. Danielle Steel explores the seasons of an extraordinary friendship, weaving the story of three couples, lifelong friends, for whom a month's holiday in St. Tropez becomes a summer of change, revelation, secrets, surprises, and new beginnings. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 107 x 18. Weight in Grams: 154. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Publisher
Corgi London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0012130
ISBN
9780552149112
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

CD-Audio. Offers a complete audio collection of Alan Bennett's celebrated monologues. This collection includes all twelve Talking Heads, the precursor of that series, and, A Woman of No Importance. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785291661
ISBN
9781785291661
CD
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.31

Paperback. The mind- and language-bending adventures of Hemon's endearing protagonist Jozef Pronek. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330393508
ISBN
9780330393508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Dementi Milestone Publishing United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982701973
ISBN
9780982701973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. A novel of two parts written by different authors, one depicting the animal-loving painter Cassie and the other the good-humoured Nick, still reeling from being dumped by his fiancee. Can the two ever get together as they are plagued by ex-girlfriends, posh admirers, pets passing away and friends going into labour? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Legend Times Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955103254
ISBN
9780955103254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Hardcover. London has the greatest literary tradition of any city in the world. Its roll-call of story-tellers includes cultural giants who changed the way the world thought about writing, like Shakespeare, Defoe and Dickens. This title includes stories of fact and fiction and occasionally something in between. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3J; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 124 x 30. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596167
ISBN
9781841596167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. An attempt to answer the question, how much do our perceptions of things depend on our cognitive ability and how much on our linguistic resources? Eco undertakes a series of idiosyncratic explorations, starting from the perceived data of common sense, to expound a clear critique of Kant. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099276951
ISBN
9780099276951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Translator(s): Bulloch, Jamie. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 44. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857054982
ISBN
9780857054982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. A modern A TALE OF TWO CITIES by the bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823415
ISBN
9780753823415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. If you could turn back time, would you choose a different life? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008216924
ISBN
9780008216924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806493
ISBN
9780198806493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KLN0013866
ISBN
9780863222979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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