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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A body is discovered among some ruins. It appears to be an open-and-shut case but the more Inspector Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor police uncovers about the dead man, the more uneasy he becomes. And his investigation turns out to be anything but routine. Khalifa doesn't know it yet, but he is on the trail of an extraordinary long-lost artifact. Num Pages: 720 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 45. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam
Publication date
2006
SKU
KAK0005749
ISBN
9780553814057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'A very 21st Century blockbuster, this has all the classic elements - nailbiting narrative, absorbing relationships, glamorous locations - with an extra shot of intelligence' COSMOPOLITAN Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409135784
ISBN
9781409135784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Features Oliver Tate, 15. Convinced that his father is depressed ("Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner") and his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher, "a hippy-looking twonk", he embarks on a misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955154
ISBN
9780241955154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. When the love of your life reappears with his wife, it's no time to be head over heels.. Jill Mansell's delightful bestseller is perfect reading for fans of Lucy Diamond and Cathy Kelly Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755332588
ISBN
9780755332588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. The evocative and delightful final novel in the Devonshire trilogy featuring the Chadwick Family Num Pages: 512 pages, genealogy tab. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 33. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747259985
ISBN
9780747259985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A man of contradictions. A man of passion. A man of the future. Sequestered in his blitz-battered Regent's Park house in 1944, the ailing Herbert George Wells, 'H G' to his family and friends, looks back on a life crowded with incident, books, and women. This title is a novel of passion, ambition and controversy. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 410.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099556084
ISBN
9780099556084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
528
Publication date
2008
SKU
KST0015879
ISBN
9780552154628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Women's writing in Cameroon has so far been dominated by Francophone writers. This title includes short stories that represent the yearnings and vision of an Anglophone woman, who writes both as a Cameroonian and as a woman whose life has been shaped by the minority status her people occupy within the nation-state. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB; FA; FYB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802063
ISBN
9780896802063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. Francisco Manoel da Silva, a poor Brazilian sailed to the African kingdom of Dahomey in the early 1800s, determined to make his fortune in the slave trade. Armed with nothing but an iron will, he became a man of substance in Ouidah, and friend to the mad, mercurial king. Num Pages: 112 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099769613
ISBN
9780099769613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Three women find the perfect brew of friendship and laughter at The Vintage Teacup Club Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751548501
ISBN
9780751548501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Jules and Jim live a carefree, bohemian existence, they write in cafes, travel when the mood takes them, and share the women they love without jealousy. This book captures the tenderness of three people in love with each other and with life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194639
ISBN
9780141194639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. At the age of forty-six General Simon Bolivar, who drove the Spanish from his lands and became the Liberator of South America, takes himself into exile. He makes a final journey down the Magdalene River, revisiting the cities along its shores, reliving the triumphs, passions and betrayals of his youth. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 195 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968727
ISBN
9780241968727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Danticat, Edwidge. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Soho Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616957001
ISBN
9781616957001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.75

Hardback. A magical novella perfect for Mother's Day from the bestselling author Santa Montefiore. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471146602
ISBN
9781471146602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.60

Paperback. The final instalment in the diaries of Marie Sharp, the Bridget Jones for the SAGA generation - still growing old disgracefully Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069355
ISBN
9781782069355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Annie lives in a dull town on England's bleak east coast and is in a relationship with Duncan which mirrors the place. Tucker was once a brilliant songwriter and performer, who's gone into seclusion in rural America - or at least that's what his fans think. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969830
ISBN
9780241969830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. The superb, bestselling novel of one family, and the devastating changes brought by the First World War. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 48. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409128755
ISBN
9781409128755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. The second novel in bestseller Maureen Lee's outstanding Liverpool sequence about family life during the Second World War Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 31. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752827599
ISBN
9780752827599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Jasmine Vijh, widowed in India at 17, flees to America. This is the story of her daring travels, her painful yet exhilarating cross-cultural metamorphosis and, eventually, the home she finds in Iowa where she accepts how inextricably her fate has become part of America's. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853812781
ISBN
9781853812781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Since opening the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose has met fascinating people from all walks of life, but none have piqued her interest quite like handyman Mark Taylor. They are becoming more than just friends, yet he still won't reveal anything about his past, and then he tells her he's moving out of town. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099595083
ISBN
9780099595083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571148189
ISBN
9780571148189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. Joanna Bolouri's rollicking follow-up to her debut romantic comedy sensation, The List Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784291075
ISBN
9781784291075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. A historical tale marking a new turn in Doyle's writing. Born in the slums of Dublin in 1902, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. He eventually becomes a Fenian, a rebel, a republican legend - one of Michael Collins's boys, an assassin on a stolen bike. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 250. 343pp
Edition
1st
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9780099284482
ISBN
9780099284482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. What happens when Deadline M-ximo Afonso, a 38-year-old professor of history, discovers that there is a man living in the same city who is identical to him on every physical detail, but not related by blood at all. And what happens when each of these men attempt to investigate each other's lives? Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461654
ISBN
9780099461654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

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