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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Shows the vivid and vigorous culture of the Cape Coloured community at the time when apartheid threatened its destruction, as seen through the sharp yet loving eyes of eleven-year-old Lily. As Lily's beautiful but angry mother returns to Cape Town, determined to fight for justice for her family, so the story of Lily's past - and future - erupts. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KSG0009442
- ISBN
- 9780552997577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A new novel from Kate Grenville and a journey back to the Thornhill family of the bestselling The Secret River Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220. 320 pages. A new novel from Kate Grenville and a journey back to the Thornhill family of the bestselling The Secret River. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight: 222.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857862563
- ISBN
- 9780857862563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Peter Owen Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTG0012762
- ISBN
- 9780720614640
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Set in the small town called Tarrana in the Nile Delta in the 1930s, this book revolves around nine episodes in the life of a sensitive young Christian boy - a montage of philosophical, mythical, and psychological perspectives that highlights the struggle between polarities of man and woman, Copt and Muslim, dreams and reality. Translator(s): Starkey, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863565168
- ISBN
- 9780863565168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.02
€ 18.99
€ 17.02
Paperback. John and Laura have come to Venice to try and escape the pain of their daughter's death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that, instead of laying their ghosts to rest, they become caught up in a train of strange events. This volume contains stories that explore fears, longings, secrets and desires. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188379
- ISBN
- 9780141188379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. "The Afterlife of Stars moved me more than any other novel I've read in recent memory." --Tim O'Brien Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316308113
- ISBN
- 9780316308113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.63
€ 30.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. A descendant of one of Hawaii's largest landowners, Matt King finds his luck changed when his wife Joanie falls into a coma, victim of a boating accident. Matt is left in sole charge of his two daughters, teenage ex-model and recovering drug addict Alex, and Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old. And then Matt discovers Joanie has been having an affair. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTM0000609
- ISBN
- 9780099570240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A secret that changed everything.. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409135395
- ISBN
- 9781409135395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A brilliant, daring and darkly funny novel by Muriel Spark, 'mistress of the highest high comedy' (The Times) Series: VMC. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085521
- ISBN
- 9781844085521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. 'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?' 'My mother, Vianne Rocher.' Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped - at least for a while. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KTG0004543
- ISBN
- 9780552773157
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 9.71
€ 12.99
€ 9.71
Paperback. Intends to satirize modern society in a poetic story of sex, drugs, disease and adventure. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189932
- ISBN
- 9780141189932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Sophie Mills has worked her Manolo Blahniks off to reach the near-top of her profession. And she's very happy with her priorities in life - her job, her neurotic cat Artemis and her passion for shoes. After all, relationships only get in the way. And as for children? She hasn't even begun to think about them yet. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Arrow Book Edition
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTG0007211
- ISBN
- 9780099465058
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88. 112 pages. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight: 100.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951928
- ISBN
- 9781841951928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages, 13ill. BIC Classification: FA; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444. 186 pages, 13ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; WSXH. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight: 448.
- Publisher
- Coch-Y-Bonddu Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953364886
- ISBN
- 9780953364886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.58
€ 28.58
Paperback. A compelling saga of intrigue and romance, exploring the complexities of family life Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747253198
- ISBN
- 9780747253198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199549849
- ISBN
- 9780199549849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Translator(s): Cooperson, Michael (University of California Los Angeles). BIC Classification: FA; FJ; FL; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167928
- ISBN
- 9789774167928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.24
€ 20.99
€ 19.24
Paperback. This is a pivotal year in one young man's life: Guy Boucher is a fatherless teenager oppressed by his small-town existence and dominated by his uncle, Isadore. Together with poverty and self-hatred, violence has been bred into Guy's very bones - and violence is one thing he can't shake off. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KSG0009574
- ISBN
- 9780099442059
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Jem is a joyful mystery to Alice. She is something to give thanks for. And when she disappears from Alice's life, as suddenly as she entered it, a whirl of glamour, subversion and literary references, Alice is left bereft. But then she meets Giovanni, presumptuous and hectoring, passionate and beautiful, who leads her back to her childhood friend. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302. 368 pages. Jem is a joyful mystery to Alice. She is something to give thanks for. And when she disappears from Alice's life, as suddenly as she entered it, a whirl of glamour, subversion and literary references, Alice is left bereft. But then she meets Giovanni, presumptuous and hectoring, passionate and beautiful, who leads her back to her childhood friend. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight: 242.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747594710
- ISBN
- 9780747594710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. London: A group of thirty-somethings meet to celebrate a birthday. But, after two years of trying, Claire and Anthony have still not conceived a child, and pulsing with the fear of terrorist attacks, the city is crackling with tension. Befriending a young girl, Nora, Claire finds herself drawn as her maternal instincts begin to blur. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Legend Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906558178
- ISBN
- 9781906558178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.13
€ 10.99
€ 10.13