Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. The brilliant new novel from the Man Booker shortlisted author of The Clothes on Their Backs Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844087518
- ISBN
- 9781844087518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
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Paperback. Contains 62 stories that set mainly in Tacoma, Washington (where the author grew up) and in the flower-powered San Francisco of the late fifties and early sixties. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main - Canons edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782113782
- ISBN
- 9781782113782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.53
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Paperback. Number One bestselling author Jodi Picoult's first novel is a compelling drama of family, loss and misunderstanding, and reconciliation. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444754384
- ISBN
- 9781444754384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
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Paperback. In this, her second novel, (awarded the 1967 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) Angela Carter's brilliant imagination and starting intensity of style explore and extend the nature and boundaries of love. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860681908
- ISBN
- 9780860681908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
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Paperback. "A fugitive framed for murder gets a new face and a new life from a mysterious foreigner. So why are the cops still after him?" Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330. 352 pages. "A fugitive framed for murder gets a new face and a new life from a mysterious foreigner. So why are the cops still after him?". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 195 x 126 x 27. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848875371
- ISBN
- 9781848875371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
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Paperback. A gripping novel which vividly brings to life the negotiations which led to the betrayal of Czechoslovakia by England and France at the Munich Conference in 1938. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 194. Clean copy. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KST0016741
- ISBN
- 9781847247865
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Hardcover. Prague, I see a city..takes the form of a novel of quest, in which the heroine abandons the material world of everyday society and linear history, perceiving it as false, temporary and distracting and journeys in search of her true identity. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 135 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Jantar Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956889065
- ISBN
- 9780956889065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.87
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€ 15.87
Paperback. Kundera whirls through comedy and tragedy towards his central question: how does a person, any person, live today? In constructing his answer, he writes of politics, sex, literature, modern man's alienation - and of their antidotes: laughter and forgetting. Translator(s): Asher, Aaron. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571174379
- ISBN
- 9780571174379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
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€ 10.58
Paperback. One woman runs from her past, as another tries to escape her future; a young boy holds close a terrible secret, and a father does everything he can to protect him. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496. 464 pages. One woman runs from her past, as another tries to escape her future; a young boy holds close a terrible secret, and a father does everything he can to protect him. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight: 432.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742379210
- ISBN
- 9781742379210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.08
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Paperback. The Sin of Abbe Mouret is the fifth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. It follows Serge Mouret, a young priest, aspiring to perfect purity and sanctity. An illness leaves him with amnesia, and no longer knowing he is a priest, he falls in love with his nurse. Together they roam an Eden-like garden called the 'Paradou'. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736639
- ISBN
- 9780198736639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.60
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Paperback. Solomon reappears and gives Sara and her classmate Seth a fresh and enlightening perspective on life on this planet. These two adventurous, tree-climbing friends dialogue with their ethereal feathered mentor regarding their varied experiences with parents, teachers, other students, neighbours, and property owners. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Hay House Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401911591
- ISBN
- 9781401911591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.08
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€ 18.08
Paperback. We catch up with the latest delightful goings-on in the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from Alexander McCall Smith. Series: 44 Scotland Street. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141046
- ISBN
- 9780349141046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
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Paperback. The Ravenscar Dynasty, introducing the house of DeRavenel, launches Barbara Taylor Bradford's epic new series spanning a century. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 40. Weight in Grams: 378. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KRF0031116
- ISBN
- 9780007197620
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
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paperback. * 'A book of formidable creative intelligence, and real moral purpose' OBSERVER Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111889
- ISBN
- 9780349111889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
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€ 11.74
Paperback. Without a mother, Rosie is at the mercy of her father and thuggish brothers. Then one day a friend comes to the farm in the form of cockney housekeeper Heather Farley. But soon enough Heather vanishes, abandoning Rosie to her fate. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 40. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046013
- ISBN
- 9780141046013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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€ 10.95
Paperback. Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavoring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria - uncertain of exactly where they are heading, but determined to leave the modern world behind. Editor(s): Hoffman, Michael. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141187778
- ISBN
- 9780141187778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
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Paperback. Is the meaning of life to find the meaning of life? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KRA0011659
- ISBN
- 9780007332182
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. It's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of a Chinese diplomat the tension cranks up - couriers between Tirana and Beijing carry annotated x-rays of the foot back and forth. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099560890
- ISBN
- 9780099560890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
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Paperback. * Full of the wit and irreverence for which Carter is renowned Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860490941
- ISBN
- 9781860490941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
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Paperback. June the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday ..And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live. Num Pages: 640 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 448. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0016005
- ISBN
- 9780141028675
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 9.44
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Paperback. June the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday ..And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live. Num Pages: 640 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 440. Some minor shelf wear, but remains good.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTJ0007974
- ISBN
- 9780141028675
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 11.99€ 9.44
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Paperback. A first novel which has been a bestseller in New Zealand, and has been made into a film. It is a portrayal of Maoris in New Zealand society, and a story in which everyone is a victim until the strength and vision of one woman transcends brutality and leads the way to a new life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578413
- ISBN
- 9780099578413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
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Paperback. A compelling and chilling suspense novel, END OF WATCH is the final stand-alone novel in King's No. 1 bestselling trilogy featuring retired detective Bill Hodges. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473642379
- ISBN
- 9781473642379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
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Paperback. It is 1938 and Sigmund Freud, suffering from the debilitating effects of cancer, has been permitted by the Nazis to leave Vienna. He seeks refuge in England, taking up residence in the house in Hampstead in which he will die only fifteen months later. Series: Myths. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150. 224 pages. Sigmund Freud, suffering from the debilitating effects of cancer, has been permitted by the Nazis to leave Vienna. He seeks refuge in England, taking up residence in the house in Hampstead in which he will die 15 months later. But his last months are made vivid by the arrival of a stranger, who comes and goes according to Freud's state of health. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 135 x 196 x 15. Weight: 150.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847670724
- ISBN
- 9781847670724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66