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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Features the adventures of two young Hungarian basketball players through the turbulent years between the end of World War II and the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956. This work tells the story of the two improbably heroes, Pataki and Gyuri, who travel the length and breadth of Hungary in a epic quest for food, lodging, and female companionship. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099438052
ISBN
9780099438052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Features novels including "Southern Mail" and "Night Flight" that evoke the tragic courage and nobility of the airborne pioneers who took enormous risks, flying in open cock-pits in planes that were often fragile and unstable. Translator(s): Cate, Curtis. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183749
ISBN
9780141183749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Includes stories that discuss con men and tricksters and 'innocent' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, this title demonstrates the author's speech and place, and highlights his appreciation of life's quirks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186888
ISBN
9780140186888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. A love story with missing persons. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007322114
ISBN
9780007322114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062391452
ISBN
9780062391452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.94

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Modern Library ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375753800
ISBN
9780375753800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. POWERFUL MEN, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN AND EXQUISITE REVENGE.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849836333
ISBN
9781849836333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. A mesmerising novel set in the Louisiana heartland from award-winning author James Lee Burke. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752826394
ISBN
9780752826394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486437002
ISBN
9780486437002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. * The bestselling novel behind the Hollywood blockbuster - in cinemas April 2015 * An epic love story in the tradition of his beloved first novel, The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks returns with this profound love story of two couples Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751554496
ISBN
9780751554496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241145340
ISBN
9780241145340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Hartlepool Hall has been in Ed's family for generations - but is that about to change, and who is the mysterious Lady Alice? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828830
ISBN
9780753828830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A collection of new stories from the Booker Prize-winning author of Last Ordersand Waterland Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471137419
ISBN
9781471137419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. Incredibly moving, honest and brave - Goodnight, Beautiful is an amazing novel about love overcoming all odds. Dorothy Koomson is a writer of stunning talent and Goodnight, Beautiful will take her profile and sales to yet higher levels. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0030820
ISBN
9780751539813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Incredibly moving, honest and brave - Goodnight, Beautiful is an amazing novel about love overcoming all odds. Dorothy Koomson is a writer of stunning talent and Goodnight, Beautiful will take her profile and sales to yet higher levels. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
SKU
KOC0015111
ISBN
9780751539813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety - for a time. Num Pages: 560 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 388.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015743
ISBN
9780141015743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. The instinct to make rivals; the urge to reach out to others. These competing claims - and flawed, elusive love - are the territory of these nineteen stories. This book aims to probe our darker fantasies of power, control and revenge, in a world not far removed from Grimm's icy forests, where games are seldom innocent. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638584
ISBN
9781902638584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.20

Paperback. When Maude Slocum - beautiful, frightened and angry - comes to Lew Archer's office with a poison pen letter intended for her husband, he reluctantly agrees to help her. As he follows the Slocums around, Archer finds that Mrs Slocum might have the least of the family's troubles. But why is their handsome ex-chauffeur still hanging around? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196626
ISBN
9780141196626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. From the author of Chez Moi, a tenderly drawn novel of loss and loneliness, friendship and love Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 171.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274121
ISBN
9781846274121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.08

Paperback. A comedy of cultures about the old and the new, about Latinos, Jews, Sicilians and Germans. It's about struggling to hold onto life in a rapidly changing world, about food and sex and about how our lives are shaped by love and guilt. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 265.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477648
ISBN
9780099477648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.42

Paperback. In this beautifully crafted novel about the interlinked lives of two women, Thrity Umrigar explores the complex relationships between the classes in India, rarely addressed in contemporary fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007212330
ISBN
9780007212330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.22

Paperback. New to Simon & Schuster with a stunning new package Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471132063
ISBN
9781471132063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. A collection of short stories from one of our most popular novelists - the perfect gift. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007145898
ISBN
9780007145898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Set in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, in the 1970s, this is a touching yet hilarious account of the agonies and absurdities of growing up in a backwater of pebbledash and Space Invaders. Teenagers Declan Lydon and his trusted friend Spit Maguire stumble together through their adolescence. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285960
ISBN
9780099285960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.55

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