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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The 'progress' of the modern industrialised world had led to the carnage of the First World War. What, then, did it mean to call ourselves 'human'? What are the definitive forms of our relationships - love, marriage, family, friendship - really worth? Without directly referring to the war, this novel explores these questions. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294. Used Copy But Remains Readable
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New edition
SKU
KDK0015037
ISBN
9781853260070
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The 'progress' of the modern industrialised world had led to the carnage of the First World War. What, then, did it mean to call ourselves 'human'? What are the definitive forms of our relationships - love, marriage, family, friendship - really worth? Without directly referring to the war, this novel explores these questions. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294. Well read copy, but binding still tight. 508pp.
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New edition
SKU
KLN0007979
ISBN
9781853260070
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 4.99

Paperback. Absorbing and heartrendingly real tale of one woman's life and feelings laid bare. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 216. Clean copy with light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KST0022208
ISBN
9780586217405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. On the verandah of a great New Orleans house, now faded, a mute and fragile woman sits rocking. And the witching hour begins. This title is from the author of "The Vampire Chronicles". Num Pages: 1216 pages. BIC Classification: FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 68. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
1216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099471424
ISBN
9780099471424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. * Paperback reissue of a modern 'Pilgrim's Progress' - Iain Banks' WHIT. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139173
ISBN
9780349139173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KLN0015810
ISBN
9781904301806
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254905
ISBN
9781781254905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Julia and Valentina Poole are normal American teenagers - normal, at least, for identical 'mirror' twins who have no interest in college or jobs. But everything changes when they receive notice that an aunt whom they didn't know existed has died and left them her flat in an apartment block overlooking Highgate Cemetery in London. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KAK0000622
ISBN
9780099524175
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. There was an old story about a king who asked his favourite wizard to create a magic mirror. This mirror didn't show you your reflection. Instead, it showed you your soul, it showed you who you really were. But the king couldn't look into the mirror without turning away, and nor could his courtiers. What happens when we discover who we really are? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099593683
ISBN
9780099593683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Senator Charlier Martin is in love with a woman. But he's also running for the presidency, and he's finding out that it's almost impossible to be a good man and a good politician in an era of spin and vicious attacks. A decorated Vietnam war hero, he's accused of sexual harassment, finds himself with some difficult decisions to make. Num Pages: 403 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129. Weight in Grams: 291. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
403
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KEX0231257
ISBN
9780099285588
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Leah and Toby have lived across the street from one another for years without meeting. When fate finally lets her in, Leah finds that Toby needs her as much as she is surprised to realize she might need him. Sometimes life needs a helping hand and with a sprinkle of romance, Toby and Leah's dreams show the glimmer of a chance of coming true. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141012209
ISBN
9780141012209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. The poverty-stricken village of Golema Mmidi, in the heart of rural Botswana, offers a haven to the exiles gathered there. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series: Classics. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series: Classics. 216 pages. The poverty-stricken village of Golema Mmidi, in the heart of rural Botswana, offers a haven to the exiles gathered there. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight: 184.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435913571
ISBN
9780435913571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.07

Paperback. The bestselling modern fairytale, with a new introduction from Luke Cutforth 'I loved it .. so good!' CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0015275
ISBN
9780007479092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Childhood sweethearts Matthew and Katy agree they must never see each other again following a school reunion. So all is forgotten ..until eight months later when a shock meeting at an antenatal class forces them to confront the fact that Matthew could be the father of Katy's baby. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594758
ISBN
9780099594758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Series: Dedalus Original Fiction in Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910213100
ISBN
9781910213100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.25

Paperback. The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili's world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, prayer. Num Pages: 336 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007189885
ISBN
9780007189885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Hardcover. This is the story of a woman and her family experiencing the passage of time and seeking to recapture meaning from the flux of things. Though Mrs Ramsay's death is the event on which the novel turns, her presence pervades every page in a poetic evocation of loss and memory. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
242
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150308
ISBN
9781857150308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. In the still darkness of their cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical Valentin listens. Valentin believes in the just cause which makes all suffering bearable; Molina believes in the magic of love which makes all else endurable. Each has always been alone, and always - in danger of betrayal. Translator(s): Colchie, T. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099342007
ISBN
9780099342007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. The hotly-anticipated sequel to The Devil Wears Prada - the million copy bestseller that took the world by storm Available in gorgeous glossy yellow or ever-fashionable black Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314. Good, clean copy. Some shelf wear on covers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KSG0003625
ISBN
9780007311019
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551526355
ISBN
9781551526355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117546
ISBN
9780349117546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Mercury is at once a tense psychological drama and a taut emotional thriller exploring love, obsession, and the deceits that pull a family apart. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473657861
ISBN
9781473657861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496709455
ISBN
9781496709455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the greatest American writers' Independent From Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize---winning author of The Shipping News and "Brokeback Mountain," comes her masterwork: an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the world's forests. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007232017
ISBN
9780007232017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.28

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