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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. In 1966 the artist Tom Phillips discovered A Human Document (1892), an obscure Victorian romance by W H Mallock, and set himself the task of altering every page, by painting, collage or cut-up techniques, to create an entirely new version. This 50th anniversary edition presents an entirely new and complete version of A Humument. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 183 x 42. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Sixth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519035
ISBN
9780500519035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.10

Paperback. The best-selling author of The Visible World returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel set in the town of Brewster. As America's fading dream of the fifties is challenged by the Summer of Love and cultural revolution, three friends face the demons of the past and dream of a life beyond their town Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846275005
ISBN
9781846275005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. The brilliantly inventive, wildly funny and humane new novel, set in an economically and politically collapsed America, by the author of the bestselling Absurdistan. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
REPRINT
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082497
ISBN
9781847082497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Winner of the Australian/Vogel Award for Best First Novel, this is at once a haunting and powerful exploration of the horrors and joys of adulthood Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330412582
ISBN
9780330412582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Torpedoed by a German U-boat, adrift on the open ocean, gravely weakened and slowly dying of thirst - the odds of making shore are lengthening with each gruelling hour. Deliverance from purgatory on a decaying lifeboat will take something far more remarkable than sheer endurance.. Based on a true incident in 1942. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Saraband
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781887354745
ISBN
9781887354745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Pay attention please to the life of Walter F Starbuck. 1913, gave him the gift of life. 1970, gave him a job in the Nixon White House. 1975, sent him to prison for his part in the 'Watergate' scandal. Now he is coming out of jail, into the brave new world of 1980s Manhattan. This title tells the story of his first twenty-four hours of freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099999003
ISBN
9780099999003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is an English poet. A child of British India, he first became famous for tales of imperial life, notably "Kim", "the Jungle Book" and "Barrack Room Ballads". Kipling wrote verse in every classical form, from the epigram to the ode, but his most distinctive gift was for the ballads and narrative poems. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597775
ISBN
9781841597775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Bolger, Dermot; Carty, Ciaran. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781848404236
ISBN
9781848404236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 11.24

Paperback. Twin Peaks in the 1800s - an enigmatic stranger unearths a small town's secrets. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784293987
ISBN
9781784293987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. A finely nuanced exploration of responsibility, snobbery and culture clash. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083084
ISBN
9781844083084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KTM0006005
ISBN
9780330418881
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The stories in 'The Coast of Good Intentions' evoke the landscape of the Pacific Northwest with impressive ease - crab factories, cranberry bogs, the fog-shrouded shore, the Seattle skyline. Here are ordinary lives in all their messy, unresolved glory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136. 163pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNW0007114
ISBN
9781862076495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. A wonderfully moving novel of a young Jewish woman who comes of age just as the world is changing drastically Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 112 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Export
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471152375
ISBN
9781471152375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.50

Paperback. A long-awaited new collection of Marina Warner's short stories. Like her award-winning novels, Marina Warner's stories conjure up mysteries and wonders in a physical world, treading a delicate, magical line between the natural and the supernatural, between openness and fear. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784630386
ISBN
9781784630386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. The novel based on the book featured in the TV series "Californication," written by the show's main character Hank Moody played by David Duchovny. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416598237
ISBN
9781416598237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. A driver waiting at traffic lights goes blind. An ophthalmologist tries to diagnose his distinctive white blindness, but is affected before he can read textbooks. It becomes a contagion, spreading throughout the city. Trying to stem the epidemic, the authorities herd the afflicted into a mental asylum where the wards are terrorised by blind thugs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099573586
ISBN
9780099573586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. 'A real feel-good read, full of funny scenes and one-liners, [a] seductive story of love, music and family life' Publishing News Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNW0010688
ISBN
9780755306091
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Part of the omnibus series, this volume contains "The Mating Season", "Ring for Jeeves" and "Very Good Jeeves". Other titles in the omnibus series are "Jeeves 1", "Jeeves 2", "Aunts", "Golf" and "Drones". Series: Jeeves & Wooster. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Hutchinson
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091748333
ISBN
9780091748333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.43

Paperback. The start of an exciting series featuring forensic psychologist Paula Maguire, with the potential to appeal to an audience beyond the world of crime Series: Paula Maguire. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755386406
ISBN
9780755386406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Combines seafaring tales about Horatio Hornblower, namely: "Flying Colours", "The Commodore", "Lord Hornblower" and "Hornblower in the West Indies". Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140119404
ISBN
9780140119404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.74

Paperback. A hilarious and romantic standalone novel from the bestselling author of the I Heart series Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007345632
ISBN
9780007345632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. There is a ploughing competition for the hand of the beautiful Popondoro, and the reign of Pauper and Slanderer in the town of women is inevitably brief. This book features Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer who are all forced to embark on journeys of no return, leading to incidents and adventures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571316908
ISBN
9780571316908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A brand new summery story about returning to your past and finding a new beginning from bestselling author Jenny Oliver! Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008217945
ISBN
9780008217945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Life was always difficult for Banger Peyton-Crumbe, an antiquated, misanthropic blood-sport obsessive, but it gets considerably worse when he is killed in a shooting incident and returns to earth as a pheasant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563471
ISBN
9780099563471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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