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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Intimidated by her father, the rector of Knype Hill, Dorothy performs her submissive roles of dutiful daughter and bullied housekeeper. Her thoughts are taken up with the costumes she is making for the church school play. Suddenly her routine shatters and Dorothy finds herself down and out in London. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184654
- ISBN
- 9780141184654
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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paperback. A collection of short stories such as "Rain", "The Letter", "The Vessel of Wrath" and "The Alien Corn". Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749397579
- ISBN
- 9780749397579
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
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Paperback. In this moving tale of family secrets, love and heartache, Rosie Goodwin is at her heart-warming best Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755353903
- ISBN
- 9780755353903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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Paperback. Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him. Hannibal's uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France, where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his wife, Lady Murasaki. Series: Hannibal Lecter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532958
- ISBN
- 9780099532958
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. A spine-tingling collection of haunting tales, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180928
- ISBN
- 9780008180928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
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Paperback. A portrait of a young man, tracing his life from childhood, to Cambridge University, and to his early adult life in artistic London. Jacob always yearns for something greater, and embarks on a voyage to the Mediterranean before the war begins and his fate is forever altered. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099478263
- ISBN
- 9780099478263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
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Paperback. Edwards was a graduate of University College, Cardiff and although spent time in Vienna, Florence and London this was her permanent home. Both Davies and Edwards were clearly influenced by Chekhov (Davies called him "my god") and the stories in "Rhapsody" are reminiscent of his work. This novel established his name as a young writer to watch. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 345
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762477
- ISBN
- 9781905762477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.38
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Paddleless Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780952419327
- ISBN
- 9780952419327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.14
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Paperback. It's 1772, the Royal Colony of North Carolina, and the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the back country and preserve the colony for King and Crown. One minor problem: Jamie Fraser's wife, Claire, is a time-traveller, as are his daughter and son-in-law. Series: Outlander. Num Pages: 1424 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784751326
- ISBN
- 9781784751326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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Paperback. An early thirties couple are forced to move in with an older couple in this dark and very funny thought experiment Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008200459
- ISBN
- 9780008200459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.93
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Paperback. An expansive, heartbreaking novel from the internationally bestselling author of 'The Joy Luck Club'. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007476480
- ISBN
- 9780007476480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.89
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Paperback. * A superbly evocative novel that was published to critical acclain, which chronicles the momentous events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 Num Pages: 512 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123370
- ISBN
- 9780349123370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
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paperback. A novel, that was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. It is partially based on the author's own life and descent into mental illness. It presents a portrait of the 1950s society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Edition
- Main - Re-issue
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571081783
- ISBN
- 9780571081783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
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Paperback. OUT OF SIGHT was made into the highly-acclaimed movie starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822425
- ISBN
- 9780753822425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. Gridlock is when a city dies. Killed in the name of freedom. Killed in the name of oil and steel. Chocked on carbon monoxide and strangled with a pair of fluffy dice. How did it come to this? How did the ultimate freedom machine end up paralysing us all? How did we end up driving to our own funeral, in somebody else's gravy train? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552773560
- ISBN
- 9780552773560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.84
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Paperback. * Bittersweet mellow comedy of observation from 'the wildest and wickedest comedian in Britain' (Daily Mirror) Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751530995
- ISBN
- 9780751530995
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. An absorbing novel about family, love and friendship from the bestselling author of Last Christmas. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTM0000726
- ISBN
- 9781847560896
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A quirky, astute and heart-warming novel about human relationships - and a duck. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780744001
- ISBN
- 9781780744001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.70
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Paperback. Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, frustrated college professor. In love with his landlady's twelve-year-old daughter Lolita, he'll do anything to possess her. Unable and unwilling to stop himself, he is prepared to commit any crime to get what he wants. Is he in love or insane? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these? Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 188 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241953242
- ISBN
- 9780241953242
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Morgan Gower has an outsize hairy beard, an array of peculiar costumes and fantastic headwear, and a serious smoking habit. He likes to pretend to be other people, and he likes to do this more and more since his massive brood of daughters are all growing up, getting married and finding him embarrassing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099527206
- ISBN
- 9780099527206
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Condition: New
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Paperback. On the day that Jacob agrees to accept a slave in lieu of payment of a debt from a plantation owner, little Florens' life changes. With her intelligence and passion for wearing the cast-off shoes of her mistress, Florens has never blended into the background and now at the age of eight she is taken from her family to begin a new life. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099502548
- ISBN
- 9780099502548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. A beautifully crafted, gently funny and surprising debut novel set at the end of the 20th century, an arresting depiction of the dangers of privileged and desultory lives. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Picador London
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KEX0200402
- ISBN
- 9780330419895
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Offers accounts of 'Funes the Memorious', the man who can forget nothing; 'Pierre Menard, Author of the "Quixote"', who recreates Miguel de Cervantes' epic word-for-word; a society run on the basis of an all-encompassing game of chance in 'The Lottery in Babylon'. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183848
- ISBN
- 9780141183848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. 'A wonderful, twisted, trangressive, heartbreaking, true, and hugely funny book.' A. L. Kennedy Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447207665
- ISBN
- 9781447207665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98