Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Jemima Jones is overweight. About seven stone overweight. Treated like a slave by her thin and bitchy flatmates, lorded over at the Kilburn Herald by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented, but better paid), her only consolation is food. What with that and her passion for her charming, sexy colleague Ben, she knows her life needs changing. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAK0011007
- ISBN
- 9780140276909
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Following the success of her previous Scottish romance series, the author is back with a historical story. Series: The Highland Brides. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 107 x 27. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- a
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061963117
- ISBN
- 9780061963117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.62
€ 8.99
€ 7.62
Paperback. Features four last prose fictions by Samuel Beckett that were originally published individually, and their composition spanned the final decade of his life. This edition also includes several short prose texts such as: "Heard in the Dark" I & II, "One Evening", "The Way", and, "Ceiling". Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571244737
- ISBN
- 9780571244737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. Joe Christmas - a man doomed, deracinated and alone - wanders the Deep South in search of an identity, and a place in society. After killing his perverted God-fearing lover, it becomes inevitable that he is pursued by a lynch-hungry mob. Yet after the sacrifice, there is new life, a determined ray of light in the author's complex and tragic world. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283157
- ISBN
- 9780099283157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. The brilliant and funny new novel from the author hailed as 'one of his generation's most gifted writers' by the New York Times Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747568285
- ISBN
- 9780747568285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. In the worst times you find out who your friends are Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KAK0002858
- ISBN
- 9780340923849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. When literary reprobate Foster James wakes up in a strange country house, he assumes he's been consigned to rehab (yet again) by his dwindling band of friends and growing collection of ex-wives. But he soon realises there's something a bit different about this place after he gets punched in the face by Ernest Hemingway. Is Foster dead? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Unbound
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783523559
- ISBN
- 9781783523559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.44
€ 18.99
€ 18.44
Paperback. Just after dawn, Caren inspects the grounds of Belle Vie, the historic plantation house she manages. Back at her office, the gardener calls to tell her she missed something. Something terrible. At a distance, she didn't see. A young woman lying face down in a shallow grave, her throat cut clean. So there will be police, asking questions. Series: The Attica Locke Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846688041
- ISBN
- 9781846688041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. *'Frost in May is the unsurpassed novel of convent school life' Hermione Lee, Observer Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083787
- ISBN
- 9781844083787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. This fourth Jeeves volume contains "Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit", "Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves" and "Jeeves in the Offing". Series: Jeeves & Wooster. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091753405
- ISBN
- 9780091753405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.68
€ 26.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. No Country for Old Men is a compelling, harrowing, disturbing, sad, endlessly surprising and resonant novel' Robert Edric, Spectator Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New Edit/Cover
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330511216
- ISBN
- 9780330511216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.63
€ 8.63
Paperback. Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, and is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. This book presents translations of Lu Xun's stories, including "The Real Story of Ah-Q', "Diary of a Madman", "A Comedy of Ducks", "The Divorce" and "A Public Example", among others. Translator(s): Lovell, Julia. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455489
- ISBN
- 9780140455489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
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Paperback. When Elena falls in love with Riccardo, she also falls in love with the idea of a bigger world beyond her sheltered life in rural Italy. And when she loses him, she gives up her hopes for the future and her expectations of happiness, filling the sudden void in her life with her son and brother-in-law. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270826
- ISBN
- 9781846270826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.16
€ 10.99
€ 9.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 135 x 44. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Harvill Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860460906
- ISBN
- 9781860460906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
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€ 19.22
Hardback. This, the world's first 'pigaresque' novel, is the beguiling and charming memoir of Toby, an exceptionally gifted pig who escapes the butcher's knife, gains an education and becomes the most famous animal of his time Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318. 288 pages. This, the world's first 'pigaresque' novel, is the beguiling and charming memoir of Toby, an exceptionally gifted pig who escapes the butcher's knife, gains an education and becomes the most famous animal of his time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 23. Weight: 316.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857862402
- ISBN
- 9780857862402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Hardcover. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306. Some light shelf wear else as new.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTJ0050861
- ISBN
- 9780007580491
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306. Fine in fine dust wrapper
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0009104
- ISBN
- 9780007580491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells how led by the reliably under-insightful Binder, a team of seven British men including Dr Prone (constantly ill); Jungle the route finder (constantly lost), Constant the diplomat (constantly arguing) and 3,000 Yogistani porters, set out to conquer the highest peak in the Himalayas. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2841st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099530381
- ISBN
- 9780099530381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. 'Extremely funny - a satirical masterpiece that is tender and existentially-minded as well. I loved it!' Elizabeth McKenzie, author of THE PORTABLE VEBLEN 'Very smart and juicy and weird and entertaining .. it reads like a chick lit plot written by Franzen' Curtis Sittenfeld, author of ELIGIBLE Num Pages: 286 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
- V9780008132132
- ISBN
- 9780008132132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
€ 11.99
€ 9.75
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399177545
- ISBN
- 9780399177545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.02
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€ 24.02
Paperback. The dazzling and original new novel from acclaimed stand-up comedian and author Mark Watson. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447243335
- ISBN
- 9781447243335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
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€ 10.11
Paperback. The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out - but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, back to their own beginnings and into the dark heart of the Jorgmund Company itself. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519973
- ISBN
- 9780099519973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. The heartbreaking tale of a foundling's desperate search to belong, from the hugely popular author Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755385737
- ISBN
- 9780755385737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. The stunning new novel from Claire Messud, author of The Emperor's Children, a top ten NYT bestseller Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844087334
- ISBN
- 9781844087334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97