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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An orphaned child from an island on the east coast of Yorkshire grows up to discover the secrets and tragedies of her past. Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 108 x 29. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552148467
ISBN
9780552148467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. A quirky modern love story Num Pages: 448 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444734218
ISBN
9781444734218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Quentin Compson and Shreve, his Harvard room-mate, are obsessed by the tragic rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen. As a poor white boy, Sutpen was turned away from a plantation owner's mansion by a negro butler. From then on, he was determined to force his way into the upper echelons of Southern society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099475118
ISBN
9780099475118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. From the author of the Man Booker prize-winners 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' comes a story of suburban mayhem and merciless, hilarious revenge. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841153391
ISBN
9781841153391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. Seventeenth century England is a place of superstition and fear. Deep in the Forest of Pendle, people have been dying in mysterious circumstances. The locals whisper of witchcraft, but Squire Roger Nowell, in charge of investigating the deaths, dismisses the claims as ridiculous. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099557036
ISBN
9780099557036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Hill Farm is a rural idyll and the perfect retreat from urban life. Yet beneath the tranquil surface lie discontent, desire and death-watch beetles. Farmer Hayes loves the land - but hates farming. His neglected wife Isabel adores her three children, but is temperamentally unsuited to life as a wife and mother. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555131
ISBN
9780099555131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.31

Paperback. Trained as a cosmonaut for the Soviet space programme, the hero of this novel, whose name combines the Russian word for special police force and the Ancient Egyptian sun god, finds that his mission to the moon develops unexpectedly, and builds to a bizarre conclusion. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571177981
ISBN
9780571177981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408843369
ISBN
9781408843369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Queen & Country: A Hew Cullen Mystery Series: The Hew Cullen Mysteries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846973437
ISBN
9781846973437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.89

Paperback. In 1917, Western Front, Ypres, a soldier wakes up in a damp, dark basement. And he can't remember anything. But his nightmare doesn't end there. He is tried and found guilty of cowardice, impersonating a fellow soldier and theft. With time slipping away, Chris Ransom must try to remember the events, so that he can clear his name and save himself. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Quick Reads edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099522348
ISBN
9780099522348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.27

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Publication date
2021
SKU
KTG0010995
ISBN
9781842235027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. With the festive season almost upon him, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson is winding down at work and gearing up socially - kicking off Christmas with a week of sex and drugs in Amsterdam. There are irritating flies in the ointment, though, including a missing wife, a nagging cocaine habit, and a dramatic deterioration in his genital health. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KRA0012712
ISBN
9780099591115
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. For fans of The Name of the Rose comes this remarkable new award-winning novel from Russia Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780748719
ISBN
9781780748719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. When Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys a remote house on the rocks by the sea. He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart and sets his heart on destroying her marriage. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284093
ISBN
9780099284093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Did you know that Stephen King wrote the story of The Shawshank Redemption? If you loved the films then don't miss five of Stephen King's amazing stories on which they were based - with an introductory note to each one by Stephen King. This is a unique opportunity for transforming film fans into book lovers. Num Pages: 592 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340980309
ISBN
9780340980309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Outcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a shack full of junk, Euchrid Eucrow of Ukulore inhabits a nightmarish Southern valley of preachers and prophets, incest and ignorance. When the God-fearing folk of the town declare a foundling child to be chosen by the Almighty, Euchrid is disturbed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241966570
ISBN
9780241966570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A story about greed, beauty, love and loneliness in the twenty-first century by the acclaimed author of My Summer of Love Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242. 8vo. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
SKU
KEX0265158
ISBN
9780747578918
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Greeman, Richard. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172476
ISBN
9781590172476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848527
ISBN
9781603848527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. When Esther's childhood bestfriend Isabella dies of cancer, she is devastated. Years later, she is brought together with Isabella's sister Sally, who cared for Isabella in her last days, and who subsequently nursed their mother through years of dementia. English professor Esther sees shy, innocent Sally emerge from a life of isolation and loneliness. But as Esther herself suffers blow after blow, and sees her carefully ordered life collapse around her, she is forced to contemplate the notion of friendship and trust. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760292423
ISBN
9781760292423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.08

Paperback. Flynne Fisher lives in rural near-future America where jobs are scarce and veterans from the wars are finding it hard to recover. She scrapes a living doing some freelance online game-playing, participating in some pretty weird stuff. Wilf Netherton lives in London, seventy-some years later, on the far side of decades of slow-motion apocalypse. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241961001
ISBN
9780241961001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. The extraordinary, highly acclaimed novel from a storytelling genius Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 512.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755322817
ISBN
9780755322817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.39

Paperback.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006550785
ISBN
9780006550785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Victor, an 80-year-old multimillionaire, surveys his empire from the remoteness of his cloud-capped penthouse. Focusing on the one area of vitality and chaos that remains in the streets below him, he formulates a plan to leave a mark on the city - one as indelible and disruptive as the mark the city left on him. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330453332
ISBN
9780330453332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

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