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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Includes three novels that display author's characteristic wit, intellectual breadth and narrative brilliance, applied to the different traditional forms into which she breathed new life. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152470
ISBN
9781857152470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Surgeons are meant to save lives, but Nancy is a special kind of surgeon. When she makes a mistake in the operating theatre she is summoned to explain herself to a tribunal and is forced to consider what it means to be a doctor who has killed as well as cured. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555056
ISBN
9780099555056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Wilfred Davis, quiet, retired, respectable widower, is sitting and sobbing on a park bench. He has lost his daughter and any sense of purpose. A mysterious stranger passes him a handkerchief, and strikes up a conversation that leads to friendship and an unconventional new home for Wilfred. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870287
ISBN
9781784870287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. What happens when old spies come out to play one last game? In New York, a young Cuban called Tito is passing iPods to a mysterious old man. Such activities do not go unnoticed, however, in these early days of the War on Terror and across the city an ex-military man named Brown is tracking Tito's movements. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953549
ISBN
9780241953549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, this title follows William Lee's hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189918
ISBN
9780141189918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City. In this aesthetically bankrupt world, Lily, seeks a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and wealth. But her quest comes to an end when she is accused of being the mistress of a wealthy man. Exiled from her world of artificial conventions, she finds life impossible. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140187298
ISBN
9780140187298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. For readers of Cormac McCarthy and T. C. Boyle comes this harrowing and hypnotic new novel about a community of eccentric outcasts living in the Utah desert Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780748207
ISBN
9781780748207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. 'The Golden Child', Penelope Fitzgerald's first work of fiction, is a classically plotted British mystery centred around the arrival of the Golden Child at a London museum. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006546252
ISBN
9780006546252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 562 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 306. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear and/or some light soiling.
Publisher
POOLBEG Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0030523
ISBN
9781853712760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 562 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 306. Some shelf wear, but remains good
Publisher
POOLBEG Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0007088
ISBN
9781853712760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The hunter arrives in an isolated community in the Tasmanian wilderness with a single purpose in mind - to find the last thylacine, the tiger of fable, fear and legend. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571200191
ISBN
9780571200191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. From spring to summer, autumn to winter, a lot can happen in a single year.. Tilly Parker needs a fresh start, fresh air and a fresh attitude if she is ever to leave the past behind and move on with her life. As she seeks out peace and quiet in a new town, taking on a plot at Ivy Lane allotments seems like the perfect solution. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Transworld Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171236
ISBN
9780552171236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. With vicious flair, Connolly hurtles a cast of thrillingly repulsive characters into a plot of adultery, sadism and revenge, speeding towards a violent climax. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067030
ISBN
9781782067030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591322
ISBN
9781841591322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. The international bestseller from the master of suspense. A mafia conspiracy and one women against the world. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 38. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006479673
ISBN
9780006479673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471137402
ISBN
9781471137402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Nora Roberts - The World's Greatest Storyteller Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749929695
ISBN
9780749929695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND)
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286875
ISBN
9780099286875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Sunday Times bestselling and readers' favourite Carole Matthews takes you on a journey to find out how far you would go to keep the spark alight Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751551501
ISBN
9780751551501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. An older man writes to and about his wife.. in this moving debut novel by the illustrious translator and political commentator Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085009
ISBN
9781847085009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. In the brave new Japan of the 1870s, Taka and Nobu meet as children and fall in love; but their relationship will test the limits of society. Taka and Nobu's love is unacceptable to both their families and must be kept secret, but what they cannot foresee is how quickly the tables will turn. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Transworld Paperbacks United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552163453
ISBN
9780552163453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

paperback. From the author of Station Eleven, this is a thrilling novel about love and identity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447280057
ISBN
9781447280057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292. In good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KLJ0001549
ISBN
9781842234099
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 1936. George Street in Bradford houses a gleaming, brand-new telephone exchange where a group of capable girls operate switchboards. Among them are Cynthia, Norma and Millicent. But when Millicent connects a telephone call for an old friend, and listens in to the conversation she, and then Norma and Cynthia too, become caught up in a scandal. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRH; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
TW Adult
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552173650
ISBN
9780552173650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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