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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. It's 1989, and in the dying years of the Apartheid regime, eleven-year-old Jack Viljee considers himself the centre of his world. The son of an Afrikaans father and an English mother, wedged between a strident older and favoured younger sister, Jack allies himself with the family's beloved maid, Susie. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555070
ISBN
9780099555070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Hardcover. A satirical novel about a mother whose life spirals out of control when she's forced to rethink her bleeding heart liberal ideals Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 219 x 34. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316265416
ISBN
9780316265416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. The people of a Yoruba village gather on ten memorable nights to hear the stories and wisdom of their chief. They learn of his adventures, among them his encounter with the Jungle Witch and her ostrich, his visit to the town of the water people and his imprisonment by the Goddess of Diamonds. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571320738
ISBN
9780571320738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A poignant yet hilarious tale of unrequited love from bestselling Manby, reissued in fresh packaging for a wide new readership. Num Pages: 352 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KSG0011774
ISBN
9780340837238
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 589 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
New Falcon Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
589
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561841295
ISBN
9781561841295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.44

Paperback. The son of an English father and Russian mother, Charlie Doig is a naturalist. In 1914, he's on a mission in Russian Turkestan when war breaks out. Doig has no intention of volunteering to be killed, so returns to the Pink House, his family's home near Smolensk, and to the woman he loves, his cousin Elizaveta. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099497080
ISBN
9780099497080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Are you brave enough to wake the sleeping tiger? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444761696
ISBN
9781444761696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Open Letter
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953366
ISBN
9781940953366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. A journalist visiting a celebrated but reclusive painter is intrigued by the elderly artist's relationship with two beautiful young women. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099480518
ISBN
9780099480518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Captivating new novel by the author of GARDEN SPELLS will enchant readers looking for light, magical escapism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444706635
ISBN
9781444706635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Presents the story of the confessional of a famous glamour girl of the affluent 1920s and an aspiring ballerina which captures the spirit of an era. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286554
ISBN
9780099286554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517987
ISBN
9781903517987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. It was in the middle of a snowstorm when Tiggy arrived at the remote house on Bodmin Moor. She was alone, her partner tragically dead in an accident, and Julia, her dearest friend, welcomed her into her warm and chaotic family. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552155267
ISBN
9780552155267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Tells the story of Cecile, who leads a carefree life with her widowed father and his young mistresses until, one hot summer on the Riviera, he decides to remarry - with devastating consequences. Translator(s): Lloyd, Heather. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198750
ISBN
9780141198750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Dramatic events in Turnham Malpas make for a steamy summer. Series: Turnham Malpas. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752893624
ISBN
9780752893624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386. Fine copy, with fine D.J. 1st Ed
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
1st
Publisher
Timewell Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0004737
ISBN
9781857252200
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.44

Paperback. Everyone's looking for that perfect someone.. A warm, witty and wise novel from the 'most successful novelist on Planet Earth' Washington Post Series: Inn at Boonsboro Trilogy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Edition
0th Edition
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749955717
ISBN
9780749955717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Elderly and in poor health, Mary has lived in Hobart a long time. But when a letter is delivered to her house by someone she hoped never to see again, she knows she must return to Bruny Island to live out her last days with only her regrets and memories for company. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin Australia
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743310397
ISBN
9781743310397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. It is the summer of 1916 and Roger Casement awaits the hangman in London's Pentonville Prison. Dublin lies in ruins after the disastrous Easter Rising led by his comrades of the Irish Volunteers. He has been caught after landing from a German submarine. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571275755
ISBN
9780571275755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Summer is not complete without a new novel from top ten bestelling author Santa Montefiore Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471100970
ISBN
9781471100970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Lukas Zbinden leans on the arm of Kazim, as they walk slowly down the stairway towards the door of his old people's home. Step by step, the irrepressible Lukas recounts the life he shared with his wife Emilie and his son. Different in so many ways, what was the secret of their life-long love? And why is it so hard for him to talk to his son? Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268. 172 pages. Lukas Zbinden leans on the arm of Kazim, as they walk slowly down the stairway towards the door of his old people's home. Step by step, the irrepressible Lukas recounts the life he shared with his wife Emilie and his son. Different in so many ways, what was the secret of their life-long love? And why is it so hard for him to talk to his son?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 15. Weight: 268. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276100
ISBN
9781908276100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Lets you enjoy Christmas dinner with Begbie, and see how warmly Franco greets his sister's boyfriend and the news of their engagement. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506997
ISBN
9780099506997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. * A work of rare poetic beauty in the tradition of the Brontes and Hardy Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860681434
ISBN
9780860681434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The brand new novel from the author of the Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751561463
ISBN
9780751561463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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