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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. In this novel the light and the dark sides of 19th-century London flow into each other, attracting the attention of famous names such as Marx and Gissing, but also of less well-known characters, who play a significant role in a tale that is a mixture of fable, adventure and Gothic comedy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749396596
ISBN
9780749396596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. When Rosie, a successful radio presenter, hears that her father has had a stroke, her life is thrown into disarray and she finds herself making reckless decisions that make little sense to those around her. As she strives towards building some kind of future for herself and her father, he quietly plots his own death. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539858
ISBN
9780099539858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Roman Books India
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789380905471
ISBN
9789380905471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Born in the Bahamas, Bert Williams moved to California with his family. Too poor to attend Stanford University, he took to life on the stage with his friend George Walker. Together they played lumber camps and mining towns until they eventually made the agonising decision to 'play the coon'. This novel is about the life of one remarkable man. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099488873
ISBN
9780099488873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KIN0008131
ISBN
9781853714405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. 'Naipaul's praise is rare enough to be notable; and Taseer lives up to it .. among the sharpest and best-written fictions about contemporary India' Independent Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330544443
ISBN
9780330544443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.42

Paperback. Is real love just a fairytale? Funny, perceptive and real, this title portrays the rawness of motherhood, the flipside of love and the powerful lure of paths not taken. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 195 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845027216
ISBN
9781845027216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. What do Mrs H, Rachel, Edwina, Ida, Sarah, Dot, Chrissie have in common? They're all women, but they're fat, thin, old, young, married or single. This title follows the ripples that go out into ordinary lives that changed by a shared experience, all connected by the same hospital clinic in a small Northern town. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KTM0005959
ISBN
9780099472131
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Teal, Thomas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Sort of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908745613
ISBN
9781908745613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. A second novel in Anthony Powell's twelve-novel sequence, "A Dance to the Music of Time." Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472452
ISBN
9780099472452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. It's all gone wrong with the man Lottie thought was Mr Right. Then out of the blue she gets a call from her first love. She decides it muct be Fate, and rushes off to marry him and rekindle their sizzling Greek island romance. Lottie's older sister can't believe she's doing something so crazy. No more Ms Nice Sister, she's stopping this marriage. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KIN0032426
ISBN
9780552778510
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Will she ever find a home where she can belong? The dramatic novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of LOST ANGEL. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 354. 496 pages. Will she ever find a home where she can belong? The dramatic novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of LOST ANGEL. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 32. Weight: 351.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847563545
ISBN
9781847563545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. Hugo Hamilton, the internationally acclaimed author of 'The Speckled People' and 'Sailor in the Wardrobe', turns his hand back to fiction with a compelling drama tracing Berlin's central historical importance throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRF0031544
ISBN
9780007314706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * A classic from internationally bestselling author Danielle Steel * When love is knowing who to trust .. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 108 x 20. Weight in Grams: 170. 8vo.Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Export Ed
SKU
KEX0297099
ISBN
9780751540697
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sam and Jacob Redman. Two brothers, SAS through and through. They fight alongside each other; they watch each other's backs. They are ruthlessly professional in the field of war, fiercely loyal wherever they are. But when Jacob is booted from the Regiment for a moment of madness, he disappears. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KCG0004850
ISBN
9780099551225
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Emily is a traumatised burns victim, Arta is recovering from a rape. David Temple is a longterm depressive, while the Rt Hon Ralph Hall MP lives in terror of his drink problem being exposed. They share one thing: every week they spend an hour at the Prince Regent hospital, revealing the secrets of their psyche to Professor Martin Sturrock. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528029
ISBN
9780099528029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172667
ISBN
9781590172667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. *The story of a young girl's dreams, aspirations and melodramas told with zest and verve by the 16-year-old author Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Angus & Robertson
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780860681939
ISBN
9780860681939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Adah's desire to write is pitted against the forces of an egotistical and unfeeling husband and a largely indifferent white society. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 192 pages. Adah's desire to write is pitted against the forces of an egotistical and unfeeling husband and a largely indifferent white society. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight: 168.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435909918
ISBN
9780435909918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Paperback. Beautifully repacked edition of this stunning novel of contemporary and historical betrayal and revenge, from the author of LADY OF HAY Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007280773
ISBN
9780007280773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. After ten years' journeying Odysseus returns, again and again, to Ithaca. Each time he finds something different: his patient wife Penelope has betrayed him and married; his arrival accelerates time and he watches his family age and die in front of him; and, he walks into an empty house in ruins. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099547075
ISBN
9780099547075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Robert Eaglestone provides a clear and engaging exploration of the major themes, patterns, and debates of contemporary fiction. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, One or two black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 109 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199609260
ISBN
9780199609260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. On the high seas of the Caribbean, a family of English children is set loose - sent by their parents from their home in Jamaica to receive the civilising effects of England. When their ship is captured by pirates, the thrilling cruise continues as the children transfer their affections from one batch of sailors to another. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437437
ISBN
9780099437437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946744
ISBN
9781908946744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

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