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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Translator(s): Powell, Allison Markin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846276026
ISBN
9781846276026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Since his mother's death, Tom and his father have fashioned a strained peace on their farm. After a catastrophic volcanic eruption ignites the nation's smoldering discontent into open revolution, Tom, his father and Carine find themselves questioning their loyalties to one another and their determination to salvage their way of life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689246
ISBN
9781846689246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Passionate, free-thinking and unconventional, Miss Brodie is a teacher who exerts a powerful influence over her group of 'special girls' at Marcia Blaine School. They are the Brodie set, the creme de la creme, each famous for something - Monica for mathematics, Eunice for swimming, Rose for sex - who are initiated into a world of adult games. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 78.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956779
ISBN
9780241956779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. It is 1914. In the heart of the Belgian Congo, Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the jungle. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. From his prison cell in London, Garvey recounts his horrific and thrilling ordeal. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300. 448 pages. It is 1914. In the heart of the Belgian Congo, Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the jungle. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. From his prison cell in London, Garvey recounts his horrific and thrilling ordeal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight: 300. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671240
ISBN
9781847671240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Paperback. Burt Hecker, aka Eckbert Attquiet, a 63 year old medieval re-enactor has a momentous nose, who dresses in tunics and drinks too much mead. His wife Kitty has died and their relationship is now the stuff of history; he has sold all of his possessions and bought a ticket to Europe, bent on rescuing his son Tristan from the 'evil' city of Prague. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506935
ISBN
9780099506935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Sartaj, the only Sikh inspector in the whole of Mumbai, is used to being identified by his turban, beard and the sharp cut of his trousers. When Sartaj gets an anonymous tip-off as to the secret hideout of the legendary boss of the G-company, he's determined that he'll be the one to collect the prize. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 46. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231218
ISBN
9780571231218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Tells the story of Florence and her adolescent summers spent with her unruly bunch of French cousins, various aunts and uncles and her French grandmother Mimi. Florence as an adult is now alone, in pitiful solitude with her new baby Zelie. Why does she no longer speak to her French family and ignore her beloved grandmother's letters? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KAK0003640
ISBN
9780552774918
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Joan Jonker introduces Nellie McDonough and Molly Bennett, two of her most popular characters, in this hearwarming Liverpool saga Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 181 x 31. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747249160
ISBN
9780747249160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Twenty tales of lust and loss. These stories feature clockwork hearts, lascivious queens, paper men, island circuses, and a flooded world; some are radical retellings of classic stories, some are modern-day fables, but all explore substitutions for love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907773754
ISBN
9781907773754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A gripping family drama of secrets and lies Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KNW0010705
ISBN
9780755323302
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A gripping family drama of secrets and lies Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KRF0037376
ISBN
9780755323302
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks writes novels that real women want to read. With her trademark tell-it-like-it-is style, she gets right to the heart of the dilemmas people face in their lives and takes her stories to unexpected places. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 5. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755394401
ISBN
9780755394401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405928267
ISBN
9781405928267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Querry, a world famous architect, is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference: he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life. Arriving anonymously at a Congo leper village, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper who has gone through a stage of mutilation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Centenary Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478430
ISBN
9780099478430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A novel of searing eroticism and sensuality set against the broad sweep of twentieth-century history, the Booker Prize shortlisted THE WHITE HOTEL is a modern classic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35col.ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753809259
ISBN
9780753809259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. By 1910, Leo Tolstoy had become an almost religious figure, surrounded on his lavish estate by family and followers alike. Too ill to continue beyond the tiny station of Astapovo, he believes he is dying alone. This book centres on the battle for his soul waged by his wife and his leading disciple. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841959672
ISBN
9781841959672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. **The laugh-out-loud bestseller is back with the only book to buy this Mother's Day. Perfect for fans of 'Outnumbered' and Carole Matthews, Fiona writes about life as it really is.** Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847563675
ISBN
9781847563675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Isabel Bookbinder dreams of pearly white weddings, happy brides, handsome grooms. And champagne towers that don't topple over. She dreams of the perfect wedding. But not for herself.. for her clients. It's all about bride management as far as Isabel's concerned. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 326. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRF0023442
ISBN
9780099545750
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099488859
ISBN
9780099488859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. The fifteenth novel in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series, now with a stunning new look Series: Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447212362
ISBN
9781447212362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. The land running down to the River Dean has been farmed by the Meredith family for generations. Robin Meredith bought the farm from his father, just before he married his wife Caro and now he and his brother Joe work on the land. But now Caro has died, as much as a mystery to the family as she was when she arrived twenty years ago. Num Pages: 320 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. 317pp
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KON0825688
ISBN
9780552997003
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is the story of Thelma, from childhood to adulthood, and her return to England from Canada to study law at Oxford. Through sexual abuse, anorexia and borderline multiple personality disorder, Thelma retains her spirit, wit and imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286585
ISBN
9780099286585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Julia Hunter and Kate Bain have, it seems, each found true happiness with men old enough to be their fathers. The tranquil lives of the men and the girls seem shattered as new relationships develop and old anxieties surface, and nothing will ever be quite the same again. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KRF0038123
ISBN
9780552994927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents the story of the Price family that is set in a fire station and the world famous Glasgow School of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
B&W Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845022464
ISBN
9781845022464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.43

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