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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Jake Donaghue is a drifting, clever, likeable young man who makes a living out of translation work and sponging on his friends. A meeting with Anna, an old flame, leads him into a series of fantastic adventures. Jake is captivated by a majestic philosopher, Hugo Belfounder. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429074
ISBN
9780099429074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Christof, Christophe, Christopher and Cristofol are four brothers - sons of the same father and four very different mothers, yet none of them knows of the others' existence. When they learn that their father has been declared missing, they come together for the first time and attempt to reconstruct his life. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780722139
ISBN
9781780722139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. A wonderful and heart-warming novel about female friendship, set on the British coast, from the author of The Vintage Teacup Club. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751552232
ISBN
9780751552232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter are away on a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. As the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and yearnings, a fierce yet understated love emerges - one that encompasses not only the summer inhabitants but the very island itself. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Sort of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954221713
ISBN
9780954221713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. A fictionalised account of the Kaiser Wilhelm's last years in Nazi-occupied Holland. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007124473
ISBN
9780007124473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AGB; BG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1957
Edition
First edition, fourth printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811201070
ISBN
9780811201070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Karpinsky, Peter. Translator(s): Livingstone, Janet; Mullek, Magdalena; Dobrovoda, Denis. Series: Dedalus European Anthologies. Num Pages: 337 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910213049
ISBN
9781910213049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead man's beautiful daughter - and to her hot-tempered husband. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781167939
ISBN
9781781167939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.16

Paperback. Translator(s): Bradbury, Rod. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0012693
ISBN
9781843915164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Bradbury, Rod. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0012779
ISBN
9781843915164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A novel which combines enlightenment and sexuality, Elizabethan drama and contemporary comedy. It is a tale of a brilliant and eccentric family, fatefully divided. The author won the Booker Prize and the "Irish Times"/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize in 1990 for "Possession". Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478010
ISBN
9780099478010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. A dazzling fantasy adventure for all ages, the first of a quartet. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 31. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Voyager
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006513704
ISBN
9780006513704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. The new novel by the bestselling author of the classic COLD MOUNTAIN is a beautifully written, atmospheric novel of love and suspense. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444731279
ISBN
9781444731279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. Star-trading Clan Korval - known to Terrans as the Tree-and-Dragon Family and to the locals simply as "the Dragon" - has been convicted of crimes against the homeworld. No matter that one of the "crimes" consisted of saving the elitist planet of Liad from very real internal threats, the Council of Clans wanted Korval heads to roll. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 250 x 40. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Baen Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476780719
ISBN
9781476780719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.97

Paperback. A sinister, wickedly funny novel about a near-future in which the lawful are locked up and the lawless roam free, The Heart Goes Last is Margaret Atwood at her heart-stopping best. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349007298
ISBN
9780349007298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A romantic, heartwarming and funny novel full of the magic of Christmas, by bestselling author Chrissie Manby. Mince pies and mayhem guaranteed! Series: Proper Family. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473615380
ISBN
9781473615380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Philip Swallow, Morris Zapp, Persse McGarrigle and the lovely Angelica are the jet-propelled academics who are on the move, in the air and on the make in David Lodge's satirical Small World. It is a world of glamorous travel and high excitement, where stuffy lecture rooms are swapped for lush corners of the globe, and romance is in the air.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554165
ISBN
9780099554165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Shahid is a clean-cut student, trying to make an impression on his college lecturer, Deedee Osgood, who gives his spirits a lift when she takes him to a naked rave party. Shahid's academic prospects are threatened by the intervention of his gangster brother Chili, who moves into Shahid's bedsit as a hideout, bringing unnecessary danger with him. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571328987
ISBN
9780571328987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Paperbooks Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906558086
ISBN
9781906558086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. In the heart of Africa, three intrepid adventurers are desperate to find the fabulous diamonds of the lost city of Zinj. They encounter the Kigani cannibals, flaming volcanoes and ferocious gorillas - and Amy, the cuddly gorilla who's fluent in sign language. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 25. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099544319
ISBN
9780099544319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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