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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. As the oldest unadopted child at St Cloud's orphanage, Homer Wells strikes up a profound and unusual friendship with Wilbur Larch, the orphanage's founder, a man of rare compassion and an addiction to ether. What he learns from Wilbur takes him from his early apprenticeship in the orphanage surgery, to an adult life running a cider-making factory. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552992046
ISBN
9780552992046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Another entertaining slice of Fairacre life from the bestselling author of VILLAGE SCHOOL. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752882314
ISBN
9780752882314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. For years, thirty-eight-year-old Portia Nathan has hidden behind her busy career as a Princeton admissions officer and her less than passionate relationship. Then the piece of her past that she has tried so hard to bury resurfaces, catapulting her on an extraordinary journey of the heart that challenges everything she ever thought she believed. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309092
ISBN
9780571309092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. To celebrate the release of A Lily of the Field in paperback, Grove Press are reissuing the Frederick Troy series, starting with the original classic - Black Out. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344. To celebrate the release of A Lily of the Field in paperback, Grove Press are reissuing the Frederick Troy series, starting with the original classic - Black Out. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 127 x 196 x 27. Weight: 340.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855920
ISBN
9781611855920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099983002
ISBN
9780099983002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. A page-turning soap opera about three women trying to get to grips with military life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KOC0015978
ISBN
9781781857748
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'This collection is stormy, romantic, strong - the Full Bronte' The Times A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Bronte, published in the year of her bicentenary and stemming from the now immortal words from her great work Jane Eyre. Editor(s): Chevalier, Tracy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008150600
ISBN
9780008150600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Twenty-one, passionate and headstrong, Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to live her own life. When her father forbids her from attending a fashionable Ball, she decides she has no choice but to leave her family home and make a fresh start in London. Editor(s): Schutt, Sita. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441092
ISBN
9780141441092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. When war broke out in 1914, Somerset Maugham was dispatched by the British Secret Service to Switzerland under the guise of completing a play. This title collects stories that are rooted in author's own experiences as an agent, reflecting the ruthlessness and brutality of espionage, its intrigue and treachery, as well as its absurdity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHD; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289708
ISBN
9780099289708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Three Westernized siblings return to their Himalayan hometown, but a game of happy families is the last thing on the cards. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780873008
ISBN
9781780873008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408872666
ISBN
9781408872666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862414276
ISBN
9780862414276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. William Trevor is one of the most renowned figures in contemporary literature, described as 'the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language' by the New Yorker and acclaimed for his haunting and profound insights into the human heart. This title offers a collection of his short fiction. Num Pages: 1280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140232455
ISBN
9780140232455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 108 x 13. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Bantam USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553275247
ISBN
9780553275247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.10

Hardcover. A combination of nature writing and fantasy that forces us to see the world afresh through the eyes of a hunter in all its savagery, terror, and magic. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy. Minor shelfwear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KEX0268325
ISBN
9780224085199
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246. 208 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 209 x 155 x 15. Weight: 246.
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948833366
ISBN
9780948833366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Money makes the world go round - that's what twenty-something Grace Reeves is learning. Stuck in a grind where everyone's ahead apart from her, she's partied out, disillusioned, and massively in debt. If she's dumped by another rock-band wannabe, squashed by anyone else at her cut-throat fashion job, or chased by any more bailiffs. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552167765
ISBN
9780552167765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Mosbacher, Eric. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
New Vessel Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939931092
ISBN
9781939931092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Loos's classic tale shows that questions of women and power-more relevant today than ever-can come in the most alluring of packages. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871403179
ISBN
9780871403179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. A novel about a widow in Ohio dealing with the loss of her husband and country. After he died she has to make a decision: go back to India, the place where her fondest memories were born, or remain in Ohio with her only son and his American wife. She marvels at how successful he has been adjusting to American culture. Series: P.S. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061240249
ISBN
9780061240249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.07

Paperback. From the inspirational author of Tuesdays with Morrie comes the compelling tale of the man who became Father Time. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541175
ISBN
9780751541175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The eighth wonderful novel from Martina Reilly, an author who is going from strength to strength on Little, Brown's commercial list. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLN0017090
ISBN
9780751539561
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 120. .
Publisher
Amethyst Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558614314
ISBN
9781558614314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Paperback. Spanning forty years, two women's stories of love, loss and betrayal are intertwined in this perfect reading group novel. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340961643
ISBN
9780340961643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

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