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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007164622
ISBN
9780007164622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain. Little does he realise that it is anything but - and by accepting the devil's bargain he will put his life in perilous danger. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552773928
ISBN
9780552773928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. The hermetic world of boxing is notoriously difficult for outsiders to understand, though it has provided a source of fascination to numerous writers. This work is a collection of short stories and a novella. It aims to bring a different understanding to the violence and purity of the sweet science, opening a window into the fighter's sole. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KAK0006871
ISBN
9780099490586
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Clean copy in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
SKU
KNH0012018
ISBN
9780007322220
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908699411
ISBN
9781908699411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Paperback. An intimate and devastating portrait of Romania during and after the Second World War, through the prism of a moving and utterly original friendship Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012 Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262. 320 pages. An intimate and devastating portrait of Romania during and after the Second World War, through the prism of a moving and utterly original friendship Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408830420
ISBN
9781408830420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Hereditation tells the story of the Sloane family. Living in New York in the middle of the 20th Century, brothers Erwin and Maynard share their brownstone Harlem house with their mother, a perpetually ill woman who has recently suffered the indignity of being abandoned by her philandering husband, Ezra. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998097
ISBN
9781906998097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A debut novel, this title is a road trip into the heart of a country and a man, a travelogue of loss and redemption, and a Pilgrim's Progress for a godless world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 191. 256 pages. A debut novel, this title is a road trip into the heart of a country and a man, a travelogue of loss and redemption, and a Pilgrim's Progress for a godless world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight: 188.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956985
ISBN
9781841956985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
900
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841598987
ISBN
9781841598987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. In eight inimitable stories, Cees Nooteboom, one of the great modern novelists, meditates on love, loss and the shadow of death. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849165570
ISBN
9781849165570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Keepers and Seekers S. Num Pages: 333 pages, 27 illustrations, 1 colour. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 439. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Myroy Books Limited
Publication date
2005
SKU
KIN0036386
ISBN
9780954894900
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Everyone's favourite Book World heroine, Thursday Next, returns in her fifth adventure - by Number One bestselling author Jasper Fforde. Series: Thursday Next. Num Pages: 416 pages, B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340752029
ISBN
9780340752029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A family held together by lies but about to be torn apart by a secret .. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340918968
ISBN
9780340918968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869928278
ISBN
9781869928278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Agatha is aware of an intensity, a powerful storm of emotion briefly awakened by a short lived love affair with her cousin Gerald, that is entirely lacking from the successful marriage on which she is about to embark. Agatha knows she is securing a perfect and luxurious future in marrying handsome John Clewer and becoming Mistress of Lyndon. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589761
ISBN
9780099589761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Using experimental montage techniques borrowed from the cinema, descriptions and bursts of overheard conversation, and jumbled case histories of a picaresque cast of characters from dockside crapshooters to high-society flappers, the author constructs a portrait of New York City as a futuristic machine filled with motion, drama and human tragedy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd England
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184487
ISBN
9780141184487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In this wickedly funny and heart-wrenchingly honest novel, Stephanie Lehmann introduces a true-blue heroine in Jennifer Ward who proves that no matter how booming our self-doubts can sound, nothing speaks louder than hope - and love. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340899588
ISBN
9780340899588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.71

Paperback. A wonderfully entertaining collection of Christmas tales from the enduringly popular Miss Read. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752881744
ISBN
9780752881744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Faced with a choice between her harsh farming life and the seductive but distant world of books and learning, Chris Guthrie eventually decides to remain in her rural community. However, the intervention of WWI leaves her choice in tatters. This is a novel of love and new possibilities, set against a backdrop of rural life during WWI. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904598664
ISBN
9781904598664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. A new title aimed at club and tournament chess players which explains how to apply the Slav Defence. Draws upon model games to highlight basic theoretical elements, practical strategies, and tactics used, as well as recent alternative variations. Series: Chess Press Opening Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages, 120d. BIC Classification: FA; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman Chess
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901259001
ISBN
9781901259001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.61

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