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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The poets and soldiers Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen are dispatched to Craiglockhart War Hospital in Scotland in 1917. There, army psychiatrist William Rivers is treating brutalised, shell-shocked men. It is Rivers' job to fix these men and make them ready to fight again. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 106 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241970768
ISBN
9780241970768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Imprint unknown
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909360235
ISBN
9781909360235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Series: The Ivy Chronicles. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062279910
ISBN
9780062279910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.83

Hardback. Includes "Things Fall Apart", "No Longer at Ease", and "Arrow of God". In "Things Fall Apart" the individual tragedy of Okonkwo, 'strong man' and tribal elder in the Nigeria of the 1890s is intertwined with the transformation of traditional Igbo society under the impact of Christianity and colonialism. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Everyman Paperback Classics
Number of pages
536
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593272
ISBN
9781841593272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. A fugitive turns up at a young widow's door. Finn is a draft dodger. Afraid of dying and opposed to the war, he could see no way out until a stranger slipped him a calling card for an anti-draft network. Now on the run, he has the promise of a new identity and a new life, but if he is caught, the punishment will be brutal. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747585855
ISBN
9780747585855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

Paperback. Rumer Godden's classic novel tells the story of a young English woman's dramatic and disturbing experiences in Himalayan Kashmir. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088423
ISBN
9781844088423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. On his way home from school, the young narrator finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire. He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject. This is his first mistake. Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned. Translator(s): Goossen, Ted. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846559211
ISBN
9781846559211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. A family marooned. Only one hotel in town. What could possibly go wrong? Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 317 x 27. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228853
ISBN
9781780228853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Book. Spilt Milk, a story of two passionate people who share a shameful past and a tenuous present. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234. 200 pages. Spilt Milk, a story of two passionate people who share a shameful past and a tenuous present. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 16. Weight: 234.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770097919
ISBN
9781770097919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Atlas Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565479
ISBN
9781900565479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.19

Paperback. Alice loves to cook. She believes the secret of good food is to cook with passion. Her love affair with cookery has taken her from her parents' seaside hotel, to Paris and then one of Dublin's finest restaurants. Then she marries Liam, and is happy to hang up her chef's hat and cook for her family and friends instead. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KOC0012801
ISBN
9781848270404
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Train to Pakistan" is the story of this isolated village that is plunged into the abyss of religious hate. It is also the story of a Sikh boy and a Muslim girl whose love endured and transcends the ravages of war. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802132215
ISBN
9780802132215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Discover the original novels behind ITV's Midsomer Murders, featuring favourite characters Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby and Sergeant Troy. Now includes a brand-new foreword by John Nettles, star of the ITV drama. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 38. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472243713
ISBN
9781472243713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. When Catherine moves several hundred miles away from her sister, Helen says, 'Phone calls aren't enough', but they make it easier to edit the truth. Helen can dismiss Gilbert and his enchanted Factory as 'weird' when she's never met him, and Catherine think Helen foolish for loving the unreliable and dangerous Joe. Neither sees the perils concealed in what they have not told each other, or guesses at the sinister connection between their separate lives. This book is a novel about love and marriage, but even more about hatred and the damage people do to each other in the most ordinary of families. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910985731
ISBN
9781910985731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. It's 1978, and Jack Sheffield begins his second year as headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. There are three letter on his desk - one makes him smile, one makes him sad and one is destined to change his life forever. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Corgi London
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552155274
ISBN
9780552155274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. The third brilliantly funny and warm-hearted novel in the Little Village School series from bestselling author Gervase Phinn. Series: Little Village School. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444706079
ISBN
9781444706079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Written by the author of "Rain". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747572398
ISBN
9780747572398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Leventhal is a natural victim; a man uncertain of himself, never free from the nagging suspicion that the other guy may be right. So when he meets a down-at-heel stranger in the park one day and finds himself being accused of ruining the man's life, he half believes it. He can't shake the man loose, can't help becoming - a victim. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188836
ISBN
9780141188836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A moving and atmospheric debut about love and language set in modern-day Shanghai Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781408809952
ISBN
9781408809952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sarah St John is reeling. Her twenty-two year old son, Cully, has been killed in an avalanche and, much as she'd like to be left alone to grieve quietly, no one will let her. Her father, a retired shopping channel addict has moved into her basement. Her best friend, a divorcee who always manages to say the wrong thing, has become a life-coach. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597780
ISBN
9780099597780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Up on the North Yorkshire moors, the Hartle family is about to have a life-changing year. Ann and Joe, with more than thirty years of marriage and two sons, are torn between giving up and pressing on with their farm. Max, their older son, is set to inherit the farm and his wife has news to share, but is he ready for these new responsibilities? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571296644
ISBN
9780571296644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. A birdwatcher's guide to the human heart - an unconventional coming of age story from an unforgettable new voice that will appeal to fans of David Vann and Annie Proulx. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Tinder Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KIN0009112
ISBN
9780755396214
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The sixth wickedly funny new romantic comedy from the bestselling author of CHAPATTI OR CHIPS? Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 356. Clean copy with light shelfwear, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0019030
ISBN
9781416527534
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A heartbreaking, prize-winning novel set in a small Israeli town near the border with Lebanon that depicts with raw power the trauma of living in constant fear of attack. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272226
ISBN
9781846272226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

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