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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Suspended in a strangely modern-day version of limbo, a young man must create a life for himself in the wake of incarceration. Known only as the Kid, and on probation after doing time for a liaison with an underage girl, he is shackled to a GPS monitoring device and forbidden to live within 2,500 feet of anywhere children might gather. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Clerkenwell Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685774
ISBN
9781846685774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly 3-year-old boy. The boy is not his son. It is a single act of violence, but this one slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it happen. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 36. Weight in Grams: 536. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
SKU
KCG0003208
ISBN
9781848873551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472232120
ISBN
9781472232120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The Number One New York Times bestseller from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies and The NamesakeWinner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596592
ISBN
9780747596592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. The stunning new novel from the internationally bestselling author of THE SHADOW OF THE WIND. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 368.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826492
ISBN
9780753826492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062386342
ISBN
9780062386342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935554479
ISBN
9781935554479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. In a silent valley stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic so haunted by his violent past that he's become incapable of all meaningful action. Meanwhile, his sister, Audrun dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KRF0023536
ISBN
9780099478454
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. A novel about the casualties of war - on the front lines, and at home Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349004150
ISBN
9780349004150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Presents stories "The Snow Goose" - set in the wild, desolate Essex marshes and is a tale about the relationship between a hunchback and a young girl; and, "The Small Miracle" - a contemporary fable about a young boy's love for his dangerously ill donkey. Illustrator(s): Linton, Anne; Norfield, Ed. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 116 x 6. Weight in Grams: 52.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140299526
ISBN
9780140299526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Johnny Peterson was the kind of lad who could light up a room and inspire the best in everyone he met. Then one night he was killed by a car. Appearing only to his withdrawn younger brother and his grief-stricken mother, Johnny's appearances as an angel will change the lives of everyone forever. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 15. Weight in Grams: 118. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0031154
ISBN
9780552148559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Johnny Peterson was the kind of lad who could light up a room and inspire the best in everyone he met. Then one night he was killed by a car. Appearing only to his withdrawn younger brother and his grief-stricken mother, Johnny's appearances as an angel will change the lives of everyone forever. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 15. Weight in Grams: 118. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0230602
ISBN
9780552148559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A new edition of the bestselling classic tale of a woman scorned, from a much-loved British author. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340589359
ISBN
9780340589359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson-Davies, Denys. Series: Modern Arabic Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
233
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774165924
ISBN
9789774165924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Presents an acutely observed study of marriage and manipulation. This title tells the story of the dangers of digging up the dark secrets of the past. Series: Penguin Decades. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044859
ISBN
9780141044859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. * This exquisite novel tells a love story with a difference. * 'One of my favourite classics' Carmen Callil Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084944
ISBN
9781844084944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Tessa has just a few months to live. Tessa compiles a list. It's her Ten Things To Do Before I Die list. Tessa's feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa's time finally runs out. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRF0022102
ISBN
9780552774628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Even as a young man, Hamid Farsi is acclaimed as a master of the art of calligraphy. But as time goes by, he sees that weaknesses in the Arabic language and its script limit its uses in the modern world. In a secret society, he works out schemes for radical reform, never guessing what risks he is running. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 36. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906697280
ISBN
9781906697280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A magical retelling of the myth of Eldorado, the Enchanted City of the Amazon, by one of Brazil's most acclaimed writers Translator(s): Gledson, John. Series: Myths. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847673008
ISBN
9781847673008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. 15thApril, 1912. Two remarkable women. One fateful night. A lifetime of secrets. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857203441
ISBN
9780857203441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. Containing a wonderfully engaging and eccentric cast of characters who live long in the memory, this is the story of mothers and daughters, people bound by blood and geography, moments captured and lifetimes lost, and things never quite turning out as expected. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785300905
ISBN
9781785300905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.25

paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 28 x 112 x 176. Weight in Grams: 218.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KNW0014530
ISBN
9780340831564
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. In these three sea stories, based on his own experience, the author invests his portraits of mundane steamers and their crews with epic qualities of fortitude and courage in the face of overwhelming natural odds. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 211 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150049
ISBN
9781857150049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.82

Paperback. When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic failure of a father thrown in jail. Ever since then she has been trying to reform the men around her, even if that ultimately means destroying herself in the process. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484998
ISBN
9780099484998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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