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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
paperback. Features novels including "Southern Mail" and "Night Flight" that evoke the tragic courage and nobility of the airborne pioneers who took enormous risks, flying in open cock-pits in planes that were often fragile and unstable. Translator(s): Cate, Curtis. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141183749
- ISBN
- 9780141183749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Brings together three of the author's original novels. He explores class distinctions through the medium of love. This book presents a comedy of manners, presenting a party of wealthy travellers stranded by fog in a London railway hotel while throngs of workers await trains in the station below. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099481478
- ISBN
- 9780099481478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
paperback. Anna, a newly qualified interior designer, has decided it's time to put her money and her expertise where her mouth is. She's risked everything on buying a tiny but adorable cottage so she can renovate it, sell it on, and prove to her family that she can earn her own living. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099472377
- ISBN
- 9780099472377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
paperback. Presents the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. This title also discusses the conflict between London's support of socialism and Martin's powerful self-will. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Penguin USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140187724
- ISBN
- 9780140187724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Between greed, love and obsession there is the truth we would rather not see. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846949708
- ISBN
- 9781846949708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BTC; FA; JKVP; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509808878
- ISBN
- 9781509808878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.73
€ 13.00
€ 11.73
paperback. The reissue of four unforgettable books by acclaimed poet, novelist and dissident Irina Ratushinskaya. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 27. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- SKU
- 9781473637221
- ISBN
- 9781473637221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.12
€ 12.99
€ 11.12
paperback. Contains a selection of Beaumont's stories, including five stories that he later adapted for Twilight Zone episodes. This volume contains an introduction by Ray Bradbury and an afterword by William Shatner, two fellow science fiction luminaries who counted themselves among Beaumont's close friends. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143107651
- ISBN
- 9780143107651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
hardcover. First published in 1912, Theodore Dreiser's third novel, "The Financier", captures the ruthlessness and sparkle of the Gilded Age alongside the charismatic amorality of the power brokers and bankers of the mid-nineteenth century. This volume is an edition of "The Financier" to draw on the uncorrected page proofs of the original 1912 version. Editor(s): Mulligan, Roark. Series: The Dreiser Edition. Num Pages: 672 pages, 10 b&w. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 247 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252035043
- ISBN
- 9780252035043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.70
€ 102.70
Paperback. Presents the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple whose empty suburban life is held together by the dream that greatness is only just round the corner. This title shows how Frank and April mortgage their hopes and ideals, betraying in the end not only each other, but their own best selves. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0040746
- ISBN
- 9780099518785
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 12.99€ 4.99
€ 12.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Humorous novel by bestselling author Helena Frith Powell, about the French art of having affairs Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906142773
- ISBN
- 9781906142773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.71
€ 10.99
€ 9.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854114150
- ISBN
- 9781854114150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.12
€ 9.99
€ 9.12
Paperback. When is it right to steal a child from her mother? Jodi Picoult's explosive and emotive Sunday Times bestseller. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444754612
- ISBN
- 9781444754612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
paperback. Recording his reactions to initiation into college life at the University of Chicago and the imminent death of his grandmother, one of his primary caretakers, Danny realizes the value of time and gains confidence in his writing abilities. This is a saga of Danny O'Neill's struggles with harsh urban realities in early twentieth-century Chicago. Num Pages: 376 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074875
- ISBN
- 9780252074875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
paperback. Explains about three generations of the Brangwen family of Nottinghamshire from the 1840s to the early years of the twentieth century. This framework is with the passional lives of author's characters as he explores the pressures that determine their lives, using a religious symbolism in which the 'rainbow' of the title is his unifying motif. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853262500
- ISBN
- 9781853262500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
paperback. Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of the 'eternal triangle' of love. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Wordsworth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853262104
- ISBN
- 9781853262104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
paperback. Provides the author's own early experiences, and while it touches on childhood and children's perceptions and desires, it is most clear when exploring adult relationships, marriage and the changing class-structure in the period spanning the Great War. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853260919
- ISBN
- 9781853260919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
paperback. The extraordinary stories of 'Saki' are a mixture of humorous satire, irony and the macabre, in which the stupidities and hypocrisy of conventional society are viciously pilloried. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853260711
- ISBN
- 9781853260711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
mass_market. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 107 x 12. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781401308773
- ISBN
- 9781401308773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 8.96
€ 14.99
€ 8.96
paperback. A woman who dares to defy expectations of society in pursuit of her desire. But a century after her death, it is regarded as the author's achievement. This book shows transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, who - with tragic consequences - refuses to be caged by married and domestic life, and claims for herself erotic freedom. Editor(s): Gilbert, Sandra M. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780142437322
- ISBN
- 9780142437322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.99
€ 14.99
€ 9.99
paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780060617516
- ISBN
- 9780060617516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 15.16
€ 22.99
€ 15.16
paperback. The second in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007245765
- ISBN
- 9780007245765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.53
€ 19.99
€ 15.53
Paperback. Thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306. Some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0095830
- ISBN
- 9780099507383
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Jimmy Rabbitte is unemployed and rapidly running out of money. His best friend Bimbo has been made redundant at the company where he has worked for many years. The two old friends are out of luck and out of options. That is, until Bimbo finds a dilapidated 'chipper van' and the pair decide to go into business. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Signed by the author to the previous owner. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0023461
- ISBN
- 9780749399900
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23