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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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
€ 11.01

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
€ 8.66

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
€ 11.02

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

€ 20.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. The Secret Life of Lucy Lovecake is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy for the 21st century. The perfect read for the Bake Off generation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 279 x 2. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785300912
ISBN
9781785300912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.16

Paperback. The award-winning Shadow Ops series continues with Myke Cole's fifth epic military fantasy adventure Series: Shadow Ops. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472211910
ISBN
9781472211910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Returning to Belfast, to attend her father's funeral. Catherine McKenna - a young composer - remembers why she left: the claustrophobic intimacies of the Catholic enclave, her fastidious, nagging mother, and the pervading tensions of a city at war with itself. This is a novel, about coming to terms with the past and the healing power of music. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099778011
ISBN
9780099778011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322967
ISBN
9780940322967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. Liam has it all. A job he enjoys, a glamorous lifestyle and a girlfriend he is madly in love with. But after one night out he loses everything and finds himself on a plane to Buenos Aires. There he hopes to write the world's longest and truest love letter to the one person who still matters to him. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782110408
ISBN
9781782110408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands, three girls from vastly different backgrounds become blood sisters, promising that nothing will ever destroy the bond between them. But the legacy of the Mau Mau rebellion, and the tensions and upheavals of newly independent Kenya, tear their childhood dreams apart. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 41. Weight in Grams: 446.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099485148
ISBN
9780099485148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Offers a collection of novellas that features six of the young writers to emerge from Scotland in the 90s. Editor(s): Williamson, Kevin. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862417314
ISBN
9780862417314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Betrayed by the man she loved. Can she ever trust again? The brand-new novel of love, drama and hope from legendary Nora Roberts Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 656. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date
2015
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0036365
ISBN
9780349403762
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

CD-Audio. On a small island off the south coast of France, Robert Hendricks, an English doctor who has seen the best and the worst the twentieth century had to offer, is forced to confront the events that made up his life. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Random House Audiobooks
Format
CD
Publication date
2012
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846574306
ISBN
9781846574306
CD
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 194 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910263020
ISBN
9781910263020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. The new novel from Emylia Hall, author of The Book of Summers, voted the best Richard & Judy Book Club pick of summer 2012, and A Heart Bent Out of Shape, winner of the Novelicious Book of the Year Award 2013. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472212023
ISBN
9781472212023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Rosamunde Pilcher's phenomenal, heart-warming bestseller Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780340752463
ISBN
9780340752463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.00

Paperback. A novel for those who loved Behind the Scenes at the Museum, The Poisonwood Bible and The Lovely Bones. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286. Clean copy in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KNH0012055
ISBN
9780007303380
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. On a weekend in late summer, Jo is fleeing to London with her children when, a few miles into the journey from the Kent coast, her teenage daughter jumps off the train. Since Jo's husband left her, she has been caring single-handedly for her three children, working in a junk shop to make ends meet. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099469643
ISBN
9780099469643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Series: Kain Songket Mysteries. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814423427
ISBN
9789814423427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.00

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