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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

paperback. One cold January day the police are called to a sleepy little hamlet in the north of Sweden where they discover a savagely murdered man lying in the snow. As they begin their investigation they notice that the village seems eerily quiet and deserted. Going from house to house, they uncover a crime unprecedented in Swedish history. Translator(s): Thompson, Laurie. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 396. Good clean copy showing minor age and wear. Ownership details to half title
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000100
ISBN
9780099532040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Families have secrets they hide even from themselves.. It should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy family. But the night Dr David Henry delivers his wife's twins is a night that will haunt five lives for ever. For though David's son is a healthy boy, his daughter has Down's syndrome. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0007055
ISBN
9780141030142
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Families have secrets they hide even from themselves.. It should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy family. But the night Dr David Henry delivers his wife's twins is a night that will haunt five lives for ever. For though David's son is a healthy boy, his daughter has Down's syndrome. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006887
ISBN
9780141030142
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A sparkling, enchanting, one-of-a-kind novel about one day in the lives of three unforgettable characters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447254447
ISBN
9781447254447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. A stunning evocation of the shifting emotional landscape of a man who has lost his way and a daughter who cannot find her father, No One is an intimate novel of love and loss. Translator(s): Selous, Trista. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Tin House Books United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935639220
ISBN
9781935639220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Keith Lee Morris, author of The Dart League King, returns with a new story collection as acute, funny, and heartbreaking as we've come to expect from him. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 271.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Tin House Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982503089
ISBN
9780982503089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.38

Paperback. The characters of these irreverent stories work at widely varying occupations, both prosaic and absurd. Hilarious and lonely, they are often aimless but surrounded by passionate devotees of everything from decluttering to good old-fashioned piracy. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Tin House Books United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977698912
ISBN
9780977698912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. Translator(s): Levenston, Eddie. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811216814
ISBN
9780811216814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.13

Hardback. The incomparable Dara Horn returns with a spellbinding novel of how technology changes memory and how memory shapes the soul. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393064896
ISBN
9780393064896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.58

paperback. Freya Wyley meets Nancy Holdaway amid the wild celebrations of VE Day, the prelude to a devoted and competitive friendship.. Freya, ambitious and outspoken, pursues a career on Fleet Street while Nancy, less self-confident, struggles to get her first novel published. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781784703127
ISBN
9781784703127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.99

paperback. Translator(s): McLean, Anne. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781408844205
ISBN
9781408844205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co. (US) United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589806344
ISBN
9781589806344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155165
ISBN
9781903155165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Akashic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617754425
ISBN
9781617754425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.71

hardcover. Num Pages: 24 pages, Full Colour. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 168 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375828164
ISBN
9780375828164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.31

Paperback. 'One hell of a read' Company Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group London
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755340491
ISBN
9780755340491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. When an English priest takes over a small Scottish parish, not everyone is ready to accept him. He makes friends with two local youths, Mark and Lisa, and clashes with a world he can barely understand. The town seems to grow darker each night. Fate comes calling, and before the summer is out his quiet life is the focus of public hysteria. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216048
ISBN
9780571216048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

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

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

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

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

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

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Edition
Second Edition. Revised
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551521688
ISBN
9781551521688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.93

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