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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Catherine Havisham was born into privilege. Handsome, imperious, she is the daughter of a wealthy brewer, and lives in luxury in Satis House. But she is never far from the smell of hops and the arresting letters on the brewhouse wall - Havisham. A reminder of all she owes to the family name and the family business. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 122 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571288304
ISBN
9780571288304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. * The third in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, starring amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349118055
ISBN
9780349118055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979488
ISBN
9780241979488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Drawing from sources as varied as Mark Twain, the Patty Hearst story, Melville's "Ishmael", detective fiction, Hollywood and the porn industry, his own experiences as a father and a teacher on Yuork Indian reservations, the author tells the Biblical story of Abraham & Isaac through the distorted lens of popular culture. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 114 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Counterpoint New York
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228208
ISBN
9781932360462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Melbourne, the late 1940s. A young conservative Australian poet named Christopher Chubb decides to teach his country a lesson about pretension and authenticity. Choosing as his target the most avant-garde of the literary magazines, he submits for publication the entire oeuvre of one Bob McCorkle, a working-class poet. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main - Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216208
ISBN
9780571216208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. Bestselling author Clare Dowling's latest novel is warm, hilarious and utterly unputdownable Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458. 8vo. Good clean copy of the large format paperback edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KEX0260027
ISBN
9780755392681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A secret code only visible in certain lights: the accumulation of a lifetime gather there. In places the palimpsest is so heavily worked that the letters feel like braille. I like to keep my body rolled away from prying eyes, never unfold too much, tell the whole story. I didn't know that Louise would have reading hands. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598275
ISBN
9780099598275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Yvonne Carmichael has worked hard to achieve the life she always wanted: a high-flying career in genetics, a good relationship with her husband and their two grown-up children. Then one day she meets a stranger at the Houses of Parliament and, in the dark, secret corners of London, begins an impulsive and passionate affair with him. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 202 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571278640
ISBN
9780571278640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. As delightfully wry and witty as his bestselling debut, 'The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared', this is a tale of how one woman's attempt to change her future ended up changing everything. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007557905
ISBN
9780007557905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Hardback. Takes you through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way famous blue figures, including Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Yves Klein, Leonard Cohen, and Andy Warhol. In this book, the narrator sets out to construct a sort of 'pillow book' about her lifelong obsession with the colour blue. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 130. .
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911214526
ISBN
9781911214526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Who is A. N. Dyer? For fans of 'The Art of Fielding' and 'Wonder Boys' - this is the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 51. Weight in Grams: 802. Fine copy in dust wrapper. DW and page edges showing minor shelfwear, remains in very good condition
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0009200
ISBN
9780007552795
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 150 x 191 x 27. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411426962
ISBN
9781411426962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. In this incisive collection of stories, Bret Easton Ellis returns to the moral badlands of 1980s Los Angeles. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Picador Paperbacks
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330536325
ISBN
9780330536325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Ninth novel by No 1 international bestselling author Anita Shreve, who has been acclaimed by THE TIMES as 'exceptionally fine..an amazingly evocative writer'. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. In good condition. A well read copy
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRS0010839
ISBN
9780349115177
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Ninth novel by No 1 international bestselling author Anita Shreve, who has been acclaimed by THE TIMES as 'exceptionally fine..an amazingly evocative writer'. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KSG0006546
ISBN
9780349115177
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprinted
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764228896
ISBN
9780764228896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile; (L) ELT / TEFL; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Dgs
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375823770
ISBN
9780375823770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. * From the highly acclaimed poet and novelist, winner of fiction prizes and wonderful reviews, comes Michele Roberts's latest short stories, available in paperback Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083893
ISBN
9781844083893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. An enchanting story of village life from the bestselling author of the FAIRACRE series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752884271
ISBN
9780752884271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. On a sultry summer night in 1915, Jay Follet leaves his house in Knoxville, Tennessee, to tend to his father, who he believes is dying. The summons turns out to be a false alarm, but on his way back to his family, Jay has a car accident and is killed instantly. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187969
ISBN
9780141187969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Pongo Twistleton and Freddie Widgeon may be small of brain and short of cash but they are always good for ingenious adventures, especially when it comes to falling in love with the wrong girl or cooking up hopeless schemes to make money. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591186
ISBN
9781841591186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. A bestselling title in Heinemann's long-established 'African Writers Series', this novel is now being published with a new introduction as part of the new series 'African Writers Series Classics'. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series: Classics. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series: Classics. 120 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 7. Weight: 104.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435913588
ISBN
9780435913588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.23

Paperback. In the tunnels beneath New York a young man is missing. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671523
ISBN
9781847671523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.49

Paperback. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main - Classic ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781255681
ISBN
9781781255681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.69

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