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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. During an eventful season at Bath, naive Catherine Morland experiences joys of fashionable society for first time. She is delighted with her acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares Catherine's love of Gothic romance and horror, and sophisticated Henry and Eleanor Tilney, who invite her to their father's mysterious house, Northanger Abbey. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389424
ISBN
9780141389424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. "Originally published: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1993. Commissioning organisation: Cyrus Colter. 251 p. 20 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period - General,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The X Press Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0161051
ISBN
9781874509738
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In two powerful novels of belonging, one of Africa's most important writers explores village life and the traditions of Botswana. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086221
ISBN
9781844086221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Arieka is one of the last to prophesy at Delphi, in the shadowy years when the Romans were securing their grip on the tribes and cities of Greece. The plain, unloved daughter of a local grandee, she is rescued from the contempt and neglect of her family by her Delphic role. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571298532
ISBN
9780571298532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. The bumper book of Billy Palmer: following our hero from his apple-scrumping childhood in post-war Somerset and his coming-of-age in the Soho of the swinging sixties, to his romp through '80s New York and his final return to London Num Pages: 544 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272141
ISBN
9781846272141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. The big man is Dan Scoular, a legend of physical prowess in a decaying Ayrshire mining community. When a bare-knuckle fight offers both money and a purpose, he finds it turns into a monumental struggle to keep his heritage and integrity intact. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113027
ISBN
9781782113027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Alpert, Michael. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512669
ISBN
9781905512669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Verity, Florida, is a town remarkable only for its unbearable heat, strange inhabitants and the high number of women divorcees who live there. Lucy and Bethany Lee are two of them. Lucy's bad-penny son Keith witnesses Bethany Lee's murder but the murderer witnesses him. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429166
ISBN
9780099429166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Disturbing horror. Rapier-sharp satire. Addictive thriller. Don't expect any sleep once you've entered The Ward.. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 212. Disturbing horror. Rapier-sharp satire. Addictive thriller. Don't expect any sleep once you've entered The Ward. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 23. Weight: 288.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857895868
ISBN
9780857895868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection - and suddenly the drama of the Passion becomes reality. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571190218
ISBN
9780571190218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. How far would a grandmother go to stay close to her grandson? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Halban Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905559701
ISBN
9781905559701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A collection of short stories by Saul Bellow. Some stories recount the events of a single day, while some are contained in a wider frame. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188782
ISBN
9780141188782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. On a Monday night in October in a seaside town in Suffolk, a woman is brutally murdered. She was not an obvious victim. She just wasn't, thinks her grieving, bewildered friend Tess, the type to have something happen to her. As the police go about their routine investigation, Tess' world of nappies, school runs and baked beans begin to unravel. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099453529
ISBN
9780099453529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Dionysus, god of wine and ecstasy, has come to Thebes, and the women are streaming out of the city to worship him on the mountain, drinking and dancing in wild frenzy. The king, Pentheus, denouces this so-called 'god' as a charlatan. But no mortal can deny a god and no man can ever stand against Dionysus. Translator(s): Robertson, Robin. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099577386
ISBN
9780099577386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746792
ISBN
9781901746792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Fred 'Bogus' Trumper is a wayward knight-errant in the battle of the sexes and the pursuit of happiness. He also happens to have a complaint more serious than Portnoy's. Yet he stubbornly clings to the notion that he'll make something of his life, and is about to commit himself to a second marriage that bears remarkable resemblance to his first. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552992077
ISBN
9780552992077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Sometimes, to be a good adult you need to rediscover the child inside.. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278. Clean paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRF0009870
ISBN
9780751542721
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A startling, hard-edged dissection of slavery and a tour de force of both voice and storytelling Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780746524
ISBN
9781780746524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Mani is born into a time of war - 3rd-century Mesopotamia. Despite being the son of a warrior, he becomes a painter, physician, mystic and prophet, preaching in the battlefields, a doctrine of humility, tolerance and love that becomes known as "Manicheanism". Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349108711
ISBN
9780349108711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. 'Goodman is everything it says on her tin - a wonderful, lyrical writer - but she also has an astute eye for comedy and some bits of the book are truly hilarious.' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394. 'Goodman is everything it says on her tin - a wonderful, lyrical writer - but she also has an astute eye for comedy and some bits of the book are truly hilarious.' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight: 392.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848875401
ISBN
9781848875401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

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