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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Escapee from suburbia, overweight, oversexed.. Morgan Leafy isn't overburdened with worldly success. Actually, he is refreshingly free from it. But then, as a representative of Her Britannic Majesty in tropical Kinjanja, it was not very constructive of him to get involved in wholesale bribery. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046891
ISBN
9780141046891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. After a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and became entangled in the life of the asylum. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532446
ISBN
9780099532446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Meadow Lane is an epic family saga set over twenty years, beginning in the 1950s, telling the story of ordinary people and their extraordinary lives. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785300158
ISBN
9781785300158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. A masterpiece of Russian prose, Lermontov's only novel was influential for many later nineteenth-century authors, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Chekhov. It features Pechorin who is a dangerous man, Byronic in his wasted gifts and his cynicism, and desperate for any kind of action that will stave off boredom. Translator(s): Randall, Natasha. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105633
ISBN
9780143105633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
RANDOM HOUSE EXPORT
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552774376
ISBN
9780552774376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. V.S. Naipaul's first novel -- humorous, endlessly inventive and brilliantly imagined. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522939
ISBN
9780330522939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Paperback reissue of a modern classic, Iain Banks' COMPLICITY, 'ingenious, daring and brilliant' - Guardian. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139135
ISBN
9780349139135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. Hailed by Robert Coover as "the most audacious literary debut in decades", The Age of Wire and String is unlike anything you've read before -- now appearing for the first time heightened by an artist's visual interpretation of this legendary work. Illustrator(s): Morgan, Catrin. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086389
ISBN
9781847086389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Hardback. A novel of loss and memory from the Egyptian Nobel laureate Translator(s): Stock, Raymond. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 207 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
THE COFFEEHOUSE
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163517
ISBN
9789774163517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.98

Paperback. Recounts Richard Hillary's experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, in which he was shot down and spent months in hospital, undergoing operations to rebuild his face and hands. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099551829
ISBN
9780099551829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Presents the story of Melanie Ratleer, a judge who is approaching the peak of her career with the anguished awareness that she has long since abandoned herself to the comforting impersonality of her work. Num Pages: 403 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. Weight in Grams: 340. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
403
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New
SKU
KRS0018178
ISBN
9780747534983
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. When one moment can change the future.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 580. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KIN0034564
ISBN
9781444794441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234. Clean copy with shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The Women's Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KOC0017212
ISBN
9780704343092
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Agate Bolden
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932841947
ISBN
9781932841947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Original Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529363
ISBN
9780714529363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. This debut collection of short stories by the award-winning writer and journalist Nigel Jarrett brings together places of violence, longing, helplessness and vivid remembrance, where characters must cope with the darker side of human relationships, often inside the seemingly cosy world of the family. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998516
ISBN
9781906998516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. Awarm, tender and utterly hilarious story about love and betrayal from the author of the hugely successful The Yorkshire Pudding Club Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849834094
ISBN
9781849834094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Features Raymond Gunt, a decent chap who tries to do the right thing. Or, to put it another way, the worst person ever: a foul-mouthed, misanthropic cameraman, trailing creditors, ex-wives and unhappy homeless people in his wake. Men dislike him, women flee from him. This book is about a human being with absolutely no redeeming social value. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537397
ISBN
9780099537397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Glamour, ambition, love and sex. It's all here in the page-turning bestsellers by Louise Bagshawe Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755340538
ISBN
9780755340538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

CD-Audio. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
CD
Publication date
2016
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141373058
ISBN
9780141373058
CD
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.64

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