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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. This tale reinvents William Hogarth's famous painting of 1732 which tells the story of a whore, a Jewish merchant, a magistrate and a quack doctor, bound together by sexual and financial greed. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 207.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099288725
ISBN
9780099288725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Fez, 1954, and American ex-pat Stenham reluctantly accepts a guide for his night-time walk home through the streets of the Medina. A nationalist uprising is transforming the country, much to the annoyance of Stenham, who enjoys the trappings of the old city. His path soon crosses with the young, illiterate son of a healer. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191362
ISBN
9780141191362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Bridget Jones is back! In The Edge of Reason Bridget discovers what it's like when you have the man of your dreams actually living in your flat .. Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 27. Weight in Grams: 254.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KLN0014414
ISBN
9780330433587
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A mesmerising novel of the most enduring cultural icon of the 20th century, Blonde is a deeply moving portrait of the woman who became Marilyn Monroe. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
New e.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841153728
ISBN
9781841153728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. From living legend Joan Collins comes a fabulously witty romp in the ultimate playground of the rich and the famous, St. Tropez - full of sun, sin, sex and scandal with Joan's trademark humour. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472122964
ISBN
9781472122964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. In 1857, the Tweed Fisheries Act made it illegal to fish for salmon in 50 square miles of open sea off the mouth of the River Tweed. A local schoolmaster, Adam Horsburgh, believes the Act should be challenged openly and when he proceeds to act, a full-scale salmon war breaks out. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
B&W Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873631461
ISBN
9781873631461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.64

Paperback. A South African THE HELP, THE HOUSEMAID'S DAUGHTER is a startling and thought-provoking debut novel which intricately portrays the drama, dynamics and heartbreak of two women against the backdrop of a beautiful yet divided land. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755392124
ISBN
9780755392124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. *A witty and ecstatic tale of transforming a wilderness into a garden *By the author of The Enchanted April *Introduced by Elizabeth Jane Howard Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083497
ISBN
9781844083497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Action-packed, wittily observed and non-PC satire set in California where terrorists are gearing up for the Millenium. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349109282
ISBN
9780349109282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House India
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788184004199
ISBN
9788184004199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The stories in The Manet Girl explore situations in which desire, cutting through the demands of daily life, blurs all rational distinctions between what is important and what is distraction. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Salt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907773457
ISBN
9781907773457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 4.73

Paperback. Rydell is on his way back to near-future San Francisco. A stint as a security man in an all-night Los Angeles convenience store has convinced him his career is going nowhere, but his friend Laney, phoning from Tokyo, says there's more interesting work for him in Northern California. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953518
ISBN
9780241953518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 are the author's earliest novels. They follow the fortunes of the narrator and his friend, known only by his nickname, the Rat. In this title, the rat goes on a quest to find the exact model of pinball machine he had enjoyed playing years earlier: the three-flipper Spaceship. Translator(s): Goossen, Ted. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590392
ISBN
9780099590392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. A deliciously dark cautionary tale about falling in love with someone you shouldn't have Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751542523
ISBN
9780751542523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is about to celebrate her son Ofer's release from army service when he returns to the front for a major offensive. Instead of waiting at home for the 'notifiers' who could arrive at any moment to tell her of her son's fate, she sets off for a hike in Galilee, leaving no forwarding address. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 408.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546740
ISBN
9780099546740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. In a snow-covered village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as her father is abducted in the middle of the night by Russian soldiers. Their life-long friend and neighbour, Akhmed, has also been watching, and when he finds Havaa he knows of only one person who might be able to help. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575573
ISBN
9780099575573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Tessa Hamilton's thirty, with a lovely husband and home, two adorable kids, and not a care in the world. Sure her husband ogles the nanny more than she should allow. And keeping up with the Joneses is a full-time occupation. But she's settled and happy. No seven-year itch for Tessa. Except at the back of her mind is Patrick Cameron. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958339
ISBN
9780241958339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Book four in the internationally bestselling Bride Quartet. Series: Bride Quartet. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Piatkus Books London
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749929053
ISBN
9780749929053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. From the Oscar-winning screenwriter comes a superb historical thriller, based on a true story, set in 1880s New York. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471156687
ISBN
9781471156687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. The hilarious tale of Timothy Dunphy's coming-of-age in the 1970s. His widowed father exploits some shady connections to win his son a place at a posh Connecticut school from which point Timothy struggles to reconcile his school friends with those at home, and battles with relationships in general. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207558
ISBN
9780571207558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.44

Paperback. Standing one evening at the window of her house by the sea, Anne Quirk sees a rabbit disappearing in the snow. Nobody remembers her now, but this elderly woman was in her youth a pioneer of British documentary photography. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571273669
ISBN
9780571273669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. The second season of the television adaptation of UNDER THE DOME will receive its UK premiere on Channel 5 on Monday, August 25th. In one of Stephen King's most riveting novels, in which every chapter ends on a cliffhanger. a Maine town and its inhabitants are isolated from the world by an invisible, impenetrable dome. Num Pages: 896 pages, Black and white map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 61. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340992586
ISBN
9780340992586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Meet Bobby, Jonathan and Clare. Three friends, three lovers, three ordinary people trying to make a place for themselves in the Seventies and Eighties. And as our threesome form a new kind of relationship, a new approach to family and love, questioning so much about the world around them, so they hope to create a space, a home, in which to live. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954539
ISBN
9780241954539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Dark secrets in the Deep South and one unforgettable summer. This is Tasmina Perry at her breathtaking best. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472208477
ISBN
9781472208477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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