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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. This is a pivotal year in one young man's life: Guy Boucher is a fatherless teenager oppressed by his small-town existence and dominated by his uncle, Isadore. Together with poverty and self-hatred, violence has been bred into Guy's very bones - and violence is one thing he can't shake off. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KSG0009574
ISBN
9780099442059
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Cooperson, Michael (University of California Los Angeles). BIC Classification: FA; FJ; FL; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167928
ISBN
9789774167928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549849
ISBN
9780199549849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. A compelling saga of intrigue and romance, exploring the complexities of family life Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747253198
ISBN
9780747253198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages, 13ill. BIC Classification: FA; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444. 186 pages, 13ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; WSXH. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight: 448.
Publisher
Coch-Y-Bonddu Books Ltd
Number of pages
186
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953364886
ISBN
9780953364886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.31

Paperback. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88. 112 pages. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight: 100.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841951928
ISBN
9781841951928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Sophie Mills has worked her Manolo Blahniks off to reach the near-top of her profession. And she's very happy with her priorities in life - her job, her neurotic cat Artemis and her passion for shoes. After all, relationships only get in the way. And as for children? She hasn't even begun to think about them yet. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Arrow Book Edition
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTG0007211
ISBN
9780099465058
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Intends to satirize modern society in a poetic story of sex, drugs, disease and adventure. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189932
ISBN
9780141189932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. 'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?' 'My mother, Vianne Rocher.' Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped - at least for a while. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0004543
ISBN
9780552773157
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. A brilliant, daring and darkly funny novel by Muriel Spark, 'mistress of the highest high comedy' (The Times) Series: VMC. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085521
ISBN
9781844085521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A secret that changed everything.. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409135395
ISBN
9781409135395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A descendant of one of Hawaii's largest landowners, Matt King finds his luck changed when his wife Joanie falls into a coma, victim of a boating accident. Matt is left in sole charge of his two daughters, teenage ex-model and recovering drug addict Alex, and Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old. And then Matt discovers Joanie has been having an affair. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Film Tie-In
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTM0000609
ISBN
9780099570240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. "The Afterlife of Stars moved me more than any other novel I've read in recent memory." --Tim O'Brien Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316308113
ISBN
9780316308113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. John and Laura have come to Venice to try and escape the pain of their daughter's death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that, instead of laying their ghosts to rest, they become caught up in a train of strange events. This volume contains stories that explore fears, longings, secrets and desires. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188379
ISBN
9780141188379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Set in the small town called Tarrana in the Nile Delta in the 1930s, this book revolves around nine episodes in the life of a sensitive young Christian boy - a montage of philosophical, mythical, and psychological perspectives that highlights the struggle between polarities of man and woman, Copt and Muslim, dreams and reality. Translator(s): Starkey, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863565168
ISBN
9780863565168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0012762
ISBN
9780720614640
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. A new novel from Kate Grenville and a journey back to the Thornhill family of the bestselling The Secret River Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220. 320 pages. A new novel from Kate Grenville and a journey back to the Thornhill family of the bestselling The Secret River. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857862563
ISBN
9780857862563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Shows the vivid and vigorous culture of the Cape Coloured community at the time when apartheid threatened its destruction, as seen through the sharp yet loving eyes of eleven-year-old Lily. As Lily's beautiful but angry mother returns to Cape Town, determined to fight for justice for her family, so the story of Lily's past - and future - erupts. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KSG0009442
ISBN
9780552997577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Fabulous new novel from the bestselling author of MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL and GOODNIGHT, BEAUTIFUL Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334. , Some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTK0097491
ISBN
9780751539820
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207220
ISBN
9780571207220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Jane was a sweet, funny, chubby seven-year-old, desperately seeking love from her self-obsessed mother, Vivienne, and a father who was wrapped up in a new life with his beautiful young girlfriend. Jane's only friend was handsome, funny, thirty-something Michael. Michael was different; no one else could see him, nor did they believe he existed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KTM0004469
ISBN
9780099514558
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 514 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Open Letter United States
Number of pages
514
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934824368
ISBN
9781934824368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. A thirty-nine-year-old geneticist, Don's never had a second date. So he devises the Wife Project, a scientific test to find the perfect partner. Enter Rosie - 'the world's most incompatible woman' - throwing Don's safe, ordered life into chaos. But what is this unsettling, alien emotion he's feeling? Series: Don Tillman. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405912792
ISBN
9781405912792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Anthony Apreece covets the land of his young neighbour, Edward Horne. Edward covets Daisy, Anthony's wife. On such simple foundations, the author builds a novel which represents an eighteenth-century world and a modern dissection of two of mankind's most powerful passions: greed and love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. Weight in Grams: 227. Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
SKU
KST0016067
ISBN
9780099283522
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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