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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Avery Jankowsky is a thirty-seven-year-old Manhattan writer scraping by on freelance assignments. Despite his lack of ambition, and very much to his own surprise, he has won the affections of Deirdre, a Columbia grad student many years his junior. But when Deirdre tells him that she has been having an affair, Avery's world is shattered. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060760168
ISBN
9780060760168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.81

Paperback. High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle the dynamiting. There, in the mountains, he finds the dangers and the intense comradeship of war. And there he discovers Maria, a young woman who has escaped from Franco's rebels. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 31. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
Publication date
1994
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
V9780099908609
ISBN
9780099908609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. For April Wyatt, turning thirty is not what she had expected. Her successful restaurant in downtown New York consumes every ounce of her passion and energy. Ready or not, though, April's life is about to change, in a tumultuous discovery on the morning of her milestone birthday. April's mother Valerie is a popular TV personality. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KEX0245332
ISBN
9780552161695
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd London
Number of pages
1
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140957860
ISBN
9780140957860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 54.12

Paperback. No 1 bestselling author of MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND returns with this wickedly observed second novel about modern relationships: does Mr Irresponsible have what it takes to become Mr Commitment? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KEX0201268
ISBN
9780340718261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. No 1 bestselling author of MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND returns with this wickedly observed second novel about modern relationships: does Mr Irresponsible have what it takes to become Mr Commitment? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KTG0007866
ISBN
9780340718261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Melrose Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781912026005
ISBN
9781912026005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.54

Hardback. Asks the fundamental question: how does one imagine the ways one can live in the world? This book opens the central, defining events of our century - displacement and migration - but not as you imagine them. It also delivers a haunting vision of a people defined by that most unquenchable of human urges, the striving for a different life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. . "Asks the fundamental question: how does one imagine the ways one can live in the world? This book opens the central, defining events of our century - displacement and migration - but not as you imagine them. It also delivers a haunting vision of a people defined by that most unquenchable of human urges, the striving for a different life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. . Fine in unclipped dustwrapper"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
SKU
KTJ0050321
ISBN
9781784740429
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970306
ISBN
9781907970306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Translator(s): Coverdale, Linda. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241284650
ISBN
9780241284650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age. Translator(s): Hale, Terry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447675
ISBN
9780140447675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Robin, a postgrad student in Coventry, has spent four and a half years not writing his thesis. Now it languishes in a drawer, and Robin hides in his room, increasingly frightened by a world he doesn't understand. His friends have failed him and romance eludes him. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967782
ISBN
9780241967782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. A mesmeric tour de force of character rendered with DeLillo's typical stylistic brilliance, intelligence and wit becomes a warning for the global future. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
9781447206583
ISBN
9780330524933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. A heartwarming story of friendship and demonic possession. Num Pages: 336 pages, Black and white Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Quirk Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594749766
ISBN
9781594749766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 247 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681370088
ISBN
9781681370088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408879719
ISBN
9781408879719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Escape to Italy with this sumptuous story of secrets and friendships under Mediterranean skies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Orion Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752884394
ISBN
9780752884394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A family story in the vein of Penelope Lively following an English couple 'coming home' from India in 1944, attempting to make their way in a changed Britain. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472207128
ISBN
9781472207128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Twenty-first century women have it all. We can do what we want, when we want and with whom we want. Can't we? This book is a collection of life stories by women in their 20s to 70s. It is about how we live: our desires, discontents, ambitions and commitments. Editor(s): Kiernan, Anna. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 228. 216 pages. Editor(s): Kiernan, Anna. Twenty-first century women have it all. We can do what we want, when we want and with whom we want. Can't we? This book is a collection of life stories by women in their 20s to 70s. It is about how we live: our desires, discontents, ambitions and commitments. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 228.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762057
ISBN
9781905762057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241145869
ISBN
9780241145869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In a makeshift hospital in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Beirut, Yunis, an aging Palestinian freedom fighter, lies in a coma. His spiritual son, Dr Khaleel nurses the older man, refusing to admit that his hero may never regain consciousness. This work interweaves many true-life tales collected throughout Lebanon and its refugee camps. Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461593
ISBN
9780099461593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. To be adapted into a major motion picture directed by Oscar-winning director Ang Lee Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857864406
ISBN
9780857864406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Spring has arrived in the beautiful village of Thrush Green - but problems are never far away. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752882369
ISBN
9780752882369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Translator(s): Walsh, P. G. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Tra Rei
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540556
ISBN
9780199540556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

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