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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. After his death, a young woman returns to her grandfather's farm in Yorkshire. At his desk she finds the book he left unfinished when he died. Part story, part scholarship, his eccentric history of England moves from the founding of the printing press into virtual reality, linking four journeys, separated by the centuries, of four great men. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578888
ISBN
9780099578888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Written in 160 pages of a loose-leaf notebook, this book comes to terms with the death of a friend by going on a personal odyssey which zigzags through time and landscapes, from Oakland to Hawaii, and the wilds of Montana. It walks a line between fiction and memoir, between dark introspection and a lust for life. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841951461
ISBN
9781841951461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Summer at Cuckoo Cottage - glamping, vintage caravans and love from the author of The Cherry Tree Cafe.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471147289
ISBN
9781471147289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Stephanie is left alone to raise her children after her rat of a husband leaves her for a younger woman. On a spur-of-the-moment trip to Paris she meets Peter. Much to her amazement, he has a clone who makes up the third part of her outrageous new love triangle. Num Pages: 301 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 20. Weight in Grams: 156. Well read, but remains good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KST0013262
ISBN
9780552146371
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Raimund Gregorius is a mild-mannered, middle-aged professor of ancient languages. One morning, as he is teaching, he is seized by a restlessness that drives him to abandon his classroom then and there - shocking his students, and surprising even himself. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 306.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843547136
ISBN
9781843547136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Includes twenty-one stories and a novella that will disturb and delight, from the author of Fight Club. This book includes stories such as, Zombies, Knock, Knock, Tunnel of Love, and Excursion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099587682
ISBN
9780099587682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155349
ISBN
9781903155349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. From a NYT bestselling author, an engrossing look at the darker side of a marriage - and at how an ordinary family responds to an extraordinary crisis Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471140440
ISBN
9781471140440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473609006
ISBN
9781473609006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. At the Diamond County Home for the Aged, the inmates prepare for the annual ritual of the Poorhouse Fair. The elderly residents take pride in the self-respect they gain from this one day. But when the fair goes less well than the folks had hoped, they blame Conner, the new prefect of the home. Together, they begin to revolt against the man. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188485
ISBN
9780141188485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A heartbreaking tale of a family fractured by lies and one mother's love reaching across the distance of years and continents. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241966051
ISBN
9780241966051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A stunningly-written portrait of Lucifer encountering the world of the senses, telling his version of the Bible, and discovering what it's like to be human - in Clerkenwell. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Scribner
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743220132
ISBN
9780743220132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

CD-Audio. Whether flying a cat to Abu Dhabi, dealing with a nervous bassoonist, hunting for a cleverly-hidden lemon or attempting to celebrate Christmas in seven minutes, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. This book deals with this topic. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 142 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
BBC Physical Audio
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910281994
ISBN
9781910281994
CD
Condition: New

€ 72.76
€ 51.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120744479
ISBN
9788120744479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The new book from Alaa Al Aswany, author of the international bestseller 'The Yacoubian Building' and 'Chicago'. Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 121 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007314515
ISBN
9780007314515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Vienna 1903. Outside one of the city's most splendid baroque churches the decapitated body of a monk is found. Then, the remains of a municipal councilor are discovered in the grounds of another church - his head also ripped from his body. Both men were rabid anti-Semites and suspicions fall on Vienna's close-knit community of Hassidic Jews. Series: Liebermann Papers. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
PROOF
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519744
ISBN
9780099519744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447288343
ISBN
9781447288343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered exactly how the choices you've made have brought you here? Then the honest, warm and emotional debut novel from Denise Welch is for you. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751562330
ISBN
9780751562330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. Series: The Radical Novel Reconsidered. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064999
ISBN
9780252064999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

paperback. With irony and poignant teenage idealism, Butterfly draws us into her world of adult hypocrisy, sibling rivalries, girlfriends' power plays, unrequited love..not to mention the political tension of life under occupation. As she observes her fragile environment with all its conflicts, Butterfly is compelled to question everything around her. Translator(s): Roberts, Nancy. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFN. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Neem Tree Press Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911107026
ISBN
9781911107026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. It is 1938 and the prospect of war hangs over every London inhabitant. But the city doesn't stop. Everywhere people continue to work, drink, fall in love, and struggle to get on in life. At the lodging-house at Number 10 Dulcimer Street, Kennington, the buttoned-up clerk Mr Josser returns home with the clock he has received as a retirement gift. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442334
ISBN
9780141442334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408862476
ISBN
9781408862476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Toru Okada's cat has disappeared and this has unsettled his wife, who is herself growing more distant every day. Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has started receiving. Translator(s): Rubin, Jay. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540953
ISBN
9780099540953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408866795
ISBN
9781408866795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

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