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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Nancy, a black nursemaid, is about to be hanged for killing her mistress' baby. The mother, Temple Drake, knows the reason why. The night before the execution, a lawyer pleads with Temple to intercede, but will the past allow for justice or absolution in the present? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099585916
- ISBN
- 9780099585916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. With compassion, wit and what seems to be candour, the author seeks to determine what she actually knows about herself and her past, but we begin to suspect, along with her, that given the elusiveness of memory and understanding, any tale retrieved from the past must be fiction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241205457
- ISBN
- 9780241205457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. In a drab North Korean city, a seventh daughter is born to a couple longing for a son. Abandoned hours after her birth, she is eventually rescued by her grandmother. The old woman names the child Bari, after a legend telling of a forsaken princess who undertakes a quest for an elixir that will bring peace to the souls of the dead. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Periscope
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859641743
- ISBN
- 9781859641743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
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€ 11.69
Paperback. Natalie Waite, daughter of a mediocre writer and a neurotic housewife, is increasingly unsure of her place in the world. In the midst of adolescence she senses a creeping darkness in her life, which will spread among nightmarish parties, and the manipulations of the intellectual men who surround her, as her identity gradually crumbles. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391984
- ISBN
- 9780141391984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264. Publishers file copy with labels on front cover
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KEX0221110
- ISBN
- 9780863223662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Utterly gripping spy thriller set in the glittering world of European high society, just before the Second World War. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826386
- ISBN
- 9780753826386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. 'He was about to commit a forbidden act. A transgression. For no man should rummage through a woman's handbag.' Translator(s): Boyce, Emily. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Gallic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908313867
- ISBN
- 9781908313867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
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Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 259 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503940048
- ISBN
- 9781503940048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.70
€ 11.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. Pete Ferry is driving home from work one evening when he sees a car swerving dangerously on the road. He wants to keep out of its way, so he allows it to overtake - but as it does so he sees that the driver is a beautiful woman, she's half-naked or at least her clothes are hanging off her, and it's clear that she's drunk or something isn't right. Num Pages: 304 pages, -. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780701181925
- ISBN
- 9780701181925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. A shocking murder Belorussia, 1943. When a General and his wife are found dead, German detective Heinrich Hoffmann is put in charge of the case. A single clue. There is one witness. A six-year-old girl provides him with an essential lead: a drawing of a bird. Translator(s): Aitken, Martin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593195
- ISBN
- 9780099593195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
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Paperback. The dazzling new novel from the author of Cloud Atlas, at once the kaleidoscopic story of an unusual woman's life, a metaphysical thriller and a profound meditation on mortality and survival. Num Pages: 640 pages, 6. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340921623
- ISBN
- 9780340921623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.89
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paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 154. Weight in Grams: 444. In good condition. A well read copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KRS0010937
- ISBN
- 9780340953150
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 154. Weight in Grams: 444. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KTJ0049745
- ISBN
- 9780340953150
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they can often pay with their souls, but why get technical? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 32. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553818925
- ISBN
- 9780553818925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
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€ 12.64
Paperback. London, 1958. In the jazz clubs of Soho and the coffee bars of Notting Hill the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are forging a new lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Moving through this world is MacInnes' young photographer, whose wit and honest views remain definitive of 1950s London and what it means to be a teenager. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. 228 pages. London, 1958. In the jazz clubs of Soho and the coffee bars of Notting Hill the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are forging a new lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Moving through this world is MacInnes' young photographer, whose wit and honest views remain definitive of 1950s London and what it means to be a teenager. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 156 x 196 x 19. Weight: 204.
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749009984
- ISBN
- 9780749009984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.51
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Paperback. When Jack Morgan stops by Private's Paris office, he envisions a quick hello during an otherwise relaxing trip filled with fine food and sightseeing. But Jack is quickly pressed into duty after a call from one of his most important clients asking Private to track down his young granddaughter who is on the run from a brutal drug dealer. Series: Private. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Publisher
- Arrow Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099594468
- ISBN
- 9780099594468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. Sidney Sheldon's eighth novel, repackaged to accompany his memoirs, 'The Other Side of Me'. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007228270
- ISBN
- 9780007228270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 10.63
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€ 10.63
Paperback. A collection short stories, each of which brimming with astute observations and sharp wit that can captivate readers the world over. It explores the blighted territory of a failing marriage; the tangled jungle of a mad poet's secret anti-Semitism; and the belated sexual guilt of a Hindu. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950524
- ISBN
- 9780241950524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
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€ 14.25
Paperback. Witty, wise and deeply moving, Spirit House is a remarkable novel by a major new voice in Australian fiction, a story of the fall of Singapore and life as a POW, of the bonds of life-long friendship and the bonds of grief, and of a young boy making sense of his future while old men try to live with their past. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782390886
- ISBN
- 9781782390886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
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Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431. Clean, well read copy in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Turtle Point Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KLJ0006318
- ISBN
- 9781885586216
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1996, just before the rise of New Labour, Reverend Gore returns to his native Newcastle charged with planting a new church in one of the city's rougher estates. As he settles into the local community, he becomes involved with Stevie, a local 'security consultant', Lindy, a street-wise single mother, and Martin, an ambitious local Labour MP. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228058
- ISBN
- 9780571228058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.52
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241256428
- ISBN
- 9780241256428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. A clean copy. Cover is creased and bent in places; text remains unaffected
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Modern Library Pbk. Ed
- SKU
- KLJ0015880
- ISBN
- 9780812968545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 7.81
€ 7.81
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor reading wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Modern Library Pbk. Ed
- SKU
- KLJ0015873
- ISBN
- 9780812968545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.81
€ 7.81