Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors.. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 37. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755349050
- ISBN
- 9780755349050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
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Paperback. A mother shouldn't have favourites. A brilliantly observed family drama from celebrated comedian and writer Jenny Eclair. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751547559
- ISBN
- 9780751547559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
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Paperback. The day Joe Remington brought his new bride to Fell Rise, he had already sensed she might not settle easily into his home just outside the Tyneside town of Fellburn. Then when Elaine became pregnant, she saw it as a disaster and only the willingness of her unmarried sister Betty to come an see her through her confinement made it bearable. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 108 x 25. Weight in Grams: 206. Clean copy with some very light shelfwear. Good to very good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KST0017000
- ISBN
- 9780552136228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. When someone breaks into the cricket pavilion and steals two silver cups, the whole school is agog. Could it possibly be an inside job? Nothing less than the honour of St Austin's is at stake, not to mention the reputation of Jim Thomson, an excellent athlete with a talent for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591674
- ISBN
- 9781841591674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
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€ 13.20
Hardcover. .
- Edition
- 1st Everyman
- Publisher
- Everyman Paperback Classics
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591735
- ISBN
- 9781841591735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
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€ 14.86
Paperback. Jerome Palissier spends many summers at his uncle's house in the Normandy countryside. There he falls in love with his cousin Alissa and she with him. But gradually she becomes convinced that Jerome's love for her is endangering his soul. In the interests of his salvation, she decides to suppress everything that is beautiful in herself. Translator(s): Bussy, Dorothy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185248
- ISBN
- 9780141185248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
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Paperback. Packed with ideas and inspiration, The Mystery Feast offers numerous pathways into the magical world of storytelling. Based on decades of honing his art, this stimulating booklet gives a glimpse into the mind of Ben Okri, a master of contemporary storytelling. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 50.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570768
- ISBN
- 9781905570768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.53
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Paperback. Now a film by Jacques Audiard starring Marion Cotillard Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447226246
- ISBN
- 9781447226246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
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Paperback. Meursault is different. He will not lie. He will not pretend. He is true to himself. So when his mother dies and he is unmoved, he refuses to do the proper thing and grieve. Returning to Algiers after the funeral, he carries on life as usual until he becomes involved in a violent murder. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 128
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950050
- ISBN
- 9780241950050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.19
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Paperback. A dream wedding descends into nightmare in this thrilling novel by Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Penny Vincenzi. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755332663
- ISBN
- 9780755332663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
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Paperback. Nicholas Royle challenges and experiments with literary form to forge a new mode of storytelling that is both playful and inquisitive. Tender, absorbing and at times shockingly funny, this extraordinary novel is both mystery and love story. It confronts the mad hand of grief while embracing the endless possibilities of language. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Myriad Editions United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956251541
- ISBN
- 9780956251541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
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Paperback. Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search of a murderer, but finally in celebration of a glorious, undying love. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046907
- ISBN
- 9780141046907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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Paperback. From the bestselling author of ME AND MR DARCY, this funny, magical love story is for every girl who has loved, lost and dreamt of getting her man back. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444712117
- ISBN
- 9781444712117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
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Paperback. In ways no guide book can achieve, these twenty absorbing tales by Italian authors including Boccaccio, Giacomo Casanova, and Pier-Paolo Pasolini offer the delight of exploring one of the world's most unique cities thorough a wide variety of individual lives and epochs. Essential reading for anyone who has been to Rome or dreams of going there. Editor(s): Constantine, Helen. Translator(s): Shankland, Hugh. Num Pages: 320 pages, twenty black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; DQ; FA; FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199572465
- ISBN
- 9780199572465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
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€ 13.16
Hardback. Perfect for readers of Adele Parks and Maggie O'Farrell, The Comfort of Others is a heart-breaking, thought-provoking novel from the acclaimed author Kay Langdale. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473618404
- ISBN
- 9781473618404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
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Paperback. A fifteen year-old boy meets a middle-aged woman on the internet. When his long-term girlfriend and first love Alice, betrays him at a house party, Etgar goes looking for cyber solace in the arms of Macy, a stunning but bored housewife he meets online. What could possibly go wrong..? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782111580
- ISBN
- 9781782111580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
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Paperback. Family holidays - everyone's got to do them. But this one is about as bad as it gets. Num Pages: 416 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KSG0009505
- ISBN
- 9780340818909
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Abe Ravelstein is a professor who has lived much beyond his means. His close friend Chick suggests that he put forth a book of his convictions and much to his surprise, he does and becomes a millionaire. Ravelstein suggests in turn that Chick write a memoir. But, the mood turns somber once Ravelstein succumbs to AIDS and Chick himself nearly dies. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188850
- ISBN
- 9780141188850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
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Paperback. Describes the world of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady. This novel chronicles the private lives the Beats lived before they became public figures. It also describes an individualistic post-World II New York where crime is celebrated, writing is revered, and parties, booze, discussions, drugs and sex punctuate life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188393
- ISBN
- 9780141188393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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Paperback. *This has been made into a hugely successful film starring Reese Witherspoon, the follow-up to which, RED, WHITE AND BLONDE was released in 2003. It's now being made into a Broadway show. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 108 x 18. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751534559
- ISBN
- 9780751534559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
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mass_market. Holden, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New York City and tells the story of what he did and suffered there. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 106 x 16. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316769488
- ISBN
- 9780316769488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.30
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Paperback. Presents depiction of a young man's sexual initiation and corruption by his mother, where the profane becomes sacred, and intense experience is shown as the only way to transcend the boundaries of society and morality. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141195551
- ISBN
- 9780141195551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
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Paperback. On a summer's day in 1922 Cora Carlisle boards a train from Wichita, Kansas, to New York City, leaving behind a marriage that's not as perfect as it seems and a past that she buried long ago. She is charged with the care of a stunning young girl with a jet-black fringe and eyes wild and wise beyond her fifteen years. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718158972
- ISBN
- 9780718158972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
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Paperback. Meredith Whitman has been offered an extraordinary job opportunity in San Francisco, three thousand miles away. Her husband, Steve's job keeps him in New York for months longer than planned. This work explores what happens when lives that fit together like delicately balanced puzzles are shifted, changed and drift apart. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 216. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KOC0017161
- ISBN
- 9780552145053
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99