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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. George Gastin is part of an insurance scam to wreck a Cadillac originally meant for the Big Bopper, but George has other ideas and disappears with the car. On his quest to find the spirit of rock 'n' roll he is pursued by gangsters and meets hitch-hikers and demented preachers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. 336 pages. George Gastin is part of an insurance scam to wreck a Cadillac originally meant for the Big Bopper, but George has other ideas and disappears with the car. On his quest to find the spirit of rock 'n' roll he is pursued by gangsters and meets hitch-hikers and demented preachers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight: 276.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954868
ISBN
9781841954868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Ranging from the ragtime era to small-town America in the seventies, this book is a moving quest for a family's deepest roots - and a haunting story of growing up and breaking away, acceptance and rebellion. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591917
ISBN
9780099591917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardcover. Spending their summer holidays at their grandparents' house by the sea, Sam and her two brothers play a series of dangerous games, pitted against each other yet united in their secrecy from the grown-ups. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd. United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905177660
ISBN
9781905177660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.93

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142180044
ISBN
9780142180044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.95

Hardback. WHAT IF our 24-hour day grew longer, first in minutes, then in hours until day becomes night and night becomes day? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 222 x 29. Weight in Grams: 464. Fine in fine dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0009861
ISBN
9780857207234
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Winner of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize 2010. The new novel from the critically acclaimed author of Tokyo Cancelled. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition (first pb)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007182152
ISBN
9780007182152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. A novel in which love, music and faith rage against the spectre of evil. It is a tale of a present haunted by the past. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0205000
ISBN
9781843548522
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * The novel that inspired the hit TV show Witches of East End, starring Julia Ormond * Originally published as Witches of the East in the UK Series: Witches of the East. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: F; FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751556230
ISBN
9780751556230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290. 96pp. Photography by Erica Lennard
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Clarkson New York
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KHS1018600
ISBN
9780609600740
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * Steel Magnolias meets The Help in this Southern debut novel sparkling with humour, heart and feminine wisdom Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KOC0005953
ISBN
9780349000183
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 181 x 137 x 39. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099494096
ISBN
9780099494096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A sun-drenched summer read about sisterhood, romance and friendship, for foodies and escapists alike! Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782064282
ISBN
9781782064282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. Set during the great migration west to settle the plains of the North American continent, the narrative follows Antonia Shimerda, a pioneer who comes to Nebraska as a child and grows with the country, inspiring a childhood friend, Jim Burden, to write her life story. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143123156
ISBN
9780143123156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Joyful, quirky and heartwarming, this is the story of a girl who becomes a world-famous chef, told by those who love her, envy her and never forget her. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857054098
ISBN
9780857054098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, D. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714503592
ISBN
9780714503592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375714184
ISBN
9780375714184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Offers a collection of short stories that satirizes the life in Poland under a totalitarian regime. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141193045
ISBN
9780141193045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Kate thought she had achieved her ambition of becoming a London lawyer. She always dreamt of fighting for the person who had fallen out of luck. Her world only seems to be involved with frightened angry and dangerous people. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316. 8vo. As New.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
New Generation Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KEX0264814
ISBN
9781910053171
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Features a catwalk model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, and a loyal best friend. But when a sudden motor 'accident' leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful centre of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575054
ISBN
9780099575054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A rising star in the New York District Attorney's office and on the cusp of enormous success, Michael's perfect life begins to unravel when he finds himself the target of a depraved madman, a man who covets everything Michael has and will stop at nothing to take it all away. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KIN0036935
ISBN
9780099524779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A journey to the South that only Southerners know, to a time when "Blue Velvet" was played at the Senior Prom, and into the life of Daisy Fay Harper. Daisy is a sassy, truth-telling heroine who just can't stay out of trouble. What's more, she tells us everything. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KEX0302784
ISBN
9780099297215
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Heralding the arrival of a profoundly moving new talent, Hold Still explores the weight of culpability and the depths and limits of a mother's love. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492655
ISBN
9781631492655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.96

paperback. In Twicetown, once Key West, two missiles sit unexploded, objects of awe and indifference. Mr Cheung teaches the boy Fiskadoro to play the clarinet; Grandmother Wright, the oldest person in the world, endlessly relives the fall of Saigon; Cassius Clay Sugar Ray trades in radioactive artefacts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099440840
ISBN
9780099440840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. It's dangerous to be a Catholic in the age of Elizabeth. Lucky, then, that Francis Tregian is a Catholic nobleman of exceptional musical talent. In this epic, trans-continental tale, Anne Cuneo weaves the lives of William Byrd, Monteverdi and Shakespeare into the gripping and authentic tale of Tregian, creator of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Translator(s): Glasser, Roland; Rogers, Lalaurie Louise. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276544
ISBN
9781908276544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

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