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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Scout has returned to Maycomb from New York to visit her father Atticus. She is forced to grapple with issues both personal and political as she tries to understand both her father's attitude toward society, and her own feelings about the place where she was born and spent her childhood. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 268 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781785150296
ISBN
9781785150296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. Introducing a world literary figure: Sayed Kashua's Let It Be Morning is written with the moral clarity of Damon Galgut and the existential power of Albert Camus. Translator(s): Shlesinger, Miriam. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272. A Novel. 288 pages. A young journalist, recently married, is seeking a quieter life away from the city. Suddenly, the village becomes a pawn in the power struggles of the Middle East. As the situation grows increasingly dire, paranoia begins to threaten the community's equilibrium, forcing the hero to decide what it means to be human in an inhuman situation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight: 272. Translator(s): Shlesinger, Miriam.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545439
ISBN
9781843545439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Veering between the comic and tragic, the self-contemptuous and the inspired, Leaving the Atocha Station is a dazzling introduction to one of the smartest, funniest and most audacious writers of a generation Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086914
ISBN
9781847086914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

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
€ 11.05

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
€ 11.05

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

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
€ 13.41

Paperback. THE SUNDAY TIMES DOUBLE BESTSELLER 'Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door' RACHEL JOYCE Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008132170
ISBN
9780008132170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Hardcover. .
Edition
1st Everyman
Publisher
Everyman Paperback Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591735
ISBN
9781841591735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

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
€ 11.02

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

€ 8.43

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
€ 10.21

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
€ 10.23

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The international phenomenon: quirky and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet outrageously funny. Perfect for fans of Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Jonas Jonasson's The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444775815
ISBN
9781444775815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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
€ 9.95

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
€ 11.02

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
€ 11.04

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
€ 13.36

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

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

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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
€ 11.02

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
€ 11.09

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