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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Pongo Twistleton is in a state of financial embarrassment, again. Uncle Fred, meanwhile, has been asked by Lord Emsworth to foil a plot to steal the Empress, his prize pig. Along with Polly Pott (daughter o old Mustard), they form a deputation to Blandings Castle, bent on doin a "bit of good". Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591308
ISBN
9781841591308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. John Emmerson was a lonely man. He had a wife, a son, friends, but he was isolated from all the people and events about him by the tragedy of his past. Then, he met Cissie, and for the first time his loneliness eased a little. Cissie was everything his wife Ann was not. And, she was quick to sense the needs of a desolate, unhappy man. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 21. Weight in Grams: 160. 336pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KEX0192190
ISBN
9780552140768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756208
ISBN
9781876756208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. The US government and big business teamed up to build dams and bridges across the American West. A band of individuals teamed up to prevent it happening. In this chaotic comedy their aim is to dismantle the machinery of progress through peaceful means, or otherwise. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187624
ISBN
9780141187624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A new bestseller from the immensely popular Lindsey Kelk Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007501533
ISBN
9780007501533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. One of the last artistic expressions of life under communism, this novel captures the atmosphere in Prague between 1983 and 1987, where a dance could be broken up by the secret police, a traffic offence could lead to surveillance and where contraband books were the currency of the underworld. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 279.
Publisher
Granta UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862071032
ISBN
9781862071032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Hardback. In this sinuous meditation on heartbreak, youth, and guilt, a man looks back over twenty years to his relationship with his first love, Valeria, who died of an overdose at the age of 18. She was at Nirvana's only gig in Brazil, in 1993, and he was on military service and failed to join her. Translator(s): Hahn, Daniel. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910701478
ISBN
9781910701478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Italia '90 - Gazza cried and football changed forever. Once you could ignore football, avoid the back pages, turn the telly over, leave the pub. Now that's not possible because on 4 July 1990 in Turin's Stadium of the Alps Gazza cried, England lost and football changed forever. This book gives the inside story of this show. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224083348
ISBN
9780224083348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Adrian Mole is thirty-nine and a quarter. He lives in the country in a semi-detached converted pigsty with his wife Daisy and their daughter. His parents George and Pauline live in the adjoining pigsty. But all is not well. The secondhand bookshop in which Adrian works is threatened with closure. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241959497
ISBN
9780241959497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. From one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho, comes a riveting novel tracing the mysterious life and disappearance of Athena dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello', which was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller in hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007251872
ISBN
9780007251872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007148882
ISBN
9780007148882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

paperback. Features Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them, Shinki must risk his life to prove his worth. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289982
ISBN
9780099289982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Alice Walker's powerful first novel. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819500
ISBN
9780753819500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Includes stories such as - "Mr Loveday's Little Outing"; "Cruise"; "Period Piece"; "On Guard"; "An Englishman's Home"; "Excursion in Reality"; "Bella Fleace Gave a Party"; "Winner Takes All"; "Work Suspended"; "Scott-King's Modern Europe"; "Basil Seal Rides Again"; and "Charles Ryder's Schooldays". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184517
ISBN
9780141184517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609804114
ISBN
9781609804114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. The new Essex-based crime series from the bestselling author of the DI Jack Frost prequels - perfect for fans of Peter James and Start MacBride Series: Di Nick Lowry. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780879802
ISBN
9781780879802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Hardcover. A vintage plot concerns a Gainsborough miniature, a mouldering country house, an overweight solicitor, a fortune-hunter, a butler who isn't a butler, an American corporate lawyer and his kleptomaniac sister; but the heart of this story - in every sense - concerns Jerry West and his determined pursuit of air hostess Jane Hunnicutt. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591711
ISBN
9781841591711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Originally self-published in 1978, Once a Runnerhas become one of the most beloved sports novels ever published. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 212 x 32. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416597896
ISBN
9781416597896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Haroun's father is the greatest storyteller. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. Haroun is determined to return the storyteller's gift to his father. So he flies off on the back of the Hoopie bird to the Sea of Stories - and an adventure begins. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Granta
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140140354
ISBN
9780140140354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The stars are coming out to play .. The brilliant novel from the author of THE BEACH HUT. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 93 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409120605
ISBN
9781409120605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. The sequel to TRUE BELIEVER - continuing the saga of extraordinary love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541137
ISBN
9780751541137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. For Mary, her son has been lost to the world, and now, living in exile and in fear, she tries to piece together the memories of the events that led to her son's brutal death. To her he was a vulnerable figure, surrounded by men who could not be trusted, living in a time of turmoil and change. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241962978
ISBN
9780241962978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Relationships shift and suppressed secrets are stirred up when two young couples spend ten days at sea. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KRA0009786
ISBN
9781781855324
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett' Life Magazine Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340922910
ISBN
9780340922910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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