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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2011. Set in the Niger Delta, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away explores the world of twelve-year-old Blessing and her family. Part comic, part tragic, it shows that some families can survive almost anything. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849163750
ISBN
9781849163750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. First in a brand new series of murder mysteries featuring a truly unique protagonist and touches of the supernatural Series: The Leo Moran Murder Mysteries. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846973796
ISBN
9781846973796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.47

Paperback. A murder investigation in post-war France becomes an exploration of the legacy of German occupation. Translator(s): Cullen, John. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906694685
ISBN
9781906694685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A secret shared. Two lives entwined. Finally the past must come to light. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 268 x 29. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472240217
ISBN
9781472240217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend is a modern classic - Adrian is as popular as ever. With a beautiful new package, this novel is perfect for long-time Adrian Mole fans or newcomers to the series. David Walliams contributes a foreword to this beautiful 30th Anniversary edition of The Secret Diary Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046426
ISBN
9780141046426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Witty yet elegant, Territorial Rights is a celebration of human imperfection and complexity, with as many shifting identities, wardrobe changes, and sumptuous settings as a comic opera. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089659
ISBN
9781844089659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A darkly satirical tale of the generation and gender gaps in Japanese society. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908968449
ISBN
9781908968449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. A story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140. Copy with some shelf wear and minor staining
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Media tie-in
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KOC0008205
ISBN
9780099548720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Media tie-in
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTG0012675
ISBN
9780099548720
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Pritchett, Frances W. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590175828
ISBN
9781590175828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Presents a saga in which scandalous affairs rage behind closed doors, broken hearts are tossed aside, fires rip through the wings of the house and paparazzi lie in wait outside the front door for the tragedy. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372. 464 pages. Presents a saga in which scandalous affairs rage behind closed doors, broken hearts are tossed aside, fires rip through the wings of the house and paparazzi lie in wait outside the front door for the tragedy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 320.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408800980
ISBN
9781408800980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Paperback. In an idyllic American village, elderly romantic Lemuel Sears still has it in him to fall wildly in love with strangers of both sexes. But Sears' paradise is under threat. Can Sears thwart the monstrous aspects of late-twentieth-century civilisation and save his beloved village? Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099411512
ISBN
9780099411512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Alex is in his thirties, a solitary man who has finally found love in the form of his beautiful and vivacious wife, Rachel. When Rachel is brutally murdered one midsummer night by the lake in the grounds of their alma mater, Worcester College, Oxford, Alex's life as he knew it vanishes. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KRA0010738
ISBN
9780099563594
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155509
ISBN
9781903155509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Copy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909570030
ISBN
9781909570030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 177 x 111 x 52. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160418
ISBN
9781784160418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. After committing a crime anyone but a close relative might forgive, Karli Mortdecai Van Cleef leaves Holland double-quick with his uncle's buckshot lodged firmly in the seat of his breeches. Discretion being the least-idiotic part of valour he decides to hide far away in London, among the tea shops and opium dens. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241971765
ISBN
9780241971765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489037
ISBN
9780801489037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. A chilling and gripping dystopian novel set in near-future Sweden Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747217
ISBN
9781780747217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910400043
ISBN
9781910400043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Anniversary edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191201
ISBN
9780141191201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Issy Brodsky finds a job at The Honey Trap, an agency specialising in testing men's fidelity, run by a transgender boss. The Honeys can play any flirting game they want as long as they abide by one rule - never sleep with a client's husband. But just when she thinks fate has finally let up, things start to get complicated, surreally complicated. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KEX0216165
ISBN
9780747571933
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Issy Brodsky finds a job at The Honey Trap, an agency specialising in testing men's fidelity, run by a transgender boss. The Honeys can play any flirting game they want as long as they abide by one rule - never sleep with a client's husband. But just when she thinks fate has finally let up, things start to get complicated, surreally complicated. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KRS0004021
ISBN
9780747571933
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. There's little room in this world for a moral man. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014613
ISBN
9780007339549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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