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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Features dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333547
ISBN
9780571333547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. With echoes of Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff and Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road, The Last Pilot re-ignites the thrill and excitement of the space race through the story of one man's courage in the face of unthinkable loss. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Myriad Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908434845
ISBN
9781908434845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.29

Paperback. When friendship becomes love, two people must face their greatest fear - being hurt again..The powerful bestseller from the country's number one storyteller. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007302024
ISBN
9780007302024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Explores the dangers of our personal fictions in a dark, compelling mystery that begins on a stretch of the desolate Welsh coast. This book presents a study of betrayal, self-justification and the consequences of rewriting the past. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081087
ISBN
9781847081087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. 'I feel like The Wurzels visiting Buckingham Palace!' Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Digital original ePub edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0295742
ISBN
9780008226589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Laugh-out-loud romantic escapist comedy from the bestselling author of ME AND MR DARCY. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340919620
ISBN
9780340919620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The first in a multi-generational trilogy by mega-seller Penny Jordan is set in the decadent world of the silk industry. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 474. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KOC0008230
ISBN
9781847560735
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Price, Leri. BIC Classification: FA; FHP; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 205 x 23. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167812
ISBN
9789774167812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.84

Paperback. The Li sisters don't have much education, but one thing has been drummed into them: their mother is a failure because she hasn't managed to produce a son, and they themselves only merit a number as a name. Yet when circumstances lead the sisters to seek work in distant Nanjing, the shocking new urban environment opens their eyes. Translator(s): Tyldesley, Esther. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501534
ISBN
9780099501534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 58 photos & 14 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 201 x 4. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888391827
ISBN
9780888391827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571270309
ISBN
9780571270309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 4 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 31. Weight in Grams: 52. Some shelfwear. Good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Random House USA Inc Toronto
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KST0033036
ISBN
9780553270228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Fat of Fed Beasts is an ambitious literary mix of existential uncertainty, murder, bureaucracy, unreliable father figures and disaffected policemen. It asks why we do what we do, whether it matters, and what, if anything, our lives are worth. And it's funny. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784630249
ISBN
9781784630249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Laugh-out-loud romantic escapist comedy from the bestselling author of ME AND MR DARCY. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340919606
ISBN
9780340919606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Seymour isn't cool, but he isn't a geek either. He's a lonely, obedient 8th grade loser at Glendale, a second tier prep school in Manhattan. His chubbiness has recently earned him the nick name "Chunk Style" and he has resigned himself to a life of isolation. All of this is about to change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846687556
ISBN
9781846687556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, Deborah. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846276033
ISBN
9781846276033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear and/or some light soiling.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRF0030456
ISBN
9781844881925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. By the waters running through the valleys of Kashmir, teenage boys come to play cricket, talk about girls, and just be. But a few years later, when they are young men and violence grips the region, they are gone. Only the son of the local headman has stayed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141048581
ISBN
9780141048581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A tale of yummy mummies with flat brown tummies in the mother of all romantic comedies Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 314.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KRC0000100
ISBN
9780755326297
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In a novel set in Soviet-era Poland, a boy is bewitched by his teacher and vows to win her heart, but later, when he becomes a teacher himself, he sees the story from the opposite side of the instructor's desk. Reprint. Translator(s): Kolakowska, Agnieszka. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318. 438 pages. In a novel set in Soviet-era Poland, a boy is bewitched by his teacher and vows to win her heart, but later, when he becomes a teacher himself, he sees the story from the opposite side of the instructor's desk. Reprint. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 29. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841955209
ISBN
9781841955209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. The author of international phenomenon THE READER returns with a tale of old jealousies, explosive politics and uncertain futures. Meet the Baader-Meinhof Group, 25 years on.. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828489
ISBN
9780753828489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Natalie and her sisters have known Tom and his family forever. They climbed trees together, scraped knees on the same pavements and, in taking shared steps towards adulthood, shaped bonds that would last a lifetime. So when Natalie's long-term love walks out on her, Tom's is the much-needed shoulder she cries on. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044729
ISBN
9780141044729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609453503
ISBN
9781609453503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. Glamour, ambition, love and sex. It's all here in the page-turning bestsellers by Louise Bagshawe Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755340514
ISBN
9780755340514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

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