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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099483694
ISBN
9780099483694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the deciding game at the climax of the season, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099557265
ISBN
9780099557265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062493033
ISBN
9780062493033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Boxing offers one boy hope in cruel between-the-wars Algeria - but will it help him win the woman he loves? Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908313911
ISBN
9781908313911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. The fifth novel from award-winning author Helen Oyeyemi, who was named in 2013 as one of Granta's best of young British novelists. A retelling of the Snow White myth, Boy, Snow, Bird is a deeply moving novel about three women and an unbreakable bond. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main market ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447237143
ISBN
9781447237143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Discover the importance of a piece of bread or an extra bowl of soup, the incredible luxury of a book, a piece of string or a single match in a world where survival is all. This work lets you participate in the struggle of men to survive both the terrible rigours of nature and the inhumanity of the system that defines their conditions of life. Translator(s): Parker, Ralph. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184746
ISBN
9780141184746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905668
ISBN
9780435905668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099274636
ISBN
9780099274636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American woman for whom Edward Vlll abdicated in 1936, ended her life as the prisoner of her lawyer who would not allow anyone - friend, foe or journalist - to visit her in her Paris flat. The author takes this true story and transforms it into an imaginative and ironic fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268567
ISBN
9780099268567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780365
ISBN
9781783780365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Presents three phases of a weekend crisis in the life of a motherless twelve-year-old girl. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182827
ISBN
9780141182827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Translator(s): McBride, Nathaniel. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423283
ISBN
9780857423283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.00
€ 20.84

Paperback. Two forty-something 'ladies who lunch' find their lives turned upside down .. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 249. Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sceptre
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KHS0057930
ISBN
9780340653876
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140297829
ISBN
9780140297829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she allows the wind to blow her back to the village in south-west France where, eight years ago, she opened up a chocolate shop. Nor is it only the incomers from North Africa that have brought change. Father Reynaud, Vianne's erstwhile adversary, is disgraced and under threat. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776998
ISBN
9780552776998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909360204
ISBN
9781909360204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. Two feuding families, two love stories - and a lot of delicious Italian food. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Orion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752883915
ISBN
9780752883915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Tells the story of more than one sundered love, of both broken dreams and damaged families. The central figure of this novel, who grows up as an Englishman, chooses to live in Berlin. He is a senior doctor; but his life is a startling mixture of romantic, of erratic, of dissolute behaviour. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099466093
ISBN
9780099466093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910709139
ISBN
9781910709139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The X Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KRF0025762
ISBN
9781902934242
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Laura is content enough with her marriage, two children and part-time job. That is, until a lover from her past comes back into her life. Suddenly passion and excitement are rekindled, and she realises how stagnant her life has become. But how much happiness has she a right to expect? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849161954
ISBN
9781849161954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Heavy rain falls on Lafferton. As the rain water slowly drains away, a shallow grave - and a skeleton - are revealed. It doesn't take long to identify the remains as those of missing teenager, Harriet Lowther, who was last seen sixteen years ago. Series: Simon Serrailler. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499343
ISBN
9780099499343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 346 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Atlas Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
346
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565646
ISBN
9781900565646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.85

Paperback. Originally published: Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, c1983. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876855966
ISBN
9780876855966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

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