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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Nancy, a black nursemaid, is about to be hanged for killing her mistress' baby. The mother, Temple Drake, knows the reason why. The night before the execution, a lawyer pleads with Temple to intercede, but will the past allow for justice or absolution in the present? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099585916
ISBN
9780099585916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. With compassion, wit and what seems to be candour, the author seeks to determine what she actually knows about herself and her past, but we begin to suspect, along with her, that given the elusiveness of memory and understanding, any tale retrieved from the past must be fiction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241205457
ISBN
9780241205457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. In a drab North Korean city, a seventh daughter is born to a couple longing for a son. Abandoned hours after her birth, she is eventually rescued by her grandmother. The old woman names the child Bari, after a legend telling of a forsaken princess who undertakes a quest for an elixir that will bring peace to the souls of the dead. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Periscope
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859641743
ISBN
9781859641743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Natalie Waite, daughter of a mediocre writer and a neurotic housewife, is increasingly unsure of her place in the world. In the midst of adolescence she senses a creeping darkness in her life, which will spread among nightmarish parties, and the manipulations of the intellectual men who surround her, as her identity gradually crumbles. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391984
ISBN
9780141391984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264. Publishers file copy with labels on front cover
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0221110
ISBN
9780863223662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Utterly gripping spy thriller set in the glittering world of European high society, just before the Second World War. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826386
ISBN
9780753826386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. 'He was about to commit a forbidden act. A transgression. For no man should rummage through a woman's handbag.' Translator(s): Boyce, Emily. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908313867
ISBN
9781908313867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 259 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503940048
ISBN
9781503940048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.63

Hardcover. Pete Ferry is driving home from work one evening when he sees a car swerving dangerously on the road. He wants to keep out of its way, so he allows it to overtake - but as it does so he sees that the driver is a beautiful woman, she's half-naked or at least her clothes are hanging off her, and it's clear that she's drunk or something isn't right. Num Pages: 304 pages, -. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701181925
ISBN
9780701181925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. A shocking murder Belorussia, 1943. When a General and his wife are found dead, German detective Heinrich Hoffmann is put in charge of the case. A single clue. There is one witness. A six-year-old girl provides him with an essential lead: a drawing of a bird. Translator(s): Aitken, Martin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593195
ISBN
9780099593195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. The dazzling new novel from the author of Cloud Atlas, at once the kaleidoscopic story of an unusual woman's life, a metaphysical thriller and a profound meditation on mortality and survival. Num Pages: 640 pages, 6. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 50. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340921623
ISBN
9780340921623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 154. Weight in Grams: 444. In good condition. A well read copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRS0010937
ISBN
9780340953150
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 154. Weight in Grams: 444. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTJ0049745
ISBN
9780340953150
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they can often pay with their souls, but why get technical? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 32. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553818925
ISBN
9780553818925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. London, 1958. In the jazz clubs of Soho and the coffee bars of Notting Hill the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are forging a new lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Moving through this world is MacInnes' young photographer, whose wit and honest views remain definitive of 1950s London and what it means to be a teenager. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. 228 pages. London, 1958. In the jazz clubs of Soho and the coffee bars of Notting Hill the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are forging a new lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Moving through this world is MacInnes' young photographer, whose wit and honest views remain definitive of 1950s London and what it means to be a teenager. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 156 x 196 x 19. Weight: 204.
Publisher
Allison & Busby United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749009984
ISBN
9780749009984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. When Jack Morgan stops by Private's Paris office, he envisions a quick hello during an otherwise relaxing trip filled with fine food and sightseeing. But Jack is quickly pressed into duty after a call from one of his most important clients asking Private to track down his young granddaughter who is on the run from a brutal drug dealer. Series: Private. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 315.
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594468
ISBN
9780099594468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Sidney Sheldon's eighth novel, repackaged to accompany his memoirs, 'The Other Side of Me'. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007228270
ISBN
9780007228270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. A collection short stories, each of which brimming with astute observations and sharp wit that can captivate readers the world over. It explores the blighted territory of a failing marriage; the tangled jungle of a mad poet's secret anti-Semitism; and the belated sexual guilt of a Hindu. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950524
ISBN
9780241950524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Witty, wise and deeply moving, Spirit House is a remarkable novel by a major new voice in Australian fiction, a story of the fall of Singapore and life as a POW, of the bonds of life-long friendship and the bonds of grief, and of a young boy making sense of his future while old men try to live with their past. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782390886
ISBN
9781782390886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431. Clean, well read copy in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Turtle Point Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KLJ0006318
ISBN
9781885586216
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1996, just before the rise of New Labour, Reverend Gore returns to his native Newcastle charged with planting a new church in one of the city's rougher estates. As he settles into the local community, he becomes involved with Stevie, a local 'security consultant', Lindy, a street-wise single mother, and Martin, an ambitious local Labour MP. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228058
ISBN
9780571228058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241256428
ISBN
9780241256428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551522470
ISBN
9781551522470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. A clean copy. Cover is creased and bent in places; text remains unaffected
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Modern Library Pbk. Ed
SKU
KLJ0015880
ISBN
9780812968545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 7.81

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