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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Rand's passion is climbing - mountains, the huge vertical faces. There, where storms, snow, or rockfall can kill, he finds his happiness, sometimes climbing with others, sometimes alone. Not intending it, he becomes suddenly famous for a daring rescue in the Alps. This novel reveals what happens when passion is spent and what becomes of heroes? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189581
ISBN
9780141189581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In these slippery stories the truth and the possible weave as unexpected lives, complicated minds and exotic spaces are sketched in with nimble words and quick wit. Ghosts torment from the past; future selves write back; the lost look about, find themselves watched, are lead astray. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409688
ISBN
9781910409688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. A novel of wine, women and sun with a plot that offers more twists than a corkscrew. This is a captivating new novel from the internationally bestselling author of A YEAR IN PROVENCE and BON APPETIT! Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751539660
ISBN
9780751539660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Darf Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772880
ISBN
9781850772880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Evokes a world in which squabbling couples, high school geniuses, misfit office workers, and small-town Lotharios struggle to adapt to changing technology, moral ambiguity, and unprecedented affluence. This work shows the anxieties of the postwar era. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548850
ISBN
9780099548850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Time Warner Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601625670
ISBN
9781601625670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679781424
ISBN
9780679781424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Set in the crossword and nature notes department of an obscure national newspaper during the declining years of Fleet Street, where John Dyson dreams wistfully of fame and the gentlemanly life - until one day his great chance of glory at last arrives. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315871
ISBN
9780571315871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. The black humor of life in an Upper Egyptian village from a previously un-translated writer Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167072
ISBN
9789774167072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. Denmark's foremost literary author turns crime fiction on its head. Bess and Halland live in a small town, where everyone knows everyone else. When Halland is found murdered in the main square the police encounter only riddles. For Bess bereavement marks the start of a journey that leads her to a reassessment of first friends then family. Translator(s): Martin, Aitken. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956284075
ISBN
9780956284075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Why does the same stranger keep appearing in the background of a family's holiday photographs? What makes a woman stand mesmerised by two children in a school playground, children she's never met but whose names she knows well? The stories in this title reveals these secrets. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
SORT OF BOOKS
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954899547
ISBN
9780954899547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. When Kolya moves into a new flat in Kiev, he discovers an annotated manuscript hidden inside a copy of War and Peace and decides to track down its author, even if it means digging up the grave of a Ukranian nationalist who died in mysterious circumstances. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513490
ISBN
9780099513490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.81

Paperback. 'Richly nuanced and empathetic .. a vivid modern fable' Guardian From the winner of the Forward Prize, a magical and haunting novel set in the underbelly of Jamaica. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474603614
ISBN
9781474603614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. This novel chronicles the final decline of a poor white family in rural Georgia, who are exhorted by their patriarch, Ty Ty, to dig up their land in search of gold, and who thereby ruin it. Complex sexual entanglements and betrayals lead to a murder within the family that completes its dissolution. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820316635
ISBN
9780820316635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.80

Paperback. Offering a collection of stories, this book includes tales of lust, deceit, resentment, regret, secrets and lies that can chip away at human relationships. It features a series of interwoven dramas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571308927
ISBN
9780571308927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Rush Oh! is a deeply moving and captivating novel that will capture readers' imaginations - for fans of I Capture the Castle and The Observations by Jane Harris Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006659
ISBN
9780349006659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Ben and Helen Armstead have reached breaking point and it takes one afternoon - and a single act of recklessness - for Ben to deal the final blow to their marriage, spectacularly demolishing everything they built together. Helen and her teenage daughter Sara leave for Manhattan where Helen takes a job in PR. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108333
ISBN
9781472108333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Outspoken and fearless, Deborah has faith in God but struggles to see the potential her own life holds. As an Israelite woman, she'll marry, have a family, and seek to teach her children about Adonai - and those tasks seem to be more than enough to occupy her time. But God has another plan for her. Israel has been under the near constant terror of Canaan's armies for twenty years, and now God has called Deborah to deliver her people from this oppression. Will her family understand? Will her people even believe God's calling on her life? And can the menace of Canaan be stopped? Series: DAUGHTERS OF THE PROMISED LAND. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800720353
ISBN
9780800720353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.55

paperback. The debut short story collection from the winner of the IMPAC Award, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award: 'The most exciting Irish short story writer of his generation' Sunday Times Series: Canons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 123.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786890177
ISBN
9781786890177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. When you're confronted with the ultimate betrayal, how far would you go for revenge? Translator(s): Murray, Steven T. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019222
ISBN
9780857861641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Number One bestselling author Jodi Picoult returns with her compulsive new novel - about the lengths we go to for those who have left us behind; about the staying power of love; and about how three broken souls might have just the right pieces to mend each other. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 342. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KIN0034605
ISBN
9781444778168
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Manderley Resort, a palace of opulence and unparalleled security, is about to open its doors, but someone is determined not to let that happen. The staff has no idea that their every move is being watched and that over the next twelve hours, they will be killed off, one by one. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616206932
ISBN
9781616206932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Booker Prize-winning author of "Hotel Du Lac" Anita Brookner creates a hauntingly beautiful story of a young woman's growing awareness of her own mortality and the limits of love. With lucid, unsentimental prose and witty insight, "The Bay of Angels" is a vibrant addition to the Brookner canon. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241977835
ISBN
9780241977835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Charlie Wales is a young man who wants everything. Fresh from University, he's seduced by the excitement of a new life in London and all that it promises. But as the choices begin to tear him apart, there's also the danger that all the things he desires are on the brink of crashing around him.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571251711
ISBN
9780571251711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

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