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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Tells the story of Amy Evans' bold play for happiness, and her dangerous success. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Library of Wales Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762521
ISBN
9781905762521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

Paperback. The morning fog beyond the walls of your base lifts to reveal a lone woman approaching the gate. She says she has come to claim the body of her brother killed in last night's attack. Is she a terrorist? A spy? A lunatic? Or what she says she is - a grieving sister? What should you do? What do you do? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 123 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780099565772
ISBN
9780099565772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. Vanessa, a writer, flies to Uganda for a conference. She means to visit her ex-cleaner Mary, now the Housekeeper of the Sheraton Hotel. Mary has her own agenda: her son is missing. Vanessa sets off alone to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to see the gorillas. But she quarrels with her driver and a war closes in from the Congo. Can anyone save0 her? Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590795
ISBN
9781846590795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. In the winter of 1985 Yonaton Lifshitz decides to leave the kibbutz where he was born, and his sterile marriage, to start a new life. But the arrival of Azariah Gitlin brings about a painful reconciliation of their different destinies in a society struggling with changing realities. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099265818
ISBN
9780099265818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A luminous love story and an internationally acclaimed masterpiece, published in the UK for the first time Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208. 288 pages. Bernardo Greene is attempting to rebuild his life. Imprisoned and tortured by Pinochet's regime for introducing his students to political poetry, he has arrived at Copenhagen's centre for rehabilitating torture victims at the age of forty-nine, to begin, to begin again. Across from the King's Garden, Michela Ibsen also seeks a new beginning. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 18. Weight: 208.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809846
ISBN
9781408809846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

Paperback. Features stories that explore varieties and degrees of love - filial, platonic, sexual, parental and imagined - in the lives of apparently ordinary folk. In this title, the author's characters pulse with idiosyncratic life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099741312
ISBN
9780099741312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. * An unforgettable picture of love, loss and the keeping up of appearances Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083220
ISBN
9781844083220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Presents stories that expose the world of bartenders and 'b-girls', car washers and criminals. This title dissects the subtleties that bind humans together and the pressures that separate them. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 368 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528791
ISBN
9780099528791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A young girl's search for her mother brings danger - and romance Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 110 x 26. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751548167
ISBN
9780751548167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Series: Dover Dual Language French. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486408958
ISBN
9780486408958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Michael Reed is a man going through the motions, numbed by the death of his wife and child. But when events force him to act as if he cares, he begins to find people who - against all expectation - help him through his private labyrinth. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 135.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413771605
ISBN
9780413771605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Growing up in a small Wiltshire village, Abbie Morris knows what lies ahead of her - a life of drudgery as a menial servant, like that of her sisters. But everything changes when Abbie is twelve and their emotional, spirited mother casts them into a crisis for which no one is prepared. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 45. Weight in Grams: 316. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KRF0031085
ISBN
9780099415763
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Features stories of Russian life that are peopled by outsized characters including serfs, princes, Gypsy girls, horse dealers, nomadic Tartars and garrulous storytellers. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099577362
ISBN
9780099577362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. One man's her past. One man's the future. Who will be making her BREAKFAST IN BED? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751545494
ISBN
9780751545494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336. Good copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
McPherson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KTG0001477
ISBN
9780929701660
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Portrays a love between two older women, a writer and artist, as they work side-by-side in their Helsinki studios, travel together and share summers on a remote island. Translator(s): Teal, Thomas. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Sort of Books
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954899530
ISBN
9780954899530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Astha has everything an educated, middle-class woman could ask for. So why should she be consumed by a sense of unease and dissatisfaction? And when she begins a relationship with another woman, is she liberating herself from her marriage, past and culture - or foolishly jeopardising everything she has? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260669
ISBN
9780571260669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 636 471pp. A novel based in Ireland, Israel and the U.S.
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780340961681
ISBN
9780340961681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 137 x 41. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408855942
ISBN
9781408855942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Matsuie, Masashi. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white map illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Comma Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583577
ISBN
9781905583577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

Hardcover. Selected for the QI Book of the Year Award, 2016'Gripping and utterly believable' IAN RANKIN, Guardian Books of the Year'A story about the strength and fragility of human nature.Rob Ewing's writing is powerful, compassionate and brilliant.I absolutely loved it' JOANNA CANNON, the authorof THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013543
ISBN
9780008149581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. One for all and all for one.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KIN0007462
ISBN
9781847560872
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is September 1938 and during a heatwave, Europe tensely awaits the outcome of the Munich conference, where they will learn if there is to be a war. In Paris, people are waiting too, among them Mathieu, Jacques and Philippe, each wrestling with their own love affairs, doubts and angsts - and none of them ready to fight. Translator(s): Sutton, Eric. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185781
ISBN
9780141185781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Luke's mum is dead. He finds himself in a small, scruffy northern hill town, with a near silent father, who he fears might be trying to drink himself to death. Then he meets Jon. Jon is massively strange. He wears 1950s clothes, has a side-parting and a twitch. The kids at school call him 'Slackjaw'. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571274888
ISBN
9780571274888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

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