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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. In an interview, Updike once said, "If I had to give anybody one book of me, it would be the Olinger Stories." This title follows the life of one character from the age of ten through manhood, in the small Pennsylvania town of Olinger (pronounced, according to Updike, with a long O and a hard G), which was loosely based on Updike's own hometown. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596181
ISBN
9781841596181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Smolin, Jonathan. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 205 x 16. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167799
ISBN
9789774167799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Harbour Books (East) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Paperback re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905128273
ISBN
9781905128273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Five amateur bakers compete in a baking competition and discover that the vision of perfect domesticity they aspire to may not be the whole truth. For book club readers everywhere whose tastes range from The Help, One Day and The Other Hand to Katie Fforde and Gill Hornby. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444792256
ISBN
9781444792256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Hebe listens in the darkness of the hall to a family conference. The stern hypocrisy of her grandfather is winning the day. He has summoned her three horsey sisters' successful husbands and they are discussing Hebe's unexpected pregnancy. The decision, unanimous, is that it be terminated. Hebe, dissenting, flees into the night. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501688
ISBN
9780099501688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. An electrifying debut novel about what happens when the one who should love you the most becomes your worst enemy. Sure to appeal to fans of GONE GIRL, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN and ROOM Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 628. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0009819
ISBN
9780007547388
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the bestselling author of THE WEIRD SISTERS comes an enchanting tale of self-discovery that will strike a chord with anyone who has ever felt they've lost their way.'I adored The Light of Paris. It's so lovely and big-hearted' JOJO MOYES'Soulfulness and emotional insight meet laugh-out-loud humour' PAULA McLAIN, author of The Paris Wife Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KCG0001040
ISBN
9780007393671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE The breakout book from Daniel Alarcon, one of the New Yorker's 20 best writers under 40: a breathtaking, suspenseful search for the truth of one man's spectacular downfall. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 40. Weight in Grams: 522. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0015517
ISBN
9780007517398
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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
€ 11.00

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
€ 11.08

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

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

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

€ 15.99
€ 15.47

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
€ 10.94

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
€ 10.23

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

€ 17.21

Paperback. Interweaves a loose narrative line with anecdotes, autobiography, lyricism, myth, dream, fantasy, philosophical insights, and intertextual citations of and conversations with other authors and thinkers. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
The Third Body
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810126541
ISBN
9780810126541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.30

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
€ 11.05

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
€ 9.95

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
€ 11.00

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

€ 24.99
€ 20.64

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
€ 11.02

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
€ 11.85

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

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

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