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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A brilliant romantic comedy from number one bestselling author Mike Gayle, author of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A BACHELOR, perfect for anyone who is even thinking of getting married Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. A brilliant romantic comedy from number one bestselling author Mike Gayle, author of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A BACHELOR, perfect for anyone who is even thinking of getting married Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0004875
ISBN
9781444708608
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Cleo thinks she's found her Mr Right - but if that's the case, why can't she get old adversary Johnny LaVenture out of her mind? A delicious romance from an author who knows love inside out.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Review
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0007444
ISBN
9780755328222
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the author of the internationally acclaimed, Whitbread Award-winning 'The Harmony Silk Factory' comes an enthralling new novel that evokes an exotic yet turbulent and often frightening world. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014245
ISBN
9780007349982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 5.48

Paperback. Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. There's Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own son's tragic death; Minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and white Miss Skeeter, home from College, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0051007
ISBN
9780241956533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 9.15

Paperback. Barney Fugleman has two major preoccupations in life: sex and literature. He is obsessed by the life and work of a man hailed by many as a genius of the nineteenth century. This curious propulsion drives him out of Finchley, and out of the life he shares with Sharon and her 'rampant marvellings', to Cornwall. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099288282
ISBN
9780099288282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307743732
ISBN
9780307743732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Hot on the heels of Fiere and Red Dust Road, a generous new collection from a storyteller in a class of her own. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330515726
ISBN
9780330515726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Heartwrenching and timely, GOLD is a novel about love, family frailty and strength. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Special edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340963456
ISBN
9780340963456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. What is the truth about the mysterious Dr Cake? Why, at his funeral, is there no name on the brass plate so ostentatiously screwed into his coffin-lid? Andrew Motion, poet laureate, has wriiten a novel about poets and their afterlife. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216321
ISBN
9780571216321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. Career, baby and a gloriously liberated love life; suddenly single, uninhibited Isadora is besieged by more suitors than she can keep track of: an Orthodox rabbi, a poetic DJ, the son of a famous sex therapist and, finally, Bean, the demonic-Byronic lover she's searched for all her life. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334. 402 pages. Career, baby and a gloriously liberated love life; suddenly single, uninhibited Isadora is besieged by more suitors than she can keep track of: an Orthodox rabbi, a poetic DJ, the son of a famous sex therapist and, finally, Bean, the demonic-Byronic lover she's searched for all her life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747531586
ISBN
9780747531586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.47

Paperback. The gripping and bloody story of one of history's most infamous and enigmatic villains - part II in the ATTILA trilogy Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752881423
ISBN
9780752881423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
Translated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810117136
ISBN
9780810117136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.89

Paperback. On a poor farm near Starkfield in western Massachusetts, Ethan Frome struggles to wrest a living from the land, unassisted by his whining and hypochondriacal wife Zeena. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie Silver is left destitute, the only place she can go is Ethan's farm. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840224085
ISBN
9781840224085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 124 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854114884
ISBN
9781854114884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.29

Paperback. Bex belongs to a hidden society of misfits, homeless and runaways who live in the Narrows, the hidden paths that lie behind even the darkest of alleyways. For years they have lived apart from the rest of the world, but the Narrows are closing, and nobody knows why. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Snowbooks Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907777592
ISBN
9781907777592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Paperback. A warm, witty and wise debut about the ups and downs of life as a TV presenter Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007362707
ISBN
9780007362707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Includes stories that focus through single events or sudden memories which bring the past bubbling to the surface. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
1st Vintage Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780099422747
ISBN
9780099422747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. When cynical journalist, Will Farnaby, arrives to research potential oil reserves on Pala, he quickly falls in love with the way of life on the island. Soon the need to complete his mission becomes an intolerable burden and he must make a difficult choice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099477778
ISBN
9780099477778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.07

Paperback. Tells the story of George, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover, Jim. This title shows George's determination to carry on, evoking the unexpected pleasures of life as well as the soul's ability to triumph over loneliness and alienation. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132 160pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780099541288
ISBN
9780099541288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.64

paperback. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183596
ISBN
9780141183596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.82

Paperback. Hypnotherapist Ellen is fascinated by what makes people tick. So when she falls in love with Patrick, the fact that he has a stalker doesn't faze her in the slightest. If anything it intrigues her, and the more she hears about Saskia, the more she wants to meet this woman. But what Ellen doesn't know is that they've already met.. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955062
ISBN
9780241955062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.68

Paperback. Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780552773805
ISBN
9780552773805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.78

Paperback. Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela's life is characterised by one amazing fact: his body stopped ageing before the end of the eighteenth century. Starting in 1758, a young Matthieu flees Paris after witnessing his mother's brutal murder. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 196 x 44. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552776158
ISBN
9780552776158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking. To save someone else's life. Num Pages: 384 pages, chapter heads. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552778091
ISBN
9780552778091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.64

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