Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Tells the story of an orphan who beguiles the world with her astonishing visions, triumphing over the worst of adversity and bringing light to a dark place. Translator(s): Sayers Peden, Margaret. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241951651
- ISBN
- 9780241951651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.70
€ 13.99
€ 9.70
Hardcover. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni. This title is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841593722
- ISBN
- 9781841593722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.62
€ 20.99
€ 15.62
Paperback. Focuses on Tom Johnson, a reasoned 'Chelsea hooligan' who represents a disaffected society operating by brutal rules. In this book, we are shown the realities of life - social degradation, unemployment, excessive drink and bad sex - and, more importantly, how they fall into a political context of surveillance, media manipulation and division. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099731917
- ISBN
- 9780099731917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
€ 13.99
€ 11.13
Paperback. Tells the story of Enoch O'Reilly, the great flood that afflicts his small town, and rash of mysterious suicides that accompany it. Charlatan, Presleyite and local radiovangelist, O'Reilly is a man haunted by the childhood ghosts of his father's sinister radio set ..a false prophet destined for a terrible consummation with that old, evil river. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000666
- ISBN
- 9780571286751
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy, some shelfwear. Good to very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Edition
- 1st Bantam
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KST0028951
- ISBN
- 9780553505016
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 18. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780449215043
- ISBN
- 9780449215043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.94
€ 10.94
Paperback. The second brilliant novel from the bestselling author of The Horse Whisperer Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751539370
- ISBN
- 9780751539370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Paperback. For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, whose servant he is. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099465935
- ISBN
- 9780099465935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.65
€ 11.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. Beginning with an unlikely stowaway's account of life on board Noah's Ark, this book presents a surprising and subversive fictional-history of earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099540120
- ISBN
- 9780099540120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.59
€ 16.99
€ 12.59
Paperback. In the East End, twelve-year-old Tara witnesses her villain of a father almost kill her mother. She forges a determination then and there to change her life. This is the story of three beautiful and talented women. Mabel, whose great love for a gambling man has brought her close to insanity; gentle Amy, who marries a man brutalised by war. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099557432
- ISBN
- 9780099557432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. From the barren farms of Italy to the cramped tenements of New York, Lucia Santa - wife, widow and mother of two families - steer them through the Depression and the early years of war as they adapt to life in a strange land. She cannot prevent the conflict between Italian and American values - nor the violence and bloodshed which surely follow.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099557593
- ISBN
- 9780099557593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.70
€ 11.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the fine art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills, the author brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange passions to life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241955734
- ISBN
- 9780241955734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. In 1940, every draft of every film script had to be approved by the Ministry of Information. Cast and crew were waiting to be called up at any moment, travel was restricted and filming was interrupted by regular bombing raids. And so it is that we find a disparate group of characters whose paths would never have crossed in peacetime. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 53. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552774710
- ISBN
- 9780552774710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.65
€ 11.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. This title tells her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552779739
- ISBN
- 9780552779739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.80
€ 11.99
€ 10.80
Paperback. The day Benny Catchprice was fired from the spare-parts department of Catchprice Motors by his aunt Cathy, was also the day that tax inspector Maria Takis arrived to begin her overdue audit of the family business. From the author of "Oscar and Lucinda" which won the 1988 Booker Prize. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571166329
- ISBN
- 9780571166329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
€ 9.70
Hardcover. Translator(s): Kilmartin, Terence; Moncrieff, Scott. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 34. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841598963
- ISBN
- 9781841598963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 18.76
€ 29.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. One day a rift opens along the border between Spain and France, and the Iberian peninsula floats off across the Atlantic, a great stone raft. But what of the floating population? While the tourists and investors flee, the Spanish and Portuguese escape the coast and wander the inland roads. Translator(s): Pontiero, Giovanni. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781860467219
- ISBN
- 9781860467219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Hardback. A young woman must redefine herself after a tragic road accident in a powerful story of love, family and fate. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 492. Good clean copy in dust jacket. Ex-libris with cover in mylar
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0000685
- ISBN
- 9781471157714
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Lainey Hollingsworth has spent her whole life on the outside of a secret. Her mother would never discuss the reasons she abandoned Italy when Lainey was a new born, nor has she ever stayed in touch with the family she left behind. Now Lainey's mother is dead, taking the secret with her, and leaving Lainey free to find out about her roots. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000412
- ISBN
- 9780099550860
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A tale of love, romance and jealousy set in 1920s Belfast. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 28. Weight in Grams: 224. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- KCW0000855
- ISBN
- 9780751539868
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day.. she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it'll wreck her career. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0000909
- ISBN
- 9780552772747
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. There's shocking gossip and more trouble than ever in NOTORIOUS, the second IT GIRL book starring Jenny Humphrey from the hit series GOSSIP GIRL Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000703
- ISBN
- 9780755339754
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. New characters. New scandal. Same addictive GOSSIP GIRL! Series: Gossip Girl. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 158. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000708
- ISBN
- 9780755339877
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The second 'Captain Alatriste' novel, from a series which has sold 4 million copies worldwide Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000729
- ISBN
- 9780753821190
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99