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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

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

Paperback. Enter the world of Gormenghast, the crumbling castle to which the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, is Lord and heir. It is the cobwebbed kingdom of Byzantine government and age-old rituals, a world primed to implode beneath the weight of centuries of intrigue, treachery, manipulation, and murder. This work is a sequel to "Titus Groan". Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780749394820
ISBN
9780749394820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9781590176726
ISBN
9781590176726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.57

Hardcover. Presents a collection of stories in which familiar characters and places are reintroduced in unfamiliar circumstances. This volume includes longest and shorter fictions. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781841591148
ISBN
9781841591148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Hardcover. P G Wodehouse was, by common consent, the most brilliant writer of English comedy in the 20th century, equally celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic. This anthology includes two novels, fourteen short stories and extracts from Wodehouse' autobiography. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 840 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 49. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781841593067
ISBN
9781841593067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.77

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. They met at a party. It was hate at first sight. Ruth was far too beautiful, too flamboyant. Not at all Ann's kind of person. Until a chance encounter in the bathroom led to an alliance of souls. This is the story of Ruth and of Ann. And all of us who wonder what we'd say if we knew we didn't have forever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Clean copy with some shelf wear. Previous owner name to endpaper
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0000806
ISBN
9780099451723
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The new novel by the author of the Booker-shortlisted In Every Face I Meet and Richard & Judy selection The Promise of Happiness. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0000847
ISBN
9781408821695
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 17. Weight in Grams: 141. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Bantam Books Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KMK0000879
ISBN
9780553212259
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 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
KOG0001777
ISBN
9780552772747
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0007331
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0007602
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0010847
ISBN
9780099464464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.48

Paperback. A major new standalone from the acclaimed author Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0000940
ISBN
9780349123691
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is New Year's Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. For Quinn Thompson, what happens in the storm's wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his wife's death. For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a time when she needs it most. Then, something extraordinary begins to happen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 136. Good reading copy showing some wear and yellowing to edges. Previous owner notes to inside back cover
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0001011
ISBN
9780552149921
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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