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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. At one level an escapist fantasy, at another a parable about the liberation of the spirit, this delicious confection will work its magic on all.' 'The Daily Telegraph Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002237
ISBN
9780860685173
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Anna is on her way home from work on a cold winter's day when she sees a crowd queuing at a kiosk. Though a queue is not an unusual sight in a Russian city, this appears different. There's a rumour that famous exiled composer Selinksy is returning to conduct his last symphony for one night only - and this kiosk is selling tickets. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002239
ISBN
9780141044828
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In an original collaboration two award-winning authors, Carol Shields and Blanche Howard, have written an immensely enjoyable novel which give us both sides of a story about the breakdown of traditional roles, rules and communication in a marriage. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002261
ISBN
9781857028126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002268
ISBN
9780006543541
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. One of the most important writers in English today' GERMAINE GREER An exceptional novel from the winner of the 2000 Booker Prize Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002284
ISBN
9780860683032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A masterly work from one of our greatest writers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 614. Clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear and some edgewear to DW
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Picador
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002302
ISBN
9780330535830
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Amos Decker. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447277446
ISBN
9781447277446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. A post as special correspondent for a new and fragile Baltic state gives the young but melancholy Lushington an opportunity to turn his back on an unhappy love affair. While gathering information at the many parties he attends, he hopes to report on unrest, an assassination, perhaps even a revolution. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 154. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KAC0002362
ISBN
9781784750619
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. The nation is stunned silent when presidential hopeful James Kilcannon is shot dead point blank, while sharing the stage at a benefit concert with his rock star girlfriend Stacy Tarrant. Fiercely independent attorney Tony Lord defends the assassin in a sensational trial that erupts into the media event of the decade. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 36. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002438
ISBN
9780099374015
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780671670061
ISBN
9780671670061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. The Adventures of Rivella is especially valuable for the light it throws on a woman authors relations with publishers and other writers, both male and female. Bruce Stovel, University of Alberta Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111216
ISBN
9781551111216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.53

Paperback. Arthur Morgan is aboard the Queen Mary bound for the United States, where a scholarship at an Ivy League university awaits him, along with the promise of a glittering future. But the few days spent on the ship will have a defining effect on the young Frenchman, when he encounters the love of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781910477281
ISBN
9781910477281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.51

Hardback. This, "the greatest novel written by a nine-year-old, " had been in print in Britain since the '20s, but had been out of print in the U.S. for 35 years. It has two hilarious themes: love and social climbing. Illustrator(s): Anderson-Miller, Julia. Num Pages: 105 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 191. Clean copy with some shelf wear fine in dustjacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001911
ISBN
9780897333658
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Susannah and Rob were childhood sweethearts. But as with most early love affairs, they broke up, moved on and now find themselves in very different places. And not entirely happy - who is? A chance meeting between them sends shockwaves through their lives. What happens when your first love makes a surprise reappearance? Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330. Good clean copy. Covers showing minor shelfwear, remains in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009233
ISBN
9780141043111
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014229
ISBN
9780007517367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Shortly before she died, Jane Austen started working on a new novel, but did not live to finish it. There have been a few attempts to complete this work, but none have captured the true magic of an Austen novel until now. Julia Barrett has emerged with this literary treasure, holding true to the characters and theme designed by Ms. Austen. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
M. Evans & Company
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002852
ISBN
9780871319715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Paul Rayment is on the threshold of a comfortable old age when a calamitous cycling accident results in the amputation of a leg. Humiliated, his body truncated, his life circumscribed, he turns away from his friends. He hires a nurse named Marijana, with whom he has a European childhood in common: hers in Croatia, his in France. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002866
ISBN
9780099490623
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When Dorothy came back from the dead, it seemed to Aaron that some people simply didn't notice. The accident that killed Dorothy - involving an oak tree, a sun porch and some elusive biscuits - leaves Aaron bereft and the house a wreck. As those around him fuss and flap and bring him casserole after casserole, Aaron ploughs on. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002897
ISBN
9780099572237
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When Sarah meets dark, brooding Alex, she grasps his offer of a new life miles away from her own. They've both recently escaped broken relationships, and need to start again. Why not do it together? But when Sarah gets to the tiny village of Burrington Stoke, something doesn't add up. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 386. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0002117
ISBN
9780552777339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. An island of secrets, struggling to stay quiet Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 26 x 151 x 232. Weight in Grams: 426. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0012547
ISBN
9780340896198
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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