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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A collection of tales that have played an integral role in the development of modern dark fantasy. Editor(s): Hoppenstand, Gary. Series: Bison Frontiers of Imagination. Num Pages: 406 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292987
ISBN
9780803292987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.92

Paperback. Describes the turn-of-the-century adventures of Tokyo belle Miss Morning Glory in a first-person narrative. With the addition of critical commentary and comprehensive notes, this annotated edition sheds light on the creative inventiveness of an important modernist writer. Editor(s): Marx, Edward; Franey, Laura E. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 Figure, 11 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135554
ISBN
9781592135554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

Paperback. IN Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9789381017630
ISBN
9789381017630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.30

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
Revised and Expanded
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813529530
ISBN
9780813529530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Text Publishing
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911231028
ISBN
9781911231028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Sheila O'Flanagan was a No. 1 Sunday Times paperback bestseller in the UK and a No. 1 Irish Times bestseller in Ireland with SOMEONE SPECIAL Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Edition
1st
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KI20003417
ISBN
9780755343843
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Beautiful and independent, Arabella has been brought up in rural seclusion by her widowed father. Devoted to reading French romances, the young woman imagines all sorts of misadventures that can befall a heroine such as herself. This is a parody of the style of Cervantes, and a telling and comic depiction of eighteenth-century English society. Editor(s): Gilroy, Amanda; Verhoeven, Wil. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140439878
ISBN
9780140439878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Henry Bech, the celebrated author of "Travel Light", has been scrutinized, canonized and vilified by critics and readers across the world. This work explores the writing life and what happens when a writer becomes a literary celebrity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188560
ISBN
9780141188560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.29

Paperback. My name is Katherine Parr. I'm 31 years old and already twice widowed. I'm in love with a man I can't have, and am about to wed a man no-one would want - for my husband-to-be is none other than Henry VIII, who has already beheaded two wives, cast aside two more, and watched one die in childbirth. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781405909389
ISBN
9781405909389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. In this fourth volume of the bestselling series - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, the ever-popular Precious Ramotswe - Botswana's leading, and only, female private detective - faces a new and unwanted problem: competition. Series: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117041
ISBN
9780349117041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. I have rarely encountered anything as powerful, as unsettling, or as memorable as Blood Meridian .. A nightmare odyssey' Evening Standard Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
SKU
9780330510943
ISBN
9780330510943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.02

Paperback. An actress dies in shocking circumstances. She leaves behind an unconventional extended family of three who embark on a journey through grief and suffering, memories lost and gained, forbidden romance, redemption and recovery, and a confrontation with spirits on a remote Pacific island. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571193745
ISBN
9780571193745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.86

Paperback. Features Martin who is now middle-aged; his group, "The Cause," is disbanded; his best friend has committed suicide; and he finds he must try to explain to the man's daughter who they were, what they thought they were doing, and what happened. Translator(s): Cloonan, William. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289994
ISBN
9780803289994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 203 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061997747
ISBN
9780061997747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Using details from the ancient Scandinavian legends that were the inspiration for "Hamlet", this tale brings to life Gertrude's girlhood as the daughter of King Rorik, her arranged marriage to the man who becomes King, and her middle-aged affair with her husband's younger brother. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140290905
ISBN
9780140290905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Three cities, three seasons, one chance to find the life that fits Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pan
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330532723
ISBN
9780330532723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Series: BAYOU BAD BOYS. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781420142082
ISBN
9781420142082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
9780330513005
ISBN
9780330513005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.02

paperback. Contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in World War I. Based on the author's own experiences with the British Intelligence service in Switzerland, this title dramatises both the romance and absurdity of espionage as well as its ruthlessness and brutality. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Condition
New
SKU
9780099428855
ISBN
9780099428855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. A sensitive, stirring novel of one girl's formative years during Singapore's emergence as an independent nation Editor(s): Bow, Leslie. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 Map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076428
ISBN
9780252076428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.91

Paperback. Describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life. Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3480 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253203304
ISBN
9780253203304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. Andy, Dag and Claire represent the new generation - Generation X. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349108391
ISBN
9780349108391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. It's 1977 and Jack Sheffield is appointed headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. So begins Jack's eventful journey through the school year and his attempts to overcome the many problems that face him as a young and inexperienced headmaster. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Corgi London
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552155281
ISBN
9780552155281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. Cecilia and Manuel accept her father's gift of a house, in hope of repairing their unraveling marriage along with the badly scarred building. The couple's efforts expose the horrifying truth about the building. This work offers a story of Chile, depicting the dissolution of an upper-middle-class family against a background of exile, and return. Translator(s): Labinger, Andrea G. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264250
ISBN
9780803264250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

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