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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Peggy Kirkpatrick has been talking about a baby called Eleanor. But no one has heard of Eleanor, and Peggy has dementia. She gets confused and most of the time she doesn't make any sense, except to her granddaughter, Aggie. Determined to unravel the mystery of Peggy's past, Aggie begins to search. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575849
ISBN
9780099575849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. * Paperback reissue of a modern classic, Iain Banks' WALKING ON GLASS, inexorably powerful' - OBSERVER Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139203
ISBN
9780349139203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Do you know what your neighbours get up to behind closed doors? And more to the point, do you want to know? 'The Rise and Fall of the Queen of Suburbia is a darkly comic portrayal of marriage, relationships, neighbours and suburbia. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 312. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTM0000637
ISBN
9780007232321
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Francis and Diana, two scientists investigating a lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of a youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141032986
ISBN
9780141032986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478002
ISBN
9780953478002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Hardback. A heartwrenching and tense drama about a troubled family, who give up everything to join an experimental 'family camp' - with life-changing consequences. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780340978177
ISBN
9780340978177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. Rachel Walsh has a pair of size 8 feet and such a fondness for recreational drugs that her family has forked out the cash for a spell in Cloisters - Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. She's only agreed to her incarceration because she's heard that rehab is wall-to-wall jacuzzis, and it's about time she had a holiday. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780241958438
ISBN
9780241958438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Hardcover. Perec was a leading exponent of French literary surrealism who found humour - and pathos - in the human need for classification. Thoughts of Sorts is itself unclassifiable, a unique collection of philosophical riffs on his obsession with lists, puzzles, catalogues, and taxonomies. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 216 pages, one - perec photo. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903007
ISBN
9781907903007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Anton is a young Other owing allegiance to the Light. As a Night Watch agent he must patrol the streets and metro of the city, protecting ordinary people from the vampires and magicians of the Dark. Series: Night Watch. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 390.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099489924
ISBN
9780099489924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Jim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department beckons - as long as Jim can stave off the unwelcome advances of fellow lecturer Margaret, survive a madrigal-singing weekend at Professor Welch's, deliver a lecture on 'Merrie England'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182599
ISBN
9780141182599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. Lawrence is known mainly as a novelist and poet but he was also the author of many short stories and novellas. Bringing together all his shorter fiction, this volume makes it possible to survey his entire writing career. Stories include "The Prussian Officer" and "The Virgin and the Gypsy". Num Pages: 1397 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 132 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
1397
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151800
ISBN
9781857151800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100+ b/w photos. BIC Classification: FA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307539
ISBN
9780764307539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969816
ISBN
9780241969816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2007 RNA Novel of the Year award, the author of the bestselling SHIP OF BRIDES returns with a stunning and emotionally fulfilling novel. Num Pages: 416 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340895931
ISBN
9780340895931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Muriel Spark's stunning debut novel Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085538
ISBN
9781844085538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173008
ISBN
9781590173008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Hardback. A story of love, history, war, murder, revenge and unlikely friendships - sweeping and compulsive, perfect for fans of Sarah Waters and Tracy Chevalier. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473639331
ISBN
9781473639331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Lydia's London life lacks purpose. Her discovery of mystical Islam, with its Arabic language and Shia rituals, offers her a new beginning. Lydia becomes Kauthar. When she falls in love with Rafiq, an Iraqi-born doctor, her life appears complete. Then Rafiq decides to return to war-torn Baghdad. For Kauthar love of God replaces love of her husband. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784630294
ISBN
9781784630294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. Someone has been watching..now, they're ready to kill. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 33. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014758
ISBN
9781848454804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Imagine David Nicholls's One Day as retold by Woody Allen -- and welcome to the hilarious, neurotic, and peculiarly perceptive world of Gabriel Roth Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main market ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447235576
ISBN
9781447235576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

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