Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Series: Story-Tellers S. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285636040
- ISBN
- 9780285636040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
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Paperback. During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces. Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 41. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552139908
- ISBN
- 9780552139908
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
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paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816618491
- ISBN
- 9780816618491
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.93
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€ 23.93
mass_market. Welcome to motherhood - a land of aching fatigue, constant self-sacrifice and thankless servitude, a land of bottomless devotion, small hands and feet like warm pink roses, and velvet kisses. This book offers a collection of short stories dealing with motherhood such as: Dear George, Hey Yeah Right Get a Life and Constitutional. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 83.
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784872731
- ISBN
- 9781784872731
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Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.67
€ 7.99
€ 7.67
Paperback. NY Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson returns with a gripping new novel in her trademark style, following one woman's struggle to evade certain death at the hands of her abusive husband, while uncovering the family secrets that have held her captive. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446582377
- ISBN
- 9780446582377
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.30
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paperback. Welcome to Vermilion Sands, the fully automated desert-resort ready to fulfill your most exotic whims. Home to the idle rich it now languishes in uneasy decay, populated only by forgotten movie queens, solitary impresarios and the remittance men of the artistic and literary world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099273585
- ISBN
- 9780099273585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
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paperback. When Marian Taylor takes the post of governess at Gaze castle, remote house on a beautiful but desolate coast, she finds herself confronted with many strange mysteries. What kind of crime or catastrophe in the past still keeps the house under a brooding spell? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099285342
- ISBN
- 9780099285342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
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paperback. Carel is widowed rector presiding over a London church destroyed during the war. The rectory is home to an array of residents: his daughter, Muriel; his beautiful invalid ward, Elizabeth; their West Indian servant, Pattie; Eugene, a Russian emigre, and his delinquent son, Leo. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099429098
- ISBN
- 9780099429098
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
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paperback. Dr Max Aue is a family man and owner of a lace factory in post-war France. He is an intellectual steeped in philosophy, literature, and classical music. He is also a former SS intelligence officer and cold-blooded assassin. He was an observer and then a participant in Nazi atrocities on the Eastern Front. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 47. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099513148
- ISBN
- 9780099513148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
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paperback. Summer, 1972: In the claustrophobic heat, eleven-year-old Byron and his friend begin 'Operation Perfect', a hapless mission to rescue Byron's mother from impending crisis. Winter, present day: As frost creeps across the moor, Jim cleans tables in the local cafe, a solitary figure struggling with OCD. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552778107
- ISBN
- 9780552778107
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
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paperback. The Tardis takes the Doctor and Rose to a destination in deep space - Justicia, a prison camp stretched over seven planets, where Earth colonies deal with their criminals. While Rose finds herself locked up in a teenage borstal, the Doctor is trapped in a scientific labour camp. Series: Doctor Who. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 104 x 16. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849909198
- ISBN
- 9781849909198
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.75
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paperback. From the quests and romance of classics such as "Rapunzel", "Snow White" and "Cinderella" to the danger and wit of such lesser-known tales as "The Three Snake Leaves", "Hans-my-Hedgehog" and "Godfather Death", the author brings the heart of each timeless tale to the fore, following with a commentary on the story's background and history. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141442228
- ISBN
- 9780141442228
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
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paperback. Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. This work features stories such as "Rashomon", "In a Bamboo Grove", "The Nose", "O-Gin", "Loyalty", "Death Register", "The Life of a Stupid Man" and "Spinning Gears". Translator(s): Rubin, Jay. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143039846
- ISBN
- 9780143039846
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
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hardcover. Through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, this title explores the issues of race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s with compassion and humour. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780434020485
- ISBN
- 9780434020485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.76
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paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780907871033
- ISBN
- 9780907871033
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
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paperback. A devastating fire wakes up the Yadas to a new reality: God is on the move. Series: Yada Yada Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401689889
- ISBN
- 9781401689889
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.53
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Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cleis Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627781305
- ISBN
- 9781627781305
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.47
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paperback. The showstopping debut from the author of the #1 Sunday Times bestseller ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007146987
- ISBN
- 9780007146987
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.95
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€ 8.95
paperback. Brilliant and original, 'A Thousand Years of Good Prayers' introduces a remarkable first collection of stories about China from an author set to become a major literary talent. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007196630
- ISBN
- 9780007196630
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.24
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paperback. First in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007242290
- ISBN
- 9780007242290
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.83
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Paperback. Diagnosis: breast cancer. Prognosis: terminal. Life: only beginning. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595549990
- ISBN
- 9781595549990
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.77
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Paperback. Bessie Randall had no intention of moving to Wyoming. But could the life she would never choose be better than the one she had planned? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 213 x 28. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780529103451
- ISBN
- 9780529103451
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.00
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Paperback. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609827
- ISBN
- 9780815609827
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.30
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paperback. A startling light is cast into Ireland's darker corners in the new Booker-longlisted novel by the author of THE MAP OF TENDERNESS Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340822166
- ISBN
- 9780340822166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14