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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Explores the dilemma of being an outsider - even in one's own country - and of allegiance. This book evokes beautiful but harsh landscapes, whether the shimmering deserts of author's native Algeria or the wild, mysterious jungles of Brazil. Translator(s): Cosman, Carol. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188256
ISBN
9780141188256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Jo Thomas's new novel is set in the glorious mountains of Crete and sure to be a hit with readers who loved THE OYSTER CATCHER and LATE SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD. Fans of Lucy Diamond and Katie Fforde will love this heartwarming, hilarious tale. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472223746
ISBN
9781472223746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

CD-Audio. The hotly anticipated new stand-alone novel from the author of widely celebrated, Booker-longlisted debut novel Child 44 Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 143 x 51. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
6
Format
CD
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857206435
ISBN
9780857206435
CD
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477800119
ISBN
9781477800119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. The pretty young tutor Clare Bayes attracts many eyes at an Oxford college dinner, not least those of a visiting Spanish lecturer. As they begin an affair, meeting in hotel bedrooms away from the eyes of Clare's husband, the Spaniard finds himself increasingly drawn into the strange world of Oxford. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389240
ISBN
9780141389240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409039
ISBN
9781910409039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. A family prospering until the day father and surgeon Kweku Sai is victim of a grave injustice. Ashamed, he abandons his beautiful wife Fola and their little boys and girls, causing the family to fracture and spiral out into the world - New York, London, New England - on uncertain, troubled journeys until, many years later, tragedy unites them. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919888
ISBN
9780670919888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Betsy Canning is dissatisfied with life. She has always taken pains to be healthy, popular and well-treated, but despite her wealth, her comfortable homes and beautiful children, happiness eludes her. The problem must lie, she thinks, in her marriage to Alec, and a neat, civilised divorce seems the perfect solution. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099589785
ISBN
9780099589785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.83

Paperback. 'Put Moby Dick, Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner into a pot, add a pinch of Dickens, and you will get the flavour of Carol Birch's hugely entertaining novel.' Mail on Sunday Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. 352 pages. 'Put Moby Dick, Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner into a pot, add a pinch of Dickens, and you will get the flavour of Carol Birch's hugely entertaining novel.' Mail on Sunday. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847676573
ISBN
9781847676573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; APB; BGL; FA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. In good condition. A well read copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st. Edition
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRS0010902
ISBN
9780340898451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Lily has only been married for three weeks. When her new husband fails to come home from work one night, she is left stranded in a new country where she knows no one. Alice finds a man on the beach outside her house. He has no name, no jacket, no idea what he is doing there. Against her better judgement, she invites him into her home. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099599494
ISBN
9780099599494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Alexandra's best novel yet is sure to be The One to turn this already-bestselling author into a household name Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340954133
ISBN
9780340954133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. "I adore Mary Miller's stories and you will too. Read this book and then read her others. Like, now." -Tom Franklin, author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492181
ISBN
9781631492181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.58

Paperback. It is the summer of 1912 in a fishing village, where visitors while away the long, light-filled days. For twelve-year-old Malte, it is a summer of freedom and discovery. But when one day he trips over a salt-eaten coffin, and finds inside the body of a dead sailor, the voice that whispers in Malte's ear starts to take on a life of its own. Translator(s): Haveland, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129. Weight in Grams: 181. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
SKU
KEX0200823
ISBN
9780099284031
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is the summer of 1912 in a fishing village, where visitors while away the long, light-filled days. For twelve-year-old Malte, it is a summer of freedom and discovery. But when one day he trips over a salt-eaten coffin, and finds inside the body of a dead sailor, the voice that whispers in Malte's ear starts to take on a life of its own. Translator(s): Haveland, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129. Weight in Grams: 181. Clean copy with light shelfwear, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
SKU
KST0019004
ISBN
9780099284031
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Pelmanism by Dilys Rose Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021231
ISBN
9781910021231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Sixteen-year-old high-school drop-out Bobby moves to Dallas to join his big brother Jim in the jewellery trade. Jim's glamorous girlfriend Lisa is the best saleswoman in the business and from the moment Bobby meets her he falls under her spell. Bobby discovers a new world - glitzy, trashy and hedonistic - where sex and money rule. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532187
ISBN
9780099532187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Selected for South African O Magazine's best reads, this devastating debut grips from the first page. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780744308
ISBN
9781780744308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Zaffre Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785761911
ISBN
9781785761911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Hardback. A haunting novella from the awardwinning author of Questions of Travel Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 118 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760111212
ISBN
9781760111212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. By the author of LOVE STORY, one of the bestselling novels of all time, ONLY LOVE is a superbly crafted, deeply moving novel of love lost and found. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444768503
ISBN
9781444768503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. This remarkable novel, winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, tells the story of three women, each of them far from where they came, all of whom are still searching for somewhere that can be called home. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007221943
ISBN
9780007221943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854251022
ISBN
9781854251022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Fairytale and history, wilderness and civilisation collide in this brilliant and magical new novel from the author of Little Exiles. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007488896
ISBN
9780007488896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

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