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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Kully knows some things you don't learn at school. She knows the right way to roll a cigarette and pack a suitcase. She knows that cars are more dangerous than lions. She knows you can't enter a country without a passport or visa. And she knows that she and her parents can't go back to Germany again - her father's books are banned there. Translator(s): Hofmann, Michael. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188454
ISBN
9780141188454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. Also in the Vintage Minis series: Love by Jeanette Winterson Race by Toni Morrison Death by Julian Barnes Sisters by Louise May Alcott Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872687
ISBN
9781784872687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.88

Paperback. Captivating and evocative, Letter from a Stranger will take you on an unforgettable journey from idyllic Connecticut to exotic Istanbul to war-torn Berlin then back to the present day. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330. Good, clean copy. Covers and page edges showing minor shelfwear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KSG0006197
ISBN
9780007441716
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Behind the bar at Jameel's in Cairo hang two mugs engraved with the names of Ram and Font. During their years together in London, they drank many a pint of Bass from these mugs. But there is no Bass in Nasser's Egypt, so Ram and Font have to make do with a heady mixture of beer, vodka and whisky. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846687563
ISBN
9781846687563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Romantic, heroic, comic and tragic, unconventional school mistress Jean Brodie has become an iconic figure in post-war fiction. Her glamour, unconventional ideas and manipulative charm hold dangerous sway over her girls at the Marcia Blaine Academy who become the Brodie 'set', introduced to a world of adult games that they will never forget. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141181424
ISBN
9780141181424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer' Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KRA0009085
ISBN
9780008113438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Depicts the imagined life of an ordinary person, Bing Wu, from the hardships of his earliest years on a rural farm to his retirement from a respected position in government service. Num Pages: 219 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603846226
ISBN
9781603846226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.06

Paperback. Covers a cast ranging from Italian partisans to KGB agents, from American Mafiosi to Parisian lowlifes, and features appearances by Alfred Hitchcock, Marshal Tito and the Emperor of Indochina. This work paints a picture of a past age while commenting on our own. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472339
ISBN
9780099472339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. Private detective Lew Archer has better things to do than take on an investigation for Alex Kincaid, a young man claiming that his new bride, Dolly, has gone missing. Snapped by a hotel photographer on the day of their wedding, the beautiful girl vanished only hours after and Alex has heard nothing since. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196619
ISBN
9780141196619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152883
ISBN
9781857152883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

paperback. This final, classic collection of stories reveals Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Included are: "The Lotus Eater", "The Outstation" and "The Back of Beyond". Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428862
ISBN
9780099428862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Set near San Francisco, this warm and funny novel follows the fortunes and failures of Jack and Milly for sixty years. They marry in 1952, and typical of post-war couples, shift up a class. Optimistic and full of plans, they see themselves living the American Dream. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 38. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910985380
ISBN
9781910985380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. Walking the streets of Moscow, are the Others - possessors of supernatural powers. Night Watch Agent Anton Gorodetsky's holiday is abruptly shortened when an urgent call from Gesar forces him to return to work. Gesar has received an anonymous note, stating that an Other has revealed the full truth about their kind to a human. Series: Night Watch. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Random house int
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099489948
ISBN
9780099489948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback.
Publisher
Twisted Spoon Press Czech Republic
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788086264448
ISBN
9788086264448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Presents an imaginative inversion of the transatlantic slave trade - in which 'whytes' are enslaved by black people. This title brings the shackles and cries of long-ago barbarity uncomfortably close and raises questions about the society. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141031521
ISBN
9780141031521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Landish Druken, son of a Newfoundland sealing captain, is a formidable figure - broader than most doorways, quick-witted and sharp-tongued. He turns his back on family tradition and leaves St John's to head to Princeton University, where he is befriended by 'Van' Vanderluyden, son of the wealthiest man in America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572039
ISBN
9780099572039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171588
ISBN
9780552171588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. As a small South American town sweats under an oppressive heat, an unknown person creeps through the night sticking malicious posters to walls and doors. When the contents of one poster lead to a murder, everyone knows that the town is threatened by a malevolent presence, but is there anything the mayor, the doctor or the priest can do about it? Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968710
ISBN
9780241968710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? You are hiking in the Scottish highlands with three friends when you come across a girl. She is half-naked, has been badly beaten, and she can't speak English. She is clearly running away from someone. Do you stop to help her? This book deals with these questions. Series: Quick Reads 2013. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Quick Reads edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099580225
ISBN
9780099580225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.74

Paperback. A warm, wonderfully crafted, page-turning novel about life, love and a 1,235-pound cheese 'An engaging multidimensional tale .. Sheri Holman is a gifted writer' ANITA SHREVE Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
KEX0245643
ISBN
9781844081271
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The brand new novel from the author of the Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751561463
ISBN
9780751561463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * A work of rare poetic beauty in the tradition of the Brontes and Hardy Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860681434
ISBN
9780860681434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

Paperback. Lets you enjoy Christmas dinner with Begbie, and see how warmly Franco greets his sister's boyfriend and the news of their engagement. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506997
ISBN
9780099506997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Summer is not complete without a new novel from top ten bestelling author Santa Montefiore Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471100970
ISBN
9781471100970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

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