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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A failing young Russian American journalist's life is unexpectedly transformed when he forges Holocaust restitution claims for his rogue grandfather and his friends Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 374. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
One
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0009787
ISBN
9780957548831
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. On a secluded hillside in Jamaica lies Firefly, Noel Coward's peaceful retreat. Here, between sundowners and sunsets, brandies and cigarettes, the seventy-one-year-old Coward whiles away his days - a comforting, frustrating pattern of unwanted breakfasts, reluctant walks, graceless dips in the pool - in the company of his manservant Patrice. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575047
ISBN
9780099575047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

Paperback. Borrowing from painting's fresco technique to make an original literary double-take, this book features forms, times, truths and fictions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141025209
ISBN
9780141025209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. These African experiences are recorded through the eyes of an African who is at once a participant and an observer, the latter due to the fact that he has come home on vacation from Europe. The reader is exposed to a variety of settings in the author's native Togo: middle-class city life, urban slums, and life in a village. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838640203
ISBN
9780838640203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.14

Paperback. Aomame standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips. She knows she is being hunted, and that she has put herself in terrible danger in order to save the man she loves. But things are moving forward, and Aomame does not yet know that she and Tengo are more closely bound than ever. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549055
ISBN
9780099549055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

paperback. The moving and compelling novel that is loved by book groups and inspired the movie starring Kirstin Scott Thomas. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719524523
ISBN
9780719524523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. When Martin Clay, a young would-be art historian, believes he has discovered a missing masterpiece. The owner of the painting is oblivious to its potential and asks Martin to help him sell it, leaving Martin with the chance of a lifetime: if he could only separate the painter from its owner, he would be able to perform a great public service.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571283484
ISBN
9780571283484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The fifth thrilling novel from Andy McDermott in which Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase must help a young archaeologist locate a lost pyramid if they are to stop a cult determined to find it for their own nefarious reasons. Series: Wilde/Chase. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755377459
ISBN
9780755377459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. When their father tragically kills their mother, Dulcie and her sister are sent to an orphanage. Told that a 'better life' awaits them in another country, they are shipped off to Australia. But the promises made to the sisters turn out to be lies. And it seems to Dulcie that everyone who ever said 'trust me' somehow betrayed that trust. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 46. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046044
ISBN
9780141046044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Eliot Nailles loves his wife and son to distraction; Paul Hammer is a bastard named after a common household tool. Neighbours in Bullet Park, the two become fatefully linked by the mysterious binding power of their names in Cheever's sharp and funny hymn to the dubious normality of the American suburbs. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099914105
ISBN
9780099914105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The new novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho - a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying. Translator(s): Jull Costa, Margaret. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007551804
ISBN
9780007551804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The eight short stories in breach explore the refugee crisis through fiction. Dlo and Jan break into refrigerated trucks bound for the UK. Marjorie, a volunteer, is happy to mingle in the camp until her niece goes a step too far. Mariam lies to her mother back home. With humour, insight and empathy breach tackles an issue we can no longer ignore. Series: Peirene Now!. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670328
ISBN
9781908670328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Rodel, Angela. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 133. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Archipelago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671701
ISBN
9780914671701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. The acclaimed author of 'The Calcutta Chromosome' and 'The Shadow Lines' has burst out on to the big stage with a major saga on that hidden country, Burma. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 41. Weight in Grams: 390.
Edition
edizione: 1a
Publisher
The Borough Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006514091
ISBN
9780006514091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. Meet Maud. Maud is forgetful. She makes a cup of tea and doesn't remember to drink it. She goes to the shops and forgets why she went. Sometimes her home is unrecognizable - or her daughter Helen seems a total stranger. But there's one thing Maud is sure of: her friend Elizabeth is missing. The note in her pocket tells her so. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968185
ISBN
9780241968185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. From the author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged, the gripping story of a woman caught in a horrific cycle of abuse - and the desperate lengths she must go to, to escape. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007299287
ISBN
9780007299287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. What do you do when the man in your life lets you down? Can Nessa Riley ignore what her husband seems to be up to or has he really got to go? Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755329939
ISBN
9780755329939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This collection brings together 20 short stories of the "fin-de-siecle" and includes such writers as George Egerton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Vernon Lee, Ada Leverson and Olive Schreiner. The stories range from the lyrical to the Gothic and frequently deal with the conflicts of women writers. Editor(s): Showalter, Elaine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853815904
ISBN
9781853815904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. A jury gathers in Manhattan to select a memorial for the victims of a terrorist attack. Their fraught deliberations complete, the jurors open the envelope containing the winner's name - and discover he is an American Muslim. Instantly they are cast into roiling debate about the claims of grief, the ambiguities of art, and the meaning of Islam. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528241
ISBN
9780099528241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 407 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KAK0010832
ISBN
9781842234129
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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