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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Fanny is married to absent-minded Oxford don Alfred and content with her role as a plain, tweedy housewife. But overnight her life changes when Alfred is appointed English Ambassador to Paris. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241974704
ISBN
9780241974704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. An hilarious novel about Anglo-Irish upper-class life. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083275
ISBN
9781844083275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Pregnant by accident, kicked out of home by her father, 27-year-old Jane Graham goes to ground in the sort of place she feels she deserves. She thinks she wants to hide from the world, but finds out that even at the bottom of the heap, friends and love can still be found, and self-respect is still worth fighting for. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099469636
ISBN
9780099469636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. From the prize-winning and world-renowned novelist comes a gorgeously rendered, emotionally devastating account of a relationship eroded by secrets, set against the backdrop of American's great national tragedy, 9/11. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782393979
ISBN
9781782393979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. The new issue of the acclaimed anthology from literary critic John Freeman spotlights never-before-published stories, essays, poetry by Edwidge Danticat, Herta Muller, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Gregory Pardlo, Kay Ryan, Aleksandar Hemon and many more Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855173
ISBN
9781611855173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. At the age of thirty, Campbell Johnstone is a failure. When he tries to rekindle a relationship with childhood friend and rising Hollywood star Eve Sadler, he longs for the glitter of her success to rub off on him - but a single shocking night changes everything. When the dust settles, Cam's life is transformed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643803
ISBN
9781908643803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. A beautiful, touching and often heart-breaking standalone novel about love and friendship from Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138718
ISBN
9780349138718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Tracing his ancestry through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, the author discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099362814
ISBN
9780099362814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Sometimes love can be a pain in the neck.. Series: Dark Ones. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 26. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340951972
ISBN
9780340951972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. In this romantic comedy, the authors put friendship under the spotlight. Four very different characters are thrust together at the wedding of mutual friends. With the focus so firmly on happy-ever-after, each character is forced to examine his or her own emotions and ambitions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292. Clean copy in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KST0025925
ISBN
9780099279280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Althea is the mother of three strong-minded children - one of whom is a Buddhist - and owner of a finicky dog named Bozo. Saddled with too large a house, worrisome mortgage payments, a bossy younger sister and irksome ex-husband, Althea still manages to muddle through life comfortably enough. Until she loses her job. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099446675
ISBN
9780099446675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The new novel from Iain Banks, the bestselling author of The Wasp Factory. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138596
ISBN
9780349138596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Josephine Moon's third absorbing novel The Beekeeper's Secret intriguingly blends her trademark warmth and sensitivity with a darker layer of guilt and grief. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760291969
ISBN
9781760291969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. Violet Dimond, the "Holy Terror", has delivered many of the town children - and often their children - in her capacity as handywoman. But Violet's calling is dying out as, with medicine's advances, the good old ways are no longer good enough. Grace, Violet's adopted daughter, is a symbol of change herself. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTG0004563
ISBN
9780241962756
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A stunning novel about a brilliant young forger who continually reinvents himself to escape the authorities, described by Chuck Palahniuk, bestselling author of FIGHT CLUB, as 'the best book I have read in easily five years. Easily. Maybe ten years.' Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007194155
ISBN
9780007194155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Part memoir, part love story, part wildly scenic travel piece, The Greek for Love is every bit as sumptuous as its setting Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
JOHN MURRAY
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719568626
ISBN
9780719568626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Five women meet for their first reading group, little realising this social gathering over books and glasses of wine might see them share more than literary debate ..and will, in fact, take each of them to places they'd never imagined. Over the coming year their worlds will intertwine in delightful, unexpected and surprising ways. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044712
ISBN
9780141044712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062364081
ISBN
9780062364081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. The second novel by the international bestselling author of The Guilty One Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749957278
ISBN
9780749957278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The third novel in bestseller Maureen Lee's outstanding Liverpool sequence about family life during World War II Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752816289
ISBN
9780752816289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Nedra and Viri are a married couple whose favoured life is centred around dinners, ingenious games with their children, enviable friends and near-perfect days passed skating on a frozen river or sunning on the beach. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188638
ISBN
9780141188638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Monica Wood's unforgettable novel about a boy in a million - and the 104-year-old woman who saves his family. 'A bittersweet story about finding friendship in the most unlikely of places' Good Housekeeping Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472228383
ISBN
9781472228383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. From international bestseller Alex Kava comes a thrilling new series introducing Ryder Creed, ex-marine turned K9 search-and-rescue dog trainer as he teams up with FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell Series: Ryder Creed. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751555813
ISBN
9780751555813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A new paperback edition of the eye-opening and refreshingly original debut novel from an emerging Egyptian writer Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Series: Modern Arabic Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163098
ISBN
9789774163098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.30

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