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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Torpedoed by a German U-boat, adrift on the open ocean, gravely weakened and slowly dying of thirst - the odds of making shore are lengthening with each gruelling hour. Deliverance from purgatory on a decaying lifeboat will take something far more remarkable than sheer endurance.. Based on a true incident in 1942. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Saraband
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781887354745
ISBN
9781887354745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Winner of the Australian/Vogel Award for Best First Novel, this is at once a haunting and powerful exploration of the horrors and joys of adulthood Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330412582
ISBN
9780330412582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. The brilliantly inventive, wildly funny and humane new novel, set in an economically and politically collapsed America, by the author of the bestselling Absurdistan. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
REPRINT
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082497
ISBN
9781847082497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. The best-selling author of The Visible World returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel set in the town of Brewster. As America's fading dream of the fifties is challenged by the Summer of Love and cultural revolution, three friends face the demons of the past and dream of a life beyond their town Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846275005
ISBN
9781846275005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Feckless, unwashed and charming, Trinity College law student Sebastian Balfe Dangerfield is an Irish-American with an English accent. Dreaming of dollars and ready women, he stumbles from public house to pawnbrokers, murmering delusive enticements in the ear of any girl who'll listen. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349108759
ISBN
9780349108759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Hardback. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780241281901
ISBN
9780241281901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Book 1: The Agnes Browne Trilogy THE MAMMY describes the joys and sorrows of Agnes, mother of the famous Mrs. Browne's Boys from the daily radio soap. A book of hilarious incidents, glorious characters, and a passion for life. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847173225
ISBN
9781847173225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 197 x 49. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842234761
ISBN
9781842234761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.40

Paperback. Great Britain. 1984. The miners' strike. It is the closest Britain has come to civil war in fifty years, setting the government against the people. This book presents a fictional documentation of the violence, sleaze and fraudulence that characterised Thatcher's Britain. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571314874
ISBN
9780571314874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KSG0000208
ISBN
9781844080892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.92

Paperback. A novel for those who seek to unravel our mysterious, apparently directionless lives.. A wry, witty and insightful classic. Translator(s): Dixon, Adrienne. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Later Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067177
ISBN
9781782067177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Did sex bring down the Iron Curtain? An orphan reflects on the unbreakable bond between love and freedom in the Soviet Union.. Translator(s): Strachan, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780870496
ISBN
9781780870496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Hardback. What goes on behind closed doors? Hows Your Father tells the story of four generations of one Hackney family on a rollercoaster ride of drugs, violence, sickness, infidelity and the redeeming joys of motherhood. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Trade edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780721477
ISBN
9781780721477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The superb follow-up to the bestselling THE SOLDIER'S RETURN Num Pages: 432 pages, B Format. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288. Well-read paperback in good condition, some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
KRF0029566
ISBN
9780340818169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Since Bernard Schlink no German novelist has received nearly as much international attention' Die Welt Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848875050
ISBN
9781848875050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Hardcover. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 41. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
Bridge Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884042082
ISBN
9780884042082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.37

Hardback. The new bestselling novel from Britain's favourite gardener and TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh. Mr Gandy escapes his humdrum life with an unexpected Grand Tour of Europe where drama, romance and friendship await in this beguiling tale of self-discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0019399
ISBN
9780340953075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906964566
ISBN
9781906964566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. * Rich in period detail, lyrical in its evocation of the Thames, a novel that reveals both the problems of marriage and the ecstasies of sexual love Series: VMC. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
VIRAGO PRESS LTD London
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860688297
ISBN
9780860688297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. On a shimmeringly hot Sunday in May, Louise is at a neighbour's pool with her daughters - and glaring at her resentfully is her estranged husband Barnaby. While the children splash and shriek in the cool, blue waters, she lies blissfully back in the sun and dreams of Cassian, the charismatic new lawyer in her life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776714
ISBN
9780552776714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Pamphlet. Translator(s): Barton, Polly. Series: Keshiki. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 4. .
Publisher
UEA Publishing Project
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911343073
ISBN
9781911343073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. The first full-length novel from the international supermodel and granddaughter of Roald Dahl Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0010706
ISBN
9780747593522
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. As students, Marianne Dillon and Clare McMahon become instant and unlikely friends. Marianne's generosity and Clare's steadfastness are the glue of a friendship that sees them through twenty-five years of love and loss, disappointments, marriage and motherhood. The secret of their friendship, they believe, is that they are complete opposites. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTJ0050559
ISBN
9780241952016
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Olivier is an aristocrat, the traumatized child of survivors of the French Revolution. Parrot the son of an itinerant printer who always wanted to be an artist but has ended up a servant. Born on different sides of history, their lives will be brought together by their travels in America. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 464.
Edition
Main - Re-issue
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780571253326
ISBN
9780571253326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.00

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