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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Saints and sinners, emperors and embezzlers, barmaids and balalaikas all play their part in the bawdy reminiscences of Hrabal's cobbler as he charms an audience of young beauties. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540625
ISBN
9780099540625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Paperback. Jack Reacher walks alone. Once a go-to hard man in the US military police, now he's a drifter of no fixed abode. But the army tracks him down. Because someone has taken a long-range shot at the French president. Only one man could have done it. And Reacher is the one man who can find him. Series: Jack Reacher. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502667
ISBN
9780857502667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. From the author of If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This (a finalist for the Frank O'Connor Short Story Prize), Life Drawing is a fierce, honest and moving story of married life - its betrayals, intimacies, and secrets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330511773
ISBN
9780330511773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Hardback. "Imagine The Secret Scripture crossed with The Reader: in this shattering novel set in Nazi-occupied France, Jacqueline Yallop has spun a story of collaboration, betrayal, illicit love, faith and aching desire." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 436. 320 pages. "Imagine The Secret Scripture crossed with The Reader: in this shattering novel set in Nazi-occupied France, Jacqueline Yallop has spun a story of collaboration, betrayal, illicit love, faith and aching desire.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 29. Weight: 436.
Publisher
Atlantic Books London
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857891013
ISBN
9780857891013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609452476
ISBN
9781609452476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. Translator(s): Roberts, Nancy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408866276
ISBN
9781408866276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Hardback. Translator(s): Dasgupta, Shamya. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424396
ISBN
9780857424396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.08

Hardback. A stunningly imagined debut novel about the turbulent world of the master painter Rembrandt and the three women who shaped his life, seen through the eyes of his last great love and muse - a lowly housemaid. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 38. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782396741
ISBN
9781782396741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. From the lauded, bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 33. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447272205
ISBN
9781447272205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Sal Paradise, young and innocent, joins the slightly crazed Dean Moriarty on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American Dream. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951538
ISBN
9780241951538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.64

Paperback. A heartbreaking story about a farming family, set between Suffolk and Zambia. Midwinter is a story of grief, forgiveness and family love. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472151803
ISBN
9781472151803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Now an award-winning feature film 'The Human Resources Manager' Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Halban Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905559244
ISBN
9781905559244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 296 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088147
ISBN
9781847088147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. Alice, a powerful Dark Other, attends a planning meeting with her comrades in the Day Watch. She is sent to recuperate at a youth camp. There she meets Igor, a Light Mage. Alice remembers him as one of those involved in the battle that left her crippled. There is no alternative to a magical duel, a battle that neither of them wants to win. Series: Night Watch. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099489931
ISBN
9780099489931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Eliza Duane Mooney is searching for a boy she has not seen in four years, one of the several children drawn into the war. His fate has been mysterious. It's a walk that will have consequences for many seemingly unconnected survivors. This novel is a tale of war and forgiveness, of strangers in a strange land, of love put to the ultimate test. Num Pages: 464 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338. Clean copy.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0208241
ISBN
9780099481522
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A reissue in new packaging of one of Rosamunde Pilcher's classic stories. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444761702
ISBN
9781444761702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. A hilarious and romantic novel about marriage, motherhood and mid-life crises Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 294. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTM0000716
ISBN
9780755341504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Two generations of women, and one house that holds the terrible secrets of their pasts 1922. Grace has been sent to the stately and crumbling Fenix House to follow in her grandmother's footsteps as a governess. Secrets appear to live in the house's very walls and everybody is resolutely protecting their own. Why has she been sent here? Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405917445
ISBN
9781405917445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. By the bestselling author of DECEMBER. 'This haunting, shimmering novel reminds us how all of us know our families: with unimaginable intimacy, and hardly at all.' Andrew Solomon Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444755497
ISBN
9781444755497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Features Jim Nolan, who is disenfranchised and alone, and, his family destroyed by the system. Desperate to find his place in the world, Jim joins the Communist Party and becomes entangled in a strike of migrant workers which spirals out of control, unflinchingly detailing the apocalyptic violence that breaks out when the masses become the mob. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, Notes. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186023
ISBN
9780141186023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. A heart-breaking, sweeping love story set between WWII and the present day Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 38. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471139826
ISBN
9781471139826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. The internationally-acclaimed, definitive account of immigrant life in early-twentieth century New York. Series: Mercy of a Rude Stream. Num Pages: 304 pages, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KIN0032739
ISBN
9781857992236
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When his father is taken ill, Thomas hopes that he may be able to communicate honestly with him, as his father sets a formidable Christian example, and sort out his wayward life. But Thomas is a chronic liar, and athiest as well, and instead finds that once at home, he falls back into the disastrous and evasive patterns of his childhood years. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KOC0027055
ISBN
9780099453574
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 50. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Faber and Faber London
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217359
ISBN
9780571217359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

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