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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The launch of a bright young talent for Headline commercial fiction, bringing together a fabulous read with a gorgeous, eye-catching package Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 392. Previously read copy, with some shelfwear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KST0030813
ISBN
9780755348527
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Includes literary classics by such golf-loving writers as P G Wodehouse, Ring Lardner, and John Updike, mixed with surprises like an appearance by Ian Fleming's James Bond and a little crime on the links from mystery master Ian Rankin. Editor(s): McGrath, Charles. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 121 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596099
ISBN
9781841596099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Willem Elsschot's Cheese combines comedy and pathos in its depiction of a man trying to progress beyond his limited skill set. As poignant as it is funny, Cheese will appeal to anyone who has suffered the endless indignities of office life. Translator(s): Berg, Sander. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Alma Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846884160
ISBN
9781846884160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. The rollercoaster childhood story of the Icelandic comedian turned international celebrity whom Noam Chomsky called his "favorite mayor on Earth." Translator(s): Smith, Lytton. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
Deep Vellum Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941920121
ISBN
9781941920121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Garnet Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859643297
ISBN
9781859643297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.23

Paperback. Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 160 pages. Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight: 140.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905484
ISBN
9780435905484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Paperback. Darcy Rhone is pregnant, unmarried and recovering from a broken engagement. She is completely alone. Casting around for help, she calls Ethan, an old high school friend, and convinces him to let her stay with him in London until she gets her act together. Little does she know what she's in for when she boards the plane to cross the Atlantic! Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KOC0022580
ISBN
9780099461548
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Darcy Rhone is pregnant, unmarried and recovering from a broken engagement. She is completely alone. Casting around for help, she calls Ethan, an old high school friend, and convinces him to let her stay with him in London until she gets her act together. Little does she know what she's in for when she boards the plane to cross the Atlantic! Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KTM0004453
ISBN
9780099461548
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 105. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781420143157
ISBN
9781420143157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Offers a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through the eyes of natives and immigrants, journalists and politicians, drop-outs and spooks, all trying to make their way through a country in the throes of great and rapid change. This novel includes stories that give insight into Scotland's history in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141028545
ISBN
9780141028545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Life on the remote island of Papavray in the 1970s was a world away from the author's urban existence in the south of England. And this peaceful environment was just what she was looking for. This title offers an account of community life on a small island in a bygone era. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BGA; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845967901
ISBN
9781845967901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. Two sisters, a world at war and one life-changing secret. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408801123
ISBN
9781408801123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. America's original literary city - its bare-knuckled, wind-chapped, broad-shouldered, metropolis by the lake - is viscerally conjured by the world's best writers. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881123
ISBN
9781905881123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909395336
ISBN
9781909395336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Paperback.
Publisher
Mandrake
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958534
ISBN
9781906958534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
twenty7
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KIN0036177
ISBN
9781785770265
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Storytelling of the highest calibre Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Pan Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330419093
ISBN
9780330419093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283843
ISBN
9780099283843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Mr Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's outfitters. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy, he concludes that the only way to escape his frustrating existence is by burning his shop to the ground, and killing himself. Editor(s): James, Simon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441078
ISBN
9780141441078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408867327
ISBN
9781408867327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Michel is a civil-servant, an account manager at the Ministry of Culture. When his father is murdered and he comes into some money, Michel takes leave of absence to go on a package tour to Thailand. Relieved to get away, he is nonetheless infuriated by the shallow hypocrisy and mediocrity of his fellow travellers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099437888
ISBN
9780099437888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979921
ISBN
9780241979921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. A collection of Hemingway's first forty-nine short stories, including "Up in Michigan", "Fifty Grand", and "The Light of the World", and the "Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Winner Take Nothing" and "Men Without Women" collections. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099339212
ISBN
9780099339212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Timely, raw, shocking, funny: the must-read, state-of-the-nation novel of the year Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 271.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780743691
ISBN
9781780743691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.70

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