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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Obsession, longing, deceit and even murder feature in this quartet of provocative novellas, which gives a modern twist to tales of women for whom all is not necessarily as it seems. Drawing on history, culture and lore, this is a riveting exploration of the complexities of motherhood: edgy and engrossing, moving, yet at times, disturbing. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643575
ISBN
9781908643575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 208 x 25. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Persea
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892552900
ISBN
9780892552900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Lou Connor, a gifted, unhappy sixteen-year-old, is desperate to escape her life of poverty in Sydney. When she is offered an exchange student placement at a school in America it seems as if her dreams will be fulfilled. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
SKU
KRF0040758
ISBN
9781841956114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A stunning literary ghost-story of entanglement and obsession; ambition and betrayal - set in present-day Cambridge, but entangled with the 17th century Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823576
ISBN
9780753823576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A terrifying and eerie thriller where the nightmare is real. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472248251
ISBN
9781472248251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Beijing, 2008, the Olympics are coming, but as taxi driver Wang circles the city's congested streets, he feels barely alive. His daily grind is suddenly interrupted when he finds a letter in the sunshade of his cab. Someone is watching him. Someone who claims to be his soulmate and to have known him for over a thousand years. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 185 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160005
ISBN
9781784160005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Set in the Depression era, this novel is written by a key literary figure in the pubs of post-war Fitzrovia. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187112
ISBN
9780141187112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. What would you do if you found out that your husband, your father, your son - was not who you thought? Could you ever love him again? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743318751
ISBN
9781743318751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. A charming, witty and original debut reminiscent of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473612020
ISBN
9781473612020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. A breathtakingly brilliant debut novel in the tradition of Cormac McCarthy, inspired by the life of legendary female outlaw Jessie Hickman. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 421.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743315002
ISBN
9781743315002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; FA; FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621503
ISBN
9781909621503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613731260
ISBN
9781613731260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. A man and a woman meet by chance while returning to their homeland, which they had abandoned 20 years earlier when they chose to become exiles. Will they manage to pick up the thread of their strange love story, interrupted as soon as it began and then lost in the tides of history? Translator(s): Asher, Linda. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215515
ISBN
9780571215515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Three Rooms Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780988400894
ISBN
9780988400894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Award-winning, bestselling author Michael Arditti's ninth novel, set in the UK. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910050644
ISBN
9781910050644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Tim Blackburn's wife died in a ball of flame in the Channel, victim of a mystery bomber. His son had died years earlier in Northern Ireland, killed in a terrorist attack. And his daughter Nicole had vanished in the North Pacific after joining an outlawed organisation called Genesis dedicated to saving the planet, by violence if necessary. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955611
ISBN
9780241955611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. For a group of four New York friends, the past ten years have been defined by marriage and motherhood. Now at forty, with their kids growing up, Amy, Jill, Roberta and Karen wake up to a life and a future that is not what they intended. Illicit affairs, money problems, issues with children and husbands all rear their heads. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Riverhead Trade Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523482
ISBN
9780099523482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Exposing and exploring the sinuous undercurrents of violence, anguish and love, this title examines the nature of the individual, both in isolation and society, as characters define and deny their chosen identities. It reveals the subversive liberation of impotence, and, the humour of discomfort as human beings chafe together. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457114
ISBN
9780099457114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Set in a rural mining village in South Wales in the years leading up to the Second World War, this book recreates a magical but alive world that will resonate with our memories, real and imagined, of childhood. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762514
ISBN
9781905762514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Pamphlet. Series: Keshiki. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 4. .
Publisher
UEA Publishing Project
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911343035
ISBN
9781911343035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749396046
ISBN
9780749396046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. A party of English people board the Euphrosyne bound for South America. Among them is Rachel Vinrace, young, innocent and wholly ignorant of the world of politics and society. She is a free spirit, half-caught, momentarily and passionately, by Terence Hewet, an aspiring writer. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099982906
ISBN
9780099982906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Langton & Wood
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955506741
ISBN
9780955506741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders ..until he meets Donald Shimoda - former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard's imagination soar.. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099427865
ISBN
9780099427865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

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