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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardback. Tom has always known exactly the person he is going to be. A successful footballer. A man others look up to. Now, though, the bright future he imagined for himself is threatened. The Premier League academy of his boyhood has let him go. At nineteen, Tom finds himself playing for a tiny club in a town he has never heard of. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9781910702666
ISBN
9781910702666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 5.47

Paperback.
Publisher
FABER MUSIC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571100934
ISBN
9780571100934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.86

Hardcover. A burlesque epic in the tradition of The Good Soldier Schweik, this title exposes the absurdity of war by applying its own demented logic to America's involvement in Korea. The 'catch' is that soldiers have to claim to be mad in order to get out of fighting - but being capable of making such a claim automatically proves them sane. Num Pages: 569 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 37. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
569
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152203
ISBN
9781857152203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503942981
ISBN
9781503942981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. New York, 1945 - Sara Smythe, a young, beautiful and intelligent woman, ready to make her own way in the big city, attends her brother's Thanksgiving Eve party. As the party gets into full swing, in walks Jack Malone, a US Army journalist back from a defeated Germany and a man unlike any Sara has ever met before. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 42. Weight in Grams: 460.
Edition
1st Arrow Books Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
9780099415374
ISBN
9780099415374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. They are called The Glory Boys, by those who regard their exploits with envy or contempt. Bob Kearton is one of them. Already a veteran and survivor of the close action in the English Channel and North Sea, in January of 1943, he is ordered to the Mediterranean and beleagured Malta, a mere sixty miles from occupied Sicily. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
320
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484271
ISBN
9780099484271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. A dark, sexy thriller from the author of Sex Education Num Pages: 192 pages, plan. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Edition
Illustrated edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC LONDON
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747574187
ISBN
9780747574187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.58

Hardback. A story of Hollywood, celebrity and the love of two brothers. It conveys a family's predicament: the decline of one brother, their mother's disappearance and reappearance and the flayed emotions in search of healing, the loneliness and intimacy of despair and the buoyancy of filial love. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 679.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
340
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747502371
ISBN
9780747502371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743478472
ISBN
9780743478472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Explores the last years of Hemingway's life, evoking both Cuba and this giant of American letters with enormous skill and wit. This title takes you on a journey into the past and into the personality of one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic and powerful writers, and totally convincing portrait emerges, as well as a riveting mystery. Translator(s): King, John. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 172. 240 pages. Explores the last years of Hemingway's life, evoking both Cuba and this giant of American letters with enormous skill and wit. This title takes you on a journey into the past and into the personality of one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic and powerful writers, and totally convincing portrait emerges, as well as a riveting mystery. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 128 x 199 x 21. Weight: 206. Translator(s): King, John.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841955414
ISBN
9781841955414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Davie Watts is the Trackman. He knows what song to play to you and he knows exactly when you need to hear it. Davie seeks out strangers in need and helps them using the power of music. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781908373434
ISBN
9781908373434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.08

Paperback. A mesmerising and atmospheric tale of three mysterious deaths in an oddly isolated French village during World War I. Translator(s): Rogers, Hoyt. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857059949
ISBN
9780857059949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. How does love change us? How do we change ourselves for love - or for lack of it? Ten stories by acclaimed author Deborah Levy explore these delicate, impossible questions. From London gardens to a forest outside Prague, these are twenty-first century lives dissected with razor-sharp humour, about what it means to live and love, together and alone. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911508090
ISBN
9781911508090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Secker
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KEX0200871
ISBN
9780436205835
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An emotional, gritty family drama exploring the power of frustrated love and intense sibling rivalry - from the acclaimed author of ONE SUMMER and A WOMAN'S LIFE Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752893877
ISBN
9780752893877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Collects stories that capture the emotional undercurrents hidden beneath ordinary events. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140186550
ISBN
9780140186550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief spell in Paris as would-be artist, Philip Carey settles in London to train as a doctor. And that is where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a formative, tortured and masochistic affair which very nearly ruins him. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284963
ISBN
9780099284963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Fitzgerald's classic coming-of-age tale set against the turbulence of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409150787
ISBN
9781409150787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Horror and hilarity combine to make this an unforgettable thriller Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472248282
ISBN
9781472248282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. The British win the American Revolutionary War, and a desperate Washington and the American founders must make a last stand in an enclave called Liberty. This book tells the history Himmler's War and Rising Sun. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Baen Books United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Baen printing, March 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476736273
ISBN
9781476736273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.99

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