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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Rome's leaders are frightened: the brilliant, ruthless Gaius Julius Caesar must be crushed before he can overthrow the government and become dictator. This novel opens in Gaul, scene of Caesar's magnificent victory over fierce people. His conquest is in the name of Rome. Series: Masters of Rome. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460435
ISBN
9780099460435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. When Fintan Buckley develops an interest in old autochrome photographs, strange things start to happen. To all appearances, Fintan holds down a successful job and enjoys life with his conventional middle-class family in Dublin, yet inwardly he starts to experience states of altered consciousness, with unsettling hallucinations and sudden insights. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571290871
ISBN
9780571290871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. At the age of five, Nelio watched helplessly as his village was burned to the ground and his people were massacred by bandits. He escaped by chance and made his way to the coast. Upon arrival in the city, Nelio joined a rough street gang, and began a very different way of life. Translator(s): Nunnally, Tiina. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099455479
ISBN
9780099455479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. With the death of a mother and the abduction of a young girl, Susan Fletcher has written a vividly beautiful novel about the innocence and terror of childhood. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
12th
SKU
KEX0245356
ISBN
9780007190409
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to the majesty of Scotland's mist-shrouded hills. Series: Outlander. Num Pages: 976 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784751364
ISBN
9781784751364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. The Scrapbook is a novel about memory, and the unreliability of memory. It's about the tangled, often dysfunctional, bonds of family. And it's about absence and the power that a void can exert over a person's life. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844575
ISBN
9781909844575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.21

hardcover. Suitable for any reader of Wodehouse's stories, this title covers topics which preoccupied him all his life, ranging from Shakespeare, Hollywood and musical comedy, to butlers, thrillers, ocean liners and income tax. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591964
ISBN
9781841591964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. The villagers have more than a few home truths to share .. Series: Prior's Ford. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751542219
ISBN
9780751542219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul - determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. Editor(s): Baron, Helen; Baron, Carl. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441443
ISBN
9780141441443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. It's 1980: recession and unemployment have hit Britain, a royal wedding is on the way, and the whole country is wondering Who Shot JR? As Jack returns for his fourth year at Ragley-on-the Forest School, there's a definite chill in the air. Village schools are being closed down all over the place - will his be one of them? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552157889
ISBN
9780552157889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Reissue of this highly acclaimed Virago title, a 'finely written, beautiful and tragic novel' - Hermione Lee, FT Series: VMC. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860491818
ISBN
9781860491818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. The Irish bestseller about putting down roots in unfamiliar soil; about falling in love; and about how tradition and tales are born, nurtured and handed from one generation to the next. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
SKU
KRA0004876
ISBN
9781782398592
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A novel that is written by Anthony Powell. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472483
ISBN
9780099472483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Through bustling, hustling city, its slum tenements and sumptuous villas, this book follows Zuleika the daughter of Sudanese immigrants. Married to a fat, rich absent Roman, she is stranded in luxurious neglect, until, one day, Septimus Severus, Emperor himself, comes to town, bringing with him not just love - but danger.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140297812
ISBN
9780140297812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Translator(s): Thomas, Dominic. Series: Global African Voices. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 8. Weight in Grams: 177.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019257
ISBN
9780253019257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. *The cult TV series now becomes a major film Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196. Clean copy in good condition.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0000902
ISBN
9780349121161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Assistant D A Alexa Hamilton has just been handed the kind of case that makes careers: the trial of accused serial killer Luke Quentin. Sifting through mountains of forensic evidence, Alexa relentlessly builds her case and prepares for a high-stakes trial ..until threatening letters throw her private life into turmoil. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTM0004405
ISBN
9780552154789
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510704343
ISBN
9781510704343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Welcome to a world where you reputation, clothes and attitude are everything. Chris and his year eleven mates trade in cut-price sweets, cadged fags and favours for Graham who has a police scanner in his living room for company. Chris' plans to meet Keely, the girl of his dreams, are put on hold when his mate Zeb gets beaten up and wants revenge. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 91.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638928
ISBN
9781902638928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.22

Paperback. 'Once there was a widow with three sons, and their names were Black, Brown and Blue. Black was the eldest; moody and aggressive. Brown was the middle child; timid and dull. But Blue was his mother's favourite. And he was a murderer.' Blueeyed boy is the brilliant new novel from Joanne Harris. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 376. Good copy with some shelf wear. Minor marking to cover.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KTG0011368
ISBN
9780552773164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. For eight-year-old Ajay and his older brother Birju, life in Dehli in the late 1970s follows a comfortable, predictable routine: bathing on the roof, queuing for milk, playing cricket in the street. Yet, everything changes when their father finds a job in America - a land of carpets and elevators, swimsuits and hot water on tap. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 180.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224548
ISBN
9780571224548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. The arrogant Duke of Griffinston is taken by his mother to a tiny town known as Spinster Cove. There, she demands he pick any woman there to be his bride, promising she'll turn her into a Duchess. To teach his mother a lesson, he chooses serving girl Pauline Simms. Original. Series: Spindle Cove. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 109 x 27. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062240125
ISBN
9780062240125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.83

Paperback. A heart-warming tale of one woman's explosive spring clean .. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Pocket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847392824
ISBN
9781847392824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. Filled with suspense, unlikely coincidences, wrenching tragedies and marvellous flights of lyricism and erudition, the novel carries the reader effortlessly along with Marco's search - for love, for his unknown father, and for the key to the elusive riddle of his origins and his fate. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Edition
Main
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
320
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571142200
ISBN
9780571142200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

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