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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The story of a life told backwards. Its narrator, Doctor Tod T. Friendly, trapped and hurtling towards a terrible secret, moves "out of the blackest sleep" to find himself surrounded by doctors and on the deathbed of a man in whose body he is imprisoned. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099455356
ISBN
9780099455356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. What happened to the characters of Decline and Fall and Vile Bodies when the war broke out? This title shows them adjusting to the changing social pattern of the times. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184012
ISBN
9780141184012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. * A superb collection of short stories from one of our best-loved writers - now reissued with a striking new jacket along with other newly jacketed titles from Margaret Atwood's backlist Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080335
ISBN
9781844080335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Memories she had long chosen to forget begin to resurface. Memories of an eccentric childhood in a large and shabby house, where the children were very much left to fend for themselves within the loose boundaries of their parents' unorthodox values. A chaotic existence peopled by a rich collection of feckless 'guests'. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099469186
ISBN
9780099469186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Vintage Classic
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679729655
ISBN
9780679729655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. A perfect start to the new year for all fans of Cathy Bramley and Scarlett Bailey. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 306 x 37. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471163142
ISBN
9781471163142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. Visiting Florence with her cousin Charlotte as a chaperone, Lucy Honeychurch meets the unconventional, lower-class Mr Emerson and his son, George. Upon her return to England, Lucy becomes engaged to the supercilious Cecil Vyse, but she finds herself increasingly torn between the expectations of the world and the yearnings of her heart. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183299
ISBN
9780141183299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349410913
ISBN
9780349410913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Beginning with an unlikely stowaway's account of life on board Noah's Ark, this book presents a surprising and subversive fictional-history of earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540120
ISBN
9780099540120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Isabella and Beatrice d'Este are as different as night and day. Wordly and ambitious, Isabella's beauty and intellect are legendary across the courts of Europe, while her younger sister, a tomboy, prefers horses and the hunt. When Isabella is betrothed to the Marquis of Mantua, all her ambitions seem to come true - until Beatrice marries Ludovico. Num Pages: 432 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493068
ISBN
9780099493068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. This title tells her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779739
ISBN
9780552779739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. At the turn of the century Stan Parker takes a wife and makes a home as a small farmer in the wilderness of Australia. Amy bears his children and time brings him a procession of ordinary events - achievements, disappointments, sorrows and dreams. The author won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099324515
ISBN
9780099324515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444705096
ISBN
9781444705096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. The vengeful ghost of Rebecca, Maxim's first wife, continues to cast its long shadow over Maxim and the second Mrs de Winter. Back in England after an absence of over 10 years, it seems as if happiness will at last be theirs. But the de Winters still have to reckon with 2 hate-consumed figures they once knew - both of whom have very long memories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284789
ISBN
9780099284789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Under the Flavian Emperors the Roman public's hunger for gladiatorial combat has never been greater. The Emperor Domitian's passion for novelty and variety in the arena has given rise to a very different kind of warrior: the Gladiatrix Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Myrmidon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905802098
ISBN
9781905802098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. When Eneas McNulty joined the British-led Royal Irish Constabulary, it proved to be the defining decision of his life. Having witnessed the murder of a fellow RIC policeman, he is wrongly accused of identifying the executioners. He is forced to flee, and what follows is the story of this flight and his subsequent wanderings. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240 308pp
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230143
ISBN
9780571230143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. The seventh novel in Alan Bradley's addictive Flavia de Luce mystery series. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409149460
ISBN
9781409149460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Antoine Laurain s new masterpiece combines his trademark charm with a trenchant critique of the troubled state France is today." Translator(s): Boyce, Emily; Aitken, Jane. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 257 x 19. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910477304
ISBN
9781910477304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. It all started with the social studies teacher's project: Think of an idea for world change, and put it into action. Whilst this proved ambitious for his classmates, Trevor thought he would start by doing something good for three people. But instead of paying him back, he would ask them to "pay it forward" by doing a favour for three more people. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Black Swan London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Paperback Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552774253
ISBN
9780552774253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. How does one talk about love? Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007377992
ISBN
9780007377992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Brother and sister, Ted and Rose Howker, grew up in Mount of Zeal, a mining village blackened by coal. They know nothing of the outside world, though both of them yearn for escape. For Rose this comes in the form of love, while Ted seizes the chance of a job away from the pit. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539568
ISBN
9780099539568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970559
ISBN
9781907970559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Igi Heitmann is being stalked. In the suburb of Oslo where she lives with her cross-dressing husband and their daughter, someone is spray-painting the walls of the houses. Heitmann = Child Killer, the graffiti says. Who would think this, and how do they know where she lives? Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449133
ISBN
9780099449133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Paperback. The school term has ended. It is almost Christmas but Binny, out last-minute shopping couldn't feel less like wishing glad tidings to all men. Ducking out of the rain she finds herself in the sort of shop she would never normally visit. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 5HC; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784162047
ISBN
9781784162047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

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