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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Welcome to America at the turn of the twentieth century, where the rhythms of ragtime set the beat. Harry Houdini astonishes audiences with magical feats of escape, the mighty J P Morgan dominates the financial world and Henry Ford manufactures cars by making men into machines. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 2. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188171
ISBN
9780141188171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 2AB; 3JMG; FA; FRD. Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008206697
ISBN
9780008206697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. We could tell you the year is 1944, that the main character is called Tyrone Slothrop and that he has a problem because bombs are falling across Europe and crashing to earth at the exact locations of his sexual conquests. But that doesn't really begin to cover it. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 174 x 46. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099511755
ISBN
9780099511755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. 1789: The magnificent city of Paris sees the dawn of the French Revolution. The cobblestone streets run red with blood as the people rise against the oppressive aristocracy. But revolutionary justice comes at a high price.. Series: Assassin's Creed. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405918848
ISBN
9781405918848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. One night, George Duncan is woken by a noise in his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George helps the bird, and from the moment he watches it fly away, his life is transformed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857868749
ISBN
9780857868749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911344247
ISBN
9781911344247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Includes stories that are humorous, satiric, supernatural, and macabre, highly individual, and full of eccentric unconventional situations. Editor(s): Munro, H. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184494
ISBN
9780141184494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. "The only book I've ever written in which I've allowed myself to say absolutely anything I want.." Jack Kerouac Series: City Lights/Grey Fox. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872867031
ISBN
9780872867031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.87

Paperback. Nicholson Baker's hilarious, genre-defining debut novel, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083494
ISBN
9781847083494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. The new festive winter-warmer from the wonderful Carole Matthews Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KTM0006052
ISBN
9780751545487
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 10.36

Paperback. Claudia Hampton lies dying in hospital. There is Gordon, her adored brother; Jasper, the charming, untrustworthy lover and father of Lisa, her cool, conventional daughter; and Tom, her one great love, both found and lost in wartime Egypt. This novel weaves a mesh of memories, flashbacks and shifting voices, in a story of loss and desire. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188317
ISBN
9780141188317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. What would you do for someone you loved? Lie? Leave? Kill? Woven tight with passion and a fast-paced plot, MERCY explores highly charged emotional and ethical issues. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444754599
ISBN
9781444754599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

paperback. In 1955 eight crew members of Caldas, a Colombian destroyer, were swept overboard. Velasco alone survived, drifting on a raft for ten days without food or water. Marquez retells the survivor's amazing tale of endurance, from his loneliness and thirst to his determination to survive. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968604
ISBN
9780241968604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. Editor(s): Royle, Nicholas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. .
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784631123
ISBN
9781784631123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Santa Fe Writer´s Project
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939650382
ISBN
9781939650382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.23

Paperback. Christopher and Toni found in each other the perfect companion for that universal adolescent pastime: smirking at the world as you find it. In between training as flaneurs and the grind of school they cast a cynical eye over their various dislikes: parents with their lives of spotless emptiness, and the inhabitants of Metroland, and more. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540069
ISBN
9780099540069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback.
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Mira Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780778304838
ISBN
9780778304838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. A charming, witty and stunning debut with the breadth of appeal from Ardal O'Hanlon to Mike Gayle. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340793459
ISBN
9780340793459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

paperback. .
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910985403
ISBN
9781910985403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553394788
ISBN
9780553394788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. It is 1938 and Sigmund Freud, suffering from the debilitating effects of cancer, has been permitted by the Nazis to leave Vienna. He seeks refuge in England, taking up residence in the house in Hampstead in which he will die only fifteen months later. Series: Myths. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150. 224 pages. Sigmund Freud, suffering from the debilitating effects of cancer, has been permitted by the Nazis to leave Vienna. He seeks refuge in England, taking up residence in the house in Hampstead in which he will die 15 months later. But his last months are made vivid by the arrival of a stranger, who comes and goes according to Freud's state of health. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 135 x 196 x 15. Weight: 150.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670724
ISBN
9781847670724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A first novel which has been a bestseller in New Zealand, and has been made into a film. It is a portrayal of Maoris in New Zealand society, and a story in which everyone is a victim until the strength and vision of one woman transcends brutality and leads the way to a new life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578413
ISBN
9780099578413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. June the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday ..And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live. Num Pages: 640 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 440. Some minor shelf wear, but remains good.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTJ0007974
ISBN
9780141028675
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.44

Paperback. June the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday ..And into the busy, bustling homes at 66 Star Street slips, unseen, a mysterious visitor. As the couples, flatmates and repentant singletons of No 66 fall in and out of love, clutch at and drop secrets, laugh, cry and simply try to live. Num Pages: 640 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 448. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0016005
ISBN
9780141028675
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.44

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