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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Beautiful and independent, Arabella has been brought up in rural seclusion by her widowed father. Devoted to reading French romances, the young woman imagines all sorts of misadventures that can befall a heroine such as herself. This is a parody of the style of Cervantes, and a telling and comic depiction of eighteenth-century English society. Editor(s): Gilroy, Amanda; Verhoeven, Wil. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140439878
- ISBN
- 9780140439878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. When one long, hot summer, young Leo is staying with a school-friend at Brandham Hall, he begins to act as a messenger between Ted, the farmer, and Marian, the beautiful young woman up at the hall. He becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of deceit and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141187785
- ISBN
- 9780141187785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.75
€ 13.99
€ 9.75
Paperback. Henry Bech, the celebrated author of "Travel Light", has been scrutinized, canonized and vilified by critics and readers across the world. This work explores the writing life and what happens when a writer becomes a literary celebrity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141188560
- ISBN
- 9780141188560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.29
€ 15.99
€ 12.29
Paperback. Tells the story of the misadventures of Hayri Irdals, an unforgettable antihero who, along with an eccentric cast of characters (a television mystic, a pharmacist who dabbles in alchemy, a dignitary from the lost Ottoman empire, the "life-artist" Halit), founds The Time Regulation Institute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141195759
- ISBN
- 9780141195759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.95
€ 12.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Sam is sixteen and a skater. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam: his mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he's thinking about college and he's met someone. Alicia. Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241969847
- ISBN
- 9780241969847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. My name is Katherine Parr. I'm 31 years old and already twice widowed. I'm in love with a man I can't have, and am about to wed a man no-one would want - for my husband-to-be is none other than Henry VIII, who has already beheaded two wives, cast aside two more, and watched one die in childbirth. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405909389
- ISBN
- 9781405909389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.49
€ 14.99
€ 12.49
Paperback. In this fourth volume of the bestselling series - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, the ever-popular Precious Ramotswe - Botswana's leading, and only, female private detective - faces a new and unwanted problem: competition. Series: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117041
- ISBN
- 9780349117041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. A heart-warming and inspirational tale in which Enzo, a loyal family dog, tells the story of his human family, how they nearly fell apart, and what he did to bring them back together. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- 9780007281190
- ISBN
- 9780007281190
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 13.99€ 10.43
€ 13.99
€ 10.43
Paperback. Set in the 1930s, this is a novel on American politics. It traces the rise and fall of Willie Stark, who resembles the real-life Huey "Kingfish" Long of Louisiana. Stark begins his political career as an idealistic man of the people but soon becomes corrupted by success. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141188614
- ISBN
- 9780141188614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.80
€ 16.99
€ 10.80
Paperback. An actress dies in shocking circumstances. She leaves behind an unconventional extended family of three who embark on a journey through grief and suffering, memories lost and gained, forbidden romance, redemption and recovery, and a confrontation with spirits on a remote Pacific island. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571193745
- ISBN
- 9780571193745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.86
€ 12.99
€ 9.86
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 203 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061997747
- ISBN
- 9780061997747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. Using details from the ancient Scandinavian legends that were the inspiration for "Hamlet", this tale brings to life Gertrude's girlhood as the daughter of King Rorik, her arranged marriage to the man who becomes King, and her middle-aged affair with her husband's younger brother. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140290905
- ISBN
- 9780140290905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Three cities, three seasons, one chance to find the life that fits Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pan
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330532723
- ISBN
- 9780330532723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Series: BAYOU BAD BOYS. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Kensington Publishing
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781420142082
- ISBN
- 9781420142082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.11
€ 10.99
€ 10.11
paperback. Contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in World War I. Based on the author's own experiences with the British Intelligence service in Switzerland, this title dramatises both the romance and absurdity of espionage as well as its ruthlessness and brutality. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Books USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099428855
- ISBN
- 9780099428855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
paperback. From the prize-winning author of The Still Point, a bewitching, brilliant novel which dances the fine line between reality and fantasy to explore the dark edges of desire Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847086655
- ISBN
- 9781847086655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.25
€ 16.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. A sensitive, stirring novel of one girl's formative years during Singapore's emergence as an independent nation Editor(s): Bow, Leslie. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 Map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076428
- ISBN
- 9780252076428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. Describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life. Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3480 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253203304
- ISBN
- 9780253203304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. Andy, Dag and Claire represent the new generation - Generation X. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349108391
- ISBN
- 9780349108391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. It's 1977 and Jack Sheffield is appointed headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. So begins Jack's eventful journey through the school year and his attempts to overcome the many problems that face him as a young and inexperienced headmaster. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Corgi London
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552155281
- ISBN
- 9780552155281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.39
€ 16.99
€ 13.39