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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Manderley Resort, a palace of opulence and unparalleled security, is about to open its doors, but someone is determined not to let that happen. The staff has no idea that their every move is being watched and that over the next twelve hours, they will be killed off, one by one. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616206932
ISBN
9781616206932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Booker Prize-winning author of "Hotel Du Lac" Anita Brookner creates a hauntingly beautiful story of a young woman's growing awareness of her own mortality and the limits of love. With lucid, unsentimental prose and witty insight, "The Bay of Angels" is a vibrant addition to the Brookner canon. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Fig Tree
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241977835
ISBN
9780241977835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Charlie Wales is a young man who wants everything. Fresh from University, he's seduced by the excitement of a new life in London and all that it promises. But as the choices begin to tear him apart, there's also the danger that all the things he desires are on the brink of crashing around him.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571251711
ISBN
9780571251711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. The recently discovered first novel by the world famous author of Life: A User's Manual and A Void Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782060963
ISBN
9781782060963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. When Toby is reported 'Missing, Believed Killed', another secret casts a lengthening shadow over Elinor's world: how exactly did Toby die - and why? Elinor determines to uncover the truth. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 195 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042206
ISBN
9780141042206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Inner Traditions
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
Paper edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892810031
ISBN
9780892810031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.72

Paperback. Set in Tuscany during the World War II, this book of the film tells the story of a devoted father who must use his wit and ingenuity to save his family from the spiralling horrors of the Nazi occupation. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: APF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571200344
ISBN
9780571200344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. The prize-winning debut novel from the author of What to Look for in Winter Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822968
ISBN
9781408822968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.34

Paperback. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KEX0245441
ISBN
9780330439428
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The new paperback edition of a rarity: a brilliant novel of ideas that is also irresistible and very, very racy. An engrossing, hugely satisfying and entertaining read, by a young Argentinian superstar. For lovers of historical novels, and of the modernist giants Mann and Musil. Translator(s): Caistor, Nick; Garcia, Lorenza. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908968388
ISBN
9781908968388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. * A captivating story of a child's investigation into who her real father is and the secrets clouding his disappearance. 'A haunting story of love and betrayal that ever so gently gets under your skin' THE MIRROR. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088065
ISBN
9781844088065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Ophelia, criminal lawyer, is in for a shock. Her husband announces he's been having an affair, and leaves. Her home life and work implode - before long, she's broke, drinking too much and falling for a client. And then she is faced with the most serious trial of her life, when a disgruntled defendant comes back to haunt her. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907595493
ISBN
9781907595493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. A reissued edition of this classic Booker Prize-winning novel Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274. 336 pages. A reissued edition of this classic Booker Prize-winning novel. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 22. Weight: 232.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408834343
ISBN
9781408834343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Josie Clark is a loving wife and mother. She and her husband Jeff don't have much and it's often difficult to make ends meet. But Josie will do anything to protect her family and keep them safe. Bel Monkton is a successful property developer, living in a beautiful house by the sea. She seems to have everything going for her, but she's lonely. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0011061
ISBN
9780099586449
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The riveting story of a woman determined to escape and the man who wants to find her, set in the glorious south of France. From the bestselling author of IF YOU WERE ME, ISOBEL'S WEDDING and MY MOTHER'S SECRET. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472210753
ISBN
9781472210753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. From an acclaimed master of American fiction comes an intelligent and romantic novel about friendship, funerals and the myths we employ to make sense of ourselves Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087812
ISBN
9781847087812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Features such stories as: one of Cromwell's soldiers staggers home to find his wife remarried and promptly disappears, an eighteenth century farmer carries on an affair with a maid under his wife's nose, a mother writes letters to her imprisoned son, a 1980s real estate company discover a soldier's skeleton, dated to the time of Cromell. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099573449
ISBN
9780099573449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062207517
ISBN
9780062207517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. In a spaceship that can travel at the speed of light, Ulysse, a journalist, sets off from Earth for the nearest solar system. He finds there a planet which resembles his own, but on Soror humans behave like animals, and are hunted by a civilised race of primates. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529040
ISBN
9780099529040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. One early September afternoon, Yosef and Mariam, young Ethiopians set off on a road trip in search of an identity as an American couple. Thirty years later, Yosef has died, and the couple's son, Jonas, is desperate to make sense of the volatile generational and cultural ties that have forged him. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099521037
ISBN
9780099521037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Ivan Vladislavic invites readers to do some detective work of their own. Each story can be read as a story or you can try to tease out the clues and patterns. Whether skewering extreme marketing techniques or constructing dystopian parallel universes, Vladislavic will make you look beyond appearances. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276568
ISBN
9781908276568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all.. but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969953
ISBN
9780241969953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardcover. In order to save his reputation and the honour of his house at school after he shames himself by running away from a fight between fellow pupils and toughs from the local town, a studious schoolboy takes up the study of boxing. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591858
ISBN
9781841591858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. This selection of stories by Katherine Mansfield has been chosen by Claire Tomalin and emphasize the stronger, feminist side of her writing rather than the popular, more sentimental view. The 21 stories are presented in chronological order and include "Prelude", "The Garden Party" and "At the Bay". Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABU; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150483
ISBN
9781857150483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

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