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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The first novel to win both the Prix Goncourt and Prix Medicis Translator(s): Strachan, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9780340936412
ISBN
9780340936412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.39

Paperback. Poor, plain and unconnected, Charlotte Bronte, her sisters live in the wilds of Yorkshire. Their eccentric father allows no curtains on the windows and no rugs on the floors. Their brother is a drunkard and a drug addict. But these three sisters write some of the most beloved books ever created. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061648373
ISBN
9780061648373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Haining, Peter. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Souvenir Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0004458
ISBN
9780285636590
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Clinical Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854570567
ISBN
9781854570567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Considered by many the quintessential novel of the Cuban Revolution, this is the first book by the Cuban writer and filmmaker Jesús Diaz (1941-2002) to appear in English. Translator(s): Ross, Kathleen. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822338444
ISBN
9780822338444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Another warm, wise and witty offering from Sunday Times bestseller Trisha Ashley. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358. 400 pages. Another warm, wise and witty offering from Sunday Times bestseller Trisha Ashley. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847562814
ISBN
9781847562814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. A look at the world of Chris and Year Eleven mates, Zeb, Kish and Snowman, who trade in cut-price sweets; cadged fags and favours for Graham, who has a police-scanner in his living room for company. Welcome to Britain's top Chav Town, where if you want to go legit to get your clothes, you go to Stolen from Ivor. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638553
ISBN
9781902638553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Los textos que se reunen en este libro nos invitan a vivir nuestros suenos, aceptar la incertidumbre, alzarnos ante nuestro propio destino y seguir el camino del guerrero, el camino de aquel que sabe valorar el milagro de la vida, aceptar las derrotas sin dejarse abatir por ellas y cuya busqueda lo lleva a convertirse en quien quiere ser. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 203 x 137. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Espanol US
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060565718
ISBN
9780060565718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.92

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933110646
ISBN
9781933110646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.30

Paperback. On a New England campus, Viennese housewife Utchka and her aspiring writer husband live a rather placid life with their two children. Until, that is, they meet Severin Winter, Professor of German and wrestling coach, and his delicate wife Edith at a faculty party. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552992084
ISBN
9780552992084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The soldiers are coming home - after six months in Afghanistan. Surely being reunited with their wives and girlfriends and families will be heaven, after the hell they have been through. When Dan Riley returns to his adored wife, Alexa, and their children, his Army life still comes first. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776424
ISBN
9780552776424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Unbridled Books United States
Edition
First Trade Paper ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609530747
ISBN
9781609530747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. It is New Year's Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. For Quinn Thompson, what happens in the storm's wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his wife's death. For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a time when she needs it most. Then, something extraordinary begins to happen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 136. Good reading copy showing some wear and yellowing to edges. Previous owner notes to inside back cover
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0001011
ISBN
9780552149921
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: 5SL; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Manic D Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916397708
ISBN
9780916397708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. The year is 1965, and Kate Cadogan has just got her first bra, and corset. From her first crush, local bad boy Barry Finch, through to her scandalous period of 'living in sin' during her years at teacher training college, right up to her passionless marriage to Rodney, Kate seems to have a talent for picking the wrong men. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749936754
ISBN
9780749936754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

paperback. Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of the 'eternal triangle' of love. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Wordsworth
Condition
New
SKU
9781853262104
ISBN
9781853262104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594933097
ISBN
9781594933097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. For twenty years, Anna Bouverie, as a priest's wife, has served God and the parish in a variety of ways. When her husband fails to gain promotion to archdeacon and retreats into isolated bitterness, and the bullying of her daughter at the local comprehensive reaches an intolerable level, Anna rebels. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KCG0000066
ISBN
9780552994705
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. When Gordo O'Connor answers the doorbell one night when he is at home alone with his sons, he encounters an angry man who shoots him in the chest. Fortunately he escapes serious injury, but the gunshot begins a chain of events that alters the course of his life forever. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652696
ISBN
9780875652696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Film tie-in edition of Bernhard Schlink's exceptionally powerful novel - 'A thriller, a love story and a deeply moving examination of a German conscience' [Independent on Saturday] Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226. Good, clean copy showing minor shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
Film Tie in Edition, Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0005499
ISBN
9780753823293
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Part detective story, part fable, this novel takes the reader to a mythical post-industrial city where the boundaries between East and West, civilization and barbarianism have been erased. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080200
ISBN
9780231080200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.39

Paperback. Gormenghast is the vast, crumbling castle to which Titus Groan, is lord and heir. Titus is expected to rule this gothic labyrinth of turrets and dungeons, and his subjects, according to age-old rituals, but things are changing in the castle. He must contend with treachery, manipulation and murder and his longing for a life beyond the castle walls. Num Pages: 960 pages, 20. BIC Classification: FA; FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 42. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
Edition
First Thus
SKU
9780099288893
ISBN
9780099288893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300825
ISBN
9781896300825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.84

paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CavanKerry Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933880273
ISBN
9781933880273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

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