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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An unflinching and beautiful debut about belonging and betrayal, family and forgiveness, from a writer earning comparisons to Cormac McCarthy Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198. 272 pages. Bandy Dorner, home from Vietnam, awakes with his car mired in a canal, his cabin reduced to ashes, and his pregnant wife preparing to leave town with her lover. Within moments, a cop lies bleeding on the road. Eighteen years later, Bandy is released from prison. His parents are gone, but on the family ranch, Bandy faces a different reunion. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight: 198.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809662
ISBN
9781408809662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. A compelling human story, regarded as one of the great achievements of modern Arabic literature. Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, 2010 and published for the first time into English. Translator(s): Colla, Elliott. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590917
ISBN
9781846590917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A novel that tells the story of John Stone, financier and armaments manufacturer, a man so wealthy that in the years before World War One he was able to manipulate markets, industries and indeed whole countries and continents. It takes you on a quest to discover how and why John Stone dies, falling out of a window at his London home. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRA0010108
ISBN
9780099516170
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The English village is a place where people come to lick their wounds. Dorothy has walked away from a bad 30-year marriage and is trying to rebuild a life. It's not immediately clear why her neighbour, Solomon, is living nearby, but gradually they establish a form of comfort in each other's presence that alleviates the isolation they both feel. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428886
ISBN
9780099428886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. The best things in life are never free .. A heart-warming tale from the Sunday Times bestselling and readers' favourite Carole Matthews Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751551457
ISBN
9780751551457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. #1 New York Times Bestselling Author returns with a compelling story of love and family from the present day to World War II France Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JMG; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
ePub edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008151324
ISBN
9780008151324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 8 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170571
ISBN
9781590170571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. A chronicle of this imaginary place, narrated by a skinny kid with wire-rimmed glasses who is raised as a straitlaced Protestant but is fascinated by the Catholic Church (he dreams of being burnt at the stake) and by the notion of a more exotic family background (he'd like to be called Keillorini). Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225538
ISBN
9780571225538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. The hilarious second book in Nigel William's comic trilogy set in Wimbledon, delightfully re-issued with a stunning new cover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472106780
ISBN
9781472106780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Escape to the summer and feel the warmth of Paige Toon's storytelling .. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KSG0009440
ISBN
9781849831284
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. A collection of stories. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540328
ISBN
9780099540328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The hilarious journal of Sacred Diary's Adrian Plass which documents the mishaps and successes of his seven-day speaking tour. Num Pages: 240 pages, b & w line. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007130467
ISBN
9780007130467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. From her cell in a women's prison, Aziza decides to create a golden chariot to take her to heaven, where her wishes and dreams can be fulfilled. As she muses on who to take with her, she tells the life stories of her fellow prisoners and decides in her heart which ones deserve a free ride to paradise. Translator(s): Manisty, Dinah. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
193
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774161797
ISBN
9789774161797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Ada grows up motherless in the Jewish pogroms of a Ukrainian city in the early years of the twentieth century. In the same city, Harry Sinner, the cosseted son of a city financier, belongs to a very different world. Eventually, in search of a brighter future, Ada moves to Paris and makes a living painting scenes from the world she has left behind. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507789
ISBN
9780099507789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Take a trip to the Yorkshire village of Burley Bridge, where a very special little cookbook shop has just opened its doors.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JMG; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008157128
ISBN
9780008157128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. This book measures human endeavour against the vagaries of chance, fate and mortality. Set against a backdrop of poverty and opulance, this is a love story told with all the timeless poignancy and melody of a folk ballad. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 269. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KOC0015941
ISBN
9780099422143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Includes stories such as "Puss-in-Boots", "The King of the Cats", "The Garden of Stubborn Cats", "Schrodinger's Cat", and "Cat 'n' Mouse". Editor(s): Tesdell, Diana Secker. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 123 x 29. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596105
ISBN
9781841596105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846973727
ISBN
9781846973727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRF0037355
ISBN
9781472220967
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909762206
ISBN
9781909762206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Anchor
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804173711
ISBN
9780804173711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. A semi-autobiographical tale of Kerouac's own trip to France, to trace his ancestors and explore his own understanding of the Buddhism that came to define his beliefs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198231
ISBN
9780141198231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Translator(s): Obejas, Achy. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Regan Arts United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632060228
ISBN
9781632060228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.84

Paperback. Robert Poste's child is back at Cold Comfort Farm. But all is not well. Flora finds the farm transformed into a twee haven filled with Toby jugs and peasant pottery, and rooms labeled'Quiete Retreate' and 'Greate laundrie'. It is, Flora winces, 'exactly like being locked in the Victoria and Albert Museum after closing time'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528685
ISBN
9780099528685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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