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Paperback. A semi-autobiographical story of a writer who fails to sell his novel and fails to commit suicide. When his play is taken up by the theatre, literary success beckons, but he has reckoned without the grotesquely inflated egos of the actors, directors and theatre managers. Editor(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455144
ISBN
9780140455144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. The second in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007245765
ISBN
9780007245765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. These short stories are set against the unforgiving landscape of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. They are all concerned with the complexities and mysteries of the human heart, the unbreakable bonds between man and woman, parent and child. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422327
ISBN
9780099422327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Complicated, awkward, funny, cruel, heartbroken, mysterious, this is forms an idiosyncratic guide to female existence. It shows you how to deal with divorce, adultery, cancer, how to talk to your mother or become a writer, the author's way. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Faber Modern Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571322718
ISBN
9780571322718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Open Letter
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953168
ISBN
9781940953168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.16

Paperback. 'Forget mere sex and the city.. Kissing in Manhattan features die-hard romantic strivers in a surreal turn-of-the-millennium New York ruled by the spirit of improbable happy endings' New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KRF0038019
ISBN
9780747265115
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. During the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, an Iraqi journalist is given a tour of a military prison. He is informed by the major in charge about what is expected of him: he is to write a fabricated report about a murder that has occurred in the camp, in order to demoralise the enemy soldiers. Translator(s): Weir, Martin E. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323392
ISBN
9781908323392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.34

Paperback. Translator(s): Nelson, Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536924
ISBN
9780199536924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. It was all real: himself, the room, Andree still lying on the ravaged bed. For Tony and Andree, there are no rules when they meet in the blue room at the Hotel des Voyageurs. Their adulterous affair is intoxicating, passionate - and dangerous. Soon it turns into a nightmare from which there can be no escape. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 7. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399041
ISBN
9780141399041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Accompanied by a thorough introduction to Brazil's Machado, Machado's Brazil, these vibrant new translations of eight of Machado de Assis's best-known short stories bring nineteenth-century Brazilian society and culture to life for modern readers. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848527
ISBN
9781603848527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Presents an imaginative reconstruction of a damaged life across the tumultuous decades of the twentieth century. This is a deeply moving portrayal of family, grief, love and war. Translator(s): McKay, David. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FJMF; FJMS; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598046
ISBN
9780099598046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471153808
ISBN
9781471153808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. An elevator that links the Earth to the Moon; A rare element that promises to solve all the world's energy problems; a secret society that has its own plans for both. This is the limit - how far would you go? Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun; Searle, Jamie; Willcocks, Samuel. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH; FL; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 54. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849165174
ISBN
9781849165174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. A brilliantly original, deft and darkly funny debut short-story collection from the winner of the 2009 Caine Prize, sometimes referred to as the 'African Booker'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082718
ISBN
9781847082718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.04

Paperback. A startling collection of stories from a debut British writer. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 139.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473652040
ISBN
9781473652040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. A collection of strange stories from Wilkie Collins, author of The Woman in White and The Moonstone. It also includes the novella, The Haunted Hotel, a combination of detective and ghost story set in Venice, a city of waterways and death. Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840225334
ISBN
9781840225334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.16

Paperback. No protagonist. No detective. Nothing between killer, victim - and reader. The new historical crime thriller from the unmatched European sensation. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FFH; FH; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780877761
ISBN
9781780877761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. A collection of stories such as: "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz", a fairy tale of unlimited wealth; the sad and hilarious stories of Hollywood hack Pat Hobby; and, "The Lost Decade". Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 139 x 41. Weight in Grams: 794.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194103
ISBN
9780141194103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.86

Paperback. Peopled by a colourful cast of characters and featuring bizarre twists and turns, this is a collection of eight Mary Higgins Clark stories of psychological suspense. They include her first published work, and a story written especially for the collection. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099280415
ISBN
9780099280415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Like Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray, Andrea Sperelli lives his life as a work of art, seeking beauty and flouting the rules of morality and social interaction along the way. In his aristocratic circles in Rome, he is a serial seducer. But there are two women who command his special regard: the young widow Elena, and the pure, virgin-like Maria. Translator(s): Raffaelli, Lara Gochin. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106746
ISBN
9780143106746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

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