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Paperback. Aaron Greidinger is an aspiring young writer and the son of a rabbi, who struggles to be true to his art when he is faced with the chance of riches and a passport to America. But as the Nazis threaten to invade Poland, Aaron rediscovers Shosha, his childhood sweetheart who has been waiting for him all these years. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 194 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197630
ISBN
9780141197630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Yasha the magician - sword swallower, fire eater, acrobat and master of escape - is famed for his extraordinary Houdini-like skills. Half Jewish, half Gentile, a free thinker who slips easily between worlds, Yasha has an observant wife, a loyal assistant who travels with him and a woman in every town. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197609
ISBN
9780141197609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Presents the story of Joseph Shapiro, a disillusioned and aimless man who discovers a purpose to his life through the Jewish faith. This title offers an examination of the nature of faith, the question of identity and the notion of how to lead a good life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391571
ISBN
9780141391571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Offers an exploration of primitive history. This title portrays an era of superstition and violence in a country emerging from the darkness of savagery. It describes the brutality, prejudice and subjugation that occur when hunter-gatherers and farmers struggle for supremacy over the land. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391588
ISBN
9780141391588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Herman Broder, a refugee and Holocaust survivor, has three women in his life: Yadwiga, the loyal Polish peasant who hid him in a hayloft from the Nazis; Masha, his beautiful and neurotic true love; and Tamara, his first wife. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197616
ISBN
9780141197616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. From pre-First World War Warsaw to the New York of the 1930s, this title traces the early years of the author's life. It presents his bookish boyhood as the son of an Orthodox rabbi, equally absorbed in science, philosophy and cabbala. It chronicles the intricacies of his first love affairs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391595
ISBN
9780141391595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Isabel Allende's latest novel tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007348657
ISBN
9780007348657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. Best selling international author, Isabel Allende tackles her homeland head-on in this staggering, epic romance. Translator(s): Peden, Margaret Sayers. Num Pages: 320 pages, genealogy tab. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226. Clean copy in good to very good condition.
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KRF0000798
ISBN
9780007123018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 4.99

Paperback. The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile, and tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with the Conquistadors in the 1500s. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007241187
ISBN
9780007241187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.89

Hardcover. Translator(s): Bogin, Magda. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
520
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152814
ISBN
9781857152814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. Bestselling author Isabel Allende's first adult novel since 'Portrait in Sepia' - beautiful, disturbing and atmospheric. Translator(s): Peden, Margaret Sayers. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007201983
ISBN
9780007201983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it is to announce that she will be married soon to the stern and volatile landowner Esteban Trueba. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099528562
ISBN
9780099528562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.88

Paperback. Tells the story of an orphan who beguiles the world with her astonishing visions, triumphing over the worst of adversity and bringing light to a dark place. Translator(s): Sayers Peden, Margaret. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241951651
ISBN
9780241951651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. A magnificent sweeping tale from the international bestselling author of 'The House of the Spirits'. Translator(s): Sayers Peden, Margaret. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006552321
ISBN
9780006552321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. A collection of seven tales, whose settings range from Tuscany and Elsinore, to a dhow on its way from Lamu to Zanzibar. It is shot through with themes of love and desire - from the maiden lady who now believes herself to have been the grand courtesan of her time to the Count whose wife is so jealous that she cannot bear him to admire her jewels. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187198
ISBN
9780141187198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Includes four stories that illuminate the author's love both for the African people, their dignity and traditions, and for the beauty and wildness of the landscape. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140180435
ISBN
9780140180435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Isak Dinesen was the pen-name of Karen Blixen, who was born in Rungsted, Denmark in 1885. After studying art, she married her cousin, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke. Together they went to Kenya to manage a coffee plantation. After their divorce, she continued to run the plantation until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Denmark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185880
ISBN
9780141185880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. When a girl is found dead with a copy of Rudian Stefa's latest book in her possession, the author finds himself summoned for an interview by the Party Committee. Unable to guess what transgression he has committed Rudian goes fearfully to meet his interrogators. He has never met the girl in question but he remembers signing the book. Translator(s): Hodgson, John. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593072
ISBN
9780099593072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560920
ISBN
9780099560920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. It's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of a Chinese diplomat the tension cranks up - couriers between Tirana and Beijing carry annotated x-rays of the foot back and forth. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560890
ISBN
9780099560890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. Contains stories which range geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Translator(s): Martin, George. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141181349
ISBN
9780141181349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Includes stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Martin; McLaughlin, Martin; Parks, Tim; Weaver, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189680
ISBN
9780141189680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. A collection of short stories covering the length of the author's writing career, from when he was a teenager to shortly before his death. It includes fables; a town where everything has been forbidden apart from the game of tip-cat; and a pitiable tribe watching the flight paths of guided missiles from outside their mud huts. Translator(s): Parks, Tim; McLaughlin, Martin; Creagh, Patrick; Weaver, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, integrated black and white. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189741
ISBN
9780141189741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. A collection of fables. It is populated with waifs and strays, a gluttonous thief and a mischievous gardener. It features a comic story "The Argentine Ant". Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287032
ISBN
9780099287032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

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