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Fiction: special features

Paperback. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HELEN SIMPSON From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099588115
ISBN
9780099588115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276520
ISBN
9781908276520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. An exclusive, never-before-collected selection of sparkling stories by Angela Thirkell that will charm, delight and entertain. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349004303
ISBN
9780349004303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. A poetic work of fiction on the one hand, an autobiography on the other, The Life of Rebecca Jones is about one family's passage through the twentieth century. A fictional elegy to a threatened way of life. Translator(s): Jones, Lloyd. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857387127
ISBN
9780857387127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vehicule Press Canada
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550653984
ISBN
9781550653984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.00

Paperback. Set in contemporary Bombay and other cities, this is a collection of 11 short stories that reflect Desai's skill for evoking the full flavour of Indian life. The colours, smells and sounds, as well as some intensely individual characters, are here. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428534
ISBN
9780099428534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. Editor(s): VanderMeer, Jeff; VanderMeer, Ann. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
PM Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629630359
ISBN
9781629630359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. An anthology that presents fantastical stories. It covers the romantic elegance of the Victorian era and blends in modern scientific advances - synthesizing imaginative technologies such as steam-driven robots, analogue supercomputers, and ultramodern dirigibles. Editor(s): VanderMeer, Ann; VanderMeer, Jeff. Num Pages: 373 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Tachyon Publications United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781892391759
ISBN
9781892391759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. How long does it take to forget the smell of someone who loved you? And when do you stop loving them? Translator(s): Evans, Catherine. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Gallic Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908313485
ISBN
9781908313485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Set in the vast Kazakh steppes of the crumbling Soviet Empire, Oleg Pavlov's kaleidoscope tale is peopled with soldiers and prisoners, hoboes and refugees and mice that steal medicines. Poetic, tragic and darkly comic, the novel is at once a grotesque portrayal of late Soviet reality and an apocalyptic allegory in the vein of Faulkner and Kafka. Translator(s): Gunin, Anna. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276582
ISBN
9781908276582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Series: Peter Owen Modern Classic. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780720611236
ISBN
9780720611236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. A dark and brilliant debut collection of short stories by a gifted young author. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490414
ISBN
9781786490414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Translator(s): Bettauer Dembo, Margot. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FJMS; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 205 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590176252
ISBN
9781590176252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. As part of The Living you cannot die. As part of The Living you have no free will. Yet one man is born who is different to the rest; one who could bring society crashing down - A stunning and sinister vision of a dystopian future by a critically acclaimed young Russian author. Translator(s): Rann, James. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843913771
ISBN
9781843913771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

paperback. Editor(s): Joseph, Anne. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512607
ISBN
9781905512607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. It's dangerous to be a Catholic in the age of Elizabeth. Lucky, then, that Francis Tregian is a Catholic nobleman of exceptional musical talent. In this epic, trans-continental tale, Anne Cuneo weaves the lives of William Byrd, Monteverdi and Shakespeare into the gripping and authentic tale of Tregian, creator of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. Translator(s): Glasser, Roland; Rogers, Lalaurie Louise. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276544
ISBN
9781908276544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. From the Orange- and Whitbread-shortlisted author of Buddha Da Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841955193
ISBN
9781841955193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. Written by the winner of the 1994 W H Smith Award, this book contains a selection of stories, from the earliest published work in 1968 to the works in 1994. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099732419
ISBN
9780099732419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Hardcover. A collection of stories, in which moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate leads a person to a new way of thinking or being. It presents a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Four Courts Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846823602
ISBN
9781846823602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.00
€ 42.31

Paperback. Includes stories that deals with the self-discovery of adolescence, the joys and pains of love and the despair and guilt of those caught in a narrow existence. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099273776
ISBN
9780099273776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. When her father marries his second wife, Chrissy gets a new step sister. Three years older than her, Queenie is beautiful and kind, someone everybody wants to be friends with. Chrissy worships her. But when Queenie runs away at eighteen, their lives quietly diverge. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 106 x 5. Weight in Grams: 44.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781253175
ISBN
9781781253175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.17

Paperback. From her ancestors' view from Edinburgh's Catle Rock in the eighteenth century to her parents' thwarted ambitions in Ontario, and her own awakening in 1950s Canada, the author weaves fact and myth to create an epic story of past and present, proving that fiction has much to tell us about life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099497998
ISBN
9780099497998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. With passions hopelessly conceived, affections betrayed, marriages made and broken, this title includes stories in which the joys, fears, loves and awakenings of women echo throughout, laying bare the unexceptional and yet inescapable pain of human contact. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458364
ISBN
9780099458364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. The author has a genius for entering the lives of ordinary people and capturing the passions and contradictions that lie just below the surface. This title takes mainly the lives of women - unruly, ungovernable, unpredictable, unexpected, funny, sexy and completely recognisable - and brings their hidden desires bubbling to the surface. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287865
ISBN
9780099287865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

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