Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Pyle is a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or for love? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099478393
- ISBN
- 9780099478393
€ 10.99€ 9.38
€ 10.99
€ 9.38
Paperback. The love affair between Maurice Bendix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. After a chance meeting rekindles his love and jealousy two years later, Bendix hires a private detective to follow Sarah, and slowly his love for her turns into an obsession. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144. The love affair between Maurice Bendix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. After a chance meeting rekindles his love and jealousy two years later, Bendix hires a private detective to follow Sarah, and slowly his love for her turns into an obsession. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099478447
- ISBN
- 9780099478447
€ 10.99€ 9.19
€ 10.99
€ 9.19
Paperback. One windy spring day in the Chilterns Joe Rose's calm, organized life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon, Rose reflects, could have ended in mere tragedy, but for his brief meeting with Jed Parry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- SKU
- 9780099481249
- ISBN
- 9780099481249
€ 11.99€ 9.63
€ 11.99
€ 9.63
Paperback. Every weekend, in basements and parking lots across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded for as long as they have to. Then they go back to those jobs with blackened eyes and loosened teeth and the sense that they can handle anything. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- 9780099765219
- ISBN
- 9780099765219
€ 11.99€ 9.79
€ 11.99
€ 9.79
Paperback. A tale of identical twin brothers who grow up on a farm in rural Wales and never leave home. They till the rough soil and sleep in the same bed, touched only occasionally by the advances of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099769712
- ISBN
- 9780099769712
€ 6.02
€ 6.02
Paperback. A novella that tells how through a simple sexual admission a husband and wife ware driven apart into rival worlds of erotic revenge. Translator(s): Davies, J.M.Q. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182247
- ISBN
- 9780141182247
€ 9.18
€ 9.18
Paperback. A lifetime of friendship. A moment of betrayal. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447229537
- ISBN
- 9781447229537
€ 11.99€ 9.19
€ 11.99
€ 9.19
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473641389
- ISBN
- 9781473641389
€ 12.99€ 8.38
€ 12.99
€ 8.38
Paperback. A compelling novel of the emergency medical services on the streets of New York. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 240. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Edition
- 1st Uk Paperback Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0245811
- ISBN
- 9780751523768
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Humorous novel by bestselling author Helena Frith Powell, about the French art of having affairs Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 268. 8vo Good copy .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0255191
- ISBN
- 9781906142773
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 39. Weight in Grams: 756. Very good copy in fine dustwrapper.First edition signed by the author.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0303392
- ISBN
- 9781408876589
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardcover. A thrilling, plot-twisting new novel set in Europe during the first world war, from the bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 614. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper.First edition signed by the author
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0303521
- ISBN
- 9781408817742
€ 50.00
€ 50.00
Hardcover. The new novel by the author of the Booker-shortlisted In Every Face I Meet and Richard & Judy selection The Promise of Happiness. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper . First edition signed by the author
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0303544
- ISBN
- 9781408803882
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. * In this third volume of highly original 'detective' stories with a unique setting and characters, the irrepressible, Precious Ramotswe faces supreme problems at home and at work. Series: No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Television tie-in edition
- SKU
- KHN0001640
- ISBN
- 9780349117003
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Desmond and Deirdre Doyle will have been married for 25 years in October. It falls to the Doyles' eldest daughter, Anna, to decide how to commemorate her parents' Silver Wedding. No use in asking her sister or brother. But it is unthinkable not to have a party, even though for the Doyles, family occasions are more difficult than for most. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KIN0007558
- ISBN
- 9780099498629
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. A suspenseful psychological thriller from the author of Booker-longlisted Child 44, now a film starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KIN0034716
- ISBN
- 9781847396754
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic haunted by his violent past. His sister, Audrun, alone in her bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KIN0035540
- ISBN
- 9780099478454
€ 17.99€ 4.64
€ 17.99
€ 4.64
Paperback. A story of post-war Britain through the lives of one family Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KMR0005684
- ISBN
- 9780747585831
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180. . Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- POOLBEG
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KNH0013297
- ISBN
- 9781853719622
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. The much-anticipated new novel from the bestselling author of GOOD IN BED and IN HER SHOES Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- SKU
- KOC0022348
- ISBN
- 9780743468954
€ 4.64
€ 4.64