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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Broken Glass is a Congolese riff on European classics from the most notable Francophone African writer of his generation. Translator(s): Stevenson, Helen. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846688157
ISBN
9781846688157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Michel is ten years old, living in Pointe Noire, Congo, in the 1970s. His mother sells peanuts at the market, his father works at the Victory Palace Hotel, and brings home books left behind by the white guests. Planes cross the sky overhead, and Michel and his friend Lounes dream about the countries where they'll land. Translator(s): Stevenson, Helen. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685842
ISBN
9781846685842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.61

Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main - Classic ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781257876
ISBN
9781781257876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007919
ISBN
9780253007919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Includes the full French text, accompanied by French-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. Editor(s): Garnham, B.G. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1 New
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415078597
ISBN
9780415078597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Yentob, Alan. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Comma Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583676
ISBN
9781905583676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Mrs Donaldson is a conventional middle-class woman beached on the shores of widowhood after a marriage that had been much like many others: happy to begin with, then satisfactory and finally dull. But when she decides to take in two lodgers, her mundane life becomes much more stimulating. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685262
ISBN
9781846685262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

CD-Audio. An eccentric old lady moves into a quiet street in Camden Town. There she remains, installed in her van in glorious self-sufficiency, until the council instructs her to move on. Then a kind home-owner invites her to move her van into his garden - where she stays for the next fifteen years. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785291807
ISBN
9781785291807
CD
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.44

CD-Audio. Offers a complete audio collection of Alan Bennett's celebrated monologues. This collection includes all twelve Talking Heads, the precursor of that series, and, A Woman of No Importance. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Format
CD
Publication date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785291661
ISBN
9781785291661
CD
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 22.91

Hardcover. The Uncommon Reader is none other than HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. She reads widely and intelligently. Her reading naturally changes her world view and her relationship with people such as the oleaginous prime minister and his repellent advisers. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 215. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KKD0008952
ISBN
9781846680496
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Funny, moving, exuberantly imaginative, The Incredible Adam Spark is the unforgettable story of a troubled young man who dares to take on the world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755326464
ISBN
9780755326464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. A vital read for anyone who wants to understand just who the hell some men think they are Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hachette Scotland
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755319428
ISBN
9780755319428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. The seventh novel in Alan Bradley's addictive Flavia de Luce mystery series. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409149460
ISBN
9781409149460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Santa Fe Writer's Project United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939650092
ISBN
9781939650092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.50

Paperback. An incredibly powerful debut novel about a family caught up in the tragic earthquake in Istanbul in 1999 Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230. 352 pages. An incredibly powerful debut novel about a family caught up in the tragic earthquake in Istanbul in 1999. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight: 230.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596578
ISBN
9780747596578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.34

Paperback. A first novel which has been a bestseller in New Zealand, and has been made into a film. It is a portrayal of Maoris in New Zealand society, and a story in which everyone is a victim until the strength and vision of one woman transcends brutality and leads the way to a new life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578413
ISBN
9780099578413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. From the master of the wartime espionage novel; a thrilling story of subterfuge at sea Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825556
ISBN
9780753825556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The sequel to THE WORLD AT NIGHT featuring Jean Casson - 'Casson could become a cult figure - reluctant spy, utterly disreputable' THE TIMES Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826362
ISBN
9780753826362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Utterly gripping spy thriller set in the glittering world of European high society, just before the Second World War. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826386
ISBN
9780753826386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. 'Outclasses any spy novel I have ever read' Richard Condon, author of THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826348
ISBN
9780753826348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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