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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Revealing that Conrad actually hated sailing and Emily Bronte was so tough she was known as 'The Major', among many other stories of eccentricity, drunkenness and even murder, this book uses unusual angles and peculiar details to illuminate writers' lives in a new way. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141389271
ISBN
9780141389271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Under the repressive regime of The Authority, citizens have been herded into urban centres, and all women of child-bearing age fitted with contraceptive devices. A woman known as 'Sister' leaves her oppressive marriage to join an isolated group of women in a remote northern farm at Carhullan, where she intends to become a rebel fighter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315628
ISBN
9780571315628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. No one knows what to make of Juliet Slater, not even her mother. And clothes, boys, school, friends, the changing seasons and what other people think - none of these things seem to matter to Juliet. She spends hours in her room with incomprehensible mathematical text books, her mind voyaging in strange seas of thought, alone. Is she a genius? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870270
ISBN
9781784870270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

paperback. May, Christine, Heed, Junior, Vida - even L - all are women obsessed with Bill Cosey. He shapes their yearnings for a father, husband, lover, guardian, and friend. This novel ultimately comes full circle to that indelible, overwhelming first love that marks us forever. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099455493
ISBN
9780099455493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. * A masterpiece of haunting atmosphere and hypnotic suspense Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080700
ISBN
9781844080700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Folio. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 13. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Gallimard
Edition
New
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9782070360024
ISBN
9782070360024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.08

Paperback. As the war takes its toll, the Nightingale nurses must do their bit for king and country.. Dora is the devoted mother of twin babies but, determined to help the war effort, she goes back to work at the Nightingale Hospital. More used to nights out in the West End, Jennifer and Cissy volunteer in the hope of tending to handsome soldiers. Series: Nightingales. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099599579
ISBN
9780099599579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169675
ISBN
9780691169675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. Tells a story about the bond between a mother and daughter. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099580157
ISBN
9780099580157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Is not knowing worse than knowing the truth? The next stunning novel from Richard and Judy pick, Amanda Brooke Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007511365
ISBN
9780007511365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Gunder Jomann, a quiet, middle-aged man from a peaceful Norwegian community, thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his Indian bride is due to join him, he is called to the hospital to his sister's bedside. Translator(s): Barslund, Charlotte. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099565499
ISBN
9780099565499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Sapphire Jones doesn't believe in relationships anymore - not since she caught her husband in bed with another woman. Now Sapphire only sees men on her terms which is why her current lover is younger, good looking, doesn't place any emotional demands on her [so far, fingers crossed] and is great in bed. What more does a girl need? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KHN0001844
ISBN
9780099510192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sapphire Jones doesn't believe in relationships anymore - not since she caught her husband in bed with another woman. Now Sapphire only sees men on her terms which is why her current lover is younger, good looking, doesn't place any emotional demands on her [so far, fingers crossed] and is great in bed. What more does a girl need? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KEX0230591
ISBN
9780099510192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When Jesus Christ arrives uninvited at your flat, and gently but firmly advises you to clean up your life, well, naturally, you do as you're told - Translator(s): Petersen, Mette. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272103
ISBN
9781846272103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. Set in the beautiful Cornish landscape, DI Wycliffe must tackle a high-profile murder case. Series: The Cornish Detective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409171843
ISBN
9781409171843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Del Rey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345490179
ISBN
9780345490179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Gugu is beautiful, charismatic and of an unimpeachable political background. A respected midwife, she combines modern medical knowledge with a healer's touch to save the lives of village women and their babies. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 40. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967324
ISBN
9780241967324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.05

Paperback. Introduces the Wapshots of St Botolphs. This title features Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea-dog and would-be suicide; his licentious older son, Moses; and Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099275275
ISBN
9780099275275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Forge Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KEX0233339
ISBN
9780765322517
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. As new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Forge Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KRF0028401
ISBN
9780765322517
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A powerful and hauntingly beautiful novel set on death row - as if THE GREEN MILE or THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION were written by Cormac McCarthy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226347
ISBN
9781780226347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.01

Paperback. An excoriating portrayal of loss and an unnerving post-Iraq discourse mark this brilliant novel of modern America. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330512398
ISBN
9780330512398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. * This wonderful novel showing Beryl Bainbridge at her darkly comic best - out for the first time as an Abacus paperback Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123707
ISBN
9780349123707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Lady Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the Sir Clifford. Paralysed in the First World War, Sir Clifford is unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, and encourages her instead to have a liaison with a man of their own class. Editor(s): Poplawski, Paul; Squires, Michael. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441498
ISBN
9780141441498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

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