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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Features Nelson who plays truant and sees something he wishes he hadn't. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283560
ISBN
9780099283560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. Originally published: New York: Simon and Schuster, c1983. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810115705
ISBN
9780810115705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.42

Paperback. Contains six short stories and a novella. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900564618
ISBN
9781900564618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Paperback. Noted for narrative complexity, stylistic variety, and feminist themes, Pardo Bazan's stories, written a century ago, explore many aspects of the relationships between men and women." Series: Texts & Translations. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Modern Language Association of America
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873527842
ISBN
9780873527842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.17

Paperback. The unmissable new action-thriller from one of the biggest names in British fiction - the No 1 bestselling author of The Ghosts of Sleath, Haunted, The Magic Cottage and The Rats. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harpercollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New edition
SKU
KKD0009974
ISBN
9780006476009
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Part memoir, part love story, part wildly scenic travel piece, The Greek for Love is every bit as sumptuous as its setting Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
JOHN MURRAY
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719568626
ISBN
9780719568626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

paperback. A collection of 100 of author's finest stories; it describes life south of the Rio Grande and chronicles the activities and concerns of 'the four million' ordinary citizens who inhabited turn-of-the-century New York. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 492.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262418
ISBN
9781853262418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.55

Paperback. Ivan Vladislavic invites readers to do some detective work of their own. Each story can be read as a story or you can try to tease out the clues and patterns. Whether skewering extreme marketing techniques or constructing dystopian parallel universes, Vladislavic will make you look beyond appearances. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276568
ISBN
9781908276568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. Hlynur Bjorn is an unemployed 30-something loner, still living with his mum, who spends his days on the Internet, watching satellite TV, and gazing at girls in the pub. But Hlynur's cosy, unthreatening world is shaken when his mother comes out as a lesbian, and her Spanish girlfriend Lolla moves into their home. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 115 x 27. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571209767
ISBN
9780571209767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088932
ISBN
9781847088932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Robbie is an ordinary Dublin boy until he hurts his head in an accident on St Patrick's Day. His injury changes everything. When he returns to conciousness, Robbie believes that God has given him the power to perform miracles. When tragedy strikes closer to home, Robbie needs all his powers to keep his world intact. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 149.
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
208
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9780099462088
ISBN
9780099462088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Robbie is an ordinary Dublin boy until he hurts his head in an accident on St Patrick's Day. His injury changes everything. When he returns to conciousness, Robbie believes that God has given him the power to perform miracles. When tragedy strikes closer to home, Robbie needs all his powers to keep his world intact. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 149. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
208
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KTM0000704
ISBN
9780099462088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. A riveting, high-stakes political story like UNDER THE DOME, a love story like BAG OF BONES, a 1950s community like IT, Stephen King's incredibly ambitious, heartstoppingly dramatic time travel novel, 11.22.63 is a WHAT IF? novel like no one's ever read before - a one thousand page tour de force. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 46. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444727333
ISBN
9781444727333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Diana Spencer and her lover are visiting Paris. An international fixer puts a team in place to watch the Princess. Former Special Branch man John Harper is recruited as part of the team. Ritz Hotel Deputy Director of Security Henri Paul and paparazzo supreme James Andanson are their targets. But they are not the only ones watching Spencer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0005074
ISBN
9780571223411
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Diana Spencer and her lover are visiting Paris. An international fixer puts a team in place to watch the Princess. Former Special Branch man John Harper is recruited as part of the team. Ritz Hotel Deputy Director of Security Henri Paul and paparazzo supreme James Andanson are their targets. But they are not the only ones watching Spencer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0005078
ISBN
9780571223411
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143128489
ISBN
9780143128489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290. 154 pages, illustrations. Fifteen journeys (fourteen of them inside Poland) over six years, 1940 1946. The traveler is a young girl, who we meet at age seven. Along the way, she loses her home, her family, her name, her hair, and finally, her fear. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 14. Weight: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564787200
ISBN
9781564787200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. On a New England campus, Viennese housewife Utchka and her aspiring writer husband live a rather placid life with their two children. Until, that is, they meet Severin Winter, Professor of German and wrestling coach, and his delicate wife Edith at a faculty party. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552992084
ISBN
9780552992084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - Candis Welcome to Cedar Cove - a small town with a big heart! Series: A Cedar Cove Novel. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Mira Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780778304807
ISBN
9780778304807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Hardback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 35. Weight: 866.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451638394
ISBN
9781451638394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.42

Paperback.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781451639209
ISBN
9781451639209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.70

mass_market. 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 172 x 108 x 28. Weight: 244.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Baen
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451637649
ISBN
9781451637649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.81

Eddie Cantrell, now married to the king of Denmark's daughter, is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent - not the gold and silver which the Spanish treasure, but the oil which up-time machines and industry need. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 172 x 43. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Baen
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476780603
ISBN
9781476780603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.06

Hardback. After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe, citizens of the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia must contend with France's infamous Cardinal Richilieu, who is determined to keep his grip on power no matter what history says. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 36. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Baen Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476780610
ISBN
9781476780610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Shanghai Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202580
ISBN
9781602202580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503943360
ISBN
9781503943360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.62

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Baen Books United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451639315
ISBN
9781451639315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88. 112 pages. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight: 100.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841951928
ISBN
9781841951928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
325
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679417392
ISBN
9780679417392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.34

Paperback. A sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, the author sheds light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature in its own right. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689192
ISBN
9781846689192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. This novel about the complicated experience of pursuing a PhD details the curious world of a group stuck between childhood and adulthood, idealism and surrealism, representation and reality. It focuses on three main characters, each writing dissertations on postmodern novelist Ronald Sukenick. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fiction Collective 2
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573661027
ISBN
9781573661027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Paperback. Aomame standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips. She knows she is being hunted, and that she has put herself in terrible danger in order to save the man she loves. But things are moving forward, and Aomame does not yet know that she and Tengo are more closely bound than ever. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549055
ISBN
9780099549055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. In this world, the fates of two people, Tengo and Aomame, are closely intertwined. They are each, in their own way, doing something very dangerous. And in this world, there seems no way to save them both. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 44. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549062
ISBN
9780099549062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. In this world, the fates of two people, Tengo and Aomame, are closely intertwined. They are each, in their own way, doing something very dangerous. Num Pages: 1344 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 308 x 61. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
1328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578079
ISBN
9780099578079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 15.79

Hardback. A sparkling, enchanting, one-of-a-kind novel about one day in the lives of three unforgettable characters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412. Good copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0010957
ISBN
9781447254423
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. A sparkling, enchanting, one-of-a-kind novel about one day in the lives of three unforgettable characters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing minor shelfwear with bumps to edges, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0009038
ISBN
9781447254423
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Life as a film extra in Beijing might seem hard, but Fenfang won't be defeated. She has travelled 1800 miles to seek her fortune in the city, and has no desire to return to the never-ending sweet potato fields back home. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099512936
ISBN
9780099512936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. Interweaves a loose narrative line with anecdotes, autobiography, lyricism, myth, dream, fantasy, philosophical insights, and intertextual citations of and conversations with other authors and thinkers. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
The Third Body
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810126541
ISBN
9780810126541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.83

Hardback. A new novel from the bestselling Saudi author of Wolves of the Crescent Moon Translator(s): Calderbank, Anthony. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
MUNIRA´S BOTTLE Egypt
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163463
ISBN
9789774163463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.62

Hardback. Budour marries a humble tailor named Girgis, but begins an extended affair with his Jewish employer, Luka. Her friend Sawsan goes off to the university, only to fall in love with a dangerous young Marxist named Salim. Translator(s): Rossetti, Chip. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
SAINT THERESA AND SLEEPING WITH STRANGERS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163401
ISBN
9789774163401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.59

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