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Literary & Contemporary

Literary and contemporary novels that sit between the bestseller list and the university reading list, second-hand and posted around New Zealand. The titles here handle family, memory, migration and small-town life with some care, and many are the kind of book people press on friends. We describe every copy's condition, so you can pick a fine gift copy or a good reader. Browse the shelf, or watch it for new arrivals.

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On sale As the inspector said and other stories - By John Escott As the inspector said and other storiesJohn Escott Was $10.99 Now $7.99 On sale Matthew Arnold Selected poems and prose - By Matthew Arnold & others Matthew Arnold Selected poems and proseMatthew Arnold, Miriam Allott Was $10.99 Now $7.99 The white hotel - By D. M. Thomas The white hotelD. M. Thomas$3.99 On sale Wild Animus - By Rich Shapero Wild AnimusRich Shapero Was $10.99 Now $7.99 That Wild Lie - By Naomi Jacob That Wild LieNaomi Jacob$4.79 The Founder of the House - By Naomi Jacob The Founder of the HouseNaomi Jacob$5.99 Four generations - By Naomi Jacob Four generationsNaomi Jacob$5.99 The life and death of The Mayor of Casterbridge - By Thomas Hardy The life and death of The Mayor of CasterbridgeThomas Hardy$8.99 The Jagged Window - By Wendy Robertson The Jagged WindowWendy Robertson$6.99 On sale Twelve Bar Blues - By Patrick Neate Twelve Bar BluesPatrick Neate Was $10.39 Now $7.99 Morning's gate - By Ann Victoria Roberts Morning's gateAnn Victoria Roberts$6.99 The devil you know - By Leonie Norrington The devil you knowLeonie Norrington$12.99 Works of the Brothers Grimm - By Brothers Grimm Works of the Brothers GrimmBrothers Grimm$15.99 Sad bastard - By Hugo Hamilton Sad bastardHugo Hamilton$5.99 Alentejo Blue - By Monica Ali Alentejo BlueMonica Ali$15.99 The captive - By Victoria Holt The captiveVictoria Holt$18.99 A Better Man with Horses - By Ted Harriott A Better Man with HorsesTed Harriott$16.99 The Bone Hunter - By Tom Holland The Bone HunterTom Holland$13.99 Kissing The Pink - By Jane Holland Kissing The PinkJane Holland$8.99 The People's Act Of Love - By James Meek The People's Act Of LoveJames Meek$17.99 Out There - By Frankie McGowan Out ThereFrankie McGowan$7.99 On sale The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles - By Katherine Pancol The Yellow Eyes of CrocodilesKatherine Pancol Was $11.99 Now $8.99 How to be Famous - By Caitlin Moran How to be FamousCaitlin Moran$17.99 Made in the U.S.A. - By Billie Letts Made in the U.S.A.Billie Letts$14.99 God's grace - By Bernard Malamud God's graceBernard Malamud$7.00 The Changing Room - By Margaret Bard The Changing RoomMargaret Bard$5.99 Adrian Mole - The Cappuccino Years - By Sue Townsend Adrian Mole - The Cappuccino YearsSue Townsend$12.99 Woody and Her Friend - By John Parker Woody and Her FriendJohn Parker$4.99 On sale The way things look to me - By Roopa Farooki The way things look to meRoopa Farooki Was $11.99 Now $8.99 On sale Bombay ice - By Leslie Forbes Bombay iceLeslie Forbes Was $11.99 Now $8.99 The White Tiger - By Robert Nathan The White TigerRobert Nathan$6.00 Dead straight - By Andrew Neilson Dead straightAndrew Neilson$5.99 Nowhere man. - By Jerry Oster Nowhere man.Jerry Oster$5.00 Traitor's Son - By Constance Fecher Traitor's SonConstance Fecher$5.00 Daughter of the Wind - By Suzanne Fisher Staples Daughter of the WindSuzanne Fisher Staples$6.00 On sale Tell Me Your Secret - By Deirdre Purcell Tell Me Your SecretDeirdre Purcell Was $11.99 Now $8.99 Wild Animus - By Rich Shapero Wild AnimusRich Shapero$59.00 Dingo Boy - By Michael Dugan Dingo BoyMichael Dugan$4.00 My fat brother - By James Keeble My fat brotherJames Keeble$7.19 Turlough - By Brian Keenan TurloughBrian Keenan$14.99 The Jewels of Tessa Kent - By Judith Krantz The Jewels of Tessa KentJudith Krantz$4.00 Footsteps In The Night - By Lee Karr Footsteps In The NightLee Karr$5.00 On sale Le Comte de Monte-Cristo - By Alexandre Dumas Le Comte de Monte-CristoAlexandre Dumas Was $12.99 Now $9.99 Fairy Tales - Sleeping Beauty - By Maureen Spurgeon Fairy Tales - Sleeping BeautyMaureen Spurgeon$3.19 The albatross muff - By Barbara Hanrahan The albatross muffBarbara Hanrahan$5.99 On sale The cabalist - By Amanda Prantera The cabalistAmanda Prantera Was $11.99 Now $8.99 Vintage Alice - By Jessica Adams Vintage AliceJessica Adams$5.99 Playing with the Grown-ups - By Sophie Dahl Playing with the Grown-upsSophie Dahl$5.59

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