Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 30 November 2018 by Epoque Press in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 176 pages
130 x 196 x 22 | 168g

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Of specific Gay interest

Published on 26 March 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador).

Paperback | 272 pages
234 x 153 | 0g

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Fiction & related items

Published on 3 October 2024 by Little, Brown (Abacus) in GB.

Paperback |
152 x 233 x 26 | 436g

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 29 August 2024 by Random House (Chatto & Windus) in GB.

Paperback |
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