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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback.
Publisher
Europa Editions United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609450793
ISBN
9781609450793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Dionysus, god of wine and ecstasy, has come to Thebes, and the women are streaming out of the city to worship him on the mountain, drinking and dancing in wild frenzy. The king, Pentheus, denouces this so-called 'god' as a charlatan. But no mortal can deny a god and no man can ever stand against Dionysus. Translator(s): Robertson, Robin. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099577386
ISBN
9780099577386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. For fans of The Name of the Rose comes this remarkable new award-winning novel from Russia Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780748719
ISBN
9781780748719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. It is 1883, and all Ireland's in turmoil with agrarian, political and sectarian revolt. From the opening of this pastoral of love and betrayal, events roll towards an inevitable, tragic end. Below the surface, complex tensions between religions, between men and women, good and evil are explored. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174 231pp
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780749398682
ISBN
9780749398682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.64

Hardcover. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182. Very good copy in pristine dustwrapper . Signed by the Author
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0303192
ISBN
9781848400184
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 65.00

Paperback. Set in Irish border counties, these twelve stories are written by Eugene McCabe - a major playwright who is considered a master of dialogue and intimate characterisation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099470328
ISBN
9780099470328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Presents a sweeping story of one family over four generations in East Germany: the intertwining of love, life and politics under the GDR regime. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571288588
ISBN
9780571288588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. A reflective, poignant novel of independence and love from one of America's greatest contemporary Southern writers. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860683759
ISBN
9780860683759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Snowdie has to bring up her twin boys alone after her husband, King Maclain, disappears one day, discarding his hat on the banks of the Big Black. Loch Morrison, convalescing with malaria, watches from his bedroom window as wayward Virgie Rainey meets a sailor in the vacant house opposite. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 370 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196848
ISBN
9780141196848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155479
ISBN
9781903155479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Part anthology and part travelogue, Translating Libya presents the country through the eyes of seventeen Libyan short story writers and one American diplomat. Editor(s): Chorin, Ethan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Darf Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772842
ISBN
9781850772842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408879566
ISBN
9781408879566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. A man barges into a writer's house and, holding a gun to his head, demands that he tell him a story, something to take him away from real world. A pathological liar discovers one day that the lies he tells come true. A young woman finds a zip in her boyfriend's mouth, and when she opens it he unfolds to reveal a completely different man inside. Translator(s): Silverston, Sondra; Shlesinger, Miriam; Englander, Nathan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563327
ISBN
9780099563327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. When Mordy, our hero, discovers that his girlfriend from his life before has also 'offed' herself, he sets out to find her, and so follows a strange adventure.. Num Pages: 96 pages, -. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701184315
ISBN
9780701184315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 190 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 123.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679848042
ISBN
9780679848042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.75

Paperback. Solomon reappears and gives Sara and her classmate Seth a fresh and enlightening perspective on life on this planet. These two adventurous, tree-climbing friends dialogue with their ethereal feathered mentor regarding their varied experiences with parents, teachers, other students, neighbours, and property owners. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Hay House Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401911591
ISBN
9781401911591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. Sara has a hard time understanding why Seth wants to befriend the new girl in town and even share their secrets of Thacker's Trail. Even Solomon's reassuring words don't soothe Sara. But Sara discovers that not only does Annette's presence not detract from her joyful experience, but that it adds to it in more ways than she could have imagined. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Hay House Inc
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401911607
ISBN
9781401911607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.80

Paperback. What we have here is a bunch of perfectly healthy women who happen to be of the brass-bra-wearing and chain-link bikinis sort. Each is fighting in her own way for the freedom to express herself - often by thrusting sword through a censor's black heart! The chicks in chainmail are back, and they will not be oppressed, repressed, or depressed! Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Baen Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476780634
ISBN
9781476780634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.38

Paperback. On a holiday with her father, Lara meets the Willoughby family, rife with illicit alliances and vendettas. The more embroiled Lara becomes with them, and with the beautiful Kip, the more consumed she is with doubt, curiosity and dread. And so begins her journey into self discovery and across the fine line between childhood and what lies beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Thus
SKU
V9780747593195
ISBN
9780747593195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Two little girls are taken by their mother to Morocco on a 1960s pilgrimage of self-discovery. For Mum, it is not just an escape from the grinding conventions of English life but a quest for personal fulfilment; her children, however, seek something more solid and stable amidst the shifting desert sands. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140174120
ISBN
9780140174120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408857212
ISBN
9781408857212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. After Klaus Lehmann's death in the village of Steerborough, a young woman, Lily, arrives to research his life and work. Poring over Klaus' letters to his wife Elsa, Lily pieces together the story of their lives. And alone in her rented cottage by the sea, she begins to sense an absence in her own life that may not be filled by simply going home. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141011073
ISBN
9780141011073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Paperback. Sixteen-year-old Lisa has high hopes for her first year in London. But she is squeezed into a flat with her bohemian mother and a little brother obsessed with foxes. Lisa trails through the city, dabbling with drugs and romance, and refusing to lose faith in her belief that something fantastic will happen to mark the rest of her life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747594475
ISBN
9780747594475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Dori's father has gone travelling in South America and, suffering from some kind of breakdown, following the death of his wife, he goes missing. Dori sets out to find him, leaving his wife and young son at home in Israel. Translator(s): Silverston, Sondra. Num Pages: 624 pages, -. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578550
ISBN
9780099578550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.04

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