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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Vividly evoked Scottish tale of chance encounters and of family memories, regret, love and loss. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021187
ISBN
9781910021187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJBR; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Hodder Education Glasgow
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716950035
ISBN
9780716950035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; FA; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NeWest Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126172
ISBN
9781897126172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897142509
ISBN
9781897142509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. A poetic work of fiction on the one hand, an autobiography on the other, The Life of Rebecca Jones is about one family's passage through the twentieth century. A fictional elegy to a threatened way of life. Translator(s): Jones, Lloyd. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857387127
ISBN
9780857387127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276520
ISBN
9781908276520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. 262pp.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KHS1002417
ISBN
9780720611441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Truran United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850221791
ISBN
9781850221791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.20

Paperback. THE PASSION OF NEW EVE is an extraordinary journey into the apocalyptic vision of the author Lorna Sage called 'The boldest of English writers'. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001652
ISBN
9780860683414
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and other Professors. Outside, where land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by these savage outsiders, decides to escape. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192383
ISBN
9780141192383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan ..or all fake? Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099388616
ISBN
9780099388616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. A second collection of fairy tales by Angela Carter involving more alluring women, ailing warriors, enchantresses and seekers of revenge. They come from every corner of the globe to haunt, to entice, transform and even to help. Illustrator(s): Sargood, Corinna. Editor(s): Carter, Angela. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 271. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006200
ISBN
9781853816161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A collection of short stories which tear through the archives of cinema, of art and of the subconscious. A young Lizzie Borden visits the circus; a pianist makes a Faustian pact in a fly-blown Southern brothel; and a transfigured Mary Magdalene steps out of the canvases of Donatello and de la Tour. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099133711
ISBN
9780099133711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. * Full of the wit and irreverence for which Carter is renowned Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860490941
ISBN
9781860490941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language' Observer Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085231
ISBN
9781844085231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. In this, her second novel, (awarded the 1967 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) Angela Carter's brilliant imagination and starting intensity of style explore and extend the nature and boundaries of love. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860681908
ISBN
9780860681908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Presents the tale of the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families, the Hazards and the Chances. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099981107
ISBN
9780099981107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Charts the destructive emotional war between a young woman, her husband and his disruptive brother as they move through a labyrinth of betrayal, alienation and lost connections. This revised edition evokes the ebb of the 1960s, and includes an afterword which describes the progress of the survivors into the anguish of middle age. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594215
ISBN
9780099594215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.13

Paperback. Desiderio, an employee of the city under a bizarre reality attack from Doctor Hoffman's mysterious machines, has fallen in love with Albertina, the Doctor's daughter. But Albertina, a beautiful woman made of glass, seems only to appear to him in his dreams. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192390
ISBN
9780141192390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.71

Paperback. As well as her eight novels, Angela Carter published four collections of short stories during her lifetime, and contributed stories to several anthologies. The stories were scattered amongst different publishers. Suitable for Angela Carter aficionados, this title gathers together her work. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592914
ISBN
9780099592914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

hardcover. Angela Carter's pick of Mother Goose's feathers. 'Trumps Grimm, with a world-wide selection of savage and funny stories' Observer Num Pages: 512 pages, Integrated: 25, woodcuts. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Virago London
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081738
ISBN
9781844081738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. From familiar fairy tales and legends - "Red Riding Hood", "Bluebeard", "Puss in Boots", "Beauty and the Beast", vampires and werewolves, the author has created a collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099588115
ISBN
9780099588115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Based on real people, this volume offers a collection of stories focusing on mingling history, invention, literary criticism, high drama and low comedy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099480716
ISBN
9780099480716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. * This bestselling collection of stories extols the female virtues of discontent, sexual disruptiveness and bad manners - reissued in a HB edition as a companion to Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 287 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349008462
ISBN
9780349008462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

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