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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Cast a baleful eye on the personal relationships and social ambitions of the inhabitants of Dai Country. In this volume, the best of the author's short stories are combined with his autobiographical memoir "Days of Absence" to take us to the core of those incomparable valleys, with their lived experience stripped bare of cliche and sentiment. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998158
ISBN
9781906998158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Home To An Empty House tells in Alun Richards' incisive style the story of a marriage that has long since lost its sparkle. Walter, the wisecracking paranoiac and Connie, teacher of the 'backward class', are a couple who know a lot about sex but little about each other. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638850
ISBN
9781902638850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Through his letters home and six short stories, Alun Lewis paints a vibrant picture of life in India as a British serviceman during World War II. Intimate, vivid, observational, and always filled with emotion, this is a rare literary example of one Welshman's experience of empire and war. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 201 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214. Fine in cloth covers. Lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing minor shelfwear, sunned to spine, otherwise a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Library of Wales Ed
SKU
KSG0010277
ISBN
9781902638874
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. The sequel to the bestselling Martha's Girls, The Golden Sisters is a moving wartime saga that takes the reader to the very heart of a close-knit, fiery, loving family - perfect for fans of Maureen Lee, Mary Larkin and Pam Weaver. Series: Martha's Girls. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856409394
ISBN
9780856409394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789228
ISBN
9781564789228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. A sweeping epic saga about the Spanish Civil War -- the Spanish DR ZHIVAGO. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 52. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823132
ISBN
9780753823132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Meet Kate Reddy, fund manager and mother of two. She can juggle nine different currencies in five different time zones and get herself and two children washed and dressed and out of the house in half an hour. A victim of time famine, Kate counts seconds like other women count calories. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
paperback / softback
SKU
KTM0006223
ISBN
9780099428381
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Meet Kate Reddy, fund manager and mother of two. She can juggle nine different currencies in five different time zones and get herself and two children washed and dressed and out of the house in half an hour. A victim of time famine, Kate counts seconds like other women count calories. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KTM0006123
ISBN
9780099428381
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Meet Kate Reddy, fund manager and mother of two. She can juggle nine different currencies in five different time zones and get herself and two children washed and dressed and out of the house in half an hour. A victim of time famine, Kate counts seconds like other women count calories. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320. 8vo.Some minor wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
paperback / softback
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KEX0264750
ISBN
9780099428381
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 8vo.Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Airport / Export Ed
SKU
KEX0264268
ISBN
9780701177331
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 202 x 41. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812989335
ISBN
9780812989335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. A companion to sun, sea and sand, this book can be taken with you in your beach bag this summer. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 195 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290. A companion to sun, sea and sand, this book can be taken with you in your beach bag this summer. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 195 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KOC0026052
ISBN
9780099557067
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'It all goes on in this high-speed read' - Sun 'An exciting and deliciously escapist read' - Closer 'Sizzling' - Daily Express 'The perfect companion to sun, sea and sand, this book has to find its way into your beach bag this summer' - Candis Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 184 x 28. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KTG0010864
ISBN
9780099557050
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A companion to sun, sea and sand, this book can be taken with you in your beach bag this summer. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 195 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Arrow London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTM0007267
ISBN
9780099557067
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 253.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115290
ISBN
9781551115290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120734449
ISBN
9788120734449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.88

Paperback. On a summer's night in Athens, Patrik Keim stuck a pistol into his mouth and pulled the trigger. Keim was an artist, and the room in which he died was an assemblage of the tools of his particular trade. His body completed the tableau. This is a two-sided ethnography: one from the world of the living and the other from the world of the dead. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226073224
ISBN
9780226073224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.06

Paperback. 'Goodman is everything it says on her tin - a wonderful, lyrical writer - but she also has an astute eye for comedy and some bits of the book are truly hilarious.' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394. 'Goodman is everything it says on her tin - a wonderful, lyrical writer - but she also has an astute eye for comedy and some bits of the book are truly hilarious.' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight: 392.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848875401
ISBN
9781848875401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Was Lucien de Balafre a patriot who served his country as best he could in difficult times, or a treacherous collaborator in the Vichy government? This book explores the ties between fathers and sons and the pains of love and duty in a period of European history that is still characterised by wilful denial and hatred. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244. 356 pages. Etienne de Balafre, half French, half English and raised in South Africa, returns to post-war France to unravel the tangled history of his father - Lucien. Was he a patriot who served his country as best he could in difficult times, or a treacherous collaborator in the Vichy government?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 22. Weight: 288.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952994
ISBN
9781841952994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Travel to the revolutionary closing years of 18th century England. Meet Jack Cockshutt, arsonist by trade, returning to rescue his victims and profit from their relief, finding the woman who just might save him. Meet the beauty who castigates her customers with passages from Paine's Rights of Man. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946317
ISBN
9781908946317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Reissue of the classic tale of high-octane adventure set in the world of 1970s Formula One, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Num Pages: 256 pages, forms transparencies. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 17. Weight in Grams: 140. 190pp , Minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Fontana
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KLN0022584
ISBN
9780006151357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Celeste Price is an eighth-grade English teacher in suburban Tampa. She is attractive. She drives a red Corvette. Her husband, Ford, is rich, square-jawed and devoted to her. But Celeste has a secret. She has a singular sexual obsession - fourteen-year-old boys. It is a craving she pursues with sociopathic meticulousness and forethought. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571303335
ISBN
9780571303335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. In the summer of 1983, two sisters discover that promises can't always be kept .. The House on Seaview Road is a story about first love, growing up and about the enduring bonds of sisterhood. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473612853
ISBN
9781473612853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hyperion United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401311049
ISBN
9781401311049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

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