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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Maggie and Andrew are lovers who live apart - Maggie in the country, Andrew in town. When Andrew is offered a job close to Maggie, moving in with her is the obvious next step. Or is it? Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0015736
ISBN
9781849163934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Set during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, Reckless is a compelling novel of life in the shadow of impending nuclear war. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781782066422
ISBN
9781782066422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A love triangle plays out against the backdrop of WWII, as Motherland explores the profound impact of historical events on individual lives. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781780876238
ISBN
9781780876238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Laura is content enough with her marriage, two children and part-time job. That is, until a lover from her past comes back into her life. Suddenly passion and excitement are rekindled, and she realises how stagnant her life has become. But how much happiness has she a right to expect? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 286.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849161954
ISBN
9781849161954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A mesmerising tale of Empire, wild daring, love and conquest in Lawrence's Arabia Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809808
ISBN
9781408809808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. The gripping and bloody story of one of history's most infamous and enigmatic villains - part II in the ATTILA trilogy Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752881423
ISBN
9780752881423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. In a Victorian mansion hotel on a Scottish island, a group of English Literature lecturers and students from Glasgow gather for a residential weekend. The weekend proves to be a major turning point in the emotional lives of several people - just not quite in the way any of them expected. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113065
ISBN
9781782113065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. The Whitbread Prize-winning modern classic, with an introduction by Hugh McIlvanney Series: Canons. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main - Canons ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782119616
ISBN
9781782119616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Tom Docherty was seventeen in the summer of 1955. With school behind him and a summer job at a brick works, Tom had his whole life before him. Years later, alone in a rented flat in Edinburgh and lost in memories, Tom recalls the intellectual and sexual awakening of his youth. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782111900
ISBN
9781782111900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Charlie Grant, an intense young student at Glasgow University watches his father die. Overwhelmed by the memory of this humble yet dignified death, Charlie is left to face his own fierce resentment for his adulterous mother. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113041
ISBN
9781782113041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Eddie Cameron is a salesman for Rocklight Ltd., an electrical equipment firm in Glasgow, where he has been fiddling the firm's expenses. Eddie's life is in tatters - his wife hates him, and his violent temper has left his mistress teetering on the edge of sanity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113034
ISBN
9781782113034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. The big man is Dan Scoular, a legend of physical prowess in a decaying Ayrshire mining community. When a bare-knuckle fight offers both money and a purpose, he finds it turns into a monumental struggle to keep his heritage and integrity intact. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113027
ISBN
9781782113027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Tells stories of the casualties of social and emotional struggle, who defy defeat with humour, resilience and inspiring faith in their dreams. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113058
ISBN
9781782113058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. When Austin King entertains some distant relatives he unwittingly sets in motion events that will threaten his marriage, his law practice and his standing in the community. Austin's eagerness to please his foster cousin Nora is mistaken for other motives, especially since Nora is besotted with him. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9781860465543
ISBN
9781860465543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. In settings that range from small town Illinois to the Upper East Side of Manhattan, this title includes stories that are distinguished by the author's inimitable wisdom and kindness, his sense of the small details that make up a life, and the nuances of joy and sadness that change its direction. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528777
ISBN
9780099528777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. Elizabeth Morison is an ordinary woman. Yet to eight-year-old Bunny, his mother is the centre of his universe. To his older brother, Robert, she is someone he must protect against the dangers of the outside world. And to James Morison, his wife is the foundation on which his family rests and life without her is unimaginable. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860469282
ISBN
9781860469282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Dublin is revealed in all its excess and greed, before and after the crash, in seethingly accurate portrayals of those who became caught up in the fury of the boom. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843513940
ISBN
9781843513940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.35

Paperback. William King's first novel is re-issued for the first time since its publication in 1997, augmented with an Afterword by the author, reflecting on his past work. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516217
ISBN
9781843516217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback.
Edition
Reissue
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849838375
ISBN
9781849838375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849838467
ISBN
9781849838467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A riotous story of revolution, romance and redemption from one of America's greatest living novelists Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0011045
ISBN
9781416526872
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A riotous story of revolution, romance and redemption from one of America's greatest living novelists. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780743295550
ISBN
9780743295550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.07

Paperback. Cobb's The Fire Eaters"Cobb's short stories, printed in the New Yorker and other magazines, hinted at the power he displays in this beautifully controlled and convincing debut, winner of the 1992 Associated Writing Programs award for the novel."-Publisher's Weekly Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411477
ISBN
9781421411477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Jones, W. Glyn. Num Pages: 505 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
505
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517789
ISBN
9781903517789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

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