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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
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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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
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€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
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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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
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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
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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
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€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.66
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€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
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€ 9.97
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849838467
- ISBN
- 9781849838467
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
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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
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
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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
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903517987
- ISBN
- 9781903517987
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
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paperback. Golding's best-known novel is the story of a group of boys who, after a plane crash, set up a fragile community on a previously uninhabited island. As memories of home recede and the blood from frenzied pig-hunts arouses them, the boys' childish fear turns into something deeper and more primitive. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571191475
- ISBN
- 9780571191475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
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Paperback. Christopher Martin, the sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer, is stranded upon a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the sun, the night cold and the terror of his isolation. Through the long hours with only himself to talk to, Martin must try to assemble the truth of his fate, piece by terrible piece. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main - Faber Modern Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571322749
- ISBN
- 9780571322749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
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Paperback. Arieka is one of the last to prophesy at Delphi, in the shadowy years when the Romans were securing their grip on the tribes and cities of Greece. The plain, unloved daughter of a local grandee, she is rescued from the contempt and neglect of her family by her Delphic role. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571298532
- ISBN
- 9780571298532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71