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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 160 pages. Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight: 140.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435905484
- ISBN
- 9780435905484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.26
€ 17.26
Paperback. Leading politician and bestselling author Newt Gingrich and novelist Pete Earley are back with another gripping international thriller. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455540297
- ISBN
- 9781455540297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.21
€ 18.99
€ 14.21
Hardback. Leading politician and bestselling author Newt Gingrich and novelist Pete Earley are back with the gripping sequel to Duplicity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455530441
- ISBN
- 9781455530441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.51
€ 42.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other women and children whom the Japanese force to walk for miles through the jungle leading to the deaths of many. Due to her courageous spirit, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9781784870027
- ISBN
- 9781784870027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 5.80
€ 7.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. As new
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220931
- ISBN
- 9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0220793
- ISBN
- 9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 8vo. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0257643
- ISBN
- 9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is the story of a woman who refuses to mourn her husband's death. The village knew she was an unhappy wife, but she is still expected to weep and speak the praises of her husband. Her story reveals the value of friendship between women, based on liking rather than traditional beliefs. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 192 pages. This is the story of a woman who refuses to mourn her husband's death. The village knew she was an unhappy wife, but she is still expected to weep and speak the praises of her husband. Her story reveals the value of friendship between women, based on liking rather than traditional beliefs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight: 162.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435912086
- ISBN
- 9780435912086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.25
€ 17.25
Paperback. Tells the story of Frankie Machine, the golden arm dealer at a back street Chicago gambling den. Frankie reckons he's a tough guy in the Chicago underworld but finds that he's not tough enough to kick his heroin addiction. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 338. 480 pages. Tells the story of Frankie Machine, the golden arm dealer at a back street Chicago gambling den. Frankie reckons he's a tough guy in the Chicago underworld but finds that he's not tough enough to kick his heroin addiction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 36. Weight: 338.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841955612
- ISBN
- 9781841955612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. Dove Findhorn is a naive country boy who busts out of Hicksville, Texas in pursuit of a better life in New Orleans. Amongst the downtrodden prostitutes, bootleggers and hustlers of the old French Quarter, Dove finds only hopelessness, crime and despair. His quest uncovers a harrowing grotesque of the American Dream. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. 352 pages. Dove Findhorn is a naive country boy who busts out of Hicksville, Texas in pursuit of a better life in New Orleans. Amongst the downtrodden prostitutes, bootleggers and hustlers of the old French Quarter, Dove finds only hopelessness, crime and despair. His quest uncovers a harrowing grotesque of the American Dream. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- CANONGATE BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841956800
- ISBN
- 9781841956800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.50
€ 14.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. If only I had never opened that letter..and let the devil in Meredith Hathaway has spent the last seventeen years pretending to forget. Until she gets a letter and her world is shattered in an instant. She must finally confront the rise and fall of the Hathaway dynasty..and her own part in their devastating history. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTM0000562
- ISBN
- 9781848450936
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780375758133
- ISBN
- 9780375758133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.04
€ 15.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Dover Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486437132
- ISBN
- 9780486437132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.16
€ 8.99
€ 8.16
Paperback. The year is eighteen hundred and thirty one when fifteen-year-old Mary begins the difficult task of telling her story. A scrap of a thing with a sharp tongue and hair the colour of milk, Mary leads a harsh life working on her father's farm alongside her three sisters. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241959541
- ISBN
- 9780241959541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
paperback. Nell Dunn's 1967 novel which was made into a film directed by Ken Loach Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 139 x 37. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844089819
- ISBN
- 9781844089819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.95
€ 12.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Published in 1963 Up the Junction won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, was adapted into a film and was the inspiration for the song of the same name Series: VMC. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Little Brown Paperbacks (a&C) United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089826
- ISBN
- 9781844089826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Nanny required to take care of needs of busy professional London family. When penniless student Ali Sparrow answers Bryony and Nick Skinner's advertisement her life changes overnight. She is catapulted into the privileged and excessive world of London's financial elite. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 346. Nice copy in good condition. Some shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KST0026560
- ISBN
- 9780241952559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Lynne is a young woman who once dreamed of being an artist, but whose promotion to supervisor at an insurance call centre in Glasgow is sucking the soul out of her. When Lynne hands a fiver to a homeless man on the street in town one day, she is shocked to recognise Angus - her former art teacher on whom she once had a crush. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472113115
- ISBN
- 9781472113115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. The tale of lives won from a cruel sea and crueller landlords. The dawning of the herring fisheries brought with it the hope of escape from the Highland Clearances, and this story paints a vivid picture of a community fighting against nature and history, and refusing to be crushed. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571090419
- ISBN
- 9780571090419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870325899
- ISBN
- 9781870325899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. From the writer of The Crying Game, Mistaken is part thriller, part gothic tragedy, part comedy of manners, brilliantly evoking the divided Dublin of the 1960s and the trauma of adolescence Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264. Good copy, some light shelf wear.name on inside cover
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0090849
- ISBN
- 9781848544192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424. Good, clean copy. Previous owner's name half title page
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0003850
- ISBN
- 9781848544208
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.59
€ 5.59
Paperback. A man dreams he is working on a campaign to advertise the Scent of Musk, whose animal attraction is perculiarly appropriate for the relationship developing between himself and the woman who has given him the commission. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KTJ0000704
- ISBN
- 9780719561924
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.38
€ 5.38
Paperback. A man dreams he is working on a campaign to advertise the Scent of Musk, whose animal attraction is perculiarly appropriate for the relationship developing between himself and the woman who has given him the commission. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KTJ0000703
- ISBN
- 9780719561924
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.38
€ 5.38