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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Eleanor Lee has lived a fiercely independent existence for over ninety years, but now it's time to tidy her life away - books, photographs, paintings, letters - a lifetime of possessions all neatly boxed up for the last time. But amongst them there are some things that must be kept hidden. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405919838
ISBN
9781405919838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. For Elsa and Jack, a stolen kiss becomes a shot at real happiness. Eight months later, they board a plane to begin a new life in San Francisco, where Jack has found his dream job working on the Golden Gate Bridge. As he becomes more and more preoccupied, and Elsa becomes increasingly isolated, and the fragile love between them starts to unravel.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593652
ISBN
9780099593652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619024595
ISBN
9781619024595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. Niamh Shaw's second novel for Little Black Dress promises to be another fast-paced, sharp-witted and hilarious slice of romance Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 23. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755348572
ISBN
9780755348572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.84

Paperback. Frankie Rowley is far too practical to believe in karma or fate ..and her family and friends reckon that work-obsessed Frankie's strongest relationship is with her phone. When she loses that precious phone on a business trip to San Francisco, Frankie is forced to hire a replacement. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KAK0002626
ISBN
9780241951972
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An exquisitely-crafted tale of love and loss from the author of Four Letters of Love and Only Say the Word Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Picador
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330375313
ISBN
9780330375313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408852057
ISBN
9781408852057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.79

Paperback. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198. 204 pages. In 1976, Niall's family emigrated to Australia, as part of the GBP10 Pom scheme. He lived there for 3 years, moving from Brisbane to Perth in a souped-up station wagon. 30 years later, he returned to retrace his steps. This is his memoir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight: 196.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762149
ISBN
9781905762149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.24

Paperback. Robbed of his ancestral home, Ianto pledges revenge not only on the English yuppies who have turned his grandmother's cottage into a weekender' barbecue party but on all those who have violated him and the land that is his. This latest act of colonial oppression and desecration triggers his lurid and strange information into unspeakable savagery. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285182
ISBN
9780099285182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Money has been stolen from the remote North Wales post office, but Darren's been over-enthusiastic with the lump hammer. When he and Alastair get back to Liverpool, and try and spend the cash on a consignment of pure cocaine - and in doing so get involved with some dangerous criminals - things really get out of hand. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461135
ISBN
9780099461135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854115393
ISBN
9781854115393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187037
ISBN
9780141187037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 144 pages. Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight: 124.
Publisher
Heinemann
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435908300
ISBN
9780435908300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.09

Paperback. This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 256 pages. This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight: 212.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435908447
ISBN
9780435908447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107361
ISBN
9780143107361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. A novel that portrays several characters in a village whose intertwined lives are transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency in Kenya. It features a reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186993
ISBN
9780141186993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

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

€ 17.13

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

€ 16.99
€ 13.31

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

paperback. A devastating fire wakes up the Yadas to a new reality: God is on the move. Series: Yada Yada Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thomas Nelson United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401689889
ISBN
9781401689889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.53

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

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

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

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

€ 17.09

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