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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

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

€ 17.21

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

€ 17.21

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

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

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
€ 11.02

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

€ 17.21

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
€ 15.64

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

€ 43.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788160
ISBN
9781564788160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.24

paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564785824
ISBN
9781564785824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.75

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
€ 18.49

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

€ 17.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594933523
ISBN
9781594933523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.10

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583226995
ISBN
9781583226995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Edition
50th anniversary ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220085
ISBN
9781583220085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
303
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
F First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228685
ISBN
9781583228685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.94

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
€ 12.95

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

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

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

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