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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Introduces the village of Notwithstanding where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542025
ISBN
9780099542025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781846558771
ISBN
9781846558771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 6.00

paperback. When war is declared and the outside world intrudes, the twin scourges of religion and nationalism lead to forced marches and massacres, and the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed. Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim the Goatherd who has courted her since infancy are but two of the many casualties. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478980
ISBN
9780099478980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. In the brief golden years before the outbreak of World War I, Rosie McCosh and her three sisters are growing up in an eccentric household in Kent. But their days of childhood adventure are shadowed by the approach of the conflict. Can she, and her sisters, build new lives out of the opportunities and devastations that follow the Great War? Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099597834
ISBN
9780099597834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humorous - and a consummate musician. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540861
ISBN
9780099540861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. A story to celebrate the life of a dog. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429043
ISBN
9780099429043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784704179
ISBN
9781784704179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publisher
Atlas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565691
ISBN
9781900565691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.62

Hardcover. A new short story collection from Luis Alberto Urrea, author of the bestselling The Humingbird's Daughter and The Devil's Highway. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316334372
ISBN
9780316334372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.93

Paperback. A hilarious romantic comedy which takes place during a momentous summer holiday in Tuscany Num Pages: 416 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 25. Weight in Grams: 213. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004435
ISBN
9780340733806
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Fairlight Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781912054053
ISBN
9781912054053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Original, haunting and utterly gripping, Kiss Me First is an electrifying debut from a phenomenally gifted storyteller. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KOC0022509
ISBN
9781447233206
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
309
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780997261
ISBN
9781780997261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Aitken, Martin. Series: A Konrad Simonsen Thriller. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408860328
ISBN
9781408860328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Since the publication of "Self-Help", her first collection of stories, Lorrie Moore has been hailed as one of the greatest and most influential voices in American fiction. This title gathers together her complete stories and also includes: "Paper Losses", "The Juniper Tree", and "Debarking". Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571239368
ISBN
9780571239368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.87

Paperback. A collection of nine stories that provides an idiosyncratic guide to female existence. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260850
ISBN
9780571260850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260843
ISBN
9780571260843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. A collection of stories containing a range of emotional force and dark humour. It unfolds a series of portraits of the young, the hip, the lost, the unsettled and the unhinged of America. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260867
ISBN
9780571260867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Twenty-year-old Tassie Keltjin, a 'half-Jewish' farmer's daughter from the plains of the Midwest, has come to university. When she takes a job as a part-time nanny to a couple who seem at once mysterious and glamorous, Tassie is drawn into the life of their newly-adopted child and increasingly complicated household. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571249466
ISBN
9780571249466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571273928
ISBN
9780571273928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

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