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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Liane Moriarty, top ten bestselling author of The Husband's Secret, imagines losing the most important ten years of your life in What Alice Forgot. Alice is twenty-nine. She adores sleep, chocolate, and her ramshackle new house. She's newly engaged to the wonderful Nick and is pregnant with her first baby. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043760
ISBN
9780141043760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Over seventy years have passed since sisters Rose and Connie Doughty found an abandoned baby near their home on the island Scribbly Gum. With no one to take care of it, Rose and Connie took the baby in as their own. Since then the 'Munro Baby Mystery' has brought fame and fortune, putting Scribbly Gum on the tourist map. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405918510
ISBN
9781405918510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405931564
ISBN
9781405931564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Three cities, two years, one chance: from the author of the critically acclaimed debut So It Is - shortlisted for best first book at the Scottish Book Awards 2013 - comes the hard-hitting story of a young man determined to find his voice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Myriad Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908434371
ISBN
9781908434371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Spanning the decades that saw Northern Ireland move from brutal conflict to uncertain peace in the 1990s, this powerful new take on the literature of the Troubles is both a political coming-of-age novel and a fast-paced literary thriller. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Myriad Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908434142
ISBN
9781908434142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Prayers, thoughts and direction to help you find solace in today's world Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 133 x 53. Weight in Grams: 342. Clean copy fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear to edges but remains very good. Inscription to previous owner on the endpaper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0003031
ISBN
9780340963968
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 656. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
New Generation Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KST0030207
ISBN
9781908775511
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In a shocking yet all too prosaic moment, Joe and Eileen O'Kane experience a terrible tragedy which leaves them bereft. A new chapter of Joe's life begins when he is offered a job of researching the story of the renowned 19th-century Derry ship builder, William Coppin, and his connection with the fate of the Artic explorer, Sir John Franklin. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0012257
ISBN
9780747585794
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Wild Life is the story of paradise turned sour; an exploration of manhood in the modern world, that asks the question - can any of us truly escape the wildness within? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785079702
ISBN
9781785079702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Reeling from the terrorist attack that killed her father, Lorna lurches through an inebriated adolescence until she finds redemption in a young soldier called Danny. However, her dream of a stable life is shattered when Danny is called to serve overseas. Danny is lost in the desert. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910394564
ISBN
9781910394564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. Series: WANDERLUST. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455535576
ISBN
9781455535576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 42 pages, 40 full-colour Chinese ink style illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 235 x 8. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Shanghai Press
Edition
Bilingual edition,Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602209916
ISBN
9781602209916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun; Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175555
ISBN
9780231175555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. A chilling novel of childhood secrets, first love - and a brutal murder. Perfect for the BROADCHURCH audience. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 124 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409127963
ISBN
9781409127963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409146940
ISBN
9781409146940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.06

Paperback. Written by one of the all-time greats of Scottish literature, this work is a trilogy of novels: "Sunset Song" (1932), "Cloud Howe" (1933) and "Grey Granite" (1934). At each book's core is the heroine Chris Guthrie, as she grows from a child into adulthood through the Great War to the development of communism in the 1920s. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Polygon
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008456
ISBN
9781904598824
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Faced with a choice between her harsh farming life and the seductive but distant world of books and learning, Chris Guthrie eventually decides to remain in her rural community. However, the intervention of WWI leaves her choice in tatters. This is a novel of love and new possibilities, set against a backdrop of rural life during WWI. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904598664
ISBN
9781904598664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Introduced by Tom Crawford Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862413125
ISBN
9780862413125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Young Chris Guthrie lives a brutal life in the harsh landscape of northern Scotland, torn between her passion for the land, duty to her family and her love of books. When her mother, broken by repeated childbirths, takes her own life and poisons her two youngest children, Chris is left with her father to run the farm on her own. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188409
ISBN
9780141188409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638041
ISBN
9781902638041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952155836
ISBN
9780952155836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.40

Paperback. Takes readers into Sri Lanka, Wales, Spain, India, Morocco and the lives and minds of the characters. This book creates a sense of mild disorientation and unreality that makes readers begin to see the world in a different way. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998080
ISBN
9781906998080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

Paperback. A novel about love, friendship - and delivering papers. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638201
ISBN
9781902638201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.34

Paperback. Some of the short fiction in this anthology is set in the urban centres of Wales. Other stories take the threads of styles of writing, urban and contemporary, weave them into the strings of themes that tie together the diversity and intertwining cultures strewn across the landscape of a modern Wales. Editor(s): Davies, Lewis. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Parthian Books
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638423
ISBN
9781902638423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

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