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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

paperback. When seven-year-old Irish orphan Lavinia is transported to Virginia to work in the kitchen of a wealthy plantation owner, she is absorbed into the life of the kitchen house and becomes part of the family of black slaves whose fates are tied to the plantation. But Lavinia's skin will always set her apart, whether she wishes it or not. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552779128
ISBN
9780552779128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.83

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Spinsters Ink Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935226536
ISBN
9781935226536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Series: BAYOU BAD BOYS. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781420142082
ISBN
9781420142082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. The international bestselling author of THE LEGACY returns with a searing new novel of secrets and feuds, set in 1920s Italy. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019930
ISBN
9781409135913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Escape to 1950s Arabia with this epic tale from Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author, Katherine Webb Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148548
ISBN
9781409148548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. From the threat of a serial killer as the background for a young girl's first brush with death to the fallout of a modern-day visitation from the Virgin Mary; from an AIDS-stricken squatter refusing to vacate an empty Lisbon home to a mother's yearlong struggle with the death of her daughter, this book includes stories that make their world ours. Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 168 pages, 14 photos, 7 figures. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803217904
ISBN
9780803217904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Forrest, Katherine V. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 5SL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bywater Books United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932859263
ISBN
9781932859263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bywater Books United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932859379
ISBN
9781932859379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. Series: Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DD; FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868195742
ISBN
9780868195742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

hardcover. This selection of stories by Katherine Mansfield has been chosen by Claire Tomalin and emphasize the stronger, feminist side of her writing rather than the popular, more sentimental view. The 21 stories are presented in chronological order and include "Prelude", "The Garden Party" and "At the Bay". Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABU; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Everyman
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781857150483
ISBN
9781857150483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Katherine Mansfield's clear and perceptive short stories revolutionized the genre. This collection represents the whole range of her writing from short sharp studies to longer, richer tales, encompassing her three major volumes Bliss, The Garden Party and In a German Pension, along with fifteen unfinished stories published after her death. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141441818
ISBN
9780141441818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. For a moment that afternoon, it was only woman and water, the Bay in its sickening glory squaring itself for a fight. Life hasn't always been perfect, but for Abe and Cassandra Green, an afternoon on the San Francisco Bay might be as good as it gets. He's a doctor piloting his sailing boat. She's a sculptor finally getting a bit of recognition. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Viking
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005076
ISBN
9780670922451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
William The 4th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008105532
ISBN
9780008105532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. A searing page turner from an exciting new literary voice Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088895
ISBN
9781847088895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. A special twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Katherine Dunn's extraordinary cult classic, with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349100869
ISBN
9780349100869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A collection that gathers together Pulitzer Prize-winning short fiction, including "Pale Horse, Pale Rider", where a young woman lies in a fever during the influenza epidemic, her childhood memories mingling with fears for her fiance on his way to war, and "Noon Wine", a haunting story of tragedy and scandal on a small dairy farm in Texas. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195315
ISBN
9780141195315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

paperback. A tense and beautifully woven story about the complexity of family relationships and the hope of redemption. Series: Tales from Goswell. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Lion Fiction
Condition
New
SKU
9781782642121
ISBN
9781782642121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. In this extraordinary debut, Katharine Noel illuminates the fault lines in one family's relationships, as well as the complex emotional ties that bind them together. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749937737
ISBN
9780749937737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 439.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press New York
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0229017
ISBN
9780802142917
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A spellbinding story of love, secrecy and courage, set against the backdrop of the Crimean war, from the author of THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006292
ISBN
9780753823743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Evelyn is struggling to come to terms with the loss of her brother in the Great War, and to make her own way in the world - when a woman arrives with her brother's illegitimate child.. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825471
ISBN
9780753825471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.83

Paperback. The secrets and tragedies of a family's past, and the far-reaching effects on succeeding generations of women.. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KAK0007874
ISBN
9780753825440
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A spellbinding story of love, secrecy and courage, set against the backdrop of the Crimean war, from the author of THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KTJ0049185
ISBN
9780753823743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A spellbinding story of love, secrecy and courage, set against the backdrop of the Crimean war, from the author of THE ALCHEMIST'S DAUGHTER. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290. Clean copy in good to very good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRF0000799
ISBN
9780753823743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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