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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A compelling coming of age story with an unlikely and utterly memorable heroine, Child of the River is a timeless tale of heartbreak and triumph set in South Africa at the dawn of apartheid. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718083106
ISBN
9780718083106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173633
ISBN
9781590173633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.17

paperback. Carel is widowed rector presiding over a London church destroyed during the war. The rectory is home to an array of residents: his daughter, Muriel; his beautiful invalid ward, Elizabeth; their West Indian servant, Pattie; Eugene, a Russian emigre, and his delinquent son, Leo. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099429098
ISBN
9780099429098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. When Marian Taylor takes the post of governess at Gaze castle, remote house on a beautiful but desolate coast, she finds herself confronted with many strange mysteries. What kind of crime or catastrophe in the past still keeps the house under a brooding spell? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285342
ISBN
9780099285342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. The scene is Ireland. The time, 1916, is the eve of the famous, tragic Easter Rebellion in Dublin, which startled Europe even in the midst of the First World War. A single Anglo Irish family provides the extremely diverse characters. This story weaves these people together into a tragic comic pattern. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099429135
ISBN
9780099429135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Edward Lannion, the young master of Hatting Hall, is about to marry Marian Fox. At Penndean, a nearby house, preparations are under way for the wedding, overseen by the anxious Benet. Family and friends gather together for a celebratory dinner on the eve of the ceremony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
New
SKU
9780701188474
ISBN
9780701188474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Presents a story of different loves; and of how a man may need two women in such a way that he can be happy with neither. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099433576
ISBN
9780099433576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.71

Paperback. The story of two prodigal sons that questions the nature of love, whether it is a route to salvation or a type of demonic possession. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099429081
ISBN
9780099429081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.80

Paperback. Yvonne believes there's more to life than marriage to Sam, the young man who's courting her. But when she tries to have fun, she gets caught up in a fracas in a bar. Sam's idea of "something special" meanwhile is to take her to St Stephen's Green later that night to show her a ghostly tree! Illustrator(s): McCurdy, Michael. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 56.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099422655
ISBN
9780099422655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.80

Paperback. Features Bruno, dying, obsessed with spiders and preoccupied with death and reconciliation. He lies at the center of an intricate spider's web of relationships and passions: Bruno's estranged and grieving son Miles; Danby, Bruno's widowed son-in-law, creepy Nigel the nurse and his besotted twin Will, fighter of duels. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285373
ISBN
9780099285373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.71

Paperback. Stuart Cuno has decided to become good. Not believing in God, he invents his own methods, which include celibacy, chastity and the abandonment of a promising academic career. Stuart's step-brother Edward Baltram is tormented by guilt because he has, he believes, killed his best friend. He dreams sometimes of redemption, sometimes of suicide. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285250
ISBN
9780099285250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.98

Paperback. It's the midsummer ball at Oxford, and a group of men and women - friends since university days - have gathered under the stars. Included in this group is David Crimond, a genius and fervent Marxist. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
9780099433545
ISBN
9780099433545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Dora Greenfield, erring wife, returns to live with her husband in a lay community encamped outside Imber Abbey, home to a mysterious enclosed order of nuns. Watched over by its devout director and the discreet authority of the wise old Abbess, Imber Court is a haven for lost souls seeking tranquility. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099470489
ISBN
9780099470489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Martin believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him for her psychoanalyst, Martin is plunged into an intensive emotional re-education. Then he meets a woman whose demonic splendor at first repels him and later arouses a consuming and monstrous passion. How will he survive it? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285366
ISBN
9780099285366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The quiet life of schoolteacher Bill Mor and his family is disturbed when Rain Carter arrives at the school to paint the portrait of the headmaster. Mor becomes aware of new desires and his wife and children fight discreetly and ruthlessly against Rain and her influence over him. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND)
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099433583
ISBN
9780099433583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. When Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys a remote house on the rocks by the sea. He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart and sets his heart on destroying her marriage. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284093
ISBN
9780099284093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. After his wife's death, Hugh contemplates returning to his former mistress. His son, Randall, longs to abandon his shapeless marriage for a perfect partner. Randall's young daughter, Miranda, is adored by her Australian cousin Penn, but has attachments elsewhere. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285380
ISBN
9780099285380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life. Returning for his mother's funeral he finds himself involved in the old, awful problems, together with some new ones. One by one his relatives reveal their secrets to a reluctant Edmund: illicit affairs, hidden passions, shameful scandals. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 122 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285236
ISBN
9780099285236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Gertrude has lost her husband and Anne, an ex-nun, her God. They plan to live together and do good works. Tim is a different sort of soldier. He plans to live off rich friends. Who will judge whom in this story? Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285359
ISBN
9780099285359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Annette runs away from her finishing school but learns more than she bargained for in the real world beyond; the fierce and melancholy Rosa is torn between two Polish brothers; Peter is obsessed by an indecipherable ancient script. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND)
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283690
ISBN
9780099283690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

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