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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Follows the interactions of a socially insecure, pun-loving family man, an officious lady caseworker from an adoption agency, and a chauvinist pig - all suburban neighbors who know far too much about one another's private lives in this goofy and gently hilarious tale of marital quibbles. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226173474
ISBN
9780226173474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Follows the interactions of a socially insecure, pun-loving family man, an officious lady caseworker from an adoption agency, and a chauvinist pig - all suburban neighbors who know far too much about one another's private lives in this goofy and gently hilarious tale of marital quibbles. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226170565
ISBN
9780226170565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. Seattle, with its natural beauty and rough frontier history, has inspired writers from its earliest days. This anthology includes fiction, memoirs, histories, and journalism that define the city or use it as a setting. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983950
ISBN
9780295983950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardcover. The Writers : a sense of Ireland : new works by 44 Irish writers / selected and edited by Andrew Carpenter and Peter Fallon; with photographs of the writers by Mike Bunn Editor(s): Carpenter, Andrew; Fallon, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 24. .
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780905140766
ISBN
9780905140766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.38

Paperback. The hilarious tale of Timothy Dunphy's coming-of-age in the 1970s. His widowed father exploits some shady connections to win his son a place at a posh Connecticut school from which point Timothy struggles to reconcile his school friends with those at home, and battles with relationships in general. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207558
ISBN
9780571207558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.47

Hardcover. Pete Ferry is driving home from work one evening when he sees a car swerving dangerously on the road. He wants to keep out of its way, so he allows it to overtake - but as it does so he sees that the driver is a beautiful woman, she's half-naked or at least her clothes are hanging off her, and it's clear that she's drunk or something isn't right. Num Pages: 304 pages, -. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701181925
ISBN
9780701181925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. One day, Ralph Goldstein switches on the television to hear Ruud Gullit, former Dutch international and Chelsea player-manager extraordinaire coining the famous phrase "sexy football" and realises how these two simple words sum up everything he believes in. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. Weight in Grams: 454.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Robson Books Ltd
Number of pages
342
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KLN0017814
ISBN
9781861057945
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. One little dot marks the beginning of Vashti's journey of surprise and self-discovery in Peter H. Reynolds' multiple award-winning modern classic. Num Pages: col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 224 x 3. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Walker Childrens Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844281695
ISBN
9781844281695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Haining, Peter. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Souvenir Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0004458
ISBN
9780285636590
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An Oprah Book club favourite that spreads joy, mindfulness, and hope to all who read it. Or in the words of Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl: "A dreamy, post-apocalyptic love letter to things of beauty, big and small: a twitching trout, a can of Sprite, empathy, sex, decency and a good dog" Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755392629
ISBN
9780755392629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. By the author of the Booker longlisted The Welsh Girl, a vibrant, powerful and iconoclastic novel telling the little-known story of the Chinese in America, and of America through its Chinese. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340980255
ISBN
9780340980255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. By the author of the Booker longlisted The Welsh Girl, a vibrant, powerful and iconoclastic novel telling the little-known story of the Chinese in America, and of America through its Chinese. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340980231
ISBN
9780340980231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. The acclaimed first novel from one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2003, a powerful tale of love, war and divided loyalties Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236. Used paperback in good to very good condition. May have some light shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0040933
ISBN
9780340938270
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Centres around Kaspar Krone, a world-renowned circus clown with a deep love for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and an even deeper gambling debt. Wanted for tax evasion and on the verge of extradition, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve from the international authorities. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507352
ISBN
9780099507352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

paperback. One snowy day in Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a city rooftop. The police pronounce it an accident. But Isaiah's neighbour, Smilla, an expert in the ways of snow and ice, suspects murder. She embarks on a dangerous quest to find the truth, following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 50. Weight in Grams: 294.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Harvill
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860461675
ISBN
9781860461675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kwela Books South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780795700866
ISBN
9780795700866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186. 200 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 214 x 128 x 13. Weight: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906413972
ISBN
9781906413972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Series: Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033927
ISBN
9780268033927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. An immigrant's epic saga spanning the entire twentieth century, Songs for the Butcher's Daughteris one of the most captivating books of the year Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KCG0002907
ISBN
9781847393388
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A powerful, epic tale of America's rise and descent, from the Civil War to the Great Depression. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 49. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381309
ISBN
9780857381309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

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