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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Pobby and Dingan live in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, the opal capital of Australia. They are friends with Kellyanne Williamson, the daughter of a miner: indeed only she can see them. Ashmol Williamson, Kellyanne's brother thinks his sister should grow up and stop being such a fruit loop - until the day when Pobby and Dingan disappear. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285625
ISBN
9780099285625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ZAC EFRON Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTM0000749
ISBN
9780330519663
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Heartwarming and uplifting novel examining love in all its guises. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Picador
Edition
1st Picador Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330488907
ISBN
9780330488907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. 'Do the Irish have, in relation to anybody else, any special capacity for the short story?'. Collecting short stories that cover many generations and moods of Irish writing, this title answers the question. It features the stories that range from Lady Gregory's retelling of an ancient love story through to the prolific William Trevor. Editor(s): Kiely, Benedict. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955451
ISBN
9780241955451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Turnpike Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957233676
ISBN
9780957233676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gazelle Book Services
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120740167
ISBN
9788120740167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Dramatic and utterly compelling, this is a heartwarming story about despair and hope, passion and heartache, and the strength of true friendship, set in turn-of-the-century Victorian Newcastle Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747266181
ISBN
9780747266181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. In this gripping and deeply evocative crime novel, Benjamin Black returns us to the dark, mesmerising world of Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye and his singular detective Philip Marlowe; one of the most iconic detectives in crime fiction. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402. Very minor wear, but remains excellent
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Air Iri OME
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
9781447238041
ISBN
9781447238041
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509830312
ISBN
9781509830312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Paperback. Ten years out of Yale and drifting through a teaching career, Greg Marnier heads for his college reunion, jetlagged and drunk. There he bumps into an old friend, Robert James, now wealthy and influential from dotcom success. He has a plan: to buy up several abandoned neighbourhoods in Detroit and build a new America from their ruins. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571313426
ISBN
9780571313426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Presents a story-within-a-story that turns on questions about childhood and sexual awakening, innocence and attraction, while exploring the lives of three very different writers and their brushes with success and failure in both literature and life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571233373
ISBN
9780571233373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 387.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217915
ISBN
9780571217915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. Fresh out of college, the narrator finds himself drifting towards a career that once obsessed his father - professional basketball. But then he meets Anke, a young single mother who happens to be the former wife of one of his teammates; and their relationship becomes as significant and as life changing as the game itself. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571253173
ISBN
9780571253173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.22

Paperback. Captures a city in microcosm through a series of character portraits, and forms a picture of people whose lives are inextricably linked by circumstance and community - but above all by a need to be loved. This novel features wry humour and the subtle shades of Manhattan moods. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571226665
ISBN
9780571226665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 205.
Publisher
Faber and Faber London
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228096
ISBN
9780571223398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A Spanish family torn apart by the Civil War. A story of exile, love, and loss in Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Mexico. A marriage embittered by disappointment, a boy struck by lightning and a young woman running headlong into a personal hell. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Faber and Faber London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228233
ISBN
9780571209019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A tale of heartbreak and Hollywood, perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Nick Hornby, from a leading US entertainment journalist. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780225135
ISBN
9781780225135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJ; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408865064
ISBN
9781408865064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Patty Murphy is facing that pivotal point in a woman's life when her biological clock ticks as insistently as a beating heart. Will she find Mr Right and start a family? But Patty is in love - with a man who is not only attractive and financially sound, but sensitive and warmhearted. There's just one small problem: He is also gay. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRF0037829
ISBN
9780099451761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A novel set in post-9/11 New York City about a supermodel and the ultimate Broadway blockbuster. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350309
ISBN
9781584350309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. Every woman has thought it. Cat O'Connor is no different. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751542295
ISBN
9780751542295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.68

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340898055
ISBN
9780340898055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Tim Blackburn's wife died in a ball of flame in the Channel, victim of a mystery bomber. His son had died years earlier in Northern Ireland, killed in a terrorist attack. And his daughter Nicole had vanished in the North Pacific after joining an outlawed organisation called Genesis dedicated to saving the planet, by violence if necessary. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955611
ISBN
9780241955611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 5AF; FA; FYB; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68. Series: Dover Thrift S. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 5AF; FA; FYB; YFA. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 5. Weight: 72.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486298573
ISBN
9780486298573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.49

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