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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Hardcover. When their father dies young, exhausted by the failure of his attempts at agriculture, it is left to the visionary Alexandra to guide the family to prosperity and safeguard the fortune of her brothers. Strong-willed and fiercely independent, she succeeds against all odds, but only at the cost of her own fulfilment as a woman. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593418
- ISBN
- 9781841593418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
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Paperback. A portrait of a woman who reflects the conventions of her age even as she defies them and whose transformations embody the decline and coarsening of the American frontier. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083732
- ISBN
- 9781844083732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Willa Cather's best known novel; a narrative that recounts a life lived simply in the silence of the southwestern desert. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083725
- ISBN
- 9781844083725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
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Hardback. Set during the great migration west to settle the plains of the North American continent, the narrative follows Antonia Shimerda, a pioneer who comes to Nebraska as a child and grows with the country, inspiring a childhood friend, Jim Burden, to write her life story. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143123156
- ISBN
- 9780143123156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
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€ 17.77
Paperback. A rich and suggestive work which contrasts the middle-aged disillusion of Professor St Peter with his memories of his favourite student, the brilliant explorer and inventor Tom Outland Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083763
- ISBN
- 9781844083763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. My Antonia took Cather out of the rank of provincial novelists while at the same time celebrating the provinces. It depicts the pioneering period of European settlement in the American prairie, through the stories of Jim Burden and Antonia Shimerda, who is the embodiment of the pioneer spirit. Editor(s): Sharistanian, Janet. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissued
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538140
- ISBN
- 9780199538140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Lindemann, Marilee. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552320
- ISBN
- 9780199552320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
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€ 10.89
Paperback. In this powerful and astonishing novel, Willa Cather created one of the most winning yet thoroughly convincing heroines in American fiction. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083749
- ISBN
- 9781844083749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
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Paperback. Contains the author's essays that are personal on the surface, and stresses upon what impresses her in really good literature. Num Pages: 149 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803263314
- ISBN
- 9780803263314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Mignon, Charles W.; Link, Frederick M.; Ronning, Kari A. Series: Willa Cather Scholarly Edition. Num Pages: 371 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Scholarly
- SKU
- V9780803264304
- ISBN
- 9780803264304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
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€ 19.87
Paperback. A novel that describes life on the Nebraska frontier. It presents a range of biographical, historical, and textual information. Editor(s): Rosowski, Susan J.; Mignon, Charles W.; Danker, Kathleen. Series: Willa Cather Scholarly Edition. Num Pages: 392 pages, Map, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Scholarly
- SKU
- V9780803264373
- ISBN
- 9780803264373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
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€ 25.44
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780395755143
- ISBN
- 9780395755143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.01
€ 12.01
Paperback. This volume gathers together some of the real and the imagined lives of Willa Muir, one of the finest and fiercest intellectuals of her generation. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862416058
- ISBN
- 9780862416058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Willem Elsschot's Cheese combines comedy and pathos in its depiction of a man trying to progress beyond his limited skill set. As poignant as it is funny, Cheese will appeal to anyone who has suffered the endless indignities of office life. Translator(s): Berg, Sander. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846884160
- ISBN
- 9781846884160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46
Paperback. Ireland has always been a nation of story-tellers. This magnificent anthology chronicles the development of a rich literary tradition, from the earliest folk-tales to James Joyce, Liam O'Flaherty, and the rising stars of the new generation. Editor(s): Trevor, William. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 426 567pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Oxford
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199583140
- ISBN
- 9780199583140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
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€ 13.08
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: FA; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626360020
- ISBN
- 9781626360020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.90
€ 18.99
€ 17.90
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: FA; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626360624
- ISBN
- 9781626360624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.29
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Paperback. Num Pages: 397 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551112817
- ISBN
- 9781551112817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.94
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€ 34.94
Paperback. Escapee from suburbia, overweight, oversexed.. Morgan Leafy isn't overburdened with worldly success. Actually, he is refreshingly free from it. But then, as a representative of Her Britannic Majesty in tropical Kinjanja, it was not very constructive of him to get involved in wholesale bribery. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046891
- ISBN
- 9780141046891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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€ 11.10
Paperback. John James Todd, a Scotsman born in 1899 and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the twentieth century. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046914
- ISBN
- 9780141046914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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paperback. The major and stunning new novel about wartime espionage from bestselling author William Boyd Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy showing light age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025462
- ISBN
- 9780747586203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. In THE SIXTH LAMENTATION, William Brodrick introduced Father Anselm, the barrister turned monk who found himself plunged into the tangled history of occupied Paris. Now Father Anselm is brought back to his own past, and someone else's secrets. Series: Father Anselm Novels. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121123
- ISBN
- 9780349121123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. The latest in CWA Gold dagger winner William Brodrick's much loved Father Anselm series - and Anselm faces the most difficult and troubling case of his life. Series: Father Anselm Novels. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349000398
- ISBN
- 9780349000398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
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Paperback. A hugely moving and intelligent novel from the bestselling author of The Sixth Lamentation and The Gardens of the Dead, A Whispered Name reaches into the mysteries of one man's past and casts light on the long shadows war leaves behind. Series: Father Anselm Novels. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121291
- ISBN
- 9780349121291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76