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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A warmhearted funny novel that explores the secret lives of women - from the ages of 15 to 85.. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780720401
ISBN
9781780720401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands, three girls from vastly different backgrounds become blood sisters, promising that nothing will ever destroy the bond between them. But the legacy of the Mau Mau rebellion, and the tensions and upheavals of newly independent Kenya, tear their childhood dreams apart. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 41. Weight in Grams: 446.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Random House UK
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099485148
ISBN
9780099485148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Hannah Olsen and her husband Lars own Langani Farm and Safari Lodge where they struggle to protect their wildlife and land from poachers and corrupt officials. But the developing relationship between their daughter and a young African boy with a terrifying legacy tests the strength of their family. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520634
ISBN
9780099520634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

paperback. Six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam during a tour of the Grand Canyon with her guardian, Taylor. Her insistence on what she has seen, and her mother's belief in her, lead to a man's dramatic rescue. The mother and adopted daughter duo soon become nationwide heroes. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Faber & Faber, London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571298839
ISBN
9780571298839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. It is summer in the Appalachian mountains. From her outpost in an isolated mountain cabin, Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. She is caught off guard by a young hunter who invades her most private spaces and interrupts her self-assured, solitary life. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571298853
ISBN
9780571298853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. * A wonderful novel about unravelling a young woman's secret past. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349102702
ISBN
9780349102702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. On the Appalachian Mountains above her home, a young mother discovers a beautiful and terrible marvel of nature: the monarch butterflies have not migrated south for the winter this year. Is this a miraculous message from God, or a spectacular sign of climate change. Entomology expert, Ovid Byron, certainly believes it is the latter. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 47. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571290802
ISBN
9780571290802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Tells the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s America in the shadow of Senator McCarthy. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 47. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571252671
ISBN
9780571252671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

paperback. Features short stories that are spread over landscapes ranging from northern California and the urban Southwest to the hills of eastern Kentucky and the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571179572
ISBN
9780571179572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. Set in nineteenth-century New England, this exquisite novel tests a woman s love against her husband s utopian quest." Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393057133
ISBN
9780393057133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.25

Paperback. A South African THE HELP, THE HOUSEMAID'S DAUGHTER is a startling and thought-provoking debut novel which intricately portrays the drama, dynamics and heartbreak of two women against the backdrop of a beautiful yet divided land. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755392124
ISBN
9780755392124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Old rivalries and new threats clash in London's East End in this fourth crime novel in the Hakim & Arnold series Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 274 x 30. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848664265
ISBN
9781848664265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. This fantastic debut novel by Barbara Nadel is compellingly atmospheric and has been highly praised: 'Exciting, accomplished and original' Literary Review Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 30. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747262176
ISBN
9780747262176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155509
ISBN
9781903155509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 385 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553385526
ISBN
9780553385526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Hardback. Probably Pym's most famous novel 'I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane Austen' Philip Larkin Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085262
ISBN
9781844085262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Anna Maria, abandoned at the Ospedale della Pieta as an infant, is determined to find out who she is and where she came from. In this world, where for fully half the year the entire city is masked and cloaked in the anonymity of Carnival, nothing is as it appears to be. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060890537
ISBN
9780060890537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Number of pages
253
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First edition
SKU
KEX0219920
ISBN
9780863222689
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Edition
First edition
Number of pages
253
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220034
ISBN
9780863222689
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Edition
First edition
Number of pages
253
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220035
ISBN
9780863222689
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Edition
First edition
Number of pages
253
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220190
ISBN
9780863222689
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sutton's quirky debut collection tracks the emotional journeys of characters struggling to find harmonious relationships with the people they are expected to love and be loved by. All too often, for Sutton's characters, such supposedly sacred relationships disappoint. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820334219
ISBN
9780820334219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.56

Paperback. A forgotten past hides the key to the future. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 55. Weight in Grams: 196. 327pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
SKU
KEX0192163
ISBN
9780586217412
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The essential read for Spring - the story of a remarkable woman who discovers that her success, prestige and wealth cannot help when tragedy strikes. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 111 x 22. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy in a good condtion.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Harpercollins Pub Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KLJ0000252
ISBN
9780006510024
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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