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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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
€ 10.79

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. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Open Letter United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934824658
ISBN
9781934824658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.04

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
€ 9.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
622
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915864775
ISBN
9780915864775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.72

Paperback. Deals with the subject of one of Arab and Islamic history's most perplexing figures, al-Hakim bi-Amr Illah ('the ruler by order of God'), the Fatimid caliph who ruled Egypt during the tenth century and whose career was a direct reflection of both the tensions within the Islamic dominions as a whole and of the conflicts within his own mind. Translator(s): Allen, Roger. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774162510
ISBN
9789774162510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. A historical novel that unravels the life of Arab philosopher Ibn Khaldun, reconstructing the personal and intellectual universe of a fourteenth-century genius. Translator(s): Roger, Allen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774162527
ISBN
9789774162527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. The Muslim Suicide focuses on the life of an actual historical character, Ibn Sabin (1217-69), who, born in the town of Murcia in Andalus (Arab Spain), ended his life while on pilgrimage to Mecca. Translator(s): Allen, Roger. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609667
ISBN
9780815609667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. In this harrowing novel, a young Moroccan bookseller is falsely accused of being involved in jihadist activities. Drugged and carried off the street, Hamuda is "extraordinarily rendered" to a prison camp in an unknown location where he is interrogated and subjected to various methods of torture. Translator(s): Allen, Roger. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610472
ISBN
9780815610472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.05

paperback. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Series: New Directions Classic. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New Directions United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811214735
ISBN
9780811214735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.43

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. Num Pages: 271 pages, printed music items. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Frederick Fell United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883912799
ISBN
9780883912799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.43

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
€ 8.62

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
€ 10.95

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

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

€ 5.69

Paperback. Returning to Belfast, to attend her father's funeral. Catherine McKenna - a young composer - remembers why she left: the claustrophobic intimacies of the Catholic enclave, her fastidious, nagging mother, and the pervading tensions of a city at war with itself. This is a novel, about coming to terms with the past and the healing power of music. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099778011
ISBN
9780099778011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Melding his native Irish sensibilities to those of his adopted west-coast Scotland, this book includes tales that attend to life's big events: love and loss, separation and violence, death and betrayal. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561583
ISBN
9780099561583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Set in the Northern Ireland of the 1980's, this book tells the story of a young Catholic man living in a Protestant area. Springing out of the fear and violence of Ulster, it is a haunting love story that unfolds in a land where tenderness and innocence can only flicker briefly in the dark. Num Pages: 176 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 132. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KKD0006536
ISBN
9780099767114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 11.35

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