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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. When the author of The Hayseed Chronicles, Arthur Hayman, is mown down by a concrete truck in Soho, his legacy passes to his widow, Martha, and her children - the fragile Rachel, and Luke, reluctantly immortalised as Luke Hayseed, the central character of his father's books. But others want their share, particularly Laurie. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KTM0000585
- ISBN
- 9780141038001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 4.99
€ 11.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The new novel by the bestselling author of the classic COLD MOUNTAIN is a beautifully written, atmospheric novel of love and suspense. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444731279
- ISBN
- 9781444731279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340936320
- ISBN
- 9780340936320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. The epic journey of one man's life, by one of America's most outstanding writers. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298. Previously read copy, with some shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KST0030820
- ISBN
- 9780340826638
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Set against the racial turbulence of the Civil Rights Era, this book offers the work of fiction to explore the life of Martin Luther King Jr - political visionary, human rights activist, preacher, scholar and martyr. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BT; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- PAYBACK PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862419264
- ISBN
- 9780862419264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. A collection of twenty of Shakespeare's stories which begins with "The Tempest", that explores themes of magic, power and reconciliation, and ends with "Pericles", "Prince of Tyre", an exotic play of love, loss and family ties. Each tale is told chronologically and retains much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing and rhythm. Editor(s): Warner, Marina. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441627
- ISBN
- 9780141441627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Describes the adventures of a young boy growing up in early nineteenth-century rural Indiana. This is a book for children or adults who love nature and tales of early pioneer life. Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3480 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253203304
- ISBN
- 9780253203304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
paperback. Series: Playscripts S. Num Pages: 79 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 79
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714511344
- ISBN
- 9780714511344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.26
€ 8.26
Paperback. An actress running from her past finds escape with a man hiding from his future. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455503964
- ISBN
- 9781455503964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. In a satanic bargain, Melmoth exchanges his soul for immortality. This book tells the story of his tortured wanderings through the centuries. Editor(s): Sage, Victor. Num Pages: 704 pages, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics England
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447613
- ISBN
- 9780140447613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Hardcover. Includes literary classics by such golf-loving writers as P G Wodehouse, Ring Lardner, and John Updike, mixed with surprises like an appearance by Ian Fleming's James Bond and a little crime on the links from mystery master Ian Rankin. Editor(s): McGrath, Charles. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 121 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841596099
- ISBN
- 9781841596099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A man puts pieces of his life up for auction. An antique chess set played with a troubled brother ($99.99), number plates from a crashed stolen car ($20), Chuck Taylor trainers worn in a riot in Seattle ($8.99). Along with a short description, he tells their stories, how they fit into the tapestry of his life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099542230
- ISBN
- 9780099542230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. Jim Haskin is forty years old. He runs his own San Francisco ad firm, American Weather. AmWe's image is green and forward-looking: if your product is upcycled or hydro or vegan, they'll make you an ad. Behind the scenes, though, Jim supports the old captains of American industry; bleach, beer, guns. But all is not well. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 217.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099542223
- ISBN
- 9780099542223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year-a vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349818
- ISBN
- 9780393349818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
![Charles Palliser - The Quincunx: The Inheritance of John Huffam; [With a New Afterword by the Author] - 9780140177626 - V9780140177626](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780140177626.jpg "Charles Palliser - The Quincunx: The Inheritance of John Huffam; [With a New Afterword by the Author] - 9780140177626 - V9780140177626")
Paperback. A novel set in 19th century England that deals with the varying fortunes of young John Huffam and his mother. Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 1248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140177626
- ISBN
- 9780140177626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. A vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- International Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348231
- ISBN
- 9780393348231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Frank Ross is killed by one of his own workers. Tom Chaney shoots him down in the street. Ross' 14-year-old daughter Mattie finds that the authorities are doing nothing to find Chaney. Then she hears of Rooster - a man, she's told, who has grit - and convinces him to join her in a quest into dangerous Indian territory to hunt Chaney down. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186. 216 pages. Frank Ross is killed by one of his own workers. Tom Chaney shoots him down in the street. Ross' 14-year-old daughter Mattie finds that the authorities are doing nothing to find Chaney. Then she hears of Rooster - a man, she's told, who has grit - and convinces him to join her in a quest into dangerous Indian territory to hunt Chaney down. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight: 160.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747572633
- ISBN
- 9780747572633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
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€ 10.89
Paperback. Written by the author of "True Grit". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- y First edition thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747572640
- ISBN
- 9780747572640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583672020
- ISBN
- 9781583672020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.64
€ 25.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. When Benjamin came down from university, this is how he talked - 'For twenty-one years I have been shuffling back and forth between classrooms and libraries. Now you tell me what the hell it's got me'. It was not what his father expected from a college education, and everyone was appalled when Ben raped Mrs Robinson and ran off with her daughter. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140026931
- ISBN
- 9780140026931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. As far as Benjamin's parents are concerned, his future is sewn up. Now he has graduated from college, will go to Yale or Harvard, get a good job and enjoy life. When his parents' friend, an older woman, strips naked in front of him and they begin an affair, it seems he might have found a way out. That is, until her daughter comes into the picture. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141190242
- ISBN
- 9780141190242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Romance - Authors, A-Z - B - Bingham, Charlotte,Subjects - Fiction - General" During the Second World War, Miranda and Ted are sent to the country with another young evacuee, Roberta (Bobbie), to live with Aunt Sophie and Aunt Prudence. And when the aunts die, Miranda, Tom and Bobbie - who have come to regard themselves as a family unit - are eventually parted, seemingly forever. The three find each other after the war. Num Pages: 566 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 35. Weight in Grams: 294
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- BANTAM
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KHS0058476
- ISBN
- 9780553812749
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Brougham is the stateliest of stately homes, but for Lady Artemis Deverill it proves a lonely, loveless place. Eleanor, born in downtown Boston, knows only poverty and a continuing battle against bullying brothers and a sadistic father. From the moment Artemis and Ellie meet on a liner sailing to Ireland, they are destined to become friends. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 106 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 269. In good condition. A well read copy
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRS0011042
- ISBN
- 9780553402964
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy, some shelfwear. Good to very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Edition
- 1st Bantam
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KST0028951
- ISBN
- 9780553505016
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99