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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126240
ISBN
9781897126240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. A novel of searing eroticism and sensuality set against the broad sweep of twentieth-century history, the Booker Prize shortlisted THE WHITE HOTEL is a modern classic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35col.ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753809259
ISBN
9780753809259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

paperback. A collection of three works exploring the profound effects on protagonists who embark on psychological voyages of liberation. The first story offers a depiction of London's fashionable horse riding set. The second story portrays the intimacy between an aloof woman and her male guide, while the third deals with a woman's religious quest. Editor(s): Poplawski, Paul. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441665
ISBN
9780141441665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Presents a collection of ten stories, which develops from early realism towards myth and fairy tale, murder, and ghost stories. Editor(s): Wilson, Sue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441658
ISBN
9780141441658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Lady Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the Sir Clifford. Paralysed in the First World War, Sir Clifford is unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, and encourages her instead to have a liaison with a man of their own class. Editor(s): Poplawski, Paul; Squires, Michael. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441498
ISBN
9780141441498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul - determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. Editor(s): Baron, Helen; Baron, Carl. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441443
ISBN
9780141441443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Two young women living during the First World War find their solitary life interrupted. There exists a complex relationship between a German countess and a married Scottish soldier. A wounded prisoner of war has a disturbing influence on an Englishwoman. These three novels deal with human relationships and the devastating results of war. Editor(s): Miehl, Dieter. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441832
ISBN
9780141441832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KCD0017720
ISBN
9780486277943
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Published in 1913, this is a fictionalized account of Lawrence's love for his mother. It traces Paul Morel's childhood, his growing into adolescence and adulthood, and the frustrations of his love for Miriam and Clara caused by his mother's possessiveness and his devotion to her. Num Pages: 403 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Everyman London
Number of pages
403
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150223
ISBN
9781857150223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Continues where "The Rainbow" left off, with the third generation of Brangwens: Ursula Brangwen, now a teacher at Beldover, a mining town in the Midlands, and her sister Gudrun, who has returned from art school in London. Editor(s): Vasey, Lindeth; Farmer, David. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441542
ISBN
9780141441542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. This novel renews the Victorian family saga in a modern setting, tracing the history of the Brangwens through several generations. The book was banned when it first appeared in 1915 for its sensuous immediacy and the frankness with which it explores emotional and sexual life. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151619
ISBN
9781857151619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 122 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Hesperus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTG0007676
ISBN
9781843914198
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 122 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Hesperus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007680
ISBN
9781843914198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class. But Connie is attracted instead to her husband's gamekeeper. Editor(s): Squires, Michael; Poplawski, Paul. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: D; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 34. Weight in Grams: 526.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192482
ISBN
9780141192482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. A rollicking, laugh-out-loud funny-novel set to sizzle in summer 2011. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KEX0245532
ISBN
9780007332151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Is the meaning of life to find the meaning of life? Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318. Fine copY
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KST0010930
ISBN
9780007332199
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A rollicking, laugh-out-loud funny-novel set to sizzle in summer 2011. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KNH0012019
ISBN
9780007332151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Is the meaning of life to find the meaning of life? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0011659
ISBN
9780007332182
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A semi-autobiographical novel that explores the emotional conflicts through the protagonist, Paul Morel, and the suffocating relationships with a demanding mother and two very different lovers. It is a pre-Freudian exploration of love and possessiveness Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262. Clean copy with some shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KST0032034
ISBN
9781853260476
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The 'progress' of the modern industrialised world had led to the carnage of the First World War. What, then, did it mean to call ourselves 'human'? What are the definitive forms of our relationships - love, marriage, family, friendship - really worth? Without directly referring to the war, this novel explores these questions. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294. Well read copy, but binding still tight. 508pp.
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New edition
SKU
KLN0007979
ISBN
9781853260070
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375758003
ISBN
9780375758003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.56

Paperback. The 'progress' of the modern industrialised world had led to the carnage of the First World War. What, then, did it mean to call ourselves 'human'? What are the definitive forms of our relationships - love, marriage, family, friendship - really worth? Without directly referring to the war, this novel explores these questions. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294. Used Copy But Remains Readable
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New edition
SKU
KDK0015037
ISBN
9781853260070
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The first novel written in the Yoruba language and one of the first to be written in any African language. Illustrator(s): Onobrakpeya, Bruce. Translator(s): Soyinka, Wole. Num Pages: 153 pages, 6 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866300
ISBN
9780872866300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. Bjorn Hansen, a respectable town treasurer, has just turned fifty and is horrified by the thought that chance has ruled his life. Eighteen years ago he left his wife and their two-year-old son for his mistress, who persuaded him to start afresh in a small, provincial town and to dabble in amateur dramatics. Translator(s): Lyngstad, Sverre. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784704988
ISBN
9781784704988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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