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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. .
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925266122
ISBN
9781925266122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. From the author of Fierce People comes a blistering, haunting, aching novel about what you do when the unthinkable happens - and when the memory of it refuses to be left behind Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0001591
ISBN
9781408800744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 24 pages, Full Colour. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 168 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375828164
ISBN
9780375828164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.31

Paperback. "Nightwood" was acknowledged by T S Eliot as one of the great novels of the 20th-century. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571235285
ISBN
9780571235285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Offers a parody accompanied by the author's illustrations. This book pokes fun at the wealthy expatriates who were author's literary contemporaries and remains controversial today, it seems to have delighted its cast of characters, which was also the first audience. Series: Ladies Almanack. Num Pages: 138 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780814711804
ISBN
9780814711804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811216715
ISBN
9780811216715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. A delightful re-issue from the author of I Capture the Castle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472151179
ISBN
9781472151179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. When Jane Minton arrives at Dome House as a secretary-housekeeper, she finds herself sharing the comfortable country home of four attractive young people. Their charming widower father, Rupert Carrington is too occupied with his London business to see very much of them. Jane is warmly welcomed into this happy household. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 220. 384 pages. When Jane Minton arrives at Dome House as a secretary-housekeeper, she finds herself sharing the comfortable country home of four attractive young people. Their charming widower father, Rupert Carrington is too occupied with his London business to see very much of them. Jane is warmly welcomed into this happy household. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 140 x 177 x 25. Weight: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780333007
ISBN
9781780333007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. During a summer festival in an English spa town Miles Quentin, a distinguished actor, and his devoted wife become friendly with the local MP Geoffrey Thornton, and his young daughters Robin and Kit. All of these people seem untroubled at first. But the surface of their lives conceals problems which start to come to light. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780333021
ISBN
9781780333021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Cassandra Mortmain lives with her impoverished family in a crumbling castle. Her journal records her life with her bored sister Rose, her stepmother Topaz, her little brother Thomas and her novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer's block. However, all their lives are turned upside down when American heirs to castle arrive. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
New Edition
SKU
9780099460879
ISBN
9780099460879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Lahiri, Jhumpa. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609453855
ISBN
9781609453855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. With the Vatican closing in on the sacred knowledge can Stella and Jennings stop them before their influence enslaves mankind? Num Pages: 439 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
439
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780991351
ISBN
9781780991351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. In the 1600s Sara de Vos, a mother and painter, loses her young daughter suddenly to illness. In her grief, she secretly begins paintingh a dark landscape of a girl watching a group of ice skaters from the edge of a wood In 1950s New York, Martijn de Groot has At the Edge of a Wood hanging above his bed. Though it is a dark, peculiar painting, by a scarcely known female painter of the Golden Age, he holds the painting dear and when it is stolen, he is beeft. In Brooklyn, struggling art student Ellie Shipley accepts a commission to paint an intricate forgery of de Vos' sole surviving work, not realising that her decision will come to haunt her. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925266801
ISBN
9781925266801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Don't get mad, get even. The funny, heartfelt and engrossing story of one man's attempt to take a stand on behalf of all commuters. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0007379
ISBN
9781780743721
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is 1977 and seventeen-year-old Mona Manoliu has fallen in love with Mihai, a mysterious boy who lives in the romantic mountain city where she spends her summers. One day Mona sees Mihai wearing the black leather jacket favoured by the secret police. Is it possible he is one of them? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRF0022060
ISBN
9780552774741
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is 1977 and seventeen-year-old Mona Manoliu has fallen in love with Mihai, a mysterious boy who lives in the romantic mountain city where she spends her summers. One day Mona sees Mihai wearing the black leather jacket favoured by the secret police. Is it possible he is one of them? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KOC0017136
ISBN
9780552774741
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Vivid, unforgettable stories of a young boy's aching hopefulness, tortured disillusionment, and the confusing struggle of growing up in 1960s. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865884
ISBN
9780872865884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608090655
ISBN
9781608090655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933515687
ISBN
9781933515687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173244
ISBN
9781590173244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. A troubling satire of the romantic myth of stardom and the empty heart of rock and roll, more relevant than ever in our celebrity-obsessed times. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
9780330524896
ISBN
9780330524896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. David Bell embodies the American dream. He's twenty-eight, has survived office coups, scandals, and beaten lesser rivals, to become an extremely successful TV exec. The images that flicker across America's screens, the fantasies that enthrall viewers, they are of his making. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241953389
ISBN
9780241953389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. When "history" presents itself in the form of two disgruntled CIA operatives who decide that an unsuccessful attempt on the life of JFK will galvanize the nation against Communism, the scales are irrevocably tipped. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188225
ISBN
9780141188225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Prosperous, good-looking and empty inside, 28-year-old advertising executive David Bell appears on the surface to have everything. But he is a man on the brink of losing his sanity. Trapped in a Manhattan office with soulless sycophants as his only company, he makes an abrupt decision to leave New York for America's mid-west. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Trade Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188232
ISBN
9780141188232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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