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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564781789
ISBN
9781564781789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.17

Paperback. Presents stories that expose the world of bartenders and 'b-girls', car washers and criminals. This title dissects the subtleties that bind humans together and the pressures that separate them. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 368 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528791
ISBN
9780099528791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. When the beautiful, imperious and moneyed Grace Caldwell Tate wants something she goes after it. Her affair scandalises Pennsylvania's elite and she must face the costs to her marriage and the man she really loves. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528821
ISBN
9780099528821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Yamada answered "no" twice in a compulsory government questionnaire as to whether he would serve in the armed forces and swear loyalty to the United States. This book tells the story of Ichiro Yamada, a fictional version of the real-life "no-no boys." Series: Classics of Asian American Literature. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 261 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295994048
ISBN
9780295994048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.10

Paperback. Ever wasted hours debating your 'All Time England XI'? Well now it's 2022 and the discussion is finally over, England have eleven players as good as any of them. The unbeatable national team have reached the final of the Qatar World Cup. But one journalist is convinced there is a scandalous secret behind England's incredible form. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161392
ISBN
9781784161392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. In this stinging look at our celebrity-obsessed society, Jimmy Conway becomes a bogus celebrity, wins an award for something he never did, is photographed in magazines posing in someone else's house, and ultimately fools, and makes a fool of, the entire celebrity industry. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 363.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press New York
Number of pages
313
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNH0003806
ISBN
9780802141347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Lots of husbands forget things: they forget that their wife had an important meeting that morning; some of them forget their wedding anniversary. But Vaughan has forgotten he even has a wife. Her name, her face, their history together, everything he has said to her - it has all gone, mysteriously wiped in one catastrophic moment of memory loss. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552771634
ISBN
9780552771634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. In this stinging look at our celebrity-obsessed society, Jimmy Conway becomes a bogus celebrity, wins an award for something he never did, is photographed in magazines posing in someone else's house, and ultimately fools, and makes a fool of, the entire celebrity industry. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 363.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press New York
Number of pages
313
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRS0004541
ISBN
9780802141347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Alice never imagined that she would end up like this. Is she the only mother who feels so permanently panic-stricken at the terrors of the modern world - or is it normal to sit up in bed all night popping bubble wrap? She worries that too much gluten and dairy may be hindering her children's mental arithmetic. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552771627
ISBN
9780552771627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Lone Pine Publishing,Canada Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551051000
ISBN
9781551051000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781448208005
ISBN
9781448208005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632861894
ISBN
9781632861894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. In the long hot summer of 1939, Britain is preparing for war. But on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind: Mrs Petty, the widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds, it becomes clear though that this is no ordinary find. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 121 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141016382
ISBN
9780141016382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. A historical saga which tells the story of the bitter struggles, illicit passions and chequered lives of a Scottish dynasty whose wealth has been built up in the Scotch Whisky business at the height of the Victorian era. From the author of QUEEN'S ROYAL. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873631744
ISBN
9781873631744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 155 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154. Clean copy with some shelf wear and slight foxing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEA0000110
ISBN
9781853711626
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571310866
ISBN
9781571310866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Baen Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476736624
ISBN
9781476736624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.37

Paperback. Farree has discovered a portion of his true heritage as one of the ancient Little People, the Faery Folk, of legend - but so far as he knows, he is the only one of his kind to survive. That is, until his compatriots, star-traveler Krip Vorlund and sorceress Lady Maelen, run across wings for sale in the market on a distant frontier outpost world. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 108 x 31. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Baen Books
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781451637571
ISBN
9781451637571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.02

Paperback. This first-person narrative of a baby boomer's mid-life crisis is set in Baton Rouge. Sorrow alternates with good-ol'-boy humor as the hero struggles over three consecutive days surrounding his 47th birthday to come to terms with grief, aging and the disappointments of a childless marriage. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 217.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593460
ISBN
9781882593460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Tarlton writes of the adventures, discoveries and triumphs of a contemporary woman struggling to balance work and home responsibilities. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593729
ISBN
9781882593729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Journeying through city steam rooms, rugged North Wales mountains, and estuaries facing other places, this collection examines the lives of young men making daring choices--about risky sex, new romance, and status and belief. These sensual stories by a prize-winning author reveal a lucid prose, etched with echoes of the sea. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638348
ISBN
9781902638348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.11

Paperback. Winky thought he'd seen everything in Wyoming Territory. Then into town one lazy day rode a long-haired kid and a colossal African mute. They were met in the saloon by Fiddler Jones, whose hair and temper flared like a wasps' nest. Fiddler's yellow eyes fell instantly in love with the kid's pouch of gold dust. That pouch was worth killing for. Series: Bison Book. Num Pages: 119 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158. Series: Bison Book S. 119 pages. Winky thought he'd seen everything in Wyoming Territory. Then into town one lazy day rode a long-haired kid and a colossal African mute. They were met in the saloon by Fiddler Jones, whose hair and temper flared like a wasps' nest. Fiddler's yellow eyes fell instantly in love with the kid's pouch of gold dust. That pouch was worth killing for. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 9. Weight: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803291317
ISBN
9780803291317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; FA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
New European Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872410050
ISBN
9781872410050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849822442
ISBN
9781849822442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

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