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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Sally, who married young to escape her appalling childhood, is often left to bitterly reflect on the hand she has been dealt. She is, on the whole, happy caring for her husband, his mother, her own three children, one of whom has a disability, and her Walter Mitty sister. Then suddenly her world comes crashing down when her husband leaves her.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845027209
ISBN
9781845027209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609453756
ISBN
9781609453756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.05

Paperback. Alice is going to live forever. She's been promised this since childhood. All she has to do is follow the true religion of The Unbelievable Potential of Human Beings. Her mother is a pillar of the church and her brother is a deacon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLN0016504
ISBN
9780099506911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. On a Monday night in October in a seaside town in Suffolk, a woman is brutally murdered. She was not an obvious victim. She just wasn't, thinks her grieving, bewildered friend Tess, the type to have something happen to her. As the police go about their routine investigation, Tess' world of nappies, school runs and baked beans begin to unravel. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099453529
ISBN
9780099453529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Flynn is a thirteen-year-old girl caught between her violent, out-of-control brother, Sam, and her mother, who is struggling to cope. And then, one impossibly hot night, a strange half-feral boy called Alex turns up at the bottom of Flynn's garden. Alex is one of three runaways; there's also Diana, who has just had a baby. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516163
ISBN
9780099516163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. It's Paris, 1937. Andras Levi, an architecture student, has arrived from Budapest with a scholarship, a single suitcase, and a mysterious letter he has promised to deliver to Clara Morgenstern a young widow living in the city. When Andras meets Clara he is drawn deeply into her extraordinary and secret life. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015095
ISBN
9780141015095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

paperback. Explored from varying points of view - the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encampment; the family's return home; and the bitter release of their father after four years in captivity, this book tells of an incarceration that can alter their lives for ever. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963449
ISBN
9780241963449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Between the first and second world wars a group of young, non-English-speaking Japanese women travelled by boat to America. They were picture brides, clutching photos of husbands-to-be whom they had yet to meet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956489
ISBN
9780241956489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 66.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New Island Books Dublin
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904301462
ISBN
9781904301462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.95

Paperback. A stunning debut novel from a brilliant new voice in contemporary fiction. With it's quirky, enchanting narrator, DEAR LUCY is perfect for fans of Room and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Export/Airside?Ireland ed
SKU
KOC0016458
ISBN
9781444767599
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The debut novel from a brilliant new voice in contemporary fiction. With its quirky, enchanting narrator, DEAR LUCY is perfect for fans of Room and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444767605
ISBN
9781444767605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062240309
ISBN
9780062240309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.00

paperback. The great maritime state of Orsenna has long been lulled by settled peace and prosperity. It is three hundred years since it was actively at war with its traditional enemy two days' sail across the water, the savage land of Farghestan - a slumbering but by no means extinct volcano. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Harvill Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846559297
ISBN
9781846559297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Translator(s): Beaumont, Barbara. Num Pages: 905 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714530222
ISBN
9780714530222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Original Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529363
ISBN
9780714529363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.21

Hardcover. Translator(s): Beaumont, Barbara. Num Pages: 902 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1383.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
902
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529097
ISBN
9780714529097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.20

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529851
ISBN
9780714529851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.28

Paperback. Juliet Ashton weaves a story of love, friendship and community that will move you to laughter and to tears. Think Cold Feet meets David Nicholls, with a dash of the joy of Jill Mansell added for good measure. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471158896
ISBN
9781471158896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.10

Paperback. It has been a most uncommon life, but the one constant during each stage of his journey are the voices which accompany him, voices which for other members of his family, including Brynja, have been far less benign. Now Alfred's final duty is to make sure that Julia understands so that Brynja does not become yet another family tragedy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785300820
ISBN
9781785300820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447259091
ISBN
9781447259091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover. Follows the adventures of an Argentinean writer living in Paris with his lover and a circle of bohemian friends, and consists of 155 short chapters that the author advises us to read out of order. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 206 x 44. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593647
ISBN
9781841593647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Translator(s): Blackburn, Paul. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714525204
ISBN
9780714525204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover. Translator(s): Rabassa, G. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714525020
ISBN
9780714525020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781558616585
ISBN
9781558616585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.28

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