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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classic Catch-22. Series: An American Classic. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471147913
ISBN
9781471147913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

hardcover. Grady Service, Detective for Michican Upper Peninsula's DNR, investigates a case on the shores of Lake Superior involving "bleeding sand" and a centuries-old mystery surrounding a Native American archaeological site .. not to mention an enormous forest fire. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 41.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lyons Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762772841
ISBN
9780762772841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 42.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762782536
ISBN
9780762782536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762788590
ISBN
9780762788590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.27

Hardback. The ninth Woods Cop Mystery, in which Grady Service, Detective for Michigan Upper Peninsula's DNR, investigates a series of bloody deaths tied to Michiganders' belief in a mythical beast called the Dogman, and taking place in some of the Upper Peninsula's harshest terrain Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 41.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791279
ISBN
9780762791279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.35

Paperback. Ben Contini, a disenchanted painter of considerable talent, has just buried his mother. Determined to learn the provenance of the painting, he and Elsa, a disturbed and secretive woman who accosts him at the funeral, become embroiled in the sinister world of Nazi art theft. But they are not the only one with an interest in the painting. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843511892
ISBN
9781843511892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. Deals with the desire of Guanya, an African princess, to escape a repulsive fate: betrothal to a wealthy man twenty years older than she. Worse, he is a polygamist, compensating for his own ugliness with the beauty of many wives. Guanya must combat his eagerness, her mother's wish, and a tribal tradition that is as entrenched as it is oppressive. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803297555
ISBN
9780803297555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.51

Hardcover. "The Afterlife of Stars moved me more than any other novel I've read in recent memory." --Tim O'Brien Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316308113
ISBN
9780316308113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. A gripping tale of love, heroism, humiliation, revenge, and death, Angaliyat presents a vividly coloured picture of the lives of two neighbouring villages in the Charotar district of central Gujarat. This paperback edition includes a revised and updated Introduction and a new Preface. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
OUP India
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198090304
ISBN
9780198090304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.85

paperback. Ian McEwan Mitchell is the laureate of old New York. Written between 1943 and 1965, this book offers the complete collection of Joseph Mitchell's "New Yorker" journalism and includes "McSorley's Wonderful Saloon", "Old Mr Flood", "The Bottom of the Harbour" and "Joe Gould's Secret". Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561590
ISBN
9780099561590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. One night, two men waving guns break and enter their Paris hotel room, terrorizing Russell and his much older companion, a famous American poet named Edward Cannon. The intruders, not finding what they seemingly expected, leave without further incident. But the baffling, traumatic events overwhelm Cannon who dies in his sleep later that night. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Arcadia
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905147984
ISBN
9781905147984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (LI) ELT intermediate. Dimension: 121 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
New Island Books
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848401020
ISBN
9781848401020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.72

Paperback. All alone, with only his electric guitar and his overactive ego for company, Eddie Virago, proud owner of the last mohican haircut in Dublin, leaves his home town to find fame in the wild world of the London rock scene. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099498292
ISBN
9780099498292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Eliza Duane Mooney is searching for a boy she has not seen in four years, one of the several children drawn into the war. His fate has been mysterious. It's a walk that will have consequences for many seemingly unconnected survivors. This novel is a tale of war and forgiveness, of strangers in a strange land, of love put to the ultimate test. Num Pages: 464 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338. Clean copy.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0208241
ISBN
9780099481522
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Luton, Robbie Goulding, an Irish-born teenager, meets the elusive Fran Mulvey, an orphaned Vietnamese refugee. Together they form a band. Joined by cellist Sarah-Therese Sherlock and her twin brother Sean on drums, The Ships in the Night set out to chase fame. But the story of this makeshift family is haunted by ghosts from the past. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099481539
ISBN
9780099481539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. It's Dublin, June 1995, the hottest summer since records began. But Billy Sweeney, a middle-aged salesman with a failed marriage, a faltering career and a tumbledown house, has more than weather on his mind. His youngest daughter lies in a coma in hospital following a mysterious attack on the petrol station where she worked. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
New edition
SKU
V9780099268383
ISBN
9780099268383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardcover. It's Dublin 1907, a city of whispered rumours. Rebellious and flirtatious, Molly Allgood is a girl of the inner city tenements, dreaming of stardom in America. She has dozens of admirers but in the backstage of her life there is a secret. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 440. 246pp. This leather-bound edition of Ghost Light, signed by the author, is limited to 75 numbered copies, this is number 69. Finely bound in full green leather, with decorated boards and title in gilt on front board and spine. With slip case
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0026381
ISBN
9780436205712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.00

Paperback. Dublin, 1907. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works. Many years later, Molly, now a poverty-stricken old woman, makes her way through London's bomb-scarred city streets, alone but for a snowdrift of memories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0010666
ISBN
9780099481546
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Inspector Martin Allen's life is a mess, and the last thing he needs on Christmas Eve is a collapsed woman on the street. Ellen Donnelly is a woman on a mission, in Ireland to find her mother and escape her husband, Milton Amery, an unfaithful plastic surgeon. All of their roads lead to Inishowen. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0001253
ISBN
9780099286530
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lynch, Kelly M. Num Pages: 263 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 159 x 0. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838754313
ISBN
9780838754313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.29

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