Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. A dazzling, ambitious debut collection from a young talent, these critically acclaimed stories dip into the shadows and spotlights of life. From the pale waking hours to the darkling places, Clown's Shoes introduces a cast of lost characters trying to find their way, and asking whether everyone really does come salting home in the end? Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910409671
- ISBN
- 9781910409671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes an epic tale of love, passion and heartbreak. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 42. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007513154
- ISBN
- 9780007513154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. The magical new bestseller from Irish number one author Colette Caddle Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KIN0033074
- ISBN
- 9781849838962
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. "Cardiff Cut" takes a scenic and disenchanted tour of the Welsh capital. Witty, obscene, defiant.. an aimlessly anarchic Joycean monologue.. steeped in the city of Cardiff.. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638164
- ISBN
- 9781902638164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.34
€ 9.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM; YFB; YFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 137 x 46. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408855959
- ISBN
- 9781408855959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.93
€ 25.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Gigi's days are filled with cigars, lobster, lace and superstitions: the education of a future courtesan. Bored and unconvinced by what she's taught, Gigi surprises all with her approach to love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422754
- ISBN
- 9780099422754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
hardcover. Set in the Central Europe of old, this anti-war novel features a simple soldier whose determination to survive brings into question the powerful social and political institutions he confronts. A portrait of a "little man" waging his own war against authority, it becomes a satire on the old regime. Translator(s): Parrott, Cecil. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 210 x 47. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151510
- ISBN
- 9781857151510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.33
€ 24.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. London: A group of thirty-somethings meet to celebrate a birthday. But, after two years of trying, Claire and Anthony have still not conceived a child, and pulsing with the fear of terrorist attacks, the city is crackling with tension. Befriending a young girl, Nora, Claire finds herself drawn as her maternal instincts begin to blur. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Legend Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906558178
- ISBN
- 9781906558178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.11
€ 10.99
€ 10.11
Paperback. Jem is a joyful mystery to Alice. She is something to give thanks for. And when she disappears from Alice's life, as suddenly as she entered it, a whirl of glamour, subversion and literary references, Alice is left bereft. But then she meets Giovanni, presumptuous and hectoring, passionate and beautiful, who leads her back to her childhood friend. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302. 368 pages. Jem is a joyful mystery to Alice. She is something to give thanks for. And when she disappears from Alice's life, as suddenly as she entered it, a whirl of glamour, subversion and literary references, Alice is left bereft. But then she meets Giovanni, presumptuous and hectoring, passionate and beautiful, who leads her back to her childhood friend. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight: 242.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747594710
- ISBN
- 9780747594710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. This is a pivotal year in one young man's life: Guy Boucher is a fatherless teenager oppressed by his small-town existence and dominated by his uncle, Isadore. Together with poverty and self-hatred, violence has been bred into Guy's very bones - and violence is one thing he can't shake off. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KSG0009574
- ISBN
- 9780099442059
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Cooperson, Michael (University of California Los Angeles). BIC Classification: FA; FJ; FL; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167928
- ISBN
- 9789774167928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199549849
- ISBN
- 9780199549849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. A compelling saga of intrigue and romance, exploring the complexities of family life Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747253198
- ISBN
- 9780747253198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages, 13ill. BIC Classification: FA; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444. 186 pages, 13ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; WSXH. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight: 448.
- Publisher
- Coch-Y-Bonddu Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953364886
- ISBN
- 9780953364886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.31
€ 28.31
Paperback. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88. 112 pages. Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight: 100.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951928
- ISBN
- 9781841951928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Sophie Mills has worked her Manolo Blahniks off to reach the near-top of her profession. And she's very happy with her priorities in life - her job, her neurotic cat Artemis and her passion for shoes. After all, relationships only get in the way. And as for children? She hasn't even begun to think about them yet. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Arrow Book Edition
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KTG0007211
- ISBN
- 9780099465058
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Intends to satirize modern society in a poetic story of sex, drugs, disease and adventure. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189932
- ISBN
- 9780141189932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.62
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. 'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?' 'My mother, Vianne Rocher.' Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped - at least for a while. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KTG0004543
- ISBN
- 9780552773157
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 9.71
€ 12.99
€ 9.71
Paperback. A brilliant, daring and darkly funny novel by Muriel Spark, 'mistress of the highest high comedy' (The Times) Series: VMC. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085521
- ISBN
- 9781844085521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. A secret that changed everything.. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409135395
- ISBN
- 9781409135395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. A descendant of one of Hawaii's largest landowners, Matt King finds his luck changed when his wife Joanie falls into a coma, victim of a boating accident. Matt is left in sole charge of his two daughters, teenage ex-model and recovering drug addict Alex, and Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old. And then Matt discovers Joanie has been having an affair. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTM0000609
- ISBN
- 9780099570240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
€ 30.99
€ 20.59
Paperback. John and Laura have come to Venice to try and escape the pain of their daughter's death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that, instead of laying their ghosts to rest, they become caught up in a train of strange events. This volume contains stories that explore fears, longings, secrets and desires. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188379
- ISBN
- 9780141188379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Set in the small town called Tarrana in the Nile Delta in the 1930s, this book revolves around nine episodes in the life of a sensitive young Christian boy - a montage of philosophical, mythical, and psychological perspectives that highlights the struggle between polarities of man and woman, Copt and Muslim, dreams and reality. Translator(s): Starkey, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863565168
- ISBN
- 9780863565168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.38
€ 17.99
€ 16.38