Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. For the inhabitants of the damp little Irish town of Ballinacroagh, the repertoire of gastronomic delights has never extended farther than the limp meals of the local inn's carvery. But things are about to change when the beautiful Aminpour sisters - Marjan, Bahar and Layla - arrive, determined to share the magic of their kitchen with the locals. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099478928
- ISBN
- 9780099478928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
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Paperback. A collection of the finest short stories from our best loved authors, including Samuel Beckett, Graham Greene, William Golding, Kingsley Amis, Doris Lessing, Muriel Spark, J G Ballard, William Trevor, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, Rose Tremain, Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift and Kazuo Ishiguro. Editor(s): Bradbury, Malcolm. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952863
- ISBN
- 9780241952863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Comma Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910974018
- ISBN
- 9781910974018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. A story about sexual fantasy in which the main character, Arno Strine, a temporary typist, has mastered the technique of freezing time so that he can undress women. Nicholson Baker is the author of "Vox". Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Printing (by the Numbers), Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286714
- ISBN
- 9780099286714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.86
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Paperback. Thea's parents decide to host a big family Christmas in a house by the sea, even though they are, in fact, about to split up. Thea herself is newly single - her sister and brother are both settled, with children, homes and a future. But Thea's boyfriend has ditched her in favour of his pedigree dogs, and Thea can't decide whether or not she minds. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784160203
- ISBN
- 9781784160203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.66
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Paperback. In the early eighteenth century, Susan Barton finds herself adrift from a mutinous ship and cast ashore on a remote desert island. There she finds shelter with its only other inhabitants: a man named Cruso and his tongueless slave, Friday. In time, she builds a life for herself as Cruso's companion and, eventually, his lover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books London
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950111
- ISBN
- 9780241950111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback.
- Publisher
- Open Letter
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934824801
- ISBN
- 9781934824801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.10
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Paperback. Presents the second volume in the "Library of Wales" series. When railway signalman Harry Price suddenly suffers a stroke his son Matthew, a lecturer in London, makes a return to the border village of Glynmawr. As they struggle with their memories of social and personal change, a moving portrait of the love between a father and son emerges. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638812
- ISBN
- 9781902638812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
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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
- 9780241956489
- ISBN
- 9780241956489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
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Paperback. The much-praised third part of 'a monumental series' (Sunday Times) Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340829677
- ISBN
- 9780340829677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
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Paperback. In Savages, the author introduces Ben and Chon, twenty something best friends who risk everything to save the girl they both love, O. In this prequel, the author reaches back in time to tell the story of how Ben, Chon and O became the people they are. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099576549
- ISBN
- 9780099576549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. Bodour, a distinguished literary critic and university professor, carries with her a dark secret. As a young university student she gives birth to an illegitimate daughter, Zeina, who she abandons. Zeina grows up to become one of Egypt's most beloved entertainers, whilst Bodour turns to writing. Can mother and daughter be reunited? Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863564178
- ISBN
- 9780863564178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.39
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Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 116 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345543813
- ISBN
- 9780345543813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. An extraordinary account of a young woman's journey into motherhood Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. 320 pages. An extraordinary account of a young woman's journey into motherhood. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight: 222.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857860064
- ISBN
- 9780857860064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.98
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Paperback. From the two-time Man Booker Prize winner, a prescient and haunting novel of life in Saudi Arabia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007172917
- ISBN
- 9780007172917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241302484
- ISBN
- 9780241302484
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. Maxim Leo was in his late teens when the Berlin Wall came down. In this book, he tells the story of his family, which was very much like the German Democratic Republic in miniature. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; BM; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782270423
- ISBN
- 9781782270423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
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Paperback. The quest for V. sweeps us through sixty years and a panorama of Alexandria, Paris, Malta, Florence, Africa and New York. But who, where or what is V.? Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099533313
- ISBN
- 9780099533313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. From the Man Booker Prize-winning author of 'Wolf Hall', a savagely funny tale that revisits the characters from the much-loved 'Every Day is Mother's Day'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841153407
- ISBN
- 9781841153407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
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€ 10.70
Paperback. Gore Vidal's two related novels in a single volume, with a new introduction by the author. Myra Breckinridge arrives in Hollywood intending to prove that it is possible to work out in life all one's fantasies - and survive. And in "Myron" she returns to battle it out with her eponymous alter ego. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 30. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349103655
- ISBN
- 9780349103655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96