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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A collection short stories, each of which brimming with astute observations and sharp wit that can captivate readers the world over. It explores the blighted territory of a failing marriage; the tangled jungle of a mad poet's secret anti-Semitism; and the belated sexual guilt of a Hindu. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950524
ISBN
9780241950524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Witty, wise and deeply moving, Spirit House is a remarkable novel by a major new voice in Australian fiction, a story of the fall of Singapore and life as a POW, of the bonds of life-long friendship and the bonds of grief, and of a young boy making sense of his future while old men try to live with their past. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782390886
ISBN
9781782390886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431. Clean, well read copy in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Turtle Point Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KLJ0006318
ISBN
9781885586216
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1996, just before the rise of New Labour, Reverend Gore returns to his native Newcastle charged with planting a new church in one of the city's rougher estates. As he settles into the local community, he becomes involved with Stevie, a local 'security consultant', Lindy, a street-wise single mother, and Martin, an ambitious local Labour MP. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228058
ISBN
9780571228058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241256428
ISBN
9780241256428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. A clean copy. Cover is creased and bent in places; text remains unaffected
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Modern Library Pbk. Ed
SKU
KLJ0015880
ISBN
9780812968545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 7.81

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor reading wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Modern Library Pbk. Ed
SKU
KLJ0015873
ISBN
9780812968545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.81

Paperback. A mesmerising tale of discovery, of the search for identity and of the need for understanding and forgiveness. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823286
ISBN
9780753823286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Pacific Press International United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955256806
ISBN
9780955256806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

Paperback. 1950: the rusting hulk of a steam locomotive is raised from the depths of a Montana lake. Inside are three bodies, bloody clue to a fortune lost for over forty years.. 1906: For two years banks across the western United States have been living in terror of the 'Butcher Bandit'. Series: The Isaac Bell Adventures. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956427
ISBN
9780241956427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. The Fen is a liminal land. Real people live their lives here. They wrestle with sex and desire, with everyday routine. This is a place where animals and people commingle and fuse, where curious metamorphoses take place, where myth and dark magic still linger. So here a woman might give birth to a, well, what? Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702106
ISBN
9781784702106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. Features Baron Munchausen's absurd adventures. This book tells how he turned a wolf inside out in Russia, rode on a Turkish cannon ball, danced a hornpipe in the stomach of large fish which had swallowed him alive, mended his horse which had been severed in two by a portcullis, and lent his friend General Elliot a hand at the siege of Gibraltar. Num Pages: 192 pages, YES. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857155181
ISBN
9781857155181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. 'Sexy, fast-paced and extremely funny. You won't want the cheering effect of this brilliant debut to wear off too quickly' Sunday Mirror Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471153242
ISBN
9781471153242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. 'An enthralling, lucid and superbly confident work of art that grips from the first page - This is a big novel and a masterful debut by a writer whose talent is equal to his project, and whose project could not be more timely.' Chris Cleave Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 305. 320 pages. 'An enthralling, lucid and superbly confident work of art that grips from the first page - This is a big novel and a masterful debut by a writer whose talent is equal to his project, and whose project could not be more timely.' Chris Cleave. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 200 x 133 x 30. Weight: 305.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848874992
ISBN
9781848874992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. For fans of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH, a sweeping new novel from the three times Orange Prize longlisted, Scottish Book Award and Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474600927
ISBN
9781474600927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial and Commonwealth Writers' Prizes Num Pages: 560 pages, 7 B&W. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340921586
ISBN
9780340921586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Presents a collection of ten stories, which develops from early realism towards myth and fairy tale, murder, and ghost stories. Editor(s): Wilson, Sue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441658
ISBN
9780141441658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 259. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Number of pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0219893
ISBN
9780863223969
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Enter the world of a woman about to risk it all.. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160. Enter the world of a woman about to risk it all. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 16. Weight: 160.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678317
ISBN
9781847678317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Romance is in the air and secrets are about to be uncovered. It's going to be a night to remember at The Christmas Party, the brilliant new Christmas novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller Carole Matthews Series: Christmas Fiction. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0011677
ISBN
9780751552164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 11.04

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