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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780241963449
ISBN
9780241963449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. A tense and beautifully woven story about the complexity of family relationships and the hope of redemption. Series: Tales from Goswell. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Lion Fiction
Condition
New
SKU
9781782642121
ISBN
9781782642121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. On the eve of the next Space Shuttle mission, a divided family comes together..Warm, witty and wise, 'All Families Are Psychotic' is Coupland at the very top of his form. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007117536
ISBN
9780007117536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. The second novel by an award-winning Caribbean novelist, playwright and poet. It deals with the impingements of modern life on a remote village in the interior of Trinidad which wants a school and a schoolmaster. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571196760
ISBN
9780571196760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

paperback. On the 20th anniversary of SOPHIE'S WORLD - the world's bestselling book of 1995 - a striking new edition with a fresh jacket look and a foreword by the author. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W&N
Condition
New
SKU
9781474602280
ISBN
9781474602280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Joe Rose's calm, organised life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon could have ended in mere tragedy, but for his meeting with Jed Parry. Unknown to Joe, something passes between them that it will test to the limits Joe's scientific rationalism, threaten the love of his wife and drive him to the brink of murder and madness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099276586
ISBN
9780099276586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly romantic. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099457053
ISBN
9780099457053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143127611
ISBN
9780143127611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.17

Publisher
United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425253366
ISBN
9780425253366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.15

paperback. Num Pages: 627 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nightboat Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976718536
ISBN
9780976718536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.43

Paperback. Series: Norwegian Literature Series. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126. 100 pages. A visionary masterpiece from "the new Ibsen.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 9. Weight: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564785732
ISBN
9781564785732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.24

Hardcover. Emma Donoghue's gripping novel in a beautiful new hardback edition as part of the VMC set for adult and young adult readers. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
432
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
9781844088201
ISBN
9781844088201
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 14.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Faber Faber Inc
Edition
Main
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571152391
ISBN
9780571152391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

paperback. Pauline McLynn, who shot to fame playing Mrs Doyle in Father Ted, introduces us to an irresistible female private investigator, Leo Street, in her first crime caper. 'A breezy, humorous debut..fast-moving, entertaining' Sunday Tribune Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 25. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Headline
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0012043
ISBN
9780747263975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.58

Paperback. Sheridan discovers a secret that could transform her life - but revealing it could hurt those she loves. What would YOU do? A fabulously addictive novel from the bestselling author of THE MISSING WIFE and IF YOU WERE ME. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0007679
ISBN
9780755378418
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

paperback. Drenched by rain, the town has been decaying ever since the banana company left. Its people are sullen and bitter, so when the doctor - a foreigner who ended up the most hated man in town - dies, there is no one to mourn him. But also living in the town is the Colonel, who is bound to honour a promise made many years ago. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968765
ISBN
9780241968765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 9.99

Paperback. The third in Jasper Fforde's phenomenally successful Thursday Next series: into the Bookworld! Series: Thursday Next. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder
Condition
New
SKU
9780340825938
ISBN
9780340825938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.16

Paperback. Set in 1795, "Water Music" is the rambunctious account of two men's wild adventures through the gutters of London and the Scottish Highlands to their unlikely meeting in darkest Africa. Boyle's other works include "The Tortilla Curtain". Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862071551
ISBN
9781862071551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.95

Paperback. Three women, smart and successful, working in the fast and furious world of magazines, meet for cocktails and gossip once a month. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776745
ISBN
9780552776745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Grove Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802131560
ISBN
9780802131560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.08

mass_market. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 109 x 28. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Kensington Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780758286857
ISBN
9780758286857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.66

Paperback. Amsterdam 1654: a dangerous secret threatens to destroy a young widow's new life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
9780008212100
ISBN
9780008212100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

paperback. Beautifully written first novel that addresses the meaning of life - and life after death - from the internationally bestselling author of the non-fiction TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sphere
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751536829
ISBN
9780751536829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Hilary Plum's grave and elegant novel They Dragged Them Through the Streets is a bold meditation on human suffering and the sorrowful challenges of men and women striving for collective change. A veteran of the US war in Iraq commits suicide, and his brother joins with four friends in search of ways to protest the war. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573661720
ISBN
9781573661720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.69

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