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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. This modern classic novel set in the Thailand of the early 1950s presents an illuminating commentary on Thai society and its values Translator(s): Borthwick, Meredith. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789747100679
ISBN
9789747100679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Arthur and Jake: brothers, yet worlds apart. Arthur is older, shy, dutiful, and set to inherit his father's farm. Jake is younger and reckless, a dangerous to know. When Laura arrives in their 1930s rural community, an already uneasy relationship is driven to breaking point.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780099437260
ISBN
9780099437260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312333089
ISBN
9780312333089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.90

Paperback. Set in Japan in the run-up to Pearl Harbour, the mesmerising tale of a young man forced to make life-changing decisions, by one of the most highly acclaimed British writers Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340825150
ISBN
9780340825150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A novel set in post-9/11 New York City about a supermodel and the ultimate Broadway blockbuster. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350309
ISBN
9781584350309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. FLYING UNDER BRIDGES is Sandi Toksvig's hugely enjoyable everyday tale of morals, marriage and murder. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751531336
ISBN
9780751531336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow and change as he himself begins to lose touch with his life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140023404
ISBN
9780140023404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Yamada answered "no" twice in a compulsory government questionnaire as to whether he would serve in the armed forces and swear loyalty to the United States. This book tells the story of Ichiro Yamada, a fictional version of the real-life "no-no boys." Series: Classics of Asian American Literature. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 261 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295994048
ISBN
9780295994048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.10

Paperback. Alexei Sayle is back, with a new collection of dark, timely, and comic tales. These dazzlingly written stories cut right to the heart of the modern world Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340819449
ISBN
9780340819449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. An astounding novel that penetrates the 20th-century experience, from one of Europe's most feted authors Translator(s): Strachan, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340831267
ISBN
9780340831267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Critically acclaimed author Alexei Sayle introduces the curious tale of MISTER ROBERTS in his most funny and poignant novel yet. Num Pages: 192 pages, Line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340961568
ISBN
9780340961568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Rodegast, Pat; Stanton, Judith. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FA; HRQM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553343878
ISBN
9780553343878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. A magical story of an unusual child, with universal appeal; 'Impossible to put down', Sarah Broadhurst, Bookseller Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755302543
ISBN
9780755302543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755345571
ISBN
9780755345571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A Tasmanian Belinda Bauer Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755387854
ISBN
9780755387854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Ross O'Carroll-Kelly thought he knew all he needed to about women's bodies.. And now he's getting a biology lesson he could have so lived without .. Sometimes, life just isn't fair to the babe magnet supremo. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844880904
ISBN
9781844880904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasn't the drink that killed him - although that certainly helped - it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house, in the winter of 1968. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780099501633
ISBN
9780099501633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. This book captures the lives of ordinary people caught up in terrible circumstances, whose hopes and plans extended to further than a few hours. Translator(s): Glad, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140186956
ISBN
9780140186956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, deWitt's dazzlingly original second novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9781847083197
ISBN
9781847083197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.84

Paperback. The once-great city of Bohane on the west coast of Ireland is on its knees, infested by vice and split along tribal lines. There are still some posh parts of town, but it is in the slums and backstreets of Smoketown, the tower blocks of the Northside Rises and the eerie bogs of Big Nothin' that the city really lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099549154
ISBN
9780099549154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.07

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