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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Hidden away in the Record Department of the Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141187761
ISBN
9780141187761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Holden Caulfield is a dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950432
ISBN
9780241950432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.12

Paperback. Edward Lannion, the young master of Hatting Hall, is about to marry Marian Fox. At Penndean, a nearby house, preparations are under way for the wedding, overseen by the anxious Benet. Family and friends gather together for a celebratory dinner on the eve of the ceremony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
New
SKU
9780701188474
ISBN
9780701188474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Twelve years ago, Cassie Carter chose the wrong man, and one fateful event drove three sisters apart. Now, hoping to leave her past behind, Cassie has returned to Washington with her daughter. Though her sisters don't live too far away, she doesn't expect to see them. Karen, the oldest, is a busy wife and mother, balancing her career with.. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 273. Good, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0006211
ISBN
9780099595076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Condition
New
SKU
9780141345659
ISBN
9780141345659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.06

paperback. Moran is an old Republican whose life was forever transformed by his days of glory as a guerrilla leader in the War of Independence. Now, in old age, living out in the country, Moran is still fighting - with his family, his friends, even himself - in a poignant struggle to come to terms with the past. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 158 184pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571225644
ISBN
9780571225644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. A novel of extraordinary intelligence and heart, a masterful depiction of heartbreak, and a dark and haunting examination of the tyranny of experience and memory. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 49. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447294832
ISBN
9781447294832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Makina knows how to survive in a macho world. Leaving her native Mexico in search of her brother, she's smuggled into the USA bearing two secret messages - one from her mother and one from the Mexican underworld. In this grippingly original novel Herrera explores the actual and psychological crossings and translations people make. Translator(s): Dillman, Lisa. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
And Other Stories
Condition
New
SKU
9781908276421
ISBN
9781908276421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.04

Paperback. Offers unusual insights into the social history of the late colonial period. Set in pre-World War II Burmese society, this title tells the story that centers on the relationship and marriage of seventeen-year-old Way with U Saw Han, a much older Burmese agent for a British trading company. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801677
ISBN
9780896801677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Joe and Kate Ruttledge have come to Ireland from London in search of a different life. In passages of beauty and truth, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters that move about them unfolds through the action, the rituals of work, religious observances and play. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258 314pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571225729
ISBN
9780571225729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. When eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the Fishers' residence in Paris, little does she know what fascinating secrets the house itself contains. Henrietta finds that her visit coincides with that of Leopold, an intense child who has come to Paris to be introduced to the mother he has never known. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
9780099276487
ISBN
9780099276487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.44

Paperback. Two families living the dream in small town America are forced to confront their guilty secrets in the aftermath of a shocking death. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
SKU
9781784974961
ISBN
9781784974961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 7.00

Paperback. We're all different. When Ismae Rogers was born, her difference was just easier to see. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0020146
ISBN
9781473625877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Features characters who begin their journeys on Prosperity Drive, appear and disappear, bump into each other in chance encounters, and join up again through love, marriage or memory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0020204
ISBN
9781784700577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0020212
ISBN
9780857523990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447243731
ISBN
9781447243731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447243915
ISBN
9781447243915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447243946
ISBN
9781447243946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447243984
ISBN
9781447243984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447244004
ISBN
9781447244004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.94

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