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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. When Kino, a poor Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana and their son Coyotito will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Illustrator(s): Orozco, Jose Luis. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141185125
- ISBN
- 9780141185125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.70
€ 11.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. A collection of short stories, set in the idyllic Salinas Valley in California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world. This book includes the tales: The Murderer and The Chrysanthemums. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141185514
- ISBN
- 9780141185514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Dealing with the motivations and emotions of the enemy, this title uncovers profound and often unsettling truths both about war and human nature. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141185538
- ISBN
- 9780141185538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.80
€ 11.99
€ 10.80
Paperback. A collection of ten stories of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; of the infectious madness of conflict; and of the nervy jollity of the Mess and Ops room. It conveys the reality of a wartime pilot's daily existence, where death is a constant companion and life is lived from one heartbeat to the next. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141189659
- ISBN
- 9780141189659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Hardcover. A trilogy of novels - "The Sportswriter", "Independence Day", and "The Lay of the Land" - that charts the life and times of one of the most beloved and enduring characters in modern fiction. Num Pages: 1336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 135 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841593197
- ISBN
- 9781841593197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 21.87
€ 36.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. The UK Top Ten bestseller - a gripping novel of murder, drama .. and love. From the legendary Nora Roberts Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749959326
- ISBN
- 9780749959326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. The kids are out of school, trying to start a band, trying to find work; looking for something to do within the degraded terrain of their suburban hometown. This novel captures the lyricalism of their lives in an intense story of friendship and betrayal. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 163. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- SKU
- KKD0006164
- ISBN
- 9780571200610
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. From the Times No 1 bestselling author Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006176
- ISBN
- 9780340696880
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. After a life of tears and heartbreak, Anna Bradley is reunited at last with her beloved son Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 194. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Paperback
- SKU
- KKD0006190
- ISBN
- 9780340666555
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 205 x 37. Weight in Grams: 328. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006212
- ISBN
- 9780062358240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The first in the Corner House series, set in a Lyons Corner House in London on the brink of the Second World War. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006216
- ISBN
- 9780752842967
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. With CHOICES, Noah Gordon brings to a close his great trilogy spanning the generations of the Cole dynasty. Series: Cole. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 26. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006239
- ISBN
- 9780751514742
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This collection is a companion to "Modern Short Stories One". The 15 short stories included are by writers from Africa, America, Australia, India, Ireland, Italy and Great Britain. The writers include Dino Buzzati, Dorothy Parker, Primo Levi, Maeve Binchy, Garrison Keillor and Peter Carey. Editor(s): Hunter, Jim. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 178 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006264
- ISBN
- 9780571169863
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. * A hilarious & heartwarming comedy of urban versus rural life that brims over with warmth & fizzes over with humour & charm. 'Maeve Haran writes with wit, perception & a refreshingly light touch' - D. MAIL Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006346
- ISBN
- 9780751532845
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Set against a Tyneside background, this novel features an illegitimate girl who made a rich and powerful impression on all the men and women around her, forging an empire for herself amidst the coalmines and shipyards, founding a dynasty in defiance of social conventions. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 30. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006351
- ISBN
- 9780552140928
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Series: Open Door S. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- NEW ISLAND BOOKS Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- SKU
- KKD0006534
- ISBN
- 9781902602684
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Set in the Northern Ireland of the 1980's, this book tells the story of a young Catholic man living in a Protestant area. Springing out of the fear and violence of Ulster, it is a haunting love story that unfolds in a land where tenderness and innocence can only flicker briefly in the dark. Num Pages: 176 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 132. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- KKD0006536
- ISBN
- 9780099767114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 11.35
€ 12.99
€ 11.35
Paperback. A classic novel of terror from Richard Laymon Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006573
- ISBN
- 9780747267300
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0006621
- ISBN
- 9781906964986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. "Emma Straub's The Vacationers leaves you smiling for days" Maria Semple, author of Orange prize-shortlisted Where'd You Go, Bernadette? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KKD0006752
- ISBN
- 9781447262855
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. "Emma Straub's The Vacationers leaves you smiling for days" Maria Semple, author of Orange prize-shortlisted Where'd You Go, Bernadette? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0006767
- ISBN
- 9781447262855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The sensational new n ovel from Sunday Times bestseller Paige Toon - a bittersweet love story set on the Australian coast Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0006859
- ISBN
- 9781471138416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The Gingerbread House is a deeply moving novel: a compassionate and occasionally wickedly funny tale of a family's agonising struggle with dementia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0006880
- ISBN
- 9781785300868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. As Hurricane Ophelia bears down on New York City, millions are caught up in the horrific flooding it unleashes. Ellen Wharton flies into New York from London, heedless of the hurricane warnings. She is intent on seeing her mother, Grace. But when the storm hits, the women are forced to wade through freezing waters to the police boats outside. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. . Good clean copy with some shelf wear. Tear at bottom of spine
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006968
- ISBN
- 9780552166355
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95