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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Set in the crossword and nature notes department of an obscure national newspaper during the declining years of Fleet Street, where John Dyson dreams wistfully of fame and the gentlemanly life - until one day his great chance of glory at last arrives. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315871
ISBN
9780571315871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardback. After many generations, it is now, in 1971, Harold who runs Ard Farm. Out on the fells, he feels his father's presence, and there is hope that he, his grandmother and his Uncle Joe will be able to take the farm forward and prosper. But their way of life is under threat. Farming is undergoing huge change and increasingly harmful intervention. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784741334
ISBN
9781784741334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. A remarkable novel about the Eritrean war, likened to For Whom The Bell Tolls and as relevant today as on its first publication. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340528112
ISBN
9780340528112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. This is a novel of exile and return, which Janet Frame felt too autobiographical to be published in her lifetime. It is an exquisite work shot through with tenderness and Frame's characteristic self-deprecating humour. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085095
ISBN
9781844085095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.82

Paperback. Ben Turnbull is a 66 year-old retired investment consultant living north of Boston in the year 2020. A recent war between the United States and China has thinned the population and brought social chaos. Nevertheless, Ben's life, traced by his journal entries over the course of the year, retains much of its accustomed comforts. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000632
ISBN
9780141188966
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A journey into the dark recesses of the American psyche in which a hapless writer with a passion for drink and rich women finds he has a bad case of alcoholic amnesia and must try to reconstruct the missing hours of a terrible evening that resulted in his car being drenched in blood. A crime novel from the author of THE AMERICAN DREAM. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349103273
ISBN
9780349103273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

paperback. Newly unemployed Felicity sets out to renovate a remote Norfolk cottage. The contemporary story frames another seen through the eyes of a sexy, neolithic lesbian whose spirit comments scathingly on Britain's modern times. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 5SL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Onlywomen Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906500453
ISBN
9780906500453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.27

Paperback. From the acclaimed novelist an electrifying collection of stories exploring taboos and secrets. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Virago Press (UK)
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087396
ISBN
9781844087396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Series: Spirit Bear. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFP; YNNR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 194 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780380805600
ISBN
9780380805600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.43

Paperback. Magic and romance in an ancient grange where danger lurks behind every shadow Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444715033
ISBN
9781444715033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602826670
ISBN
9781602826670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Unbridled Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609530617
ISBN
9781609530617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854115126
ISBN
9781854115126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.92

Paperback. Translator(s): Haydar, Paula. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Clockroot Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566568074
ISBN
9781566568074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.67

Paperback. In Sawgamet, a gold mining village gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the schoolhouse thermometer and the dangers of working in the cuts are overshadowed by the mysteries and magic lurking in the woods. On the eve of his mother's funeral, Stephen, a priest, sits to write her eulogy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549260
ISBN
9780099549260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590177617
ISBN
9781590177617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394682
ISBN
9780888394682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127. .
Publisher
PM Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629633923
ISBN
9781629633923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.80

Paperback. A turbulent thriller set in seamy LA, Robert Ward's slick tale of greed and corruption in the FBI is clever, contemporary and cool as ice. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 342. 338 pages. A turbulent thriller set in seamy LA, Robert Ward's slick tale of greed and corruption in the FBI is clever, contemporary and cool as ice. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight: 342.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848875692
ISBN
9781848875692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. He values friendship above money and possessions, so when he suddenly inherits two houses, Danny is quick to offer shelter to his fellow gentlemen of the road. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185118
ISBN
9780141185118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Includes foreword by Fanny Howe; afterword by Mckenzie Wark. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
new edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351658
ISBN
9781584351658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.30

paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 255.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781258989
ISBN
9781781258989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Set in his native Northern Ireland, John Lynch's debut novel is a lyrically told and exquisitely tender story of innocence and loss. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196. Used paperback in very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0036774
ISBN
9780007202690
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A searing and luminous novel of a family's grief after unexpected loss, from the author of the huge bestseller Wild. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782395379
ISBN
9781782395379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

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