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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The story of a woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after a violent, abusive marriage and a worsening drink problem. Paula Spencer recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with Charlo, and the marriage to him that left her powerless. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176. Very good clean copy with light shelf wear. Light creases, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0003649
ISBN
9780749395995
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. The story of a woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after a violent, abusive marriage and a worsening drink problem. Paula Spencer recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with Charlo, and the marriage to him that left her powerless. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176. 226pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
9780749395995
ISBN
9780749395995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. The new Botswana book from bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, this is Mma Ramotswe's sixteenth wonderful adventure. Series: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Abacus
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780349141039
ISBN
9780349141039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. The compelling, brilliant new novel from a master of European literature, a bestseller in France Translator(s): Strachan, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340837375
ISBN
9780340837375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. **The laugh-out-loud bestseller is back with the only book to buy this Mother's Day. Perfect for fans of 'Outnumbered' and Carole Matthews, Fiona writes about life as it really is.** Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847563675
ISBN
9781847563675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. One day, sitting in traffic, married Dublin mum Stella Sweeney attempts a good deed. The resulting car crash changes her life. For she meets a man who wants her telephone number. But in this meeting is born the seed of something which will take Stella thousands of miles from her old life, turning an ordinary woman into a superstar. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 47. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0006081
ISBN
9780141043104
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 10.45

paperback. A collection of three works exploring the profound effects on protagonists who embark on psychological voyages of liberation. The first story offers a depiction of London's fashionable horse riding set. The second story portrays the intimacy between an aloof woman and her male guide, while the third deals with a woman's religious quest. Editor(s): Poplawski, Paul. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441665
ISBN
9780141441665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Isla Dewar's unique combination of brilliant characterisation, beautifully evoked landscapes and incisive humour is honed to its finest in this lovely novel Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747261582
ISBN
9780747261582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855616
ISBN
9781611855616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143130710
ISBN
9780143130710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. The seventh Thursday Next novel from Number One bestselling author Jasper Fforde. Series: Thursday Next. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 200 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340963135
ISBN
9780340963135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. The stunning new novel from Claire Messud, author of The Emperor's Children, a top ten NYT bestseller Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087334
ISBN
9781844087334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

paperback. Moving away from crime fiction, Pauline McLynn has crafted a mesmerising novel about human relationships. 'This is Pauline McLynn's fourth novel, and the author is going from strength to strength with every outing. Fizzing with vividly sketched characters, The Woman on the Bus is a skilfully written story' Sunday Tribune Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline Review
Condition
New
SKU
9780747267829
ISBN
9780747267829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.58

paperback. Moving away from crime fiction, Pauline McLynn has crafted a mesmerising novel about human relationships. 'This is Pauline McLynn's fourth novel, and the author is going from strength to strength with every outing. Fizzing with vividly sketched characters, The Woman on the Bus is a skilfully written story' Sunday Tribune Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302. Good Clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline Review
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMF0000289
ISBN
9780747267829
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.58

paperback. Moving away from crime fiction, Pauline McLynn has crafted a mesmerising novel about human relationships. 'This is Pauline McLynn's fourth novel, and the author is going from strength to strength with every outing. Fizzing with vividly sketched characters, The Woman on the Bus is a skilfully written story' Sunday Tribune Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover and slight foxing on endpapers but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline Review
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0007890
ISBN
9780747267829
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.58

Paperback. The Phelans have owned Mossgrove for generations. But when it is put up for sale, the lengths to which Irish people will go to keep their land become clear. An enchanting novel by Ireland's favourite writer. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Brandon
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863222498
ISBN
9780863222498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Hortensia and Marion are next door neighbours in a charming, bougainvillea-laden Cape Town suburb. One is black, one white. Both are successful women with impressive careers behind them. Both have recently been widowed. Both are in their eighties. And both are sworn enemies. But one day an unforeseen event forces the women together. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701376
ISBN
9781784701376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Harry Ricks is a man who has lost everything. A romantic mistake at the small American college where he used to teach has cost him his job, his marriage and his relationship with his only child. And when the ensuing scandal threatens to completely destroy him, he votes with his feet and flees - to Paris. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers and page edges
Edition
1st Arrow Book Edition
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0007570
ISBN
9780099469254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Niki Jumpei, an amateur entomologist, searches the scorching desert for beetles. As night falls he is forced to seek shelter in an eerie village, half-buried by huge sand dunes. He awakes to the terrifying realization that the villagers have imprisoned him with a young woman at the bottom of a vast sand pit. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188522
ISBN
9780141188522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679733782
ISBN
9780679733782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.96

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