Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Finland, 1809. Henrik and Erik are brothers who fought on opposite sides in the war between Sweden and Russia. With peace declared, they both return to their snowed-in farm. But who is the master? Sexual tensions, old grudges, family secrets: all come to a head in this dark and gripping saga. Editor(s): Jeremiah, Emily. Translator(s): Jeremiah, Fleur. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 196 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Peirene Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956284068
- ISBN
- 9780956284068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.28
€ 16.99
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Paperback. Henry Molise, a fifty-year-old successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his elderly parents want to divorce. Henry's tyrannical, bricklaying father, Nick, despite being weakened by age and alcoholism, can still strike fear into the hearts of his sons. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144. 208 pages. Henry Molise, a fifty-year-old successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his elderly parents want to divorce. Henry's tyrannical, bricklaying father, Nick, despite being weakened by age and alcoholism, can still strike fear into the hearts of his sons. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight: 176.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841956190
- ISBN
- 9781841956190
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
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€ 10.74
paperback. A novel about the comradeship and loyalty of a crew of motor bike fanatics from South Wales who go on a long run to Cricieth in memory of a dead friend, and how old personal grudges can erupt in violent revenge with tragic results. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638331
- ISBN
- 9781902638331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.29
€ 10.29
Paperback. Translator(s): Born, Anne. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714530185
- ISBN
- 9780714530185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.33
€ 14.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Nathalie and David have been good and dutiful children to their parents. They were both adopted and now Nathalie discovers a need to trace her birth parents and insists that David makes the same journey. And through this, both learn one of the hardest lessons of all. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552771733
- ISBN
- 9780552771733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Nathalie and David have been good and dutiful children to their parents. They were both adopted and now Nathalie discovers a need to trace her birth parents and insists that David makes the same journey. And through this, both learn one of the hardest lessons of all. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0017285
- ISBN
- 9780552771733
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Revolves around the character of Hend, an Arabic teacher and would-be writer in her late thirties, who emigrates to the United States from Cairo with her eight year old son after the painful break-up of her marriage. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571280056
- ISBN
- 9780571280056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
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€ 10.75
Paperback. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go. Arriving in a crowded lodging house in Brooklyn, Eilis can only be reminded of what she has sacrificed. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241972700
- ISBN
- 9780241972700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
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Paperback. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go, leaving behind her family and her home for the first time. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141041742
- ISBN
- 9780141041742
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.10
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€ 10.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155165
- ISBN
- 9781903155165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.21
€ 23.99
€ 19.21
Hardcover. A mother's reflection inspired by hand-raising a litter of Pembroke Welsh corgis whose own mother died after a Caesarian delivery. Devastated by the loss of her companion and awed by the task of saving the puppies, the narrator is surprised to discover she enjoys this exclusive commitment. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532367
- ISBN
- 9781557532367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.55
€ 13.55
Paperback. Series: Second Chances. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310207085
- ISBN
- 9780310207085
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.55
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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Exile Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550961218
- ISBN
- 9781550961218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.18
€ 23.18
Paperback. Broken Ground is remarkable for its prophetic vision of the hollow securities promised by incarceration and of the effects of "privatization" as an armature of American imperialism-in both the domestic and international realms. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990484
- ISBN
- 9780295990484
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.66
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Paperback. Broken Glass is a Congolese riff on European classics from the most notable Francophone African writer of his generation. Translator(s): Stevenson, Helen. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846688157
- ISBN
- 9781846688157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
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€ 10.93
Paperback. After shooting his brother's killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days' grace - not enough to see out the month of April. Then a visiting honeymoon couple cross the path of the fugitive. The bride's heart goes out to Gjorg, and even these 'civilised' strangers from the city risk becoming embroiled in the fatal mechanism of vendetta. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099449874
- ISBN
- 9780099449874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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€ 11.02
Paperback. When the body of a young woman is discovered deep beneath the icy waters of Lake Grant, a note left under a rock by the shore points to suicide. But within minutes, it becomes clear that this is no suicide. It's a brutal, cold-blooded murder. Series: The Will Trent Series. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 81 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099509769
- ISBN
- 9780099509769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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Paperback. * A penetrating new novel about the burden of celebrity and the making of American myths and heroes by one of America's bestselling writers * 'Updike is one of the very few people who are among Oates's peers' - TLS Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0003024
- ISBN
- 9781860497704
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The art of writing is mysterious; the opinions we hold are ephemeral. This title presents eleven short stories. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183862
- ISBN
- 9780141183862
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.61
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€ 12.61
Paperback. A murder investigation in post-war France becomes an exploration of the legacy of German occupation. Translator(s): Cullen, John. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906694685
- ISBN
- 9781906694685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05