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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Written before he became an eminent figure in the Church, Michael Novak's first novel, now with an introduction by Ralph McInerny, is an intriguing story about a young man preparing for the priesthood in Rome in the 1950?s. The Tiber Was Silver provides a unique view of the pre-conciliar Church through the eyes of a young seminarian. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932589139
ISBN
9781932589139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Paperback.
Publisher
Europa Editions United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609450793
ISBN
9781609450793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. Hannah and Humphrey Drayton seem to be happily married. Yet Hannah has reached the stage where she can't stand her husband. Every Thursday she meets with her friend, David Craventon, and they go to the cinema or the theatre. Yet when Humphrey finds out, her Thursday friend becomes her saviour. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 107 x 26. Weight in Grams: 192. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Corgi
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0245717
ISBN
9780552144384
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Luton, Robbie Goulding, an Irish-born teenager, meets the elusive Fran Mulvey, an orphaned Vietnamese refugee. Together they form a band. Joined by cellist Sarah-Therese Sherlock and her twin brother Sean on drums, The Ships in the Night set out to chase fame. But the story of this makeshift family is haunted by ghosts from the past. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099481539
ISBN
9780099481539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560883
ISBN
9780099560883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Sense and Sensibility moves to Westport, Connecticut, in this New York Times bestselling homage to the classic novel. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KOC0012774
ISBN
9781849016063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Forced into service at the age of fourteen, orphan Katie Mair must enter the bleak and cut off household, Howe of Denty, that turns out to be not as respectable as it first appears. One desperate act of defence from Katie is to a start a chain of despair, passion and revenge. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781841588254
ISBN
9781841588254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. When the Thorne family gather for the annual Christmas festivities, they think they've only got to endure each other for three days. But then the snows come, along with the 90-mile-an-hour winds and the plunging temperatures, and the Thornes get cut of with only each other for support, or to blame. It promises to be a Christmas like no other.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0037342
ISBN
9780099457831
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910709153
ISBN
9781910709153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. 'Sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious' The Sunday Times Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780755377756
ISBN
9780755377756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. The new novel from Emylia Hall, author of The Book of Summers, voted the best Richard & Judy Book Club pick of summer 2012, and A Heart Bent Out of Shape, winner of the Novelicious Book of the Year Award 2013. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472212023
ISBN
9781472212023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial and Commonwealth Writers' Prizes Num Pages: 560 pages, 7 B&W. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340921586
ISBN
9780340921586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. France. A skint, clapped-out British philosopher meets an incompetent, freshly released, one-armed, armed robber. The Thought Gang is born as the duo blag their way from Montpellier to Toulon for the ultimate bank robbery. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516927
ISBN
9780099516927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849823074
ISBN
9781849823074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Paperback. * The Australian answer to GONE WITH THE WIND * 'One of the biggest-selling, most widely read books in the history of fiction' Observer Series: VMC. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084470
ISBN
9781844084470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Richard Hannay finds a corpse in his flat, and becomes involved in a plot by spies to precipitate war and subvert British naval power. The resourceful victim of a manhunt, he is pursued by both the police and the ruthless conspirators. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260803
ISBN
9781853260803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. It's May, 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a quiet life in London, but after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger he stumbles into a hair-raising adventure - a desperate hunt across the country and against the clock, pursued by the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528395
ISBN
9780099528395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

Paperback. Richard Hannay gets caught up quite suddenly on a dull London afternoon in a situation of extreme danger. Before he knows what is happening he is the obvious suspect for a murder committed in his own flat, and has to go on the run to his native Scotland. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140011302
ISBN
9780140011302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. London, 3am, a tragic accident, and Adrian's life starts to fall apart. Because everyone has secrets and secrets have consequences. Some of which can be devastating. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559573
ISBN
9780099559573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

paperback. The author narrates the political career of Dr Salman Khan who, from his position as Minister of Education in the South African Cabinet, is transferred to the Prison Services Portfolio. This 'fall' sets in motion a train of events. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Picador Africa South Africa
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780958470865
ISBN
9780958470865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

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