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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. First published in Gaelic in 1941 under the title "An Beal Bocht", this book was translated into English in 1973. A parody of the Gaelic peasant writings of the Irish revival, the book features Bonaparte O'Coonassa - who tells the story of his life. By the author of "The Dalkey Archive". Illustrator(s): Steadman, Ralph. Translator(s): Power, P.C. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780586087480
ISBN
9780586087480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Richly insightful, deeply humorous, often poignant, The Ponzi Man skilfully reveals the inner-world of a man who knows every maddening thing about gambling, except how to give it up. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473627680
ISBN
9781473627680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. "Carries the flavor of the old world, its underlying ferocity leavened by a lyrical mysticism.. Her prose is transcendent."-Washington Post Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350234
ISBN
9780393350234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Espionage during the First World War Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848545847
ISBN
9781848545847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. The phenomenal word of mouth bestselling author Sophie Hannah explores the various sides of motherhood in her third stunning psychological suspense novel. Series: Culver Valley Crime. Num Pages: 464 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
Edition
Culver Valley Crime Book 3
SKU
V9780340933121
ISBN
9780340933121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408846360
ISBN
9781408846360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
CavanKerry Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933880051
ISBN
9781933880051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. The conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who died a drunkard is accepted by all. But none of this deters Quentin Clark, an ardent admirer who risks his own career and reputation in a passionate crusade to salvage Poe's. This title is set in Baltimore, 1849. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRA0010989
ISBN
9780099478225
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0024334
ISBN
9781846550089
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Plumberry School of Comfort Food is due to open in a few weeks' time and needs the kind of great ideas that only Verity could cook up. But when tragedy strikes at the very heart of the cookery school, can Verity find the magic ingredient for Plumberry while still writing her own recipe for happiness? Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172080
ISBN
9780552172080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 266 x 20. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910996065
ISBN
9781910996065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. When the renowned aviation hero and rabid isolationist Charles A Lindbergh defeats Franklin Roosevelt by a landslide in the 1940 presidential election, fear invades every Jewish household in America. Lindbergh publicly blamed the Jews for pushing America towards a pointless war with Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KKD0002897
ISBN
9780099478560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A sparkling debut about family, belonging and the binding power of love Longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011 Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. 320 pages. A sparkling debut about family, belonging and the binding power of love Longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809839
ISBN
9781408809839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Irishwoman Eliza Lynch became briefly, in the 1860s, the richest woman in the world. The book opens in Paris with Eliza in bed with Francisco Solano Lopez - heir to the untold wealth of Paraguay. The fruit of their congress will be extraordinary, and will send her across the Atlantic on the regal voyage to claim her glorious future in Ascuncion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099436942
ISBN
9780099436942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. In 1789 in Sydney Cove, the remotest penal colony of the British Empire, a group of convicts and one of their captors unite to stage a play. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 268. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0007750
ISBN
9780340422632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Puddleducks Playgroup has been run successfully for several years. Now, with an opportunity to prove herself Gemma Merryfield can't wait to take over running it in September. But the arrival of the new head of the infant school, Joe Balls soon tempers her enjoyment. Ex-banker Joe has been employed to bring the school back up to scratch. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 202 x 30. Weight in Grams: 354. Good clean copy with some minor shelf and reading wear. FFEP torn out.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTG0010673
ISBN
9780099558194
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Meet Caroline Gray: divorcee and newly-single mother. Firmly closing the door on her acrimonious divorce, Caroline and son Ben have moved to trendy Frencham where they join Caroline's long-time best friends, Heather and Eva. Settling into their new life is easy, but nothing has prepared Caroline for the demands of motherhood at The Sycamore. Num Pages: 464 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTG0007423
ISBN
9780099498452
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A funny and moving novel about a single mother finding her independence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784291358
ISBN
9781784291358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Bella Wallis' clandestine career as crime novelist Henry Ellis Margam is proving as successful as ever, but, in this latest nail-biting instalment from Brian Thompson, affairs of the heart are proving far trickier. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539476
ISBN
9780099539476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Fourth novel in Jean M Auel's magnificent epic of life 25,000 years ago when two kinds of human beings, Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon, shared the earth. Series: Earth's Children. Num Pages: 848 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444704372
ISBN
9781444704372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. A beautiful, compelling, utterly original new novel from one of the most important American writers of our time, and winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, 2012 Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007270767
ISBN
9780007270767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Ring the bells and lock up your homes. Karen Maitland, author of the bestselling Company of Liars, is back. And so is the plague.. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472235862
ISBN
9781472235862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. This title tells the story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. Editor(s): Judt, Tony. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185132
ISBN
9780141185132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007341931
ISBN
9780007341931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

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