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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Offering a portrait of Japanese life in the first half of the twentieth century, this book reveals the saga Makioka family struggling to marry off one of their daughters. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857151558
ISBN
9781857151558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Tells the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. This title presents a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, it lays bare the sinews of pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749397104
ISBN
9780749397104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447295235
ISBN
9781447295235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Lydia, Robyn and Dean don't know each other - yet. They live very different lives but each of them, independently, has always felt that something is missing. What they don't know is that a letter. It is a letter containing a secret - one that will bind them together, and shows them what love and family and friendship really mean.. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 32. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099533696
ISBN
9780099533696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Being "nice" doesn't save Minty from being jilted at the altar. Ditched rather than hitched, a shocked Minty sets out on a "Quest for the Self", in which she will learn how to say "No". But then she discovers the reason for Dominic's defection and learns to move on, let go, and say "Yes" again. Num Pages: 433 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129. . Good clean copy with some shelf and reading wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTG0011298
ISBN
9780006513407
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. One day, out of the blue, Henry Nagel receives a solicitor's letter telling him he has inherited a sumptuous apartment in St John's Wood. Divine intervention? Or his late father's love-nest? Henry doesn't know, but he is glad to escape the North. After nearly sixty years of angry disappointment, Henry's life is about to change. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472162
ISBN
9780099472162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. **Shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the BGE Irish Book Awards 2016** Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 259 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474601030
ISBN
9781474601030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. 'Andrea Semple's book about an agony aunt's agony will make you laugh, cry and make you want to call up your friends and tell them how much you love them. Refreshingly original.' - Faith Bleasdale Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349402048
ISBN
9780349402048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. By the acclaimed author of Winter's Bone, the dark, glittering story of two families divided by class and linked by a mysterious tragedy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444732856
ISBN
9781444732856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 51. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Turnpike Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957233690
ISBN
9780957233690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Melvyn Bragg's highly-acclaimed bestselling historical novel, the story behind one of the 19th century's greatest scandals. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340423738
ISBN
9780340423738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. During his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles Dr Mahe caught a glimpse of something irresistible. As the memory continues to haunt him, he falls prey to a delusion that may offer an escape from his conventional existence - or may destroy him. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394169
ISBN
9780141394169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. 'This is a brilliant debut and I look forward to reading more of Jack Lark' Bernard Cornwell Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472200303
ISBN
9781472200303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Includes characters who are obsessed with the rise and fall of gods, empires and heroes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3B; FA; FC; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185002
ISBN
9780141185002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. On a remote Greek Island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster. As reality and illusion intertwine, Urfe is caught up in the darkest of psychological games. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478355
ISBN
9780099478355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.82

Paperback. Yasha the magician - sword swallower, fire eater, acrobat and master of escape - is famed for his extraordinary Houdini-like skills. Half Jewish, half Gentile, a free thinker who slips easily between worlds, Yasha has an observant wife, a loyal assistant who travels with him and a woman in every town. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197609
ISBN
9780141197609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Arthur and his beautiful, innocent fiancee Margaret look forward to an idyllic life together, until they encounter the mesmerising and repulsive Oliver Haddo. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289005
ISBN
9780099289005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardback. Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language' Observer Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085231
ISBN
9781844085231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. In this, her second novel, (awarded the 1967 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) Angela Carter's brilliant imagination and starting intensity of style explore and extend the nature and boundaries of love. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860681908
ISBN
9780860681908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. From number one New York Times bestseller, Mitch Albom, author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays With Morrie, comes his latest inspirational, moving and heart-warming novel. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
9780751541212
ISBN
9780751541212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

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