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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An obese woman and her lover, a dwarf, are sick of being stared at wherever they go and so decide to reverse roles. The man goes out wearing make-up and the woman draws a mustache on her face. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241201916
ISBN
9780241201916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A compelling family drama of love and loss, set deep in our stone age past Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272. 384 pages. A compelling family drama of love and loss, set deep in our stone age past. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847672896
ISBN
9781847672896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasn't the drink that killed him - it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house, in the winter of 1968. This novel is about love and disappointment, about thwarted lust and limitless desire. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198 261pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780099501633
ISBN
9780099501633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Funny, scary adventure with a dachshund, demons, science - and footnotes Series: Samuel Johnson Adventure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w picture. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444706741
ISBN
9781444706741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The third novel in the wonderful Beckman trilogy takes Holly Beckman's story into the dark days of World War II. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340708392
ISBN
9780340708392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. The second novel by one of Ireland's best-loved writers, the multiple award-winningJennifer Johnston Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132. The second novel by one of Ireland's best-loved writers, the multiple award-winningJennifer Johnston Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014105
ISBN
9780747259350
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Fleur is beautiful, unscrupulous, and has a large wardrobe of black designer suits. With the help of "The Times" announcements page she gatecrashes the funerals and memorial services of the wealthy, preying on rich, vulnerable men. She charms her way into their lives and onto their platinum credit cards, takes what she can. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KRF0023436
ISBN
9780552776721
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Translator(s): Sibley, William F. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590175873
ISBN
9781590175873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775313
ISBN
9780413775313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.46

Paperback. A young man is fighting for his life. Into his room walks a bewitching woman who believes she can save him. Their journey will have you believing in the impossible. A Richard and Judy Best Read 2009 pick. Num Pages: 502 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348. 502 pages. A young man is fighting for his life. Into his room walks a bewitching woman who believes she can save him. Their journey will have you believing in the impossible. A Richard and Judy Best Read 2009 pick. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 32. Weight: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Canongate Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671691
ISBN
9781847671691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. In THE SIXTH LAMENTATION, William Brodrick introduced Father Anselm, the barrister turned monk who found himself plunged into the tangled history of occupied Paris. Now Father Anselm is brought back to his own past, and someone else's secrets. Series: Father Anselm Novels. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121123
ISBN
9780349121123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Mani is born into a time of war - 3rd-century Mesopotamia. Despite being the son of a warrior, he becomes a painter, physician, mystic and prophet, preaching in the battlefields, a doctrine of humility, tolerance and love that becomes known as "Manicheanism". Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349108711
ISBN
9780349108711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609453503
ISBN
9781609453503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.26

Paperback. Igor is confident his old Soviet policeman's uniform will be the best costume at the party. But he hasn't gone far before he realises something is wrong. The streets are unusually dark and empty, and the only person to emerge from the shadows runs away from him in terror. Translator(s): Darragh, Amanda Love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099571872
ISBN
9780099571872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The perfect summer read - a novel about love and gardening in which a woman, recovering from divorce, rebuilds a lost garden in Oxfordshire and finds healing - and romance - in the process. Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857382993
ISBN
9780857382993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Contains fifteen stories, many of which are set in the author's native New Zealand, and others in England and the French Riviera. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441801
ISBN
9780141441801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

hardcover. This selection of stories by Katherine Mansfield has been chosen by Claire Tomalin and emphasize the stronger, feminist side of her writing rather than the popular, more sentimental view. The 21 stories are presented in chronological order and include "Prelude", "The Garden Party" and "At the Bay". Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABU; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Everyman
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781857150483
ISBN
9781857150483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. The warm, wise and moving new novel from the author of FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755356775
ISBN
9780755356775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152883
ISBN
9781857152883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. A warm, funny and emotional novel about love, life and friendship, perfect for fans of JoJo Moyes, Debbie Macomber, Rowan Coleman and anyone who loved The Jane Austen Book Club and The Reading Group. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751564853
ISBN
9780751564853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. A baby girl is abandoned, banished from London to the storm-ravaged American city of New Bohemia. Her father has been driven mad by jealousy, her mother to exile by grief. Seventeen years later, Perdita doesn't know a lot about who she is or where she's come from - but she's about to find out. Series: Hogarth Shakespeare. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099598190
ISBN
9780099598190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Cassandra, an Oxford don, and Julia, a best-selling novelist, are sisters who share disturbing memories of a bizarre childhood game - and of Simon, who loved them both. The memories re-surface when they see Simon on a television programme, and their relationship is played out to a fatal finish. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099998402
ISBN
9780099998402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 143 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394. Clean copy showing some light reading wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0008368
ISBN
9781408843529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Twenty years ago, Anthony Galton vanished, along with his streetwise bride and several thousand dollars of the Galton fortune. Now his dying mother wants him found, and Lew Archer is on the case: is Anthony hiding somewhere, happy and eager not to be discovered? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196633
ISBN
9780141196633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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