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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An ironic comedy novel with dark undertones, set in the 1960s and the present day: it was love at first sight. Fifty years on, disclosure means disaster. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Marylebone House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910674420
ISBN
9781910674420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Hardback. Presents a funny retelling of the Arabian Nights and a inspired exploration of the art of storytelling. This title reimagines how Sheherezade saved Baghdad's virgins and her own life through a heroic feat of storytelling - one that kept the Persian king Sharyar hanging in agonizing narrative and erotic suspense for 1001 nights. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143378
ISBN
9780691143378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. A computer programmer by day, he is tolerably content, until he's packed off with a colleague - the sexually-frustrated Raphael Tisserand - to train provincial civil servants in the use of a new computer system. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846687846
ISBN
9781846687846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
Arlen House Galway
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320387
ISBN
9781851320387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Takes us to a dilapidated country estate where an ambitious artist of questionable talent, a family of landed aristocrats wondering where the money has gone, and a secretly cross-dressing squire all commingle among the ruins. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226137186
ISBN
9780226137186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. A novel in verse tells of one man's self-induced tragedy and his search for happiness. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848664371
ISBN
9781848664371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. A collection of stories, set in the mid-West among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099530329
ISBN
9780099530329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. A FRANK O'CONNOR AWARD-winning, simply stunning short-story collection by one of America's most critically acclaimed young writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214. Paperback, cover slightly scuffed, otherrwise in good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Orion Publishing
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF2233782
ISBN
9781780222295
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Wonderful new package of a prize-winning modern classic Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182. 256 pages. Wonderful new package of a prize-winning modern classic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 146 x 199 x 17. Weight: 212.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906994259
ISBN
9781906994259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. The paperback publication of a gripping and disturbing debut novel about the dark side of 1970s suburbia which received stunning reviews Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 121 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087075
ISBN
9781844087075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Nanny required to take care of needs of busy professional London family. When penniless student Ali Sparrow answers Bryony and Nick Skinner's advertisement her life changes overnight. She is catapulted into the privileged and excessive world of London's financial elite. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 346. Nice copy in good condition. Some shelfwear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KST0026560
ISBN
9780241952559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Nanny required to take care of needs of busy professional London family. When penniless student Ali Sparrow answers Bryony and Nick Skinner's advertisement her life changes overnight. She is catapulted into the privileged and excessive world of London's financial elite. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KTM0005933
ISBN
9780241952559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Younes' life is changed forever when his poverty-stricken parents surrender him to the care of his more affluent uncle. Re-named Jonas, he grows up in a colourful colonial Algerian town, and forges a unique friendship with a group of boys, an enduring bond that nothing - not even the Algerian Revolt - will shake. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540458
ISBN
9780099540458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A new edition of the classic Canadian novel, "What the Crow Said," a major work by one of western Canada's best-known and best-respected authors. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643032
ISBN
9780888643032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. Sometimes what you want isn't always what you need Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007273935
ISBN
9780007273935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. The highly anticipated new novel from the author of The Things We Never Said Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471134524
ISBN
9781471134524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
17th Edition
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780999753
ISBN
9781780999753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.34

Paperback. Series: Blue Light Books. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253026705
ISBN
9780253026705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.11

Paperback. The second stunning novel from Lucy Dawson - what happens when good friends turn bad .. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KTG0003754
ISBN
9780751540512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A BIG story about a small boy who sees the world a little differently - for fans of The Rosie Project and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751554274
ISBN
9780751554274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. A novel about the fear, sin and guilt that lurks in the dark corridors of the human conscience. It is a story on an epic scale about betrayal, sacrifice and unconditional love, and a darkly humorous parable recalling the Biblical tales of God's terrible rage and the fate that befell those who suffered it. Translator(s): Panas, Yiannis. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 525.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845025472
ISBN
9781845025472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.20

Paperback. Translator(s): Katz, Michael B. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682. 488 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 28. Weight: 676. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801495472
ISBN
9780801495472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety - for a time. Num Pages: 560 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 388.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015743
ISBN
9780141015743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A single moment can change a life forever .. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KSG0011809
ISBN
9781444725971
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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