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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807511
ISBN
9781609807511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. The brilliant and funny new novel from the author hailed as 'one of his generation's most gifted writers' by the New York Times Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747568285
ISBN
9780747568285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. Trapped in the unrelenting grip of pain and heartache, Josh is losing his hold on reality. Having escaped to Bangkok, his life appeared to be turning around with a beautiful girlfriend, a roof over his head and a somewhat unconventional job. But then he took a call from somebody he thought he left behind a long time ago. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908248268
ISBN
9781908248268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. Adam is a middle-aged playwright who accepts a tempting offer to have his mind transported into a younger body for six months. Youth restored, he embarks on an odyssey of physical hedonism, but must then face the dire consequences when he is loath to relinquish his new body.. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333592
ISBN
9780571333592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. Life is harsh in close-knit community of Dirrabeg, a community on the Dingle Peninsula facing extinction in the mid-1950's. Donal Hallpelly's bodhran playing brings him into conflict with Canon Tett, the ultraconservative local priest, determined to stamp out the last vestiges of paganism in his community. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847178855
ISBN
9781847178855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. From the author of "Bilton", this is a funny, macabre thriller about jealousy, drugs, media-friendly Yorkshiremen, salmon fishing, modernist chair design and gruesome death (both accidental and premeditated), all set against a backdrop of beautiful Georgian architecture and the English countryside. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002089
ISBN
9780571212293
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. William Bird has always taken in boarders who are on the fringes of society: the petty conman, the immigrant who's never been able to fit in, the blustering officer who really doesn't know what's what , and the just plain lonely. He's built a unique place with a unique atmosphere. Series: William Trevor Backlist Novels. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969274
ISBN
9780241969274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. A novel that immerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family - Pauline, Cholly, Sam and Pecola - in post-Depression 1940s Ohio. Unlovely and unloved, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes like those of her privileged white schoolfellows. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099759911
ISBN
9780099759911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Presents a funny, bittersweet tale of love in the south of England. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001826
ISBN
9780747557708
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A European novel of racial mixing and "passing" in early twentieth-century America that serves as a unique account of transnational and transcultural racial attitudes that continue to reverberate today. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139825
ISBN
9781571139825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Hardback. A novel, in which the narrator unexpectedly finds himself back in the world of his childhood: Switzerland in the 1940s. He returns to his childhood home to find his parents frantic because their son is missing. Then, in another switch, the young boy that he was back then turns up in the present of the early 1990s, during the Gulf War. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422118
ISBN
9780857422118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. Johanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Translator(s): Dawkin, Deborah. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670151
ISBN
9781908670151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Romance - Authors, A-Z - B - Bingham, Charlotte,Subjects - Fiction - General" During the Second World War, Miranda and Ted are sent to the country with another young evacuee, Roberta (Bobbie), to live with Aunt Sophie and Aunt Prudence. And when the aunts die, Miranda, Tom and Bobbie - who have come to regard themselves as a family unit - are eventually parted, seemingly forever. The three find each other after the war. Num Pages: 566 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 35. Weight in Grams: 294
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
BANTAM
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
SKU
KHS0058476
ISBN
9780553812749
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From one of Israel's most important and acclaimed contemporary writers Translator(s): Halkin, Hillel. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001280
ISBN
9781841952420
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820612
ISBN
9781842820612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274. 240 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 135 x 18. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Langton & Wood
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955506703
ISBN
9780955506703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408865125
ISBN
9781408865125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Escape into Rosamunde Pilcher's world and meet characters who will become instant friends. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444761948
ISBN
9781444761948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search of a murderer, but finally in celebration of a glorious, undying love. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046907
ISBN
9780141046907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. From familiar fairy tales and legends - "Red Riding Hood", "Bluebeard", "Puss in Boots", "Beauty and the Beast", vampires and werewolves, the author has created a collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099588115
ISBN
9780099588115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559800
ISBN
9781875559800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.94

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862411923
ISBN
9780862411923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. With a new Foreword by Jeffrey Frank The most poignant of all De Vries's novels, The Blood of the Lamb is also the most autobiographical. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143880
ISBN
9780226143880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. Get ready for an epic debut novel of insurrection and ambition, love and revenge, set in fledgling independent America. This astonishing debut is reminiscent of the finest of early Cormac McCarthy. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855661
ISBN
9781611855661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.98

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