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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include very difficult maths and the Search of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Daniel 'Skippy' Juster is his roommate. In the grand old Dublin institution that is Seabrook College for Boys, nobody pays either of them much attention. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 458. 661pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141009957
ISBN
9780141009957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Imagine a year without Christmas. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences - and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559993
ISBN
9780099559993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. On the sunlit Greek island of Skios, the Fred Toppler Foundation's annual lecture is to be given by Dr Norman Wilfred, the world-famous authority on the scientific organisation of science. He turns out to be surprisingly young and charming - not at all the intimidating figure they had been expecting. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000801
ISBN
9780571281459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Joey Perrone is a woman with a mission. She's just been pushed overboard from a cruise liner by Chaz, her scumbag husband, and survived to tell the tale. But rather than reporting him to the police, she decides to stay dead and - with a little help from her friends and a few of Chaz's enemies - instead of getting mad, she's going to get even. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552772532
ISBN
9780552772532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Terry is sick and not sure he's going to make his fiftieth birthday, but is kept going by his music, his lovely assistant Angie, and his discovery of the abandoned Union Jack Club, which he decides to clean up and re-open. Ray, meanwhile, is out driving mini-cabs and struggling to control his anger - his only release. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458876
ISBN
9780099458876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907123668
ISBN
9780907123668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.82

Paperback. Janek Janowiec is awaiting trial. In his cramped attic apartment in Krakow, he has decided to set straight the record of his life, and yet he is wracked by the guilt and knowledge of a number of terrible secrets. What happened to his friend, the charismatic revolutionary leader, Fredzio? What exactly did his father do in the war? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 189. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002085
ISBN
9780747553083
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408844175
ISBN
9781408844175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Jen has discovered a secret. It's not hers to share, but is it hers to keep? If she tells her husband Jason, he might get over the shock but will he forgive her for telling the truth? She might drive a wedge through their marriage. If she tells someone else in Jason's family - the family she's come to love more than her own. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047263
ISBN
9780141047263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a bright future. But there's no room for him in the 1980s and when his family starts to fracture, Mark's life swings out of control. The way out is heroin. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 35. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099535584
ISBN
9780099535584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A side-splittingly funny coming-of-age novel set in the Japan of the sixties, Ryu Murakami's novel is an unusually funny and autobiographical book from an author known for his darkly violent and cynical side. Being young in the 1960s is the same in Japan as everywhere. This is a personal but profound insight into a much wider upheaval in society. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908968463
ISBN
9781908968463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. A superb collection of writing from multi-award-winning, million-copy bestseller Andrea Levy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472222695
ISBN
9781472222695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seren
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781721407
ISBN
9781781721407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307493
ISBN
9781906307493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

paperback. A story of greed, sex and bitterness, of a scheming matchmaker and a resentful woman forcing a beautiful young girl to marry an old man for money. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130 127pp.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd Cork
Condition
New
SKU
9781856356510
ISBN
9781856356510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Barbara Comyns' classic first novel weaves a vivid, funny tale - told in the unique style of her young narrator - of a chaotic and ultimately tragic childhood on the banks of the River Avon. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088379
ISBN
9781844088379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. One hot August night, Rachel Power gets the call everyone fears. It's the police. Her younger sister Evie's had a car crash, she's in a coma. Can Rachel fly to London right away? With Evie injured and comatose, Rachel is left to pick up the pieces of her sister's life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781844883714
ISBN
9781844883714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Candy is blazing her way as an international supermodel.. Her sister, Tammy, has a LA job producing the most successful hit show on TV.. In New York, oldest sister Sabrina is an ambitious young lawyer, while Annie is an American artist in Florence.. On one Fourth of July, the four sisters return home for their family's annual gathering. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 108 x 32. Weight in Grams: 272. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Corgi
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0023581
ISBN
9780552154727
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. For identical twins, Kate and Violet are about as unlike as two peas from the same pod can be. Except in one respect - they share a hidden gift. But after Kate inadvertently reveals their secret when they are thirteen years old, their lives are set on diverging paths. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 34. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776592
ISBN
9780552776592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777124
ISBN
9780552777124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Presents a story of a country girl's rise to riches as the mistress of a wealthy man which marked the beginning of the naturalist movement in America. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140188288
ISBN
9780140188288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. What would you do if your sister disappeared without a trace? This is an emotionally fraught and at some times terrifying story about two sisters and the strength that binds them. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298. 8vo. Good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Piatkus
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0271890
ISBN
9780749942014
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. What would you do if your sister disappeared without a trace? This is an emotionally fraught and at sometimes terrifying story about two sisters and the strength that binds them. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
0th Edition
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KOC0022332
ISBN
9780749942014
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 202 x 41. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812989335
ISBN
9780812989335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.66

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