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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The first of two thematically linked novellas, each investigating the dream of the perfect family. It gives voice to a mother, loving but unsure of her love's value. In forfeiting her powerful husband, she fears that she has done her children irrevocable harm. The second novella is "Good Will". Series: Flamingo S. Num Pages: 208 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130. Weight in Grams: 160. Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
(Reissue)
SKU
KST0016776
ISBN
9780006543930
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A brilliant, fast-paced comedy about what happens when all of your dreams become true. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Borough Press
Condition
New
SKU
KRA0009154
ISBN
9780008118778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A brilliant, fast-paced comedy about what happens when all of your dreams become true. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
The Borough Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
KRA0009090
ISBN
9780008118778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. January 1961, and the beaten, stabbed and strangled body of a nineteen year old Pearl Gambol is discovered, after a dance the previous night at the Newry Orange Hall. Returning from London to investigate the case, Detective Eddie McCrink soon suspects that their may be people wielding influence over affairs. Series: The Blue Trilogy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244. 298pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571237562
ISBN
9780571237562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. 'There isn't anyone remotely like him in contemporary American literature' New York Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Picador
Condition
New
SKU
9780330511254
ISBN
9780330511254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Tells the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099598183
ISBN
9780099598183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Tramp Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993459207
ISBN
9780993459207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.73

paperback. Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 662. Signed by the author. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001594
ISBN
9781471151132
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Several months into his recovery from a near-fatal illness, novelist Sidney Orr buys a blue notebook. It is September 18, 1982, and for the next nine days Orr will live under the spell of this blank book, trapped inside a world of eerie premonitions and bewildering events that threaten to destroy his marriage and undermine his faith in reality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571276622
ISBN
9780571276622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099565192
ISBN
9780099565192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. Ophelia, criminal lawyer, is in for a shock. Her husband announces he's been having an affair, and leaves. Her home life and work implode - before long, she's broke, drinking too much and falling for a client. And then she is faced with the most serious trial of her life, when a disgruntled defendant comes back to haunt her. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907595493
ISBN
9781907595493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Reveals the astonishing underground partnership that changed the course of history. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906558154
ISBN
9781906558154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Sun, sea and laughter abound in this warm, bubbly tale by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe (winner of the 2012 Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance) and Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams (RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2013 winner). The perfect summer read. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751551068
ISBN
9780751551068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

paperback. Phillip Roth confronts his double, an imposter whose self-appointed task is to lead the jews out of Israel and back to Europe, a moses in reverse and a monstrous nemesis to the 'real' Philip Roth. This work is at once a spy story, a political thriller, a meditation on identity, and a confession. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099307914
ISBN
9780099307914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. 1945: a lost German bomber crashes on the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland. Inexplicably, in the midst of World War Two, there are both German and American officers on board. One of the senior German officers claims that their best chance of survival is to try to walk to the nearest farm and sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. Translator(s): Cribb, Victoria. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099535638
ISBN
9780099535638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862416447
ISBN
9780862416447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.77

Paperback. Ranging from the 1850s through two world wars to the present, and from Canada to Brisbane, the Balkans and the Somme, this title includes dazzling stories that reveal the secrets of unconventional women who refuse to be contained. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099459712
ISBN
9780099459712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustration, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927063323
ISBN
9781927063323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Series: Open Door Series V. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905494002
ISBN
9781905494002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.95

Paperback. Series: Open Door Series V. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004190
ISBN
9781905494040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A novel about national identity, race, liberty, loss and surrender. It follows a young Nigerian doctor as he wanders aimlessly along the streets of Manhattan. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571279432
ISBN
9780571279432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. A bittersweet paean to dashed hopes and good intentions in contemporary middle America; a comic, deeply heartfelt dissection of the Dream by an exciting debut author. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472115348
ISBN
9781472115348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. When dying Jack Flynn decides he needs a bride, so that he can sire a son, his young wife Caitlin proves feistier than he anticipated. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782641353
ISBN
9781782641353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589880887
ISBN
9781589880887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.35

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