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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. When Vic Wilcox (MD of Pringle's engineering works) meets English lecturer Dr Robyn Penrose, sparks fly as their lifestyles and ideologies collide head on. What, after all, are they supposed to learn from each other? But in time both parties make some surprising discoveries about each other's worlds - and about themselves. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554189
ISBN
9780099554189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Ranging from the ultra realistic "Some Hours in the Life of a Witch" to the surreal fantasy world of "Fulfilment" and "The Wife of Bath", the stories in this book describe ordinary and not so ordinary lives, and the lives of women in particular, in the feminist and post-feminist era in Ireland. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855942011
ISBN
9781855942011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.60

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manor House Publishing Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780978107000
ISBN
9780978107000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. Run by Toby and Paula, the centre offers ordinary people a chance to learn from professional artists skilled in poetry, sculpture, ceramics, and the like. Artists like Greg, the New England poet, whose works are strangely absent; or Bob the lascivious potter who sells his Toby jugs to department stores. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 144. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000712
ISBN
9780140064810
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 1936: London is abuzz with gossip about the affair between Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson. But the king is not the only member of the aristocracy with a hard decision to make. Owen Montignac, the handsome and charismatic descendent of a wealthy land-owning family, is anxiously awaiting the reading of his late uncle's will. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552777407
ISBN
9780552777407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The land running down to the River Dean has been farmed by the Meredith family for generations. Robin Meredith bought the farm from his father, just before he married his wife Caro and now he and his brother Joe work on the land. But now Caro has died, as much as a mystery to the family as she was when she arrived twenty years ago. Num Pages: 320 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. 317pp
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KON0825688
ISBN
9780552997003
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A reissue of Derek Beaven's first novel - originally published by Faber - a lavish and richly detailed portrait of the world of Newton and the London of that time. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841150116
ISBN
9781841150116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJW; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062409218
ISBN
9780062409218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Pablo Escobar: billionaire drugs baron, ruthless manipulator brutal killer and jefe of the infamous Madellin cartel. A man whose importance in the international drug trade and renown for his charitable work among the poor brought him influence and power in his home country of Colombia, and the unwanted attention of the American courts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968697
ISBN
9780241968697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. The third novel in the bestselling Thrush Green series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752877532
ISBN
9780752877532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Biggins, Michael. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Archipelago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671336
ISBN
9780914671336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. Personal shopper Annie Valentine has a dream job in the heart of fabulous Manhattan. Daughter Lana is lost in the heat of first love, but has she fallen for a heart-breaker? In London husband Ed faces a scandal at work and knows, in his heart, he needs Annie back. What's a girl to do when her true love is in London but her new love is New York? Series: Annie Valentine. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Corgi
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0002202
ISBN
9780552163170
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172872
ISBN
9781590172872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature Editor(s): Brown, Jason Lee; Latham, Shanie. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008183
ISBN
9780253008183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. A collection of Irish short stories. Featuring, among many others, William Trevor and Roddy Doyle, Rebecca Miller and Richard Ford, Christine Dwyer Hickey and Colm Toibin, it shows the short story to be a vibrant, thriving form and one that should continue to be celebrated and encouraged. Editor(s): O'Connor, Joseph. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571255276
ISBN
9780571255276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Editor(s): Arata, Stephen (University of Virginia). Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 559 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115023
ISBN
9781551115023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.27

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight: 286.
Publisher
B&W Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903265147
ISBN
9781903265147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.68

Paperback. A warm, witty and wise debut about the ups and downs of life as a TV presenter Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007362707
ISBN
9780007362707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 61. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Granta
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783781485
ISBN
9781783781485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

hardcover. I was strong and he was not so it was me went to war to defend the Republic. I stepped across the border out of Indiana into Ohio. Twenty dollars, two salt-pork sandwiches, and I took jerky, biscuits, six old apples, fresh underthings and a blanket too. There was a conflagration to come; I wanted to lend it my spark. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Chatto & Windus London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000816
ISBN
9780701188795
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180. . Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
POOLBEG
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KNH0013297
ISBN
9781853719622
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Josie Clark is a loving wife and mother. She and her husband Jeff don't have much and it's often difficult to make ends meet. But Josie will do anything to protect her family and keep them safe. Bel Monkton is a successful property developer, living in a beautiful house by the sea. She seems to have everything going for her, but she's lonely. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0011061
ISBN
9780099586449
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. NEVER SAY DIE Twenty years after her father's plane crashed in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland was finally tracking his last moves. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 327. NEVER SAY DIE Twenty years after her father's plane crashed in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland was finally tracking his last moves. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 327. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KSG0005979
ISBN
9781848452770
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Detective Harriet Blue needs to get out of town, fast. With her brother under arrest for a series of brutal murders in Sydney, Harry's chief wants the hot-headed detective kept far from the press. So he assigns her a deadly new case - in the middle of the outback. Series: Detective Harriet Blue Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784754143
ISBN
9781784754143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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