Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Rachel Walsh has a pair of size 8 feet and such a fondness for recreational drugs that her family has forked out the cash for a spell in Cloisters - Dublin's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. She's only agreed to her incarceration because she's heard that rehab is wall-to-wall jacuzzis, and it's about time she had a holiday. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241958438
- ISBN
- 9780241958438
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Condition: New
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Paperback. It's 1959 and Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom, one time high school sports superstar, is going nowhere. At twenty-six he is trapped in a second-rate existence - stuck with a fragile, alcoholic wife, a house full of overflowing ashtrays and discarded glasses, a young son and a futile job. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141187839
- ISBN
- 9780141187839
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. In 1969, the times are changing in America. Things just aren't as simple as they used to be for Rabbit Angstrom. His wife leaves him, and suddenly, into his confused life comes Jill, a runaway who becomes his lover. But when she invites her friend to stay, a young black radical named Skeeter, the pair's fragile harmony soon begins to fail. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188546
- ISBN
- 9780141188546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. It's 1979 and Rabbit is no longer running. He's walking, and beginning to get out of breath. That's ok, though - it gives him the chance to enjoy the wealth that comes with middle age. So why is it that he finds it so hard to accept the way that things have turned out? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188553
- ISBN
- 9780141188553
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. Fifty-six and overweight, Harry Rabbit Angstrom has a struggling business on his hands and a heart that is starting to fail. His family, too, is giving him cause for concern. His son is a wreck of a man and his wife has decided that she wants to be a working girl. He has to make the most of life. After all, he doesn't have much time left. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188447
- ISBN
- 9780141188447
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Hardcover. Chronicles the history of a man and a nation from the 1950s to the 1980s. Num Pages: 1519 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 181 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Publisher
- Random House
- Number of pages
- 1530
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152142
- ISBN
- 9781857152142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.90
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Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Exile Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550962987
- ISBN
- 9781550962987
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.08
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Hardcover. R K Narayan witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of warmth and vibrancy. This book features stories such as "Swami and Friends", "The Bachelor of Arts", "The Dark Room", and "The English Teacher". Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152937
- ISBN
- 9781857152937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
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Hardcover. Features stories such as "Mr Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi", "The Financial Expert", and "Waiting for the Mahatma". Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152944
- ISBN
- 9781857152944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
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Paperback. From Nigel Williams, acclaimed master comic genius of suburbia and author of the much-loved Wimbledon Poisoner: R.I.P. is a sublime comedy told from beyond the grave. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472118585
- ISBN
- 9781472118585
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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paperback. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195106824
- ISBN
- 9780195106824
Paperback
Condition: New
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The Quilter's Legacy follows a daughter's search for her mother's treasured heirlooms. Now in paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451606102
- ISBN
- 9781451606102
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.50
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Paperback. Nicholas Royle challenges and experiments with literary form to forge a new mode of storytelling that is both playful and inquisitive. Tender, absorbing and at times shockingly funny, this extraordinary novel is both mystery and love story. It confronts the mad hand of grief while embracing the endless possibilities of language. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Myriad Editions United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956251541
- ISBN
- 9780956251541
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
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Paperback. Looking back to author's bohemian life in 1930s Paris, when he was an obscure, penniless writer, this title is a love letter to a city. It describes nocturnal wanderings through shabby Montmartre streets, cafes and bars, sexual liaisons and volatile love affairs, Miller brilliantly evokes a period that would shape his entire life and oeuvre. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399164
- ISBN
- 9780141399164
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Condition: New
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paperback. Including a cast of characters such as Newton, Leibniz, Christopher Wren, Charles II, Cromwell and the young Benjamin Franklin, this book shows the ability to get inside a place and time; and more. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099410683
- ISBN
- 9780099410683
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady, unfortunately widowed young. This work presents a tale of infatuation and deceit, of eliberate evil. Its theme is humiliation, its victim Sonoko's mild-mannered husband. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099485612
- ISBN
- 9780099485612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
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Paperback. Dazzling, hilarious, disturbing and utterly unforgettable new novel from the author of the Man Booker-shortlisted A Fraction of the Whole. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473606074
- ISBN
- 9781473606074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Hardcover. In Quick Service a complicated chain of events is set into motion after Mrs. Chavender takes a bite of breakfast ham. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841591285
- ISBN
- 9781841591285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. A novel of dazzling virtuosity and luminous intelligence that explores our urge to leave home, by a writer previously longlisted for both the Man Booker and Orange prizes whose prose can only be described as 'rich, luxuriant, intense, and gorgeous.' (Anita Desai) Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781743316641
- ISBN
- 9781743316641
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rehnby, Maret. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 5AK; FA; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888393968
- ISBN
- 9780888393968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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