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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. 'Elegant, scrupulously poised, always intelligent and, not least, original' Angela Carter The characters in Anne Enright's fierce and witty first collection of stories stand at an oblique angle to society. Full of desire, but out of kilter, their response to a dislocated reality is mutinous, wild, unforgettable. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099437390
ISBN
9780099437390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.99

Hardcover. Introduced by Benedict Kiely Twelve of Patrick Doyle's best stories which draws equally on his three collections. Includes a recognised masterpiece, Leles Vulgaris, in which the badger's fight assumes epic proportions, and presents other memorable accounts of people living with and in spite of forces at work in an elemental world. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130. .
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862780104
ISBN
9780862780104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228562
ISBN
9781583228562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. A novel by the author of "Asylum". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003372
ISBN
9780747574156
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

paperback. Ten years on from "Trainspotting", Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099422464
ISBN
9780099422464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.00

paperback. Ten years on from "Trainspotting", Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KKD0006069
ISBN
9780099422464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Ten years on from "Trainspotting", Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents one last throw of the dice. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004420
ISBN
9780099422464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A darkly satirical tale of the generation and gender gaps in Japanese society. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908968449
ISBN
9781908968449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, b&w photo. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756444
ISBN
9781876756444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756284
ISBN
9781876756284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. How far would you go to bring home the one you love? This story of a woman determined to rescue her soldier husband grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go. Series: No Greater Love. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781851111
ISBN
9781781851111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Bruce shoots movies. Wayne and Scout shoot to kill. In a single night they find out the hard way what's real and what's not, who's the hero and the villain. A nation watches in awe as Bruce and Wayne resolve the serious questions. Does art imitate life? And does Bruce use erection cream? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552771849
ISBN
9780552771849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The mindmelting classic of puzzles, maths and globalisation from the bestselling author of The End of Mr. Y Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782117681
ISBN
9781782117681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. She was America's sweetheart. Until the love affair ended with a bang.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 111 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KNH0012023
ISBN
9781847561206
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

paperback. Fabulous historical novel from the award-winning author Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747562283
ISBN
9780747562283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Liverpool, 1934. Hester Lowe agrees to act as governess to spoilt, self-willed, little Lonnie Hetherington-Smith when they leave India to live with Lonnie's elderly aunt in Shaw Street, Liverpool. Hester speedily realises that her new employer dislikes her niece and means to make life uncomfortable for both of them. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 264. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Showing light shelf wear, remains a fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0022150
ISBN
9780099436522
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152. Weight in Grams: 587. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0037981
ISBN
9781847372611
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Nell Dunn's 1967 novel which was made into a film directed by Ken Loach Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 139 x 37. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
SKU
9781844089819
ISBN
9781844089819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. A warm-hearted satire, first published in 1931, by the author of SOUTH RIDING. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087907
ISBN
9781844087907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.97

Paperback. Poor Angus centres round a struggling painter, Angus McAllister, who has returned to the seemingly idyllic Hebridean island of his birth in the hope that it will inspire him to create his masterpiece. His privacy is invaded by Janet, a visitor with relatives on the island. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 173.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
SKU
KNW0010695
ISBN
9781841951249
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A sweltering week in late August. Where better to enjoy the last days of summer than on the beautiful Bay of Naples? But even as Rome's richest citizens relax in their villas around Pompeii and Herculaneum, there are ominous warnings that something is going wrong. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
9780099527947
ISBN
9780099527947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. For the inhabitants of the damp little Irish town of Ballinacroagh, the repertoire of gastronomic delights has never extended farther than the limp meals of the local inn's carvery. But things are about to change when the beautiful Aminpour sisters - Marjan, Bahar and Layla - arrive, determined to share the magic of their kitchen with the locals. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478928
ISBN
9780099478928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Fannelly, Sarah. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 204. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy.Signed and inscribed by the author
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0280903
ISBN
9781853718526
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. A stirring tale of a world and a family in the grip of war .. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 194 x 28. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Headline
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747238454
ISBN
9780747238454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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