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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Reissue of hilarious cult classic - an extraterrestrial Don Quixote bumbling through modern-day Barcelona - by celebrated Spanish novelist, Eduardo Mendoza. A delirious and hilarious satire of our society's mores. Translator(s): Caistor, Nick. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590160
ISBN
9781846590160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564787293
ISBN
9781564787293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.76

Paperback. A majestic novel about post-Independence South Africa by the Nobel laureate and Booker Prize winner Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352. 432 pages. A majestic novel about post-Independence South Africa by the Nobel laureate and Booker Prize winner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 202 x 137 x 26. Weight: 298.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408831267
ISBN
9781408831267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

Paperback. Set in 1968, this story is narrated by twelve-year-old Gilles as he approaches his Solemn Communion, puberty, and some sense of the chaos around him. His home is deeply dysfunctional, and Gilles is blithely unaware that any of this is out of the ordinary. There is a deeper trauma here, however, far more shocking that Gilles could have dreamt of. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428831
ISBN
9780099428831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. An Irish, contemporary romantic comedy about relationships and what happens when the romance wears off Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRF0009138
ISBN
9780755328475
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An Irish, contemporary romantic comedy about relationships and what happens when the romance wears off Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KOC0003817
ISBN
9780755328475
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594933073
ISBN
9781594933073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. This haunting, elegiac tale about the secret love of a man destined shortly to die, was published in the year before the author's death and is her last novel. She also wrote "All Passion Spent", "The Edwardians", "Family History", "Seducers in Ecuador" and "The Heir". Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860685784
ISBN
9780860685784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 105 x 39. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622867325
ISBN
9781622867325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.82

Paperback. A heart-warming and hilarious novel about four girls looking for Mr Right by internationally renowned and bestselling author. Her critically acclaimed YA novel, 'Does My Head Look Big in This' sold over 25,000 copies in the UK. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863567117
ISBN
9780863567117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. A classic novel of terror from Richard Laymon Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006573
ISBN
9780747267300
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Hoopoe Fiction. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; FA; FW; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 25. .
Publisher
Hoopoe Fiction
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168178
ISBN
9789774168178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. When love is the dish of the day, there are .. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340962831
ISBN
9780340962831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. Hailed as Elizabeth Spencer s best novel (Michael Gorra, New York Review of Books), this lost masterpiece of mid-century America finally returns to print." Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490637
ISBN
9781631490637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. In the grand tradition of Josephine Cox and Catherine Cookson Num Pages: 544 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 36. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340738603
ISBN
9780340738603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Wife, mother and journalist Jess finds her usually cheery muddle of family life turned upside down when her husband Matt is unexpectedly made redundant. For instead of looking upon it as the disaster it is, he sees it as the perfect opportunity to indulge in some kind of second adolescence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220. A fine reading copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KRS0016790
ISBN
9780552147644
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Wife, mother and journalist Jess finds her usually cheery muddle of family life turned upside down when her husband Matt is unexpectedly made redundant. For instead of looking upon it as the disaster it is, he sees it as the perfect opportunity to indulge in some kind of second adolescence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220. Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - Genre - Family Sagas,Subjects - Fiction - Authors, A-Z - A - Astley, Judy,Subjects - Fiction - General,Subjects - Fiction - Contemporary Fiction: 1970 Onwards - Women's Popular Fi"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS0048846
ISBN
9780552147644
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Boer War is razing South Africa to the ground. In the midst of these horrors are three women fighting for love, survival and justice: Sarah, an angelically beautiful nurse from England; Louise, her madcap friend; and the dynamic campaigner, Emily Hobhouse. As their dramas unfold, so too does the history of the war. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747578963
ISBN
9780747578963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

paperback. Fridays are different. Every other day of the week, the Colonel and his ailing wife fight a constant battle against poverty and monotony, scraping together the dregs of their savings for the food and medicine that keeps them alive. But on Fridays the postman comes - and that sets a fleeting wave of hope rushing through the Colonel's ageing heart. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 66.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968734
ISBN
9780241968734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439178102
ISBN
9781439178102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.14

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