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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Features eleven stories that explore the many facets of growing up - the pain and the heartache, the tenderness and the joy, the fleeting and the formative - or 'the drunkenness of things being various'. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780571313518
ISBN
9780571313518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.94

Hardcover. Always to be found in the bar-parlour of the Angler's Rest where he is a favourite with the accomplished barmaid, Miss Postlethwaite, Mr Mulliner, the narrator of Meet Mr Mulliner, returns for another series of stories about his extraordinary relations, including Lancelot, Adrian, Cyril, Sacheverell, Eustace, Egbert and Augustine Mulliner. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591261
ISBN
9781841591261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback.
Publisher
FLAT Rock Publishing United States
Number of pages
586
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974637020
ISBN
9780974637020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.21

Paperback. En esta coleccion de ensayos entretejidos con poemas y folclore, Judith Ortiz Cofer cuenta la historia de como llego a ser poeta y escritora y explora su amor por las palabras, su descubrimiento de la magia del lenguaje y su lucha por sacar tiempo de donde no tenia para practicar su arte." Translator(s): Olazagasti-Segovia, Elena. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820326740
ISBN
9780820326740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. When Henry McAllan moves his city-bred wife, Laura, to a cotton farm in the Mississippi Delta in 1946, she finds herself in a place both foreign and frightening. Henry's love of rural life is not shared by Laura, who struggles to raise their two young children in an isolated shotgun shack under the eye of her hateful, racist father-in-law. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000683
ISBN
9780099524687
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * From the highly acclaimed poet and novelist, winner of fiction prizes and wonderful reviews, comes Michele Roberts's latest short stories, available in paperback Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083893
ISBN
9781844083893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; DQ; FA; FYB; JFSJ2; JFSK2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560235033
ISBN
9781560235033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.37

hardcover. While staying with his Aunt Dahlia to help out in the election at Market Snodsbury, Bertie Wooster comes up against the familiar horrors of Florence Craye, his former fiancee, and Roderick Spode, head of the Black Shorts, in a plot tangle from which, as usual, only the ingenuity of Jeeves can save him. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591292
ISBN
9781841591292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

paperback. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90. Very good clean copy showing minor age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Attic Press Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025624
ISBN
9780946211272
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. A national bestseller when first published in 1901, "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" endures as one of the most memorable literary creations by a Kentucky author. This hopeful story follows the Wiggs - a family struggling against all odds in the Cabbage Patch - an old Louisville slum. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190747
ISBN
9780813190747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.84

Paperback. The story of the most famous writer of his generation and the four extraordinary women who married him. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. Fine copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014523
ISBN
9781447226888
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The vengeful ghost of Rebecca, Maxim's first wife, continues to cast its long shadow over Maxim and the second Mrs de Winter. Back in England after an absence of over 10 years, it seems as if happiness will at last be theirs. But the de Winters still have to reckon with 2 hate-consumed figures they once knew - both of whom have very long memories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284789
ISBN
9780099284789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Society hostess, Clarissa Dalloway is giving a party. Her thoughts and sensations on that one day, and the interior monologues of others whose lives are interwoven with hers gradually reveal the characters of the central protagonists. Clarissa's life is touched by tragedy as the events in her day run parallel to those of Septimus Warren Smith. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261916
ISBN
9781853261916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Hardcover. First published in 1925, this traces a day in the life of society hostess, Clarissa Dalloway. It is Woolf's first complete rendering of her "stream of consciousness" mode, which displays the inner workings of the mind as it considers the surface and darker depths of reality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151572
ISBN
9781857151572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Bertha Ley comes of age, inherits her father's money and promptly marries a handsome, calm and unimaginative man. Bertha is wildly in love with Edward and believes she can be happy playing the role of a dutiful wife in their country home. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099288800
ISBN
9780099288800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. *A humorous and compassionate look at the blossoming friendship between an old woman and a young man. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083213
ISBN
9781844083213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Introducing the indomitable, endearing charlady, Mrs Harris.. Series: The Bloomsbury Group. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240. The Adventures of Mrs Harris. AND Mrs Harris Goes to New York. Series: The Bloomsbury Group. 320 pages. Introducing the indomitable, endearing charlady, Mrs Harris. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight: 220.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408808566
ISBN
9781408808566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. A nostalgic collection on rural schools, childhood and English country life from the much-loved author of VILLAGE SCHOOL. Num Pages: 336 pages, line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148142
ISBN
9781409148142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY VALENTINE CUNNINGHAM AND CAROL ANN DUFFY In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house she is flooded with memories and re-examines the choices she has made over the course of her life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099470458
ISBN
9780099470458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. This novel explores the hidden springs of thought and action in one day of a woman's life. Virginia Woolf is direct and vivid in her account of the details of Clarissa Dalloway's preparation for a party. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536009
ISBN
9780199536009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Mrs Bridge, an unremarkable and conservative housewife in Kansas City, has three children and a kindly lawyer husband. She spends her time with shopping, going to bridge parties and bringing up her children to be pleasant, clean and have nice manners. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198651
ISBN
9780141198651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Mr Palomar is a delightful eccentric whose chief activity is looking at things. He is seeking knowledge. Whether contemplating a fine cheese, a hungry gecko, a woman sunbathing topless or a flight of migrant starlings, Mr Palomar's observations render the world afresh. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099430872
ISBN
9780099430872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. With subversive energy and masterful brevity, Mr Zed undermines arrogance, megalomania, and false authority. A determined speaker who doesn't care for ambitions, he forces topics that others would rather keep to themselves. This work collects the considerations and provocations of this squat park-bench philosopher. Translator(s): Chalmers, Martin. Series: The German List. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422248
ISBN
9780857422248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. A Washington Post Top 50 Fiction Book for 2014 Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316246149
ISBN
9780316246149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.44

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