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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. When George, Viscount Uffenham turns the entire family fortune into diamonds and squirrels them away, naturally he forgets where he has hidden the loot and finds himself compelled to let the family seat to stay afloat. So it is that Mrs Cork's health colony comes into being, providing the perfect setting for crime and young love to flower. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591360
ISBN
9781841591360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. This is the story of John Self, consumer extraordinaire. Rolling around New York and London, he makes deals, spends wildly and does reckless movie-world business, all the while grabbing everything he can to sate his massive appetites: alcohol, tobacco, pills, pornography, a mountain of junk food and more. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461883
ISBN
9780099461883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. From a farmer's romance and his skin condition to one man's culinary relationship with Bruce Lee, Mondo Desperado and its blackly comic series of stories will make you howl with laughter. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447259619
ISBN
9781447259619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. A collection of stories describing the beauty of the natural world, as experienced by children. Translator(s): Anderson, Alison. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230002
ISBN
9780803230002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. The New York Times bestselling author is out with his first novel, which gives an extraordinary peek at how dedicated surgeons deal with their mistakes on the job in a story as fast-paced as an episode of ER or Grey's Anatomy Num Pages: 304 pages, USA. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446583848
ISBN
9780446583848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Translator(s): Sryfi, Mbarek; Allen, Roger. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633693
ISBN
9780815633693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

Paperback. Dublin. Midsummer. While absent in New York, the celebrated actor Molly Fox has loaned her house to a playwright friend, who is struggling to write a new work. Why does Molly never celebrate her own birthday, which falls upon this day? What does it mean to be a playwright or an actor? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571298785
ISBN
9780571298785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

CD-Audio. Keywords: "Spoken Word, Bestsellers, Naxos, Poetry & Drama, Literary Classics, Unabridged, Beckett, Samuel, General, 20th Century, English, Age (feature_two_browse-bin), Audio CD"
Format
CD
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks Dublin
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
9789626342923
ISBN
9789626342923
CD
Condition: New

€ 39.45

Paperback. Features the story of Molloy, old and ill, remembering and forgetting, scarcely human. This title also includes the tale of the spinsterish Moran, a private detective sent in search of Molloy, whose own deterioration during the quest joins in with the catalogue of Molloy's woes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571243716
ISBN
9780571243716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. A dramatic family saga, filled to the brim with scandal and intrigue Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780749957889
ISBN
9780749957889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Features observations on life complemented by illustrations. Illustrator(s): Searle, Ronald. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; FA; FC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186009
ISBN
9780141186009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Dallas Younger, a star athlete in high school, now drifts from tavern to poker game, losing money. His ex-wife, Anne, is stuck in a losing battle with her mother over the care of her sick father. And their son, Randall, is deliberately neglecting his schoolwork - because in a place like Mohawk it doesn't pay to be too smart. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285632
ISBN
9780099285632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 34. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807238
ISBN
9781609807238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. This collection is a companion to "Modern Short Stories One". The 15 short stories included are by writers from Africa, America, Australia, India, Ireland, Italy and Great Britain. The writers include Dino Buzzati, Dorothy Parker, Primo Levi, Maeve Binchy, Garrison Keillor and Peter Carey. Editor(s): Hunter, Jim. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 178 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006264
ISBN
9780571169863
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Love, longing and the deadly power of inertia collide in this darkly funny novel. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747571759
ISBN
9780747571759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936347721
ISBN
9780936347721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 177 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Santa Fe Writer's Project United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939650627
ISBN
9781939650627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405921565
ISBN
9781405921565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486468877
ISBN
9780486468877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.85

Relating the misadventures of Captain Farrago and his sidekick, Teague O Regan, this novel covers the major ethnic, racial, religious, or political issues of the twenty-eight year period beginning with Washington's presidency ending with that of Madison. Editor(s): White, Ed. Num Pages: 626 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209923
ISBN
9780872209923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.14
€ 78.54

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