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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Set in Italy, France, Ireland or the USA, this title features stories that unpick the casual brutalities of a patriarchal society or the delusions of sexual desire. It includes depictions of Irish or Italian hypocrisies, and also the male bastions of Church and politics. It can shock the reader with their sudden, serenely-accepted violence. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571294909
ISBN
9780571294909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 515 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 284. Clean copy showing some shelf wear, nicks and bumps to cover with sunning to page edges but remains clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0013989
ISBN
9781842233856
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 1961. A squadron of Vulcan aircraft, Britain's most lethal nuclear bomber, flies towards the east coast of the United States. Highly manoeuvrable, the great delta-winged machines are also equipped with state of the art electronic warfare devices that jam American radar systems. This title deals with the lives of British pilots. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571274017
ISBN
9780571274017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.26

Paperback. .
Publisher
Feel Good Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956336606
ISBN
9780956336606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Jake Donaghue is a drifting, clever, likeable young man who makes a living out of translation work and sponging on his friends. A meeting with Anna, an old flame, leads him into a series of fantastic adventures. Jake is captivated by a majestic philosopher, Hugo Belfounder. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429074
ISBN
9780099429074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. It is the summer of 1981 and Catherine is laid low by childhood illness. Stuck inside her family's sprawling Victorian mansion, she can only look down into the garden and observe the goings-on upon the lawn. Sam and Rosa, her elder teenage cousins, have come to spend the school holiday, and Catherine savours the brief visits Sam makes to her room. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278. 8vo. Very good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0261429
ISBN
9780099469131
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A couple on a journey across Mexico are excited by the idea of a particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals of human sacrifice. Precariously balanced on his throne, a king is able only to listen to the sounds around him - sure that any deviation from their normal progression would mean the uprising of the conspirators that surround him. Translator(s): Parks, Tim; Creagh, Patrick; McLaughlin, Martin; Weaver, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141189727
ISBN
9780141189727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. A tragic love story set against the backdrop of the Cultural Revolution, and a major film from the director of House of Flying Daggers Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 118 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087037
ISBN
9781844087037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Features the adventures of two young Hungarian basketball players through the turbulent years between the end of World War II and the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956. This work tells the story of the two improbably heroes, Pataki and Gyuri, who travel the length and breadth of Hungary in a epic quest for food, lodging, and female companionship. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099438052
ISBN
9780099438052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846686764
ISBN
9781846686764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.09

Paperback. A powerful and moving autobiography from a gifted writer who has been compared to Joyce and Yeats. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy. Showing light shelfwear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0021765
ISBN
9780753807095
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. As savage enemies rise against the Roman army, a treacherous battle begins. The first novel in Simon Scarrow's popular Roman series Series: Eagles of the Empire. Num Pages: 448 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755349708
ISBN
9780755349708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.43

Paperback. Exploring a boy's childhood in Barcelona during the Franco dictatorship, this work is based on the autobiographical experience of prize-winning Catalan author Jordi Coca. Translator(s): Thomson, Richard. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762392
ISBN
9781905762392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. The second season of the television adaptation of UNDER THE DOME will receive its UK premiere on Channel 5 on Monday, August 25th. In one of Stephen King's most riveting novels, in which every chapter ends on a cliffhanger. a Maine town and its inhabitants are isolated from the world by an invisible, impenetrable dome. Num Pages: 896 pages, Black and white map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 61. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340992586
ISBN
9780340992586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. When the body of a Scotsman turns up on board a Channel Tunnel train at the Gare du Nord, Parisian detective Roland Desfeuilleres finds himself in charge of a murder investigation. Translator(s): Boyce, Emily; Aitken, Jane. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908313669
ISBN
9781908313669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Imagine swapping your house for a stay in an Italian villa .. and falling in love with the owner's life .. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409150879
ISBN
9781409150879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Follows the fortune of a French battalion during the First World War. This title presents a critique of inequality between ranks, the incomprehension of those who have not experienced battle, and of war itself. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141393438
ISBN
9780141393438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Impeccably researched and emotionally gripping, this is the war story of the year. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Abacus Software
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780351320804
ISBN
9780351320804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. For fans of Judy Finnigan and Rosamunde Pilcher, a spelling-binding tale of romance and intrigue, set against the gorgeous Cornish coast. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148289
ISBN
9781409148289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Under a Blood Red Sky is a breathtaking epic novel - a tale of love, escape, revenge and redemption. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751540444
ISBN
9780751540444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Guy Crouchback has lost his Halberdier idealism. A desk job in London gives him the chance of reconciliation with his former wife. Then, in Yugoslavia, as a liaison officer with the partisans, he finally becomes aware of the futility of a war he once saw in terms of honour. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186870
ISBN
9780141186870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A penetrating new spy thriller from a master of the genre Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 122 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416511151
ISBN
9781416511151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

mass_market. In bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith's ninth tale of Isabel Dalhousie, Edinburgh philosopher and sleuth, the victim of an important art theft appeals to her for help. Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206. Paperback, cover slightly scuffed, otherrwise in good condition.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF2233785
ISBN
9780349138763
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The haunting new novel from Paul Bailey, whose work has been short-listed twice for the Booker Prize. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRA0011116
ISBN
9781841157597
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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