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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409146940
ISBN
9781409146940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.02

Paperback. Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. It plays by different rules. Certainly, it refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that universes are ruled by pure logic and the harmony of numbers. Series: Discworld Novels. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Corgi
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552152921
ISBN
9780552152921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. 'Not since Colin MacInnes's City of Spades and Absolute Beginners thirty years ago has a novel stuck a flick-knife so accurately into the young and marginal city' The Times Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198. 288 pages. 'Not since Colin MacInnes's City of Spades and Absolute Beginners thirty years ago has a novel stuck a flick-knife so accurately into the young and marginal city' The Times. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 164 x 199 x 18. Weight: 198.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857862716
ISBN
9780857862716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. The year is eighteen hundred and thirty one when fifteen-year-old Mary begins the difficult task of telling her story. A scrap of a thing with a sharp tongue and hair the colour of milk, Mary leads a harsh life working on her father's farm alongside her three sisters. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241959541
ISBN
9780241959541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. From the internationally-renowned author of The Beach, a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. The award-winning illustrations from Nicholas Garland make this a beautiful and atmospheric book. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 b&w illistrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 17. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571223107
ISBN
9780571223107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. The centenary edition with a new introduction by Paul Theroux: three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti. Hiding behind their actors' masks, they hesitate on the edge of life -- afraid of love, afraid of pain, afraid of fear itself. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Centenary Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478379
ISBN
9780099478379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Hardback. Perfect for readers of Adele Parks and Maggie O'Farrell, The Comfort of Others is a heart-breaking, thought-provoking novel from the acclaimed author Kay Langdale. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473618404
ISBN
9781473618404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. * An intriguing new mystery for Edinburgh-based philosopher Isabel Dalhousie Series: Isabel Dalhousie Novels. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120553
ISBN
9780349120553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though there waits someone who cares deeply about how they appear. Then, they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell and become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099754916
ISBN
9780099754916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Muriel Spark's stunning debut novel Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085538
ISBN
9781844085538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Hardcover. Launched on the twenty-fifth anniversary of P G Wodehouse's death, the "Everyman Wodehouse" contains all the novels and stories, edited and reset. This collection of eleven short stories starring Bertie Wooster in eleven alarming predicaments from which he has to be rescued by his peerless gentleman's gentleman - Jeeves. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591407
ISBN
9781841591407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115153
ISBN
9781551115153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.67

Paperback. Barrytown, Dublin, has something to sing about. The Commitments are spreading the gospel of the soul. Ably managed by Jimmy Rabbitte, brilliantly coached by Joey 'The Lips' Fagan, their twin assault on Motown and Barrytown takes them by leaps and bounds from the parish hall to the steps of the studio door. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749391683
ISBN
9780749391683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardback. Writing in a symbolic and minimalist style, author Sonallah Ibrahim has been called the Egyptian Kafka. This wry take on Kafka's "The Trial" revolves around its narrator's attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as "the committee". Translator(s): St.Germain, Mary; St.Germain, Mary; Constable, Charlene. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607267
ISBN
9780815607267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.54

Hardcover. Editor(s): Edwards, Grace Toney. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Swallow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011730
ISBN
9780804011730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812972870
ISBN
9780812972870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main Market ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447227830
ISBN
9781447227830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. Father Brown first made his appearance in "The Innocence of Father Brown" in 1911. This collection contains all of the Father Brown stories, showing thr quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Hertfordshire
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised & enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260032
ISBN
9781853260032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.28

CD-Audio. A complete collection of acclaimed BBC Radio dramas based on John le Carre's bestselling novels. It includes dramatisations that perfectly capture the atmosphere of le Carre's taut, thrilling spy novels. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 139 x 36. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Format
CD
Publication date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785293184
ISBN
9781785293184
CD
Condition: New

€ 60.33
€ 42.67

Hardcover. From his birth in 1923 to his belated paternity and public apotheosis as a septuagenarian in 1999, Bech plugs away, globetrotting in the company of foreign dignitaries one day and schlepping in tattered tweeds on the college lecture circuit the next. This book presents a portrait of literary life in America from an incomparable American writer. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152647
ISBN
9781857152647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Henry Bech, the celebrated author of "Travel Light", has been scrutinized, canonized and vilified by critics and readers across the world. This work explores the writing life and what happens when a writer becomes a literary celebrity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188560
ISBN
9780141188560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.29

Paperback. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Autonomedia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351900
ISBN
9781584351900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 16.17

Paperback. George MacDonald Fraser's hilarious stories of the most disastrous soldier in the British Army - collected together for the first time in one volume. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006513711
ISBN
9780006513711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston includes Sherston's Progress and both Memoirs, Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571099139
ISBN
9780571099139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.41

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