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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Twenty-one, passionate and headstrong, Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to live her own life. When her father forbids her from attending a fashionable Ball, she decides she has no choice but to leave her family home and make a fresh start in London. Editor(s): Schutt, Sita. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441092
ISBN
9780141441092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Series: Ravan Writers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Ravan Press (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780869755143
ISBN
9780869755143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Black Heron Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930773830
ISBN
9780930773830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.24

A powerful translation of the classic Russian novel - retells the tale of rebellious Anna and her ill-fated, adulterous romance with Count Vronsky amid the turmoil of nineteenth-century Russia. Reissue. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 110 x 36. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Signet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451528612
ISBN
9780451528612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.77

Translator(s): Fischman, PH D Sheila. Series: Exile Classics. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550961300
ISBN
9781550961300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. There is no doubt in Thomasina Elliott's mind that her oldest schoolfriend is a creature of habit. So when, after three years of regular correspondence, Anna's letters suddenly stop, Thomasina becomes concerned. And even more so when it transpires that her friend has disappeared without trace, in extremely odd circumstances. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340328187
ISBN
9780340328187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. In 1968, in a remote part of Canada, a mysterious child is born: a baby who appears to be neither fully boy nor girl, but both at once. Only three people share the secret - the baby's parents and a trusted neighbour. Together the adults make a difficult decision: to go through surgery and raise the child as a boy named Wayne. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 195 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555025
ISBN
9780099555025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Since its publication in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has been an enduring bestseller and arguably Canada's most famous novel. Editor(s): Rubio, Mary Henley; Waterston, Elizabeth. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393926958
ISBN
9780393926958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Annie Dunne and her cousin Sarah live and work on a small farm in a remote and beautiful part of Wicklow in late 1950s Ireland. All about them the old green roads are being tarred, cars are being purchased, a way of life is about to disappear. Like two old rooks, they hold to their hill in Kelsha, cherishing everything. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
9780571216444
ISBN
9780571216444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. A warm and spirited story of two East End friends and their struggle to find happiness in the midst of World War II Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 252. Good clean copy. Showing light shelfwear, remains a nice copy
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
SKU
KSG0021477
ISBN
9780747241133
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Route
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927030
ISBN
9781901927030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.27

Paperback. Horrified when his younger brother rapes and impregnates Annie, a mute girl whom everyone has mistaken as being mentally challenged, Alex Montgomery offers to marry her and becomes charmed by her unexpectedly beautiful view of the world. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Avon
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780380779611
ISBN
9780380779611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.46

Paperback. The gripping tale of a woman's struggles against poverty and hardship to create a better life for herself and her son Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 28. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747241843
ISBN
9780747241843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Set in the Lake District and Liverpool, Audrey Howard's enthralling new novel tells the story of a passionate young woman whose headstrong determination to make a life for herself leads her to tragedy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 31. Weight in Grams: 262. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0030942
ISBN
9780340769317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This volume contains 24 short stories published between 1914 and 1919, including the six stories later collected as "You Know Me Al". Two-thirds of the stories describe real teams, real players, and real events - which Lardner covered as a reporter. Editor(s): Hilton, George W. Num Pages: 648 pages, 111 half-tones. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 350 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1647.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724050
ISBN
9780804724050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.95

Hardcover. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445339
ISBN
9781885445339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 518 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
518
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307390783
ISBN
9780307390783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. Meet Anonymous Lawyer - corner office, granite desk, and a billable rate of $675 an hour. The summer is about to start, and he's got a new crop of law school interns who will soon sign away their lives for a six-figure salary at the firm. But he's also got a few problems that require his attention. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507154
ISBN
9780099507154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, this is a superb second novel from the author of the multiple-award winning 'Saraswati Park'. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780007462797
ISBN
9780007462797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.23

Hardcover. Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, this is a superb second novel from the author of the multiple-award winning 'Saraswati Park'. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780007462773
ISBN
9780007462773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. After Rufus Scott, an embittered and unemployed black jazz-musician commits suicide, his sister Ida and old friend Vivaldo become lovers. Yet their feelings for each other are complicated by Rufus's friends, especially the homosexual actor Eric Jones who has been Vivaldo's lover. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141186375
ISBN
9780141186375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. A heartwarming romance set in Paisley in 1905 Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751552409
ISBN
9780751552409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Offers an account of a cross-cultural marriage. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590566
ISBN
9781846590566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Translator(s): Fulton, Ju-Chan; Fulton, Bruce. Num Pages: 391 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781628971019
ISBN
9781628971019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

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