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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The day Benny Catchprice was fired from the spare-parts department of Catchprice Motors by his aunt Cathy, was also the day that tax inspector Maria Takis arrived to begin her overdue audit of the family business. From the author of "Oscar and Lucinda" which won the 1988 Booker Prize. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571166329
ISBN
9780571166329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Richard is in his mid-forties, apparently happily married, with two children. Abe is young, and casually manipulative. The men share a taxi and, on impulse, Richard invites Abe into his home- an action that sends ripples not only through his own life and that of his wife, but also through the fragile existence of Abe's younger sister, Kirsty. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506966
ISBN
9780099506966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. A beautifully engaging novel set in the world of a boutique London tea shop. With rose petals, cinnamon bark and orange peel scenting the air, three women come together from very different backgrounds and learn to trust themselves and each other. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760110567
ISBN
9781760110567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 29. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KYB0000374
ISBN
9781842232088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 29. Weight in Grams: 234. 8vo.Nice clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0265635
ISBN
9781842232088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The great masterpiece of the living Dutch novelist most often tipped as a contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature - a classic tale of the European settlers' experience in the Far East worthy of the great Victorians. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846271717
ISBN
9781846271717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardback. 'Elegantly structured, unsettling, yet with moments of surprising wit.' --Kathryn Heyman A tender and compelling story of scandal, rumour and dislocation, and the search for grace and dignity in the midst of dishonour and humiliation. Perfect for fans of Christos Tsiolkas, Liane Moriarty and Carys Bray. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Legend Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785079078
ISBN
9781785079078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Two Americans held hostage on their yacht by Somalis in the Indian Ocean.. an epic drama of conflict, redemption and common humanity. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848663138
ISBN
9781848663138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The magical new novel from Sunday Times top 10 bestseller, Milly Johnson Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471114649
ISBN
9781471114649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Spring 1868, and the population of Boston is being terrorised by a series of mysterious attacks: first a magnetic storm causes ships in the harbour to collide in flames, then in another bizarre catastrophe every piece of glass in the financial district spontaneously melts - clocks, windows, eyeglasses. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780099512769
ISBN
9780099512769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the award-winning Ned Beauman, an 'unquestionably brilliant' (TLS) novel that establishes him as one of the exciting and influential voices in modern British fiction. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340998441
ISBN
9780340998441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. By the Orange Prize-shortlisted Jill Dawson, a thought-provoking tale of a man who has a heart transplant and finds his feelings - and capacity for love - seem mysteriously to have changed. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444731088
ISBN
9781444731088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. When Rachel sets off alone for her mother's isolated country house, she promises herself that the business of packing up and selling will only take a couple of weeks, and then she'll be home again, and back to normal. But from the moment she steps through the front door, Rachel feels that the house contains more than she had expected. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846271403
ISBN
9781846271403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. The third instalment in the utterly suspenseful John Hart series. An unmissable, high-octane conspiracy thriller for fans of Dan Brown, Scott Mariani and Sam Bourne. Series: John Hart. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782395355
ISBN
9781782395355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. Honda, a brilliant lawyer and man of reason, is called to Bangkok on legal business, where he is granted an audience with a young Thai princess - an encounter that radically alters the course of his life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282792
ISBN
9780099282792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. 'A romance of the last 500,000 years' from the Pulitzer prize winning author of THE COLOR PURPLE. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819487
ISBN
9780753819487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Anthony Apreece covets the land of his young neighbour, Edward Horne. Edward covets Daisy, Anthony's wife. On such simple foundations, the author builds a novel which represents an eighteenth-century world and a modern dissection of two of mankind's most powerful passions: greed and love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. Weight in Grams: 227. Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
SKU
KST0016067
ISBN
9780099283522
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Jack McNulty, a former UN observer, has worked around the world and seen extraordinary things but, as he contemplates his return to Ireland after many years, his memories are dominated by his tumultuous marriage to Mai Kirwan. A great beauty with a vivid mind, Mai was also an elusive and troubled soul, stuck in a marriage that couldn't last. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780571276998
ISBN
9780571276998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. The rules of engagement.. When Cristiano Marchetti proposes to former mistress Alice Piper, the deal has an expiry date. He has six months to fulfil the conditions of his grandmother's will. But the hotelier has another agenda..exacting revenge on Alice for daring to walk away seven years before! Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 100. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Mills & Boon
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0000690
ISBN
9780263924060
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. For a group of four New York friends, the past ten years have been defined by marriage and motherhood. Now at forty, with their kids growing up, Amy, Jill, Roberta and Karen wake up to a life and a future that is not what they intended. Illicit affairs, money problems, issues with children and husbands all rear their heads. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Riverhead Trade Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523482
ISBN
9780099523482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170700
ISBN
9781590170700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. 'Sharp, intelligent and funny' Sarah Winman, author of When God was a Rabbit Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252. Some minor shelf wear but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTJ0046907
ISBN
9780330519892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Sharp, intelligent and funny' Sarah Winman, author of When God was a Rabbit Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTG0006335
ISBN
9780330519892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Very good copy with minor shelfwear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KEX0268071
ISBN
9780340836828
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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