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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. This Road is Red is a compelling and subtle novel of Glasgow through the stories of those who lived at Red Road. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021538
ISBN
9781910021538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Winner of the Best First Book Award at Zimbabwe International Book Fair 2010. Ellie is a shy girl growing up in post-Independence Zimbabwe, longing for escape from the confines of small-town life. When she eventually moves to Britain, her wish seems to have come true. But life there is not all she imagined. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998530
ISBN
9781906998530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country: digging the tunnel far beneath the Hudson that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan. In the bowels of the riverbed, the workers - black, white, Irish and Italian - dig together, the darkness erasing all differences. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214. 256 pages. At the turn of the twentieth century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country: digging the tunnel far beneath the Hudson that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan. In the bowels of the riverbed, the workers - black, white, Irish and Italian - dig together, the darkness erasing all differences. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408805916
ISBN
9781408805916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Fitzgerald's classic coming-of-age tale set against the turbulence of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409150787
ISBN
9781409150787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180. Series: Dover Thrift S. 208 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 15. Weight: 186.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486289991
ISBN
9780486289991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.03

Hardcover. Pampered as a child, wealthy, brilliant at school, Amory Blaine looks for the love of others but only finds himself. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152272
ISBN
9781857152272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Amory Blaine, intent on rebelling against his staid, Midwestern upbringing, longs to acquire the patina of Eastern sophistication. In his quest for sexual and intellectual enlightenment, he progresses through a series of relationships, until he is cast out into the real world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185576
ISBN
9780141185576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307474513
ISBN
9780307474513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Packed full of action, vivid characters, ideas and explorations of science and religion, this brilliant historical novel was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2005 Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Tinder Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755302819
ISBN
9780755302819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. A heart-warming and hilarious book about men, male friendships, sex, marriage and fatherhood and how all the aforesaid collide in eight turbulent months in the life of Harry Spencer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KAK0003739
ISBN
9781444777499
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A superb collection of short stories from the No. 1 bestselling author. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 5HC; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Orion
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0022294
ISBN
9780752893761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632430144
ISBN
9781632430144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.86

Paperback. Thomas and Mary have been married for thirty years. They have two children, a dog, a house in the suburbs. But after years of drifting apart, things - finally - come to a head. This title recounts what happens when youthful devotion has long given way to dog walking, separate bed times, and tensions over who left the fridge door open. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702007
ISBN
9781784702007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 36. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0016188
ISBN
9781848400023
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 36. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0016197
ISBN
9781848400023
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In a renovated Italian palace set above the blue of the sea, the Junoesque figure of Mrs Aldwinkle moves among her guests. These include a poet who earns his living editing The Rabbit Fancier's Gazette; and a popular novelist who records every detail of her affair with another guest as future literary material. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477792
ISBN
9780099477792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564781697
ISBN
9781564781697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Translator(s): Chakravarti, Aruna. Num Pages: 588 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Random House India India
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140268522
ISBN
9780140268522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 34. Weight in Grams: 460.
Number of pages
424
Publisher
Europa Editions United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609452339
ISBN
9781609452339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. For fifty years Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter, Trudy, was only three when she and her mother were liberated by an American soldier and went to live with him in Minnesota. Trudy's sole evidence of the past is a photograph: a family portrait showing Anna, Trudy, and a Nazi officer. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354. 496 pages. For fifty years Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter, Trudy, was only three when she and her mother were liberated by an American soldier and went to live with him in Minnesota. Trudy's sole evidence of the past is a photograph: a family portrait showing Anna, Trudy, and a Nazi officer. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight: 404.
Publisher
CANONGATE BOOKS
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841957012
ISBN
9781841957012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

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