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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. 'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.' Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, the author explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the thirties. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784752637
ISBN
9781784752637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. One of a series of fiction titles for schools. Scout, the keen-eyed narrator, and her brother Jem interrupt their games to champion their lawyer father when, in a hostile, racist town in the American South, he battles to defend Tom, who is black and accused of murder. Series: New Windmills. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFA; YFU; YQEF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 131 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336. Reprint edition.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Publication date
1966
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435120962
ISBN
9780435120962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.24

hardcover. Through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, this title explores the issues of race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s with compassion and humour. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
William Heinemann
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780434020485
ISBN
9780434020485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. Following the bizarre accidental death of his wife, an Israeli secret agent retires to the suburbs. After a lifetime of uncovering other people's secrets, he is forced to look back at the lies he has told himself. The author's other books include "My Michael" and "The Slopes of Lebanon". Translator(s): Lange, Nicholas de. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099913405
ISBN
9780099913405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. An epic and romantic tale from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. Her novels will be enjoyed by readers of Penny Vincenzi, Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 108 x 19. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541380
ISBN
9780751541380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Paul O'Rourke - dentist extraordinaire, reluctant New Yorker, avowed atheist, and a connoisseur of the afternoon mochaccino - is a man out of touch with modern life. While his dental practice occupies his days, his nights are filled with darker thoughts, as he alternately marvels at and rails against the optimism of the rest of humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047386
ISBN
9780141047386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.20

Paperback. In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099483694
ISBN
9780099483694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Modjaji Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920590079
ISBN
9781920590079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. From the internationally bestselling author of THE SNOW CHILD comes an extraordinary story of discovery, adventure, and a husband and wife tested by the different paths their society expects them to tread. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472208620
ISBN
9781472208620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is about to celebrate her son Ofer's release from army service when he returns to the front for a major offensive. Instead of waiting at home for the 'notifiers' who could arrive at any moment to tell her of her son's fate, she sets off for a hike in Galilee, leaving no forwarding address. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 408.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546740
ISBN
9780099546740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Series: Keepers and Seekers S. Num Pages: 333 pages, 27 illustrations, 1 colour. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 439. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Myroy Books Limited
Publication date
2005
SKU
KIN0036386
ISBN
9780954894900
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A deeply moving and richly textured story about a woman's search for her Greek birth-father in modern-day Greece and her journey into the dark heart of contemporary Greek history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082749
ISBN
9781847082749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. A captivating fusion of elegy, autobiography, socio-political critique and visionary thrust, To the Lighthouse is the most accomplished of all Woolf's novels. This new edition includes a full contextualizing introduction and notes by David Bradshaw. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536610
ISBN
9780199536610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.12

Paperback. 'To the Lighthouse' was Virginia Woolf's fifth novel, and was the first book to win her a large public. The story of an English middle class family in the years leading up to the First World War, it has remained the most popular of all her works. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478294
ISBN
9780099478294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.12

Hardcover. This is the story of a woman and her family experiencing the passage of time and seeking to recapture meaning from the flux of things. Though Mrs Ramsay's death is the event on which the novel turns, her presence pervades every page in a poetic evocation of loss and memory. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
242
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150308
ISBN
9781857150308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

paperback. Provides the author's own early experiences, and while it touches on childhood and children's perceptions and desires, it is most clear when exploring adult relationships, marriage and the changing class-structure in the period spanning the Great War. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781853260919
ISBN
9781853260919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.01

Paperback. Ellie's heart was broken when her lovely husband passed away. Will she ever be truly happy again? Find out in this engaging romantic novel from bestselling author Jill Mansell. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755355815
ISBN
9780755355815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A devasting and unforgettable story of doomed love from the winner of the Booker Prize, reissued with a new introduction by Nadeem Aslam Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188. 208 pages. A devasting and unforgettable story of doomed love from the winner of the Booker Prize, reissued with a new introduction by Nadeem Aslam. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight: 148.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747599395
ISBN
9780747599395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Perfect for every woman who loves the family drama of a Penny Vincenzi novel and the glamorous settings of Tasmina Perry.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0011695
ISBN
9780755370320
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Toby Sligh is a senior at a Jesuit high school in Tampa who wants only to dance with his boyfriend at the prom. This is the least of his worries, as he finds himself tangled in a web of half truths. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 407.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747523659
ISBN
9780747523659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

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