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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A tragic love story set against the backdrop of the Cultural Revolution, and a major film from the director of House of Flying Daggers Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 118 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087037
ISBN
9781844087037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. A couple on a journey across Mexico are excited by the idea of a particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals of human sacrifice. Precariously balanced on his throne, a king is able only to listen to the sounds around him - sure that any deviation from their normal progression would mean the uprising of the conspirators that surround him. Translator(s): Parks, Tim; Creagh, Patrick; McLaughlin, Martin; Weaver, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141189727
ISBN
9780141189727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. It is the summer of 1981 and Catherine is laid low by childhood illness. Stuck inside her family's sprawling Victorian mansion, she can only look down into the garden and observe the goings-on upon the lawn. Sam and Rosa, her elder teenage cousins, have come to spend the school holiday, and Catherine savours the brief visits Sam makes to her room. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278. 8vo. Very good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0261429
ISBN
9780099469131
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Jake Donaghue is a drifting, clever, likeable young man who makes a living out of translation work and sponging on his friends. A meeting with Anna, an old flame, leads him into a series of fantastic adventures. Jake is captivated by a majestic philosopher, Hugo Belfounder. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429074
ISBN
9780099429074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Feel Good Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956336606
ISBN
9780956336606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. 1961. A squadron of Vulcan aircraft, Britain's most lethal nuclear bomber, flies towards the east coast of the United States. Highly manoeuvrable, the great delta-winged machines are also equipped with state of the art electronic warfare devices that jam American radar systems. This title deals with the lives of British pilots. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571274017
ISBN
9780571274017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 515 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 284. Clean copy showing some shelf wear, nicks and bumps to cover with sunning to page edges but remains clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0013989
ISBN
9781842233856
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Set in Italy, France, Ireland or the USA, this title features stories that unpick the casual brutalities of a patriarchal society or the delusions of sexual desire. It includes depictions of Irish or Italian hypocrisies, and also the male bastions of Church and politics. It can shock the reader with their sudden, serenely-accepted violence. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571294909
ISBN
9780571294909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. One of Michel Faber's best-loved novels, this is an utterly compulsive and mysterious masterpiece Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786890528
ISBN
9781786890528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088383
ISBN
9781847088383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. It is the fiesta 'Day of the Dead' in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac. In the shadow of the volcano, ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate, ugly pariah dogs roam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-consul, ex-husband, an alcoholic and a ruined man - is living out the last day of his life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182254
ISBN
9780141182254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Under Western Eyes traces the experiences of Razumov, a young Russian student caught up in the aftermath of a terrorist bombing. It deals with topical moral issues such r s1he defensibility of terrorist resistance to tyranny and the loss of individual privacy in a surveillance society. This new edition uses the English first edition text and has a new bibliography and chronology. Editor(s): Hawthorn, Jeremy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552375
ISBN
9780199552375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Razumov aims to overcome the denial of his noble birth by a brilliant career in the tsarist bureaucracy created by Peter the Great. But in pre-revolutionary Russia Peter's legacy is autocracy tempered by assassination, and Razumov is soon caught in a tragic web with Haldin's trustful sister Natalia in spy-haunted Geneva. Editor(s): Donovan, Stephen. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441948
ISBN
9780141441948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Combining the high-speed visceral excitement of an early John Carpenter movie with the compelling strangeness of Lewis Carroll, UNDERDOGS takes the reader deep beneath the surface of the contemporary thriller.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755325931
ISBN
9780755325931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. A collection of stories that focus on female subjectivity. It features stories such as: "The Nocturnal Butterflies"; "Shadows in the Shadows"; and, "The Shunammite". Translator(s): Steele, Cynthia. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSK; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259270
ISBN
9780803259270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088727
ISBN
9781847088727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Jenner Ransfield fumes out his existence on a Somerset farm, teaching at an Agricultural College, and tyrannizing his family. Enter veterinary scientist Theodora, to study the harvesting of bull semen. Then she meets the urban warrior Fergal and it all goes wrong. Num Pages: 329 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 239. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005155
ISBN
9780099289449
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406 Paperback, black spine (worn). Signed on ffep 'To Kevin, wishing you an enjoyable read, Tom Foote'. 351pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Salmon Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KON0821151
ISBN
9781897648933
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591322
ISBN
9781841591322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. With the wit of Marina Lewycka, the piercing observation of Jane Gardam, and the bittersweet charm of Mary Wesley, Unexpected Lessons in Love will appeal to all who love Penelope Fitzgerald. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848547841
ISBN
9781848547841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Nigel Williams, one of the UK's finest comic writers, returns with a poignant comic portrait of four marriages: a caustic satire of suburban intrigue, tainted love and late-flowering lust. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472106759
ISBN
9781472106759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. UNFORGETTABLE is the fourth book in the totally outrageous IT GIRL series about GOSSIP GIRL favourite Jenny Humphrey Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0002486
ISBN
9780755346684
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. UNFORGETTABLE is the fourth book in the totally outrageous IT GIRL series about GOSSIP GIRL favourite Jenny Humphrey Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0011494
ISBN
9780755346684
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Greeman, Richard. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172476
ISBN
9781590172476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

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