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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Winner of the "CNA Literary Debut Award". Marnus is terrified he will not fulfil the expectations of his elite Afrikaner family who are certain of their superiority. But when Mr Smith arrives, things start to change, affecting Marnus's values and everything around him that he he holds dear. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349107561
ISBN
9780349107561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A collection of short stories that evokes isolated lives and a lost world in stories that are set in the Jewish-Italian community of 1930s Ferrara. Translator(s): McKendrick, Jamie. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192123
ISBN
9780141192123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with some slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Quartet Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000495
ISBN
9780704302211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Abandoned in Puerto Rico, Sophia James, the eldest of six Californian children, is in charge of her five younger siblings-and she is only eleven. Told through the eyes of the sixty-year-old Sophia as she paints a large canvas, The Smell of Sugarcane is based on a true story. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761862864
ISBN
9780761862864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552291
ISBN
9780099552291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970306
ISBN
9781907970306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. In a searing novel of love and loyalty, guilt and honour, the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Horse Whisperer creates another magnificent epic .. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Digital original
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751539387
ISBN
9780751539387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

paperback. The Rabbitte family, motley bunch of loveable ne'er-do-wells whose everyday purgatory is rich with hangovers, dogshit and dirty dishes. When the older sister announces her pregnancy, the family are forced to rally together and discover the strangeness of intimacy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164. Some shelf wear, but remains very good
Edition
Gift Inscription on Fep, Cover Torn
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0006666
ISBN
9780749391256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.12

paperback. The Rabbitte family, motley bunch of loveable ne'er-do-wells whose everyday purgatory is rich with hangovers, dogshit and dirty dishes. When the older sister announces her pregnancy, the family are forced to rally together and discover the strangeness of intimacy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164. 216pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vintage Books
Condition
New
Edition
Gift Inscription on Fep, Cover Torn
SKU
9780749391256
ISBN
9780749391256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.12

paperback. The Rabbitte family, motley bunch of loveable ne'er-do-wells whose everyday purgatory is rich with hangovers, dogshit and dirty dishes. When the older sister announces her pregnancy, the family are forced to rally together and discover the strangeness of intimacy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164. some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vintage Books
Edition
Gift Inscription on Fep, Cover Torn
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KTK0092052
ISBN
9780749391256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.12

Paperback. The best novel yet from 'the king of high concept SF' (GUARDIAN) Series: Gollancz S.F. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Gollancz
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780575076518
ISBN
9780575076518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. From Lulu Taylor, the author of The Winter Folly, comes the next dark family saga. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447230496
ISBN
9781447230496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. THE SNOW CHILD was an international bestseller in hardback and paperback (over 350,000 copies sold in the UK alone), and went on to win Eowyn Ivey the International Author of the Year award at the 2012 National Book Awards Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755380534
ISBN
9780755380534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Presents stories "The Snow Goose" - set in the wild, desolate Essex marshes and is a tale about the relationship between a hunchback and a young girl; and, "The Small Miracle" - a contemporary fable about a young boy's love for his dangerously ill donkey. Illustrator(s): Linton, Anne; Norfield, Ed. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 116 x 6. Weight in Grams: 52.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140299526
ISBN
9780140299526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Brilliantly written literary fiction with the tension and twists of a thriller. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472225702
ISBN
9781472225702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. 'Luminously written .. page-turningly enjoyable, this is a profound novel about love from a highly regarded, Pulitzer-winning novelist' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007557691
ISBN
9780007557691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Features stories which are partly autobiographical, men and women of passion live, fight, love and die in scenes of dramatic intensity. In this book, the stories range from haunting tragedy on the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro, to brutal America with its deceptive calm, and war-ravaged Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460923
ISBN
9780099460923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Presents Hemingway stories, in which men and women of passion live, fight, love and die in scenes of dramatic intensity. They range from the haunting tragedy on the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro, to brutal America with its deceptive calm, and war-ravaged Europe. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099908807
ISBN
9780099908807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Provides a portrait of rural peasant life in Japan during the Meiji era. Translator(s): Waswo, Ann. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083721
ISBN
9780520083721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 26.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Hodges, Horace Jeffery; Hwang, Sun-ae. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789112
ISBN
9781564789112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

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