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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Gertrude Stein, as a college student at Radcliffe and a medical student at Johns Hopkins Medical School, but was surrounded by women who were trapped by poverty, class, and race into lives that offered little choice. This book is a collection of documents from the history of women's suffrage, medical history, modernist art, and literature. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140181845
ISBN
9780140181845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. Two out of the three novellas here have never before been published in English and they contain all the touchstones of Bernhard's work - illness and madness, isolation, tragic friendships, and dark humour. Translator(s): Jansen, Peter; Northcott, Kenneth. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044323
ISBN
9780226044323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.66

Paperback. Nineteen year old Lily Bart is in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vulnerable to gossip. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 51. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
150th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106555
ISBN
9780143106555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Includes three stories where characters are tested by dramatic events 'that show in the light of day the inner worth of a man, the edge of his temper, and the fibre of his stuff; that reveal the quality of his resistance and the secret stuff of his pretences, not only to others but also to himself'. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0019544
ISBN
9781853267437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Three sisters struggle to change the course of their destinies in a China that does not belong to them. Yumi uses her dignity, Yuxiu her seductive powers, and Yuyang her desire for success. This story vividly captures the demonic desire for power that possesses people. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
aFirst Edition First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590238
ISBN
9781846590238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062130549
ISBN
9780062130549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. Three women face a journey that will change their lives forever. From Man Booker International Prize finalist, Marie NDiaye. Translator(s): Fletcher, John. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857051073
ISBN
9780857051073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. The latest novel from the genuinely bestselling author of seventeen compelling novels, from A Woman of Substance to The Triumph of Katie Byrne. Num Pages: 16 pages, 16. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 49. Weight in Grams: 232. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KIN0007204
ISBN
9780006514404
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The latest novel from the genuinely bestselling author of seventeen compelling novels, from A Woman of Substance to The Triumph of Katie Byrne. Num Pages: 16 pages, 16. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 49. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0002716
ISBN
9780006514404
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The latest novel from the genuinely bestselling author of seventeen compelling novels, from A Woman of Substance to The Triumph of Katie Byrne. Num Pages: 16 pages, 16. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 49. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0006982
ISBN
9780006514404
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A warm, witty and wise novel about love, friendship and being in your thirties. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 433. Clean copy with light shelfwear, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Element
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KST0018995
ISBN
9780006514589
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. They say trouble always comes in threes. And for sisters Lyn, Cat and Gemma Kettle, the year they turn thirty-three is no exception. Through everything, the bonds of the sisters are strong enough to withstand whatever life throws at them. That is until the night of their thirty-fourth birthday dinner.. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9781405918497
ISBN
9781405918497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. These twelve stories represent the best work of respected "nativist" writer Cheng Ch'ing-wen and encompass his major themes: the tensions between men and women, parents and children, city and village, tradition and modernity. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113861
ISBN
9780231113861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.79
€ 74.45

Paperback. Jackie Collins' most outrageous, erotically charged New York Times bestseller is a sexy, shattering roller-coaster thrill ride! Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849836418
ISBN
9781849836418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Conversations about life and death, between a girl and an angel. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and White 2. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753806739
ISBN
9780753806739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. A collection of broadly interrelated stories that offer a warm, inspired portrait of an extended Arab family in a Lebanese and Syrian community in Toledo, Ohio, spanning the decades between the 1930s and the present. It offers a passionate, unvarnished glimpse into the lives of an immigrant community. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632108
ISBN
9780815632108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.72

Paperback. From internationally acclaimed author Joseph Boyden comes a powerful novel about two native Canadian sisters and the forces that pull them apart. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823323
ISBN
9780753823323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Can you save a friend who doesn't want to be saved? A powerful debut novel from an exciting new talent. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751550900
ISBN
9780751550900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.62

Paperback. Trinity student Charles Stanihurst, son of a Dublin merchant and a Roscommon chambermaid, flees his native after assaulting an English officer and heads for the West of Ireland, where he uncovers a culture virtually unknown in the Pale. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, geneal tables. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510161
ISBN
9781843510161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. The third novel in bestseller Maureen Lee's outstanding Liverpool sequence about family life during World War II Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752816289
ISBN
9780752816289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Hard-charging, insightful, and ambitious, Jaycee Wilder wants to take her TV news career to the next level. The Los Angeles reporter is hungry for the big story. Series: Jaycee Wilder Series. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Primedia E-launch LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9781944245627
ISBN
9781944245627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.15

paperback. First meet young Lockhart Flawse from Flawse Hall on Flawse Fell. Then hear his story of gassing, whipping, blowing up, killing and stuffing - in fact, the everyday tale of a wild child of nature plunged into the genteel mock-Tudor world of surburban Surrey. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099435525
ISBN
9780099435525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.59

Paperback. The first novel in the bestselling Thrush Green series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752877501
ISBN
9780752877501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
1 Original
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446178099
ISBN
9780446178099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

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