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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Casting Off is a hilarious, poignant story of friendship, loyalty and sacrifice. It's a story about never giving up and how reaching out to strangers can completely change our lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 272 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785300578
ISBN
9781785300578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. Highly amusing sequel to Fisher of Men. Neil returns from his ordination full of zeal, but his plans swiftly unravel. Series: The Dunbridge Chronicles. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782640622
ISBN
9781782640622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The only edition of this 1800 novel-widely regarded as the first historical novel-to include supporting materials on both the importance of Maria Edgeworth as a writer and the influence of contemporary history on this novel. Editor(s): Twomey, Ryan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393922417
ISBN
9780393922417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. Series: Dedalus Original Fiction in Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 New ed
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910213360
ISBN
9781910213360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099585343
ISBN
9780099585343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Hardback. Includes stories such as "Puss-in-Boots", "The King of the Cats", "The Garden of Stubborn Cats", "Schrodinger's Cat", and "Cat 'n' Mouse". Editor(s): Tesdell, Diana Secker. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 123 x 29. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841596105
ISBN
9781841596105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. One of America's greatest writers gives us his unique perspective on our fears of nuclear annihilation Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Gollancz
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780575081956
ISBN
9780575081956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Offers a collection of short stories. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778794
ISBN
9780552778794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Catalina is the one person unable to join in the festivities of the Feast of the Assumption. But then she has a vision of the Virgin, and is miraculously cured. In the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, such a claim to blessedness has serious consequences, especially when she seems more inclined to obey her heart than the demands of the Church. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001975
ISBN
9780099286844
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Catalina is the one person unable to join in the festivities of the Feast of the Assumption. But then she has a vision of the Virgin, and is miraculously cured. In the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, such a claim to blessedness has serious consequences, especially when she seems more inclined to obey her heart than the demands of the Church. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002417
ISBN
9780099286844
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy showing some shelf wear and foxing to edges
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
CATBIRD PRESS
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0001082
ISBN
9780945774174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The previously uncollected writings of Joseph Heller, including hitherto unpublished stories, lost chapters from Catch-22 and further tales about the unforgettable Yossarian Series: An American Classic. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471158841
ISBN
9781471158841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Hardcover. A burlesque epic in the tradition of The Good Soldier Schweik, this title exposes the absurdity of war by applying its own demented logic to America's involvement in Korea. The 'catch' is that soldiers have to claim to be mad in order to get out of fighting - but being capable of making such a claim automatically proves them sane. Num Pages: 569 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 37. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
569
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152203
ISBN
9781857152203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Just how badly do you want to find paradise? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256. Clean copy in good to very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007327812
ISBN
9780007327812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this unforgettable novel, set in war-torn Europe, two sisters are forced to make heartbreaking choices that will shape the rest of their lives Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755344895
ISBN
9780755344895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

paperback. * An exceptional novel from the winner of the 2000 Booker Prize Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Virago Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853811265
ISBN
9781853811265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. It's June 1978 and David Slaney can be sure of only one thing. He can't get caught. Not this time. He's escaped from prison, needs to make good on the drug heist that went wrong, win back the woman he loves and buy himself a new life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099587354
ISBN
9780099587354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Offers a view of a class-ridden Britain enduring both war and its aftermath. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 50. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
F First Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871031
ISBN
9781784871031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. The sharp and gutsy debut novel from the bestselling author of Bridget Jones's Diary. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KTG0007361
ISBN
9780330412254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The stories of Giovanni Verga (1840-1922) are wonderful evocations of ordinary Italian life, focusing in particular on his native, Sicily. In an original and dynamic prose style, he portrays such eternal human themes as love, honour and adultery with rich and colourful language. Translator(s): McWilliam, G.H. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ADT; 2AHA; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447415
ISBN
9780140447415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. A sweeping saga set around the aristocratic Ingham family of Cavendon Hall and the Swanns who serve them, set on the eve of World War 1. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007503209
ISBN
9780007503209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926991610
ISBN
9781926991610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Physically - challenged hero launches himself into the worlds of international travel, spiritual enlightenment and higher education, tackling friendships and sex and railing against institutional regulations and flights of stairs along way. This title continues the story of John Cromer one of the memorable characters in contemporary literature. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 47. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571245376
ISBN
9780571245376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. A celebration causes trouble in the village of Thrush Green.. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752884264
ISBN
9780752884264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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