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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK The author of The Paris Wife takes us to the heart of another true story: set in 1920s colonial Kenya, Circling the Sun is about an unforgettable woman who lives by nobody's rules but her own. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 255 x 32. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088300
ISBN
9781844088300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Sollosy, Judith. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 193 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531236
ISBN
9780714531236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120747890
ISBN
9788120747890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. Intends to satirize modern society in a poetic story of sex, drugs, disease and adventure. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189932
ISBN
9780141189932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. Translator(s): Favorov, Nora Seligman. Series: Russian Library. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231183031
ISBN
9780231183031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. The once-great city of Bohane on the west coast of Ireland is on its knees, infested by vice and split along tribal lines. There are still some posh parts of town, but it is in the slums and backstreets of Smoketown, the tower blocks of the Northside Rises and the eerie bogs of Big Nothin' that the city really lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099549154
ISBN
9780099549154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

paperback. This is a a tangle of tales that transports the reader from the medieval India of magicians, witches, and vampires, through to the chaos and political terror of contemporary India. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226756899
ISBN
9780226756899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. 1930s America. A woman ahead of her time. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan
Edition
Reprints
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0011670
ISBN
9780330516990
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A superb, powerful thriller from 'one of crime fiction's new stars' [Sunday Telegraph] Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KRF0037686
ISBN
9780752880891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200. "Originally published: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1993. Commissioning organisation: Cyrus Colter. 251 p. 20 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period - General,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The X Press Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0161051
ISBN
9781874509738
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this finely crafted novel, Yusuf Idris, best known as the master of the Arabic short story, brings to life not only some of the most human characters in modern Arabic fiction but the soul of Cairo itself and the soul of a national consciousness focused on liberation. Translator(s): Hewison, Neil R. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
175
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774246999
ISBN
9789774246999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.32

Paperback. The life of Paul Metzger, a writer, is in disrepair. Mid-thirties, divorced, underachieving. A mid-winter Sunday in New York sees him traversing the city to visit three people: a half-brother who wants little to do with him; a dying father, whose meagre estate has pitted his sons against one another; and an ex-wife whom Paul still loves. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099531852
ISBN
9780099531852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

paperback. An ecological romance with a pulsing heart, equal parts Rider Haggard and Chico Buarque - one of the world's greatest and most beloved storytellers broadens her style and reach with a Amazonian adventure story that will appeal to all ages. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022200
ISBN
9780007146376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In London's changing heartland, architect Matthew Halland is aware of how the past and the present blend. It stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter Jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind him. Here too is the London of prehistory, of Georgian elegance, of the Blitz. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140156676
ISBN
9780140156676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. A thrilling novel from the critically-acclaimed author of THE 25TH HOUR and one of Hollywood's brightest screenwriting stars. Num Pages: 400 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340977392
ISBN
9780340977392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099597476
ISBN
9780099597476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 562 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 306. Some shelf wear, but remains good
Publisher
POOLBEG Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0007088
ISBN
9781853712760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 562 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 306. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear and/or some light soiling.
Publisher
POOLBEG Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0030523
ISBN
9781853712760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Delivering stories that span generations, and offering warmth, wisdom and love on every page - if you treasured Maeve Binchy, read Patricia Scanlan Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 44. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471141096
ISBN
9781471141096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Taking you on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, this book introduces you to a gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781784871291
ISBN
9781784871291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mills & Boon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780263924862
ISBN
9780263924862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.27

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author brings diverse Haitian townspeople together in the search for a missing girl. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
riverrun
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782068518
ISBN
9781782068518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Based on the life of Clara Schumann, this novel considers the place of love in a life of increasing isolation and alienation. Clara, herself a celebrated pianist, composer and teacher, was the wife of Robert Schumann, and cared for him through a series of crippling mental illnesses. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Vintage London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099750512
ISBN
9780099750512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812980189
ISBN
9780812980189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

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