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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Broken Ground is remarkable for its prophetic vision of the hollow securities promised by incarceration and of the effects of "privatization" as an armature of American imperialism-in both the domestic and international realms. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990484
ISBN
9780295990484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550961218
ISBN
9781550961218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.18

Paperback. Series: Second Chances. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 265.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310207085
ISBN
9780310207085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Hardcover. A mother's reflection inspired by hand-raising a litter of Pembroke Welsh corgis whose own mother died after a Caesarian delivery. Devastated by the loss of her companion and awed by the task of saving the puppies, the narrator is surprised to discover she enjoys this exclusive commitment. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557532367
ISBN
9781557532367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155165
ISBN
9781903155165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Paperback. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go, leaving behind her family and her home for the first time. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141041742
ISBN
9780141041742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go. Arriving in a crowded lodging house in Brooklyn, Eilis can only be reminded of what she has sacrificed. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241972700
ISBN
9780241972700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Revolves around the character of Hend, an Arabic teacher and would-be writer in her late thirties, who emigrates to the United States from Cairo with her eight year old son after the painful break-up of her marriage. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571280056
ISBN
9780571280056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Nathalie and David have been good and dutiful children to their parents. They were both adopted and now Nathalie discovers a need to trace her birth parents and insists that David makes the same journey. And through this, both learn one of the hardest lessons of all. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0017285
ISBN
9780552771733
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Nathalie and David have been good and dutiful children to their parents. They were both adopted and now Nathalie discovers a need to trace her birth parents and insists that David makes the same journey. And through this, both learn one of the hardest lessons of all. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552771733
ISBN
9780552771733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Translator(s): Born, Anne. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714530185
ISBN
9780714530185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.33

paperback. A novel about the comradeship and loyalty of a crew of motor bike fanatics from South Wales who go on a long run to Cricieth in memory of a dead friend, and how old personal grudges can erupt in violent revenge with tragic results. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638331
ISBN
9781902638331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.29

Paperback. Henry Molise, a fifty-year-old successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his elderly parents want to divorce. Henry's tyrannical, bricklaying father, Nick, despite being weakened by age and alcoholism, can still strike fear into the hearts of his sons. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144. 208 pages. Henry Molise, a fifty-year-old successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his elderly parents want to divorce. Henry's tyrannical, bricklaying father, Nick, despite being weakened by age and alcoholism, can still strike fear into the hearts of his sons. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight: 176.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956190
ISBN
9781841956190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Finland, 1809. Henrik and Erik are brothers who fought on opposite sides in the war between Sweden and Russia. With peace declared, they both return to their snowed-in farm. But who is the master? Sexual tensions, old grudges, family secrets: all come to a head in this dark and gripping saga. Editor(s): Jeremiah, Emily. Translator(s): Jeremiah, Fleur. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 196 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Peirene Press
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956284068
ISBN
9780956284068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. BROTHERS is a heart-breaking record of persecution and inhumanity; it is also a testament to human endurance, faith and love. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1geneal.table. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349130132
ISBN
9780349130132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
No Exit Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842435052
ISBN
9781842435052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. A powerful, sparse debut novel with a moral crux at its heart, Brother's Keeper explores themes of addiction, guilt, forgiveness and redemption. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782394273
ISBN
9781782394273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802122865
ISBN
9780802122865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.35

Paperback. Returning to her childhood home in Hamilton, Brenda Bray must finally face up to her youthful friendship with Jori, a classmate who disappeared after they sought to track and catch an escaped serial killer believed to be hiding out on the escarpment. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897231883
ISBN
9781897231883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.72

Paperback. A tender story of mother-daughter relationships over three generations unfolds amid secrets and revelations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882593835
ISBN
9781882593835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486468327
ISBN
9780486468327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. This is the fourth and final installment of the Travis series, following on from Sugar Daddy, Blue Eyed Devil and Smooth Talking Stranger. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349401829
ISBN
9780349401829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Tells the story of one man's obsession with his dead wife and his soul's struggle between an alluring young dancer - his late wife's double - and the beautiful, melancholy city of Bruges, whose moody atmosphere mirrors his mourning. Translator(s): Mosley, Philip. Num Pages: 90 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589661592
ISBN
9781589661592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.83

Paperback. Features Bruno, dying, obsessed with spiders and preoccupied with death and reconciliation. He lies at the center of an intricate spider's web of relationships and passions: Bruno's estranged and grieving son Miles; Danby, Bruno's widowed son-in-law, creepy Nigel the nurse and his besotted twin Will, fighter of duels. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285373
ISBN
9780099285373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.71

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