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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Melding his native Irish sensibilities to those of his adopted west-coast Scotland, this book includes tales that attend to life's big events: love and loss, separation and violence, death and betrayal. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561583
ISBN
9780099561583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A collection of short fiction that is written by the winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2013. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241969137
ISBN
9780241969137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Deals with the complexities of relationships as well as the joys of children. This title contains the author's controversial story "Weddings and Beheadings", as well as his prophetic "My Son the Fanatic", which exposes the religious tensions within the muslim family unit. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 47. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571249824
ISBN
9780571249824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning 'red pine', and Oumi, 'blue sea', while the girls' names were Shirane, 'white root', and Kurono, 'black field'. Tazaki was the only last name with no colour in it. Translator(s): Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590378
ISBN
9780099590378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781781999189
ISBN
9781781999189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.98

Paperback. A poetic exploration of trauma and renewal from the last avant-garde visionary of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Wedell, Noura. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 color illus, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350897
ISBN
9781584350897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. In this romantic comedy, the authors put friendship under the spotlight. Four very different characters are thrust together at the wedding of mutual friends. With the focus so firmly on happy-ever-after, each character is forced to examine his or her own emotions and ambitions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292. Clean copy in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KST0025925
ISBN
9780099279280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Gabriella has many siblings and more animals. Her father is an impoverished poet, her mother a classicist. This is the story of Gabriella and her brothers, and their unorthodox childhood in this wayward family. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0008148
ISBN
9781408850671
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The classic heist story from one of the most popular authors of the 20th century: a bestseller wherever books were read. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 18. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340286418
ISBN
9780340286418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135. .
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845233341
ISBN
9781845233341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349410913
ISBN
9780349410913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. One wet and stormy Irish summer, the three Miller sisters gather at their grand but shabby old family home, Tobar Lodge. As family and strangers meet and collide, and a long hidden secret is exposed, they begin to discover that love and life is all about losing, yearning for and ultimately finding a place called home. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252. Previously read copy. Some shelfwear and/or soiling. Good overall
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KST0029838
ISBN
9781848270565
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. She didn't mean to become a revolutionary. She thought she was going on a rural retreat.. A cross between Cold Comfort Farm, Tamara Drewe and a Danny Boyle film. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780872162
ISBN
9781780872162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Follows the fortunes of Jack - struggling painter, lad about town, charmer - and Amy - disorganized, funny and looking for love. Whilst Jack outlines his tactics for a night on the town and the seduction of the gorgeous Amy, Amy plans how to hook the first decent man she's met in ages. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KIN0007417
ISBN
9780099279273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Follows the fortunes of Jack - struggling painter, lad about town, charmer - and Amy - disorganized, funny and looking for love. Whilst Jack outlines his tactics for a night on the town and the seduction of the gorgeous Amy, Amy plans how to hook the first decent man she's met in ages. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KNW0005534
ISBN
9780099279273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Follows the fortunes of Jack - struggling painter, lad about town, charmer - and Amy - disorganized, funny and looking for love. Whilst Jack outlines his tactics for a night on the town and the seduction of the gorgeous Amy, Amy plans how to hook the first decent man she's met in ages. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
SKU
KHS1077919
ISBN
9780099279273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Follows the fortunes of Jack - struggling painter, lad about town, charmer - and Amy - disorganized, funny and looking for love. Whilst Jack outlines his tactics for a night on the town and the seduction of the gorgeous Amy, Amy plans how to hook the first decent man she's met in ages. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
SKU
KKD0001631
ISBN
9780099279273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Spice up your life with the new novel from the author of THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRA0004361
ISBN
9780340922200
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sefton Goldberg: mid-thirties, English teacher at Wrottesley Poly in the West Midlands; small, sweaty, lustful, defiantly unappreciative of beer, nature and organised games; gnawingly aware of being an urban Jew islanded in a sea of country-loving Anglo-Saxons. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099452034
ISBN
9780099452034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A family story in the vein of Penelope Lively following an English couple 'coming home' from India in 1944, attempting to make their way in a changed Britain. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472207128
ISBN
9781472207128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The bestselling, heartwarming tale of innocence and youth during the 1930s re-issued with a stunning new jacket look Num Pages: 1040 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340752470
ISBN
9780340752470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Ever experienced deja vu? An enchanting and magical novel from the author of Could It Be Magic? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0018425
ISBN
9781847561060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Summer at Cuckoo Cottage - glamping, vintage caravans and love from the author of The Cherry Tree Cafe.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471147289
ISBN
9781471147289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. All round high-flier Olympia Crawford Rubinstein has it all, a busy legal career, a solid marriage and a perfect family. Until one day she opens an invitation for her twin daughters to attend an exclusive coming out ball and her good fortune is changed irrevocably. Could one calamitous evening ruin the perfect life? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 107 x 17. Weight in Grams: 140. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KAK0011652
ISBN
9780552151849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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