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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Features stories ranging from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual and artistic powers to humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies to old people who don't know what to do with themselves. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197388
ISBN
9780141197388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New European Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872410418
ISBN
9781872410418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Paperback reissue of a modern classic, Iain Banks' COMPLICITY, 'ingenious, daring and brilliant' - Guardian. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139135
ISBN
9780349139135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. In a brasserie of the Boulevard St Germain, a renowned novelist watches, entranced, the motions of a young woman's hand folding a restaurant bill into a paper boat. This passing observation - slim fingers against a white linen tablecloth - provides the springboard for this story of love and jealousy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449829
ISBN
9780099449829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Hutner, Heidi; Garret, Nicole. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810260
ISBN
9781554810260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. A chilling novel that pays twisted homage to Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe'. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007287048
ISBN
9780007287048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782791898
ISBN
9781782791898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Robert Poste's child is back at Cold Comfort Farm. But all is not well. Flora finds the farm transformed into a twee haven filled with Toby jugs and peasant pottery, and rooms labeled'Quiete Retreate' and 'Greate laundrie'. It is, Flora winces, 'exactly like being locked in the Victoria and Albert Museum after closing time'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528685
ISBN
9780099528685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Noll, Mark A. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210. .
Publisher
Apollos
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851114217
ISBN
9780851114217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.48

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 154. Weight in Grams: 444. In good condition. A well read copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRS0010937
ISBN
9780340953150
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 154. Weight in Grams: 444. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTJ0049745
ISBN
9780340953150
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Fabulously funny, fresh and fast-paced rom com, set in a Karaoke bar. Shoutline: It's not over until Maddie Mulhern sings Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Digital original
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751545944
ISBN
9780751545944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.68

Hardcover. 'My first mistake was to be heterosexual'. Such is one of the complaints in conversations between Henry Hart - who is a father of two young girls - and his friend, Darius Saddler - who is gay and unattached. This book relates the attempts of Hart and Saddler to knit their lives, and to extricate Hart from the problems he has brought upon himself. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846551499
ISBN
9781846551499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. This book is one of the classics of modern Japanese fiction. It is the story of an adolescent who must learn to live with the painful fact that he is unlike other young men. Mishima's protagonist discovers that he is becoming a homosexual in a polite, post-war Japan. To survive, he must live behind a mask of propriety. Series: New Directions Paperbook. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
Later Printing
SKU
V9780811201186
ISBN
9780811201186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Cassie Cavanagh has never minded being 'just a PA'. In fact she's quite content with her lot. She has a city job she kind of enjoys - after all she is indispensable, you know. She has a boyfriend who showers her with gifts - what more could a girl want? And she earns enough to (just about ) finance the luxuries she's become used to. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099543558
ISBN
9780099543558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Confessions of a Wild Child takes you on trip and navigates the teenage years of a wild child who will eventually rule an empire. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KOC0008192
ISBN
9781471127243
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater remains its author's most famous and frequently-read work and one of the period's central statements about both the power and terror of imagination. De Quincey describes the intense "pleasures" and harrowing "pains" of his opium use in lyrical and dramatic prose. Editor(s): Faflak, Joel. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 487.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551114354
ISBN
9781551114354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. Isabel Bookbinder dreams of pearly white weddings, happy brides, handsome grooms. And champagne towers that don't topple over. She dreams of the perfect wedding. But not for herself.. for her clients. It's all about bride management as far as Isabel's concerned. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 326. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KRF0023442
ISBN
9780099545750
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408802540
ISBN
9781408802540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. In the heart of Africa, three intrepid adventurers are desperate to find the fabulous diamonds of the lost city of Zinj. They encounter the Kigani cannibals, flaming volcanoes and ferocious gorillas - and Amy, the cuddly gorilla who's fluent in sign language. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 25. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099544319
ISBN
9780099544319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A happiness drug is found to be intolerable to society. This book describes the process by which its disseminators are hounded to death. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762798
ISBN
9781905762798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
Break Away Book Club ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019813
ISBN
9780253019813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 222. Good, clean copy. Showing minor shelfwear to covers
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0007615
ISBN
9780755323463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 222. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0007615
ISBN
9780755323463
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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