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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. From the critically acclaimed author of The Glass Painter's Daughter. Journey through the generations of one family of strong, vibrant women. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847391421
ISBN
9781847391421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. A novel of new beginnings, love and Finding a Place to Call Home from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller Carole Matthews Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751552188
ISBN
9780751552188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A collection of essays, which addresses many of the themes explored in the author's novels - identity, sexual attraction, relationships, family, mental illness, the power of the imagination, a sense of belonging and mortality. In three cases, it focuses on the novels of other writers - Dickens, James and Fitzgerald. Num Pages: 240 pages, One b/w. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839782
ISBN
9780340839782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. From the author of The Stars Look Down and The Citadel, and the creator of Dr Finlay's Casebook Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447252849
ISBN
9781447252849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.42

Hardback. In this sinuous meditation on heartbreak, youth, and guilt, a man looks back over twenty years to his relationship with his first love, Valeria, who died of an overdose at the age of 18. She was at Nirvana's only gig in Brazil, in 1993, and he was on military service and failed to join her. Translator(s): Hahn, Daniel. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910701478
ISBN
9781910701478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. In their tiny, sea-beaten cottage on the north coast of Scotland, Liska and Ruth await the birth of their first child. Each passes the time by telling the baby stories, trying to pass on the lessons they've learned: tales of circuses and stargazing, selkie fishermen and domestic werewolves, child-eating witches and broken-toothed dragons. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784702342
ISBN
9781784702342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Against the backdrop of nineteenth century Dublin, a boy becomes a man: his mind testing its powers, obsessions taking hold and loosening again, the bonds of family, tradition, nation and religion transforming from supports into shackles; until young man devotes himself to celebration of beauty, and reaches for independence and life of an artist. Editor(s): Gabler, Hans Walter. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099573159
ISBN
9780099573159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. A classic novel which follows Stephen Dedalus as he progresses from boyhood to his coming of age in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century, describing his sexual awakening, his intellectual development and his rebellion against Roman Catholicism. From the author of Dubliners, Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512. 8vo. Good copy in original cloth with clean dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
KEX0300803
ISBN
9781857150094
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Both an insight into James Joyce's life and childhood, this novel is about sexual awakening, religious rebellion and the essential search for voice and meaning that every nascent artist must face in order to fully come into themselves. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025451
ISBN
9780141182667
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is both extraordinary and terrifying. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552993692
ISBN
9780552993692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BTC; FA; JKVP; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509808878
ISBN
9781509808878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.73

Paperback. No matter who you are, love comes at a price.. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378. Used paperback in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KNW0015515
ISBN
9781409102465
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. No matter who you are, love comes at a price.. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0246464
ISBN
9781409102465
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979471
ISBN
9780241979471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. A powerful and evocative saga - the sequel to A GIRL CALLED THURSDAY. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 29. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752858890
ISBN
9780752858890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.57

Paperback. Hilarious, heartwarming chick lit perfect for your beach bag, by bestselling author Chrissie Manby. Series: Proper Family. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473615366
ISBN
9781473615366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The perfect festive stocking-filler: a heartwarming and funny novel by bestselling author Chrissie Manby. Series: Proper Family. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KAK0006273
ISBN
9780340992760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The first in a laugh-out-loud, new chick lit series by bestselling author Chrissie Manby, perfect for your beach bag. Series: Proper Family. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444742732
ISBN
9781444742732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JMG; 5HC; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
KCG0000977
ISBN
9780008249519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JMG; 5HC; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0302555
ISBN
9780008249519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JMG; 5HC; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0302558
ISBN
9780008249519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JMG; 5HC; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0302559
ISBN
9780008249519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Was Lucien de Balafre a patriot who served his country as best he could in difficult times, or a treacherous collaborator in the Vichy government? This book explores the ties between fathers and sons and the pains of love and duty in a period of European history that is still characterised by wilful denial and hatred. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244. 356 pages. Etienne de Balafre, half French, half English and raised in South Africa, returns to post-war France to unravel the tangled history of his father - Lucien. Was he a patriot who served his country as best he could in difficult times, or a treacherous collaborator in the Vichy government?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 22. Weight: 288.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952994
ISBN
9781841952994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. It is never clear to Elizabeth whether the mission principal's cruel revelations of her origins is at the bottom of her mental breakdown, but in the dark loneliness of the Botswanan night, the frightened South African refugee slips in and out of sanity. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 208 pages. It is never clear to Elizabeth whether the mission principal's cruel revelations of her origins is at the bottom of her mental breakdown, but in the dark loneliness of the Botswanan night, the frightened South African refugee slips in and out of sanity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435907204
ISBN
9780435907204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.26

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