Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Includes stories wherein: a man is booted out of his home after his wife discovers that the sweat-smudged footprint on the inside of his windscreen doesn't match her own; teenage cousins, drugged by summer, meet with a reckoning in the woods; and, a boy runs off to the carnival after his stepfather bites him in a brawl. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081209
- ISBN
- 9781847081209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. Absorbing and heartrendingly real tale of one woman's life and feelings laid bare. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 216. Clean copy with light shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KST0022208
- ISBN
- 9780586217405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Absorbing and heartrendingly real tale of one woman's life and feelings laid bare. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 216. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KNH0013263
- ISBN
- 9780586217405
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Joyce Stevenson is thirteen when her widowed mother takes them to live with Aunt Vera, a formidable teacher neglected by her unfaithful husband. Joyce watches the two sisters - her aunt's unbending dedication to the life of the mind, her mother worn down by housework - and thinks that each of them is powerless in her own way. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22 cm. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 201 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099462002
- ISBN
- 9780099462002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Frustrated and appalled by his life and the way he lives it, Nathan Staples is sustained only by his passionate devotion for his estranged wife and teenage daughter. Nathan's path to becoming complete and alive again will be strewn with obstacles. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 404. Minor damage to bottom left of back cover. Otherwise remains like new
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KOC0009543
- ISBN
- 9780099730613
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Sally wakes up in the middle of nowhere, with a suicide note in her pocket and no memory of the previous twenty four hours. When she discovers what happened to her, she is shocked to the core.. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782396277
- ISBN
- 9781782396277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
paperback. A beautiful story of an American couple and their adopted son, and how a very innocent knowledge and fascination of 'things that glow' leads to a loss of faith and their lives being ripped apart. Num Pages: 400 pages, Step back cover. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Simon & Schuster Pbk ed.
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743258098
- ISBN
- 9780743258098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.72
€ 20.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. In 1950s Leicestershire, a young girl searches for love and adventure Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 112 x 28. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747239949
- ISBN
- 9780747239949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876756550
- ISBN
- 9781876756550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. The natural heir to Arthur C. Clarke dramatises the epic story of evolution. A novel that tells the story of life on Earth.. Series: Gollancz S.F. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 114 x 50. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780575074095
- ISBN
- 9780575074095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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€ 13.47
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Gibson Square Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908096562
- ISBN
- 9781908096562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.77
€ 10.99
€ 9.77
Hardback. Probably Pym's most famous novel 'I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane Austen' Philip Larkin Series: VMC Designer Collection. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085262
- ISBN
- 9781844085262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. Some shelf wear, and a little dusty, but remains good.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- SKU
- KTJ0006531
- ISBN
- 9780552998420
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103556
- ISBN
- 9780226103556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.72
€ 43.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Turtle Point Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885586407
- ISBN
- 9781885586407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.11
€ 17.99
€ 17.11
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KNW0014461
- ISBN
- 9780141006536
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The first novel in a major trilogy exposing the guilt, loneliness and nihilism of the ex-pat experience in post-colonial Africa. Translator(s): Petersen, Mette. Series: The Africa Trilogy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857051103
- ISBN
- 9780857051103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Explores the dilemma of being an outsider - even in one's own country - and of allegiance. This book evokes beautiful but harsh landscapes, whether the shimmering deserts of author's native Algeria or the wild, mysterious jungles of Brazil. Translator(s): Cosman, Carol. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188256
- ISBN
- 9780141188256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922485
- ISBN
- 9780813922485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Paperback. Translator(s): Bush, Peter. Series: Spanish Literature Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564786357
- ISBN
- 9781564786357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.80
€ 15.99
€ 14.80
512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 171 x 104 x 29. Weight: 198.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Baen
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451637885
- ISBN
- 9781451637885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.98
€ 9.98
paperback. Claire is a young geologist working in Tunisia. Her partner sends her postcards from a cold flat in London. John is Irish and the wrong religion. She writes back - Tunisia is warm, full of the bright colours of the desert. Claire doesn't mention Ali - she doesn't think John would understand. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780952155881
- ISBN
- 9780952155881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.31
€ 9.31
Paperback. Like Rip Van Winkle returning to his hometown to find that all has changed, Nathan Zuckerman comes back to New York, the city he left 11 years before. Alone on his New England mountain, Zuckerman has been nothing but a writer: no voices, no media, no terrorist threats, no women, no news, no tasks other than his work and the enduring of old age. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books / Random House
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Trade Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099516088
- ISBN
- 9780099516088
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Num Pages: 599 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 108 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294. 599 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; HRCG9. Dimension: 173 x 108 x 25. Weight: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 599
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553258479
- ISBN
- 9780553258479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05