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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Loos's classic tale shows that questions of women and power-more relevant today than ever-can come in the most alluring of packages. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871403179
ISBN
9780871403179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.07

Paperback. A dystopian vision of perfection from the acclaimed author of Boy A. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780334400
ISBN
9781780334400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Transworld Publishers
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385607391
ISBN
9780385607391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.35

Paperback. When nine-year-old orphan Georgia James is unexpectedly fostered by the kindly Celia and her bank manager husband she can hardly believe her luck. But then - on her fifteenth birthday - she suffers the cruellest betrayal of all at the hands of her foster father and is forced to run away, leaving everything she loves behind her. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099557456
ISBN
9780099557456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Georgy is young, gregarious and fun - she is also large, self- confessedly ugly and desperate for love. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478492
ISBN
9780099478492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126240
ISBN
9781897126240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.51

paperback. A collection of stories, which represent the diversity of the time and include satires, explorations of private obsessions and experiments in form and language. Editor(s): Newnham, Richard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140020403
ISBN
9780140020403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.03

Paperback. Translator(s): Roger, Allen. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Interlink Pub Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569712
ISBN
9781566569712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.79

Hardback. Translator(s): Roger, Allen. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569453
ISBN
9781566569453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. Using details from the ancient Scandinavian legends that were the inspiration for "Hamlet", this tale brings to life Gertrude's girlhood as the daughter of King Rorik, her arranged marriage to the man who becomes King, and her middle-aged affair with her husband's younger brother. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140290905
ISBN
9780140290905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Franklin Hata, Korean by birth but raised in Japan, is an outsider in American society, but he embodies the values of the town he calls his own - he is polite and keeps himself to himself. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862074019
ISBN
9781862074019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. The queen of the twisted fairy tale, Kelly Link's books are beloved of Margaret Atwood, Sarah Waters, Neil Gaiman, Audrey Niffenegger and many more Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781782113850
ISBN
9781782113850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345507914
ISBN
9780345507914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.72

Paperback. A savagely funny and perceptive novel about a washed-up writer and the havoc he has wrought, comparable in its piercing wit to the Melrose novels by Edward St Aubyn. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005089
ISBN
9780349005089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. The celebrated debut short story collection from the author of Solar Bones, winner of the 2016 Goldsmiths Prize and BGE Irish Book of the Year Series: Canons. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781786891396
ISBN
9781786891396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.74

Hardback. When a young reporter is killed in a hit and run accident, freelance writer Robyn Guthrie agrees to finish one of the stories the reporter had been writing for the local newspaper. But nothing is as simple as it seems when she finds out about shady land deals, an old high school nemesis, and Robyn's aging mother. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Adams Media Corporation United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440531989
ISBN
9781440531989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

mass_market. Series: Dell Mystery. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Dell Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780440242581
ISBN
9780440242581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.54

Paperback. A delicious and unputdownable read from the irresistible Isla Dewar Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755325900
ISBN
9780755325900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Helen Bradshaw, 26, has a lot to get over. She is about to ditch the infuriating Jasper when she hears the news that will change her life. Her father has collapsed with a massive heart attack. Initially, Helen thinks of this as an interruption in her already chaotic lifestyle. But with his death everything starts to fall apart around her. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300. Clean copy, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd., London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KST0019087
ISBN
9780099410188
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Girl goes mad when boyfriend dumps her on Facebook in this hilarious, gold-standard Chrissie Manby Num Pages: 304 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340992791
ISBN
9780340992791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. What to do if Matthew, your secret lover of the past four years, finally decides to leave his wife Sophie and their two daughters and move into your flat, just when you're thinking that you might not want him anymore.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294. 8vo.Very good copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0261306
ISBN
9780141025292
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. What to do if Matthew, your secret lover of the past four years, finally decides to leave his wife Sophie and their two daughters and move into your flat, just when you're thinking that you might not want him anymore.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0007398
ISBN
9780141025292
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Includes stories by the author of "Nightlines", "The Barracks", "The Dark", "The Leavetaking", "The Pornographer", "High Ground", "Amongst Women" (nominated for the Booker Prize in 1990) and "That They May Face the Rising Sun". Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134 151pp. Keywords: Short stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Edition
Main
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
9780571225682
ISBN
9780571225682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529033
ISBN
9780099529033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.66

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