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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Sparky Christina and her gifted adopted sister Pam, forceful, motherless Jago and strangely weightless Peter, embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences and eleventh-hour entrances. As Christina analyses the wit, cruelty and crossed genders of Shakespearean comedy, their own lives are also entering the last act. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214. 320 pages. Sparky Christina and her gifted adopted sister Pam, forceful, motherless Jago and strangely weightless Peter, embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences and eleventh-hour entrances. As Christina analyses the wit, cruelty and crossed genders of Shakespearean comedy, their own lives are also entering the last act. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight: 214.
Publisher
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747594703
ISBN
9780747594703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Jules and Jim live a carefree, bohemian existence, they write in cafes, travel when the mood takes them, and share the women they love without jealousy. This book captures the tenderness of three people in love with each other and with life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194639
ISBN
9780141194639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The heartbreaking tale of a doomed love affair in Hitler's Germany. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857051110
ISBN
9780857051110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Gore Vidal's fictional recreation of the Roman Empire teetering on the crux of Christianity and ruled by an emperor who was an inveterate dabbler in arcane hocus-pocus, a prig, a bigot, and a dazzling and brilliant leader. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349104737
ISBN
9780349104737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. A rollicking, laugh-out-loud funny-novel set to sizzle in summer 2011. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KEX0245532
ISBN
9780007332151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A rollicking, laugh-out-loud funny-novel set to sizzle in summer 2011. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KNH0012019
ISBN
9780007332151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Annie lives in a dull town on England's bleak east coast and is in a relationship with Duncan which mirrors the place. Tucker was once a brilliant songwriter and performer, who's gone into seclusion in rural America - or at least that's what his fans think. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969830
ISBN
9780241969830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080687
ISBN
9781844080687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Julius Winsome lives in a cabin in the hunting heartland of the Maine woods, with only his books and his dog for company. That is until the morning he finds that his dog has been shot dead - and not by accident. This story tells the tale of revenge. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571235377
ISBN
9780571235377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.84

Paperback. A terrifyingly plausible vision. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148. 208 pages. A terrifyingly plausible vision. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747578383
ISBN
9780747578383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Features a collection of sixteen stories. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222. 272 pages, Illustrations. Features a collection of sixteen stories. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747511892
ISBN
9780747511892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 407 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KAK0010832
ISBN
9781842234129
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Delanty, Greg; Ni Dhomhnaill, Nuala; Dhomhnaill, Nuala Ni. Series: Poetry/literary criticism. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: DC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780902561915
ISBN
9780902561915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.26

Paperback. Jemima Carlisle started by being made redundant, having nowhere to live, worrying about her bankrupt father. Her decision to take up village life, rent a room in the local vicar's house, and work at the local cafe did not work out as the peaceful life she had thought. Num Pages: 502 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110. Weight in Grams: 250. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KOC0008139
ISBN
9780006513438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Warmth, humour and characters you would want to gossip with yourself Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Headline Review
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755321667
ISBN
9780755321667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. On a hot summer's day in June 1969 everyone in the village gathered to welcome Queen Juliana. It would have been an unforgettable day of celebration if only the baker hadn't knocked down little Hanne with his brand-new VW van. Years later, Jan arrives in order to tidy his sister's grave, and is overcome again with grief and silent fury. Translator(s): Colmer, David. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563686
ISBN
9780099563686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849821964
ISBN
9781849821964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. A novel that offers an account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and relapses. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189826
ISBN
9780141189826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Relates the addict's life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, and the horrors of cold turkey and back again. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 86.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241956786
ISBN
9780241956786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742198750
ISBN
9781742198750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Avenue Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905575091
ISBN
9781905575091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. On a remote jungle island, genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now one of mankind's most thrilling fantasies has come true and the first dinosaurs that the Earth has seen in the time of man emerge. But there is a dark side to the fantasy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
9781784752224
ISBN
9781784752224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Amateur detection is not as straightforward as books and movies suggest - and in South Africa xenophobia and racism complicate the issues even more. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358. 260 pages. Amateur detection is not as straightforward as books and movies suggest - and in South Africa xenophobia and racism complicate the issues even more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431405046
ISBN
9781431405046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. *Winner of the Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year RNA Award 2015* * A hilarious, honest and heartbreaking modern love story warning that if you're just a girl, standing in front of a boy, don't, whatever you do, tell him that you love him, by the bestselling author of 50 Ways to Find a Lover Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751547658
ISBN
9780751547658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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