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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. In the isolated coastal townland of Ballintra in the Northwest of Ireland Recent school-leaver, occasional worker, full-time companion and Malibu-provider to Uncle Joe-Joe and his friend, The Blackbird, Psyche is a boy on the cusp of adulthood, undone by a recent traumatic event. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 592. Good copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0009647
ISBN
9780571210749
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all.. but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969953
ISBN
9780241969953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Export
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241969939
ISBN
9780241969939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. A 'violent experience' at the age of nine colours Jessica Vye's schooldays and her reaction to the world around her, for she has been told that she is, 'beyond all possible doubt', a born writer. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122519
ISBN
9780349122519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. 'Slim belongs to the knuckleduster-in-your-face school of storytelling'. Sunday Times Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148. 176 pages. Blue-eyed, light-haired and fair-skinned, White Folks was to become the most incredible con man the ghetto ever spawned. After the death of his partner and mentor, Blue Howard, White Folks hooks up with the Vicksburg Kid, who completes his con education. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 154 x 200 x 11. Weight: 148.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857869838
ISBN
9780857869838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.30

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 22 x 154 x 232. Weight in Grams: 400. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTJ0007593
ISBN
9780340841235
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 22 x 154 x 232. Weight in Grams: 400. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0023909
ISBN
9780340841235
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'The satirical English novel of the decade.' Observer Num Pages: 288 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340768358
ISBN
9780340768358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The stunningly well praised second novel from Jennifer Egan the author of the bestselling A Visit from the Goon Squad, which also won the Pulitzer Prize. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 422.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780330990
ISBN
9781780330990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. What happens when you invite a perfect stranger into your home? But that stranger just happens to also be your sister? 'Petite but powerful' Stylist Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 287 x 35. Weight in Grams: 190. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KOC0011734
ISBN
9781472229878
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fig Tree
Condition
New
SKU
9780241977774
ISBN
9780241977774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Evokes a world in which squabbling couples, high school geniuses, misfit office workers, and small-town Lotharios struggle to adapt to changing technology, moral ambiguity, and unprecedented affluence. This work shows the anxieties of the postwar era. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548850
ISBN
9780099548850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. 'Look at the harlequins ..Play! Invent the world! Invent reality'. This is the childhood advice given by an aunt to Russian born writer Vadim Vadimovich, who emigrates to England, then Paris, then Germany and then the US, and, now dying, reconstructs his past. He remembers Iris his first wife, Annette his long-necked typist and Bel his daughter. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198033
ISBN
9780141198033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Finding himself the victim of a botched kidnapping attempt, Val Gyrth suspects that he might be in a spot of trouble. Unexpected news to him - but not to the mysterious Mr Campion, who reveals that the ancient Chalice entrusted to Val's family is being targeted by a ruthless ring of thieves. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593522
ISBN
9780099593522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Hitler returns to life in modern Berlin and becomes a media sensation. Translator(s): Bulloch, Jamie. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782067832
ISBN
9781782067832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Paisley 1941 - in wartime Scotland life must go on and nowhere more so than in the tenement block in Glen Street, a building teeming with the tales and troubles of its inhabitants. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751552461
ISBN
9780751552461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. A heart-breaking story of love and sacrifice, and a girl who has to grow up too fast Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 117 x 27. Weight in Grams: 246. Good, clean copy. Covers and page edges showing some shelfwear, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Publication date
2001
SKU
KSG0008301
ISBN
9780747264927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Lisa has sworn off love and relationships after a really bad experience, but lately she's been tempted to take a chance on a more exciting life. First she meets other fans of the TV show Poldark online. Then she proposes a very special road trip to Cornwall. But can four strangers find friendship, as well as a certain sexy hunk on their trip? Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Ebury Press (Fiction)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Quick Reads
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785033186
ISBN
9781785033186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.72

Paperback. Chrissie Docherty returns to the southern Africa of her childhood and tracks down Evelyn Fielding, the woman at the centre of an explosive scandal involving a traditional colonial officer and a gifted black African artist. Together, the two women uncover the secrets that shattered a remote expatriate outpost in the Zambian bush in the 1970s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910192849
ISBN
9781910192849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. The magnificent first novel in the Devonshire trilogy featuring the unforgettable Chadwick family Num Pages: 480 pages, table. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747259961
ISBN
9780747259961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. Presents a collection of stories in which familiar characters and places are reintroduced in unfamiliar circumstances. This volume includes longest and shorter fictions. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591148
ISBN
9781841591148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. The second in the Mary Stewart trilogy and a sequel to PRICE OF A PRINCESS, in which a feeble monarch, James III, proves to be a disaster for Scotland as clan feuds come to a head. Series: Mary Stewart. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 32. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004458
ISBN
9780340625873
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. An English boy in a simple town has dreams bigger than the outdoors and embarks at an early age into the sailor's life. The waters he travels reward him with the ability to explore the human spirit. This compact novel, completed in 1900, is at its baseline a book of the sea. Editor(s): Stape, J. H. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441610
ISBN
9780141441610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Lord Jim is a book about courage and cowardice, self-knowledge and personal growth, in the exotic setting of post-colonial Patusan, a remote Malay settlement. This new edition uses the first English edition text and includes a new introduction and notes by leading Conrad scholar Jacques Berthoud, glossaries, and an appendix on Conrad's sources and reading. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536023
ISBN
9780199536023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.07

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