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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Masha Edelman yearns for a life on the stage and to escape her strict religious family. Miles away, in a safe suburban neighbourhood, family man Leslie Senzatimore longs to be a hero. They have little idea of what lies ahead for them. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 261.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857868992
ISBN
9780857868992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. A portrait of a young man, tracing his life from childhood, to Cambridge University, and to his early adult life in artistic London. Jacob always yearns for something greater, and embarks on a voyage to the Mediterranean before the war begins and his fate is forever altered. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478263
ISBN
9780099478263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Hardback. Set in the years leading up to the First World War, this work is an elegy, not just for an individual character, but for a generation lost in and affected by the war. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Series: Shakespeare Head Press Edition of Virginia Woolf. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177227
ISBN
9780631177227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.83

Paperback. Issa Boureima is a young, hip African street vendor who sells knock-off designer bags and hats in an open-air market on 125th street in Harlem. His goal is to become a "Jaguar" - a West African term for a keen entrepreneur able to spot trends and turn a profit in any marketplace. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775289
ISBN
9780226775289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Pay attention please to the life of Walter F Starbuck. 1913, gave him the gift of life. 1970, gave him a job in the Nixon White House. 1975, sent him to prison for his part in the 'Watergate' scandal. Now he is coming out of jail, into the brave new world of 1980s Manhattan. This title tells the story of his first twenty-four hours of freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099999003
ISBN
9780099999003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A warm-hearted saga of family secrets and lies in Sunderland during the early years of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 18. Weight in Grams: 135. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KI20002926
ISBN
9780340836699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Remarkable - brave, big-hearted and beautifully written' Andrew Miller, author of the Costa Award winner PURE Weaving back and forward in time and place between Austria during the Second World War, to Switzerland and 1920s England to tell the interlinked stories of Jakob, an 8 year old gypsy boy, his father Yavy and his English mother Lor. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444797664
ISBN
9781444797664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905847747
ISBN
9781905847747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Life is sweet for would-be bohemian Artie Conville. Safe at the helm of his subsidised magazine - with a cosy office paid for by the tax-payer - he's content to drift along quoting poetry, lingering over long lunches and flirting with the lovely Rosie McCann. The main thing is to keep the real world at bay. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 311.
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908737083
ISBN
9781908737083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

Paperback. A story of a group of friends as they edge towards adulthood in the sunshine and shadow of Llandudno during the years of the Second World War. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 351 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
351
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762507
ISBN
9781905762507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. 'Put Moby Dick, Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner into a pot, add a pinch of Dickens, and you will get the flavour of Carol Birch's hugely entertaining novel.' Mail on Sunday Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. 352 pages. 'Put Moby Dick, Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner into a pot, add a pinch of Dickens, and you will get the flavour of Carol Birch's hugely entertaining novel.' Mail on Sunday. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847676573
ISBN
9781847676573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Six people - five women and a man - meet once a month in California's Central Valley to discuss Jane Austen's novels. They are ordinary people, neither happy nor unhappy, but each of them is wounded in different ways, they are all mixed up about their lives and relationships. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd., London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KTM0000619
ISBN
9780141020266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Six people - five women and a man - meet once a month in California's Central Valley to discuss Jane Austen's novels. They are ordinary people, neither happy nor unhappy, but each of them is wounded in different ways, they are all mixed up about their lives and relationships. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd., London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KTM0001023
ISBN
9780141020266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Shortly before she died, Jane Austen started working on a new novel, but did not live to finish it. There have been a few attempts to complete this work, but none have captured the true magic of an Austen novel until now. Julia Barrett has emerged with this literary treasure, holding true to the characters and theme designed by Ms. Austen. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
M. Evans & Company
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002852
ISBN
9780871319715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602822177
ISBN
9781602822177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345513663
ISBN
9780345513663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dexter Haven United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903660102
ISBN
9781903660102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Jasmine Vijh, widowed in India at 17, flees to America. This is the story of her daring travels, her painful yet exhilarating cross-cultural metamorphosis and, eventually, the home she finds in Iowa where she accepts how inextricably her fate has become part of America's. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853812781
ISBN
9781853812781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. A captivating WW2 love story from the bestselling author of EAST OF THE SUN, a Richard & Judy selection. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409103042
ISBN
9781409103042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854251077
ISBN
9781854251077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

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