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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 656. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
New Generation Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KST0030207
ISBN
9781908775511
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509839193
ISBN
9781509839193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 21. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552075831
ISBN
9780552075831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. This bestselling, critically acclaimed short story collection is being canonised Series: Canons. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782116295
ISBN
9781782116295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

paperback. Fridays are different. Every other day of the week, the Colonel and his ailing wife fight a constant battle against poverty and monotony, scraping together the dregs of their savings for the food and medicine that keeps them alive. But on Fridays the postman comes - and that sets a fleeting wave of hope rushing through the Colonel's ageing heart. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 66.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968734
ISBN
9780241968734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. The Boer War is razing South Africa to the ground. In the midst of these horrors are three women fighting for love, survival and justice: Sarah, an angelically beautiful nurse from England; Louise, her madcap friend; and the dynamic campaigner, Emily Hobhouse. As their dramas unfold, so too does the history of the war. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747578963
ISBN
9780747578963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. Wife, mother and journalist Jess finds her usually cheery muddle of family life turned upside down when her husband Matt is unexpectedly made redundant. For instead of looking upon it as the disaster it is, he sees it as the perfect opportunity to indulge in some kind of second adolescence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220. Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - Genre - Family Sagas,Subjects - Fiction - Authors, A-Z - A - Astley, Judy,Subjects - Fiction - General,Subjects - Fiction - Contemporary Fiction: 1970 Onwards - Women's Popular Fi"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS0048846
ISBN
9780552147644
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Wife, mother and journalist Jess finds her usually cheery muddle of family life turned upside down when her husband Matt is unexpectedly made redundant. For instead of looking upon it as the disaster it is, he sees it as the perfect opportunity to indulge in some kind of second adolescence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220. A fine reading copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KRS0016790
ISBN
9780552147644
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In the grand tradition of Josephine Cox and Catherine Cookson Num Pages: 544 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 36. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340738603
ISBN
9780340738603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. When love is the dish of the day, there are .. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340962831
ISBN
9780340962831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. A classic novel of terror from Richard Laymon Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006573
ISBN
9780747267300
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This haunting, elegiac tale about the secret love of a man destined shortly to die, was published in the year before the author's death and is her last novel. She also wrote "All Passion Spent", "The Edwardians", "Family History", "Seducers in Ecuador" and "The Heir". Series: VMC. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860685784
ISBN
9780860685784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. An Irish, contemporary romantic comedy about relationships and what happens when the romance wears off Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KOC0003817
ISBN
9780755328475
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An Irish, contemporary romantic comedy about relationships and what happens when the romance wears off Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRF0009138
ISBN
9780755328475
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Set in 1968, this story is narrated by twelve-year-old Gilles as he approaches his Solemn Communion, puberty, and some sense of the chaos around him. His home is deeply dysfunctional, and Gilles is blithely unaware that any of this is out of the ordinary. There is a deeper trauma here, however, far more shocking that Gilles could have dreamt of. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428831
ISBN
9780099428831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. A majestic novel about post-Independence South Africa by the Nobel laureate and Booker Prize winner Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352. 432 pages. A majestic novel about post-Independence South Africa by the Nobel laureate and Booker Prize winner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 202 x 137 x 26. Weight: 298.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408831267
ISBN
9781408831267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. Too young to get whisked away by a Stannah Stairlift, or to enjoy the luxury of a walk-in bath, Marie is all the same getting on in years - and she's thrilled about it. She's a bit preoccupied about whether to give up sex, but there are compensations, like falling in love with her baby grandson, and maybe falling in love with someone else too. Num Pages: 256 pages, no pictures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188. Some shelf wear, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
SKU
KTJ0007221
ISBN
9780141025834
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Grumpy old women meet Bridget Jones in the continuing story of Marie Sharp, first met in the bestseller 'No! I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub'. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780878607
ISBN
9781780878607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. Grumpy Old Women meet Bridget Jones in the continuing story of Marie Sharp, first met in the bestseller No! I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 490. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper DW showing minor shelfwear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KSG0004306
ISBN
9781780878584
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The final instalment in the diaries of Marie Sharp, the Bridget Jones for the SAGA generation - still growing old disgracefully Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069355
ISBN
9781782069355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Yamada answered "no" twice in a compulsory government questionnaire as to whether he would serve in the armed forces and swear loyalty to the United States. This book tells the story of Ichiro Yamada, a fictional version of the real-life "no-no boys." Series: Classics of Asian American Literature. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 261 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295994048
ISBN
9780295994048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Childhood sweethearts Matthew and Katy agree they must never see each other again following a school reunion. So all is forgotten ..until eight months later when a shock meeting at an antenatal class forces them to confront the fact that Matthew could be the father of Katy's baby. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594758
ISBN
9780099594758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. The eponymous Old Testament hero Noah fuels his local economy with a prescient plan to build the Ark. Though no one around him seriously believes in the coming flood, everyone is more than willing to do business with him: The people of Mesopotamia had never had it so good. Translator(s): Willcocks, Samuel P. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857420466
ISBN
9780857420466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.93

Paperback. Liam Pennywell has spent most of his life dodging issues and skirting adventure when suddenly, in his sixty-first year, something happens that jolts him out of his certainty and leaves him with a frightening gap in his memory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539582
ISBN
9780099539582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

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