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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A woman in a township is surrounded by dusty children but longs for a baby of her own; an old man finds that his job making coffins at No Matter Funeral Parlour brings unexpected riches; a politician's widow stands quietly by at her husband's funeral as his colleagues bury an empty casket. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571246946
ISBN
9780571246946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Upstairs, downstairs.. it's all going on at the manor. From the bestselling author of THE LONG WEEKEND and A NIGHT ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148395
ISBN
9781409148395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Cecilia and Manuel accept her father's gift of a house, in hope of repairing their unraveling marriage along with the badly scarred building. The couple's efforts expose the horrifying truth about the building. This work offers a story of Chile, depicting the dissolution of an upper-middle-class family against a background of exile, and return. Translator(s): Labinger, Andrea G. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264250
ISBN
9780803264250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Following the success of her previous Scottish romance series, the author is back with a historical story. Series: The Highland Brides. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 107 x 27. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Publication date
2013
Edition
a
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061963117
ISBN
9780061963117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.68

Paperback. Spot-on observant, laugh-out-loud funny, yet laced with kindness through and through, An Englishwoman in New York is the story of what happens when you grow up and realize the middle part of your story might just be your beginning .. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KAK0007122
ISBN
9781848548336
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811216302
ISBN
9780811216302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. An outstanding debut novel about the conflicts of creativity and family and a love affair that survives against all the odds. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825655
ISBN
9780753825655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Tells the story of Dubliner Charles Hythloday and the heroic squandering of the family inheritance. This title features drinking, greyhound racing, vanishing furniture, more drinking, old movies, assorted Dublin lowlife, eviction and the perils of community theatre. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955895
ISBN
9780241955895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. An army roadblock. An American intelligence agent. Michael Teak is not afraid of mercenaries. Life here comes at a price and as a CIA operative, Teak is holding the money. On the back seat of his car is a suitcase stuffed with narcotics; in the front, a gun and an envelope of US dollars. And then a bomb explodes. Was he the target? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 287. 304 pages. An army roadblock. An American intelligence agent. Michael Teak is not afraid of mercenaries. Life here comes at a price and as a CIA operative, Teak is holding the money. On the back seat of his car is a suitcase stuffed with narcotics; in the front, a gun and an envelope of US dollars. And then a bomb explodes. Was he the target?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight: 286.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848870635
ISBN
9781848870635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817732
ISBN
9781906817732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Following 'A Change in Climate', this brilliant novel from the double Man Booker prize-winning author of 'Wolf Hall' is a coming-of-age tale set in Seventies London. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007172887
ISBN
9780007172887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.57

Paperback. A stunning novel of war, from the bestselling author of Red Dust and Ice Road. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086658
ISBN
9781844086658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Millions die on the Western Front but in East Africa a quite different war is being waged - one with little point and which is so ignored that it will carry on after the Armistice because no one bothers to tell both sides to stop. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 116 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Publication date
2014
Edition
PENGUIN ESSENTIALS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241970751
ISBN
9780241970751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters. From the return of Chryseis to the burial of Hector, this work presents the events arranged not by the whims of the gods in this instance but by the dictates of human nature. Translator(s): Goldstein, Ann. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138. A Story of War. 176 pages. Re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters. From the return of Chryseis to the burial of Hector, this work presents the events arranged not by the whims of the gods in this instance but by the dictates of human nature. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight: 138.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671035
ISBN
9781847671035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. A Zepplin raid in a sleepy Kent village .. An innocent family killed.. Unsolved crimes hang over Heronsdene and Maisie Dobbs is hired to uncover the truth. But outsiders are not welcome and the locals will go to extreme lengths to prevent their long-buried secret from coming to light. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719569616
ISBN
9780719569616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. By turns chilling and poignant, An Inventory of Heaven is a lyrical and intimate meditation on the things we hold onto in life and how, in the end, we can try to let them go. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780338750
ISBN
9781780338750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503952768
ISBN
9781503952768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
Number of pages
314
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0220019
ISBN
9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Paperback, in good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
Number of pages
314
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRF0014516
ISBN
9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
Number of pages
314
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220125
ISBN
9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
Number of pages
314
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220126
ISBN
9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
Number of pages
314
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220127
ISBN
9780863223952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447291954
ISBN
9781447291954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. .
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745465
ISBN
9781910745465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

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