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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. For Andre, a young man growing up on a farm in Brazil, life consists of 'the earth, the wheat, the bread, our table and our family'. He loves the land, fears his austere, pious father who preaches from the head of the table as if it is a pulpit, and loathes himself, as he starts to harbour shameful feelings for his sister Ana. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396781
ISBN
9780141396781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Arthur Dent's accidental association with that wholly remarkable book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has not been entirely without incident. Arthur has, though, finally made it home to Earth. But that does not mean he has escaped his fate. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042138
ISBN
9780141042138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. When the Second World War erupts, a remarkable woman finds happiness where she least expects it Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 35. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747248552
ISBN
9780747248552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Who is A. N. Dyer? For fans of 'The Art of Fielding' and 'Wonder Boys' - this is the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KLJ0015470
ISBN
9780007552818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Who is A. N. Dyer? For fans of 'The Art of Fielding' and 'Wonder Boys' - this is the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 51. Weight in Grams: 802. Fine copy in dust wrapper. DW and page edges showing minor shelfwear, remains in very good condition
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0009200
ISBN
9780007552795
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Outcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a shack full of junk, Euchrid Eucrow of Ukulore inhabits a nightmarish Southern valley of preachers and prophets, incest and ignorance. When the God-fearing folk of the town declare a foundling child to be chosen by the Almighty, Euchrid is disturbed. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241966570
ISBN
9780241966570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Offers a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through the eyes of natives and immigrants, journalists and politicians, drop-outs and spooks, all trying to make their way through a country in the throes of great and rapid change. This novel includes stories that give insight into Scotland's history in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141028545
ISBN
9780141028545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Storytelling of the highest calibre Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Unabridged
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTM0005712
ISBN
9780330453141
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Jessica, a Air Force drone pilot, is tasked with launching a missile against a suspected terrorist, she has no choice but to follow orders. Ethan, a Wall Street quant, develops an algorithm that enables his company's clients to profit by exploiting the international financial instability caused by exactly this kind of antiterrorist strike. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 209 x 32. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616206109
ISBN
9781616206109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. The first novel by the author of SOUTH RIDING. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 208 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087914
ISBN
9781844087914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498740333
ISBN
9781498740333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.69

Paperback. A captivating story of family and friends, innocence and corruption. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 280. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KTJ0006720
ISBN
9780586212844
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Caribbean Modern Classics. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 27. Weight: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845231859
ISBN
9781845231859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. It is January, 1914 and Jonathan Crane returns home from his travels with a new American bride, former Coney Island showgirl Beatrice. In the remote Lancashire village Beatrice is the focus of attention, the men captivated by her beauty, the women initially charmed by tales of her upbringing in Normal, Illinois. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516552
ISBN
9780099516552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. Translator(s): Lewis, Tess. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Archipelago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671466
ISBN
9780914671466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. In Angel Rock Leap, Sarah discovers there is a fine line between love and repulsion, friends and enemies, and sanity and lunacy. Can a person's life really be over at just nineteen? Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Primedia E-launch LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9781943849871
ISBN
9781943849871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Volume 1 in ANGEL SANCTUARY, a manga series following fallen angel Setsuna's adventures on earth. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591162452
ISBN
9781591162452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. A classic tale of fantasy and self-delusion from one of the most acclaimed British novelists of the twentieth century Series: VMC. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083077
ISBN
9781844083077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. * This bestselling collection of stories extols the female virtues of discontent, sexual disruptiveness and bad manners - reissued in a HB edition as a companion to Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 287 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349008462
ISBN
9780349008462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

hardcover. Angela Carter's pick of Mother Goose's feathers. 'Trumps Grimm, with a world-wide selection of savage and funny stories' Observer Num Pages: 512 pages, Integrated: 25, woodcuts. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Virago London
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081738
ISBN
9781844081738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

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