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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A work about the voices, clashes, and traffic of Sao Paulo, a city in the middle of rapid change. It includes public documents as well as dialogue and narration, giving a panorama of the city in a sequence of colorful slices. It dramatizes the problems of exploitation, poverty, racial prejudice, prostitution, state repression, and neocolonialism. Translator(s): Jackson, Prof. Elizabeth; Jackson, K. David. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 154 pages, translator's preface, afterword, bibliography. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270411
ISBN
9780803270411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Charlie is devastated by the tragic accident up at a disused mill pool involving her best friend, Max. Refusing to believe Max is dead, she embarks on an emotional journey in her dreams, where she believes she can see Max just ahead of her on the road. But with the help of her brother, Charlie learns to face the truth. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; FA; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 191 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Random House Children's Publishers UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099402855
ISBN
9780099402855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 118 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120726383
ISBN
9788120726383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Paperback. When aspiring novelist Christopher Flinders drops out of university to write his masterpiece (in between shifts as a fish delivery man and builder's mate), his family is sceptical. But when he is taken up by the London editor Owen Goddard and his charming wife Diana it seems success is just around the corner. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
9780099469322
ISBN
9780099469322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 9.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307474513
ISBN
9780307474513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Hilarious and heartwarming, an east-meets-west novel for fans of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Every woman has a secret life.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 2BMP; 3JMG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780008209919
ISBN
9780008209919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Paperback. Beautiful reissue of Louise Erdrich's most famous novel, from one of the most celebrated American writers of her generation and winner of the National Book Award 2012. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780006546191
ISBN
9780006546191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780062449658
ISBN
9780062449658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.42

paperback. Silent and lethal, USS "Seawolf", the US Navy's most up-to-date stealth submarine, is on an ultra-secret mission - to spy on China's brand new, hugely-improved "Xia"-Class submarine. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps, plan. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
1st Arrow Book Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099405269
ISBN
9780099405269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. An original, funny and poignant story about those things in life that you just can't plan for..'A very modern fairytale, full of Claudia's trademark wit and humour' Sheila O'Flanagan Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 293.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9781847562722
ISBN
9781847562722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.29

Paperback. Miles Avery drives his wife, Jacqueline, to the station. At the station, she gets out, takes an overnight bag from the back seat, then turns towards the platforms. This is the last anyone sees of her. Three weeks later, Miles calls the police. Enquiries are made, but there is no evidence of her boarding a train, or even entering the station. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099492344
ISBN
9780099492344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Third - and breakthrough - novel by an acclaimed American writer with an enchanting, quirky voice. 'The Magician's Assistant' is at once a love story and a brilliant portrayal of reinvention about a magician who dies leaving his assistant/wife to discover he has lied about his past. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fourth Estate Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781857028157
ISBN
9781857028157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.61

Paperback. The definitive cult, post-modern novel - a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism - reissued with a new introduction from Zadie Smith. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007287024
ISBN
9780007287024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

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. From the double Man Booker Prize-winning author of 'Wolf Hall', a wry, shocking and beautiful memoir of childhood, ghosts, hauntings, illness and family. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007142729
ISBN
9780007142729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.57

Hardback. "Lavishly illustrated with interactive elements"--Front cover. Illustrator(s): Minalima Ltd. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC; YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 892.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780062362223
ISBN
9780062362223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115153
ISBN
9781551115153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. The fabulous new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of RSVP and Stay Close to Me. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0003719
ISBN
9781471100611
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Born on Emancipation Day, 1863, to a sharecropping family of African and Indian blood, Elijah Yancy never lived as a slave, but his self-image as a free person is at war with his surroundings: Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the Reconstructed South. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781578051755
ISBN
9781578051755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. The Casteel family saga concludes with this fifth and final book as Annie and Luke return to Farthinggale Manor to finally put her past behind her. But the Manor still holds one final key to the mysteries surrounding her family. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 26. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006178224
ISBN
9780006178224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oldcastle Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843447016
ISBN
9781843447016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. The text of Wharton's richly allusive Pulitzer Prize-winning 1921 novel of desire and its implications in Old New York has been rigorously annotated by a prominent Wharton scholar. Editor(s): Waid, Candace. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Norton Critical
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393967944
ISBN
9780393967944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. John Berry is a son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings, and chronicler of the lives lived, the loves experienced, the deaths met, and the myriad strange and wonderful times encountered by the family Berry. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552992091
ISBN
9780552992091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. Anna Walsh is officially a wreck. She's covered in bandages and she's lying in her parents' Good Front Room dreaming of leaving Dublin and getting back to New York. To her friends. And most of all back to Aiden. But her family have other ideas. And Aiden, for some reason, seems unwilling to get in touch. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241958469
ISBN
9780241958469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

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