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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet guards, thrown into cattle cars and sent away. They are being deported to Siberia. An unimaginable and harrowing journey has begun. Lina doesn't know if she'll ever see her father or her friends again. But she refuses to give up hope. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670920853
ISBN
9780670920853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143126232
ISBN
9780143126232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for each other. Voss sets out to cross the continent, and as hardships, mutiny and betrayal whittle away his power to endure and to lead, his attachment to Laura gradually increases. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099324713
ISBN
9780099324713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. 'Aharon Appelfeld is fiction's foremost chronicler of the Holocaust. The stories he tells, as here in Blooms of Darkness, are small, intimate, and quietly narrated and yet are transfused into searing works of art by Appelfeld's profound understanding of loss, pain, cruelty, and grief.' - Philip Roth Translator(s): Green, Jeffrey M. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272. 300 pages. 'Aharon Appelfeld is fiction's foremost chronicler of the Holocaust. The stories he tells, as here in Blooms of Darkness, are small, intimate, and quietly narrated and yet are transfused into searing works of art by Appelfeld's profound understanding of loss, pain, cruelty, and grief.' - Philip Roth. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 131 x 196 x 22. Weight: 272. Translator(s): Green, Jeffrey M.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846882111
ISBN
9781846882111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Interlink Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569279
ISBN
9781566569279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Ten-year-old Tommy roams the cotton fields of Alabama owned by the notorious Captain Archer. Intimidating guards with fierce dogs protect the land. prevent any slaves from leaving. That is until a supernatural spirit visits Tommy offering a way out. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Darf Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772859
ISBN
9781850772859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Every week, a writer of political propaganda and a professional blood donor meet for dinner. They are unlikely friends - one of them tortured by his 'art', the other fat and wealthy from the earthy business of providing spare blood for the citizens of China. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099459064
ISBN
9780099459064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. One of the most talked-about novels of 2015. Winner of the Goldsmiths prize and shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781782116165
ISBN
9781782116165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. A travelling salesman falls in love a robot, Jenny, a refrigerator with personality. A man plays with his model trains too much until the women in his life decide to take matters into their own hands. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529064
ISBN
9780099529064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. One golden family. One fateful summer. Four lives changed forever. Amber Alton knows that the hours pass differently at Black Rabbit Hall, her London family's country estate where no two clocks read the same. Summers there are perfect, timeless. Not much ever happens. Until, one stormy evening in 1968, it does. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405919326
ISBN
9781405919326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The riotously funny new novel from Penny Smith. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KRF0037747
ISBN
9780007360734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Helen Fielding is one of the funniest writers in Britain and Bridget Jones is a creation of comic genius' Nick Hornby. Now a major motion picture from Universal Pictures starring Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Picador
Publication date
2001
SKU
KEX0245652
ISBN
9780330375252
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Helen Fielding is one of the funniest writers in Britain and Bridget Jones is a creation of comic genius' Nick Hornby. Now a major motion picture from Universal Pictures starring Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186. Well read copy, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Picador
Publication date
2001
SKU
KTJ0005567
ISBN
9780330375252
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Maddy, dressed in white, stands at the back of the church. At the end of the aisle is Rob - the man she's about to marry. Next to Rob is Ben - best man and the best friend any two people ever had. And that's the problem. Because if it wasn't Rob waiting for her at the altar, there's a strong chance it would be Ben. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405909976
ISBN
9781405909976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. An extraordinary debut collection of stories, which reveal how the world looks when you're young, wild and deaf Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081773
ISBN
9781847081773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

hardcover.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1900
SKU
KNW0008181
ISBN
9780230001862
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. One wet and stormy Irish summer, the three Miller sisters gather at their grand but shabby old family home, Tobar Lodge. As family and strangers meet and collide, and a long hidden secret is exposed, they begin to discover that love and life is all about losing, yearning for and ultimately finding a place called home. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252. Previously read copy. Some shelfwear and/or soiling. Good overall
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KST0029838
ISBN
9781848270565
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A coming of age late tale as a jaded PR man seeks meaning and love in his life and addresses past, present and future along with a misfit cast of mystics, tramps, bar flies and copywriters. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844414
ISBN
9781909844414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Meet Butterfly - loveable socialite, inspired shopper and unwittingly acute observer. Of course everyone thinks her life is perfect but having to contend with a conniving mother-in-law, a husband who doesn't like parties, and a circle of friends who bring new meaning to the word competitive, Butterfly thinks her life is far from enviable. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572732
ISBN
9780099572732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell & Stern, one of the last independent publishing houses in New York. Paul remains obsessed by one dazzling writer: poet Ida Perkins. When Paul finally meets Ida, at her secluded Venetian palazzo, she entrusts him with her greatest secret - one that will change all of their lives forever. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701109
ISBN
9781784701109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

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