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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Ms Hobbs, a teacher at the local primary school, is idolised by her class - in particular ten-year-old Oscar Samuels. Mr Samuels is a frazzled single father working all the hours to provide for his beloved son, Oscar. Ms Hobbs knows Mr Samuels is a heartless workaholic. Mr Samuels is certain Ms Hobbs is an interfering busybody. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KAK0011051
ISBN
9780099504269
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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. 1914, and an English archaeologist called Somerville is fulfilling a lifelong dream: to direct an excavation in the desert of Mesopotamia. Yet forces beyond his control threaten his work. The Great War is looming, and various interest groups are vying for control over the land and its many prizes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099534549
ISBN
9780099534549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 24 x 153 x 237. Weight in Grams: 422. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KOC0019158
ISBN
9780755332311
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'Whipsmart, dazzling, darkly comic and deeply touching. I loved it!' Marian Keyes A brilliant new novel from the author of bestselling Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a woman who wakes up determined to be her best self. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227337
ISBN
9781780227337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. 'One of the most significant contemporary storytellers at work today' Colm Toibin A collection of urgent, thrilling and original stories from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Slap and Barracuda. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782397298
ISBN
9781782397298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Willie Cooper arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York in the wake of a disastrous affair with her much older, married archaeology professor. That same day, the discovery of a prehistoric monster in the lake brings a media frenzy to the quiet, picture-perfect town her ancestors founded. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099515722
ISBN
9780099515722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Perennially drunk, broke and in search of a woman, the author takes on the guise of a wise fool as he ventures through America's seedy lowlife. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780753513828
ISBN
9780753513828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 5.80

Hardcover. Features author's trademark sticky situations, quirky characters, sly humour and wit, and of course, his renowned prose. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591957
ISBN
9781841591957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099739814
ISBN
9780099739814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Now available in paperback, the original English-language translation of O Cadhain's raucous masterpiece Translator(s): Titley, Alan (Professor Emeritus of Modern Irish UCC). Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780300219821
ISBN
9780300219821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.00
€ 11.93

Paperback. Offers an examination of the author's own New York life. Transcribing taped conversations between members of their group as they took drugs and drank, this book reveals a portrait of people caught up in destructive relationships with substances, and one another. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198224
ISBN
9780141198224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. In a small Southern town teenager Evie Decker becomes obsessed with local rock singer Bertram 'Drumstrings' Casey, and decides to take her life into her own hands. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099517504
ISBN
9780099517504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The first of a four-volume work by Dorothy Richardson, this novel records the life of Miriam Henderson. Through her experience - personal, spiritual, intellectual - the author explores what it means to be a woman. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 32. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860681007
ISBN
9780860681007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.11

Paperback. The unputdownable new novel from the New York Times bestseller - devastating dilemma fiction told with captivating depth and pace Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472221841
ISBN
9781472221841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. One woman finds grief for her lost lover is assuaged by involvement in some carpentry repair work. Another grows increasingly angry as the grim reaper scythes through her circle, with farcical and tragic results. This title offers stories of charting tantrums, funerals, pregnancy, war and love affairs that unroll with piercing wit and sympathy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099494188
ISBN
9780099494188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. At the age of twenty-three, Charlie Mason is endowed with good looks, good manners and a cheerful disposition. Following three years at Cambridge and one working in his father's business, he is looking forward to a jaunt in Paris with one of his oldest friends. Yet Paris is not what he expects. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286851
ISBN
9780099286851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089383
ISBN
9781844089383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. The New York Times bestselling author of BE COOL and GET SHORTY. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822432
ISBN
9780753822432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The latest novel from this hugely popular Irish author Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KCG0003206
ISBN
9780330507523
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An unforgettable novel of love and motherhood from bestselling author Maggie O'Farrell Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Tinder Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780755308460
ISBN
9780755308460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. The spellbinding new novel by the Goncourt-winning, International Booker-shortlisted author of Three Strong Women Translator(s): Stump, Jordan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848666047
ISBN
9781848666047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The fiction debut of Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright and New Yorker contributor Jesse Eisenberg. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855494
ISBN
9781611855494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Lucy Winters' parents have always been there for her. Loving, gentle and kind they have given her everything she could have wished for. Now, estranged from her husband, she has moved to the country to take over their thriving auction business. The moment she begins to prepare for her first sale, she knows she's made the right decision. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 428. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear to the cover
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KIN0034932
ISBN
9780099550679
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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