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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A fictionalised autobiography of the period between the spring of 1916 and the summer of 1917, in which the story moves from the trenches to the Fourth Army School, to Morlancourt and a raid, and then to the Battle of the Somme. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; FA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Edition
Faber Library - Fab Lib 1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571064106
ISBN
9780571064106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 244. Clean copy. Good to very good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Paperback Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KST0015688
ISBN
9781842232743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 244. Well-read paperback in good condition.Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Paperback Edition
SKU
KRF0030923
ISBN
9781842232743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Marcia Willett's fifth novel is reissued in A format to reflect her growing status as a bestselling author Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747254270
ISBN
9780747254270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Streetwise George and his childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they'll find a place of their own and live the American dream. But do dreams come at a price! Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023571
ISBN
9780141023571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. Set in the Italian colony of Eritrea during the Second World War, The Good Italian is a love story, a war story, a story of heroism and of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. Will appeal to fans of Louis de Berniere's Captain Corelli's Mandolin and the novels of William Boyd. Num Pages: 320 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848549173
ISBN
9781848549173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A collection of nine stories that provides an idiosyncratic guide to female existence. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571260850
ISBN
9780571260850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. The Dowells, a wealthy American couple, have been close friends with the Ashburnhams for years. Edward Ashburnham, a first-rate soldier, seems to be the perfect English gentleman, and Leonora his perfect wife, but beneath the surface their marriage seethes with unhappiness and deception. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441849
ISBN
9780141441849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. On the side of a mountain, in eighteenth century Japan, sits a man in perfect stillness as the summit erupts, spitting fire and molten rock onto the land around him. The man is Hakuin. He will become the world's most famous teacher of zen. This is not the first time he has seen hell. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857868541
ISBN
9780857868541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Maddie Ashman is left devastated when she is forced to give up her baby for adoption. Can a job in a funeral parlour really be the thing that heals her broken heart? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 26. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747261223
ISBN
9780747261223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842236277
ISBN
9781842236277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.42

Paperback. Danielle Steel is a master storyteller and one of the best-known and best-loved writers of women's fiction of all time Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 108 x 26. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751550658
ISBN
9780751550658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. An extraordinary story of inheritance, belonging and the stories that bind us to our past, set in modern-day London and 1920s Kashgar Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KRA0011103
ISBN
9781408830918
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When two young couples meet for the first time during the Great Depression, they quickly find they have much in common: Charity Lang and Sally Morgan are both pregnant, while their husbands Sid and Larry both have jobs in the English department at the University of Wisconsin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394954
ISBN
9780141394954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. A heart-rending tale of harship in pre-war Belfast. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KRA0006821
ISBN
9780751511345
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Decades ago Massachusetts salesman Ellis Hock spent four years in Africa - and the continent has never left him. So when his wife walks out and his business goes belly up, Ellis turns back to the one place in which he briefly found happiness. Yet returning to the village of Malabo shocks him. The school he built is a ruin. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957745
ISBN
9780241957745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

paperback. "In Search of Lost Time" is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. This book is an English translation of the French original. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Translator(s): Patterson, Ian. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
6 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141180366
ISBN
9780141180366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Magical realism in Venezuela; this prize-winning fable is a short but epicwork from a major new talent. Translator(s): Boyce, Emily. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 80.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910477311
ISBN
9781910477311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 405.
Publisher
Rare Bird Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942600534
ISBN
9781942600534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.01

Paperback. Marcia Willett's wonderful debut novel is a moving and fascinating story of the ups and downs of Navy life Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747248699
ISBN
9780747248699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. Follows the fortunes of Mr Biswas, the outsider who refuses to conform to the customs of his grander in-laws whose house he lives in. Finally finding a house of his own, he triumphs over the smaller minds who would repress him. Num Pages: 564 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
564
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
56272nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152135
ISBN
9781857152135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

hardcover. First edition. Copy fine in dustjacket. DJ has wear and discolouring to edges but remains very good overall
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Canongate Books London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KEX0274050
ISBN
9781782114185
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Hildy Good is hiding a secret from her town, her family - and even herself. A funny, poignant and revealing novel that's become a word of mouth smash-hit in the US. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782393221
ISBN
9781782393221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 180. Clean copy in very good condition. Signed by author.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Ten Publishing Ltd Nottingham
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KNH0012153
ISBN
9780956827708
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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