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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Hugh Garner's Governor General Award-winning Best Stories depicts working-class life in North America and Europe between the Great Depression and the Quiet Revolution, emphasizing the Spanish Civil War's integral role in Canadian and transnational identity formation. Editor(s): Robins Sharpe, Emily. Series: Canadian Literature Collection. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776622613
ISBN
9780776622613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. A wonderful novel for anyone who's ever wondered what life is all about from the Sunday Times bestselling and readers' favourite Carole Matthews Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751551396
ISBN
9780751551396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Maggie O'Farrell's groundbreaking debut: a stunning, best-selling story of wrenching love and grief Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747268161
ISBN
9780747268161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.47

paperback. Two wonderfully gripping novels from Martina reilly, full of secrets and revelations Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 107 x 46. Weight in Grams: 406. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTM0000921
ISBN
9780751544718
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Two wonderfully gripping novels from Martina reilly, full of secrets and revelations Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 107 x 46. Weight in Grams: 406. Some shelf wear, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTJ0007050
ISBN
9780751544718
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent. Editor(s): Dolin, Tim. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 47. Weight in Grams: 730.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780141040332
ISBN
9780141040332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.64

Paperback. Upstairs, downstairs.. it's all going on at the manor. From the bestselling author of THE LONG WEEKEND and A NIGHT ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409148395
ISBN
9781409148395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for so many years until she escaped to Ohio. Her new life is full of hope but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe's new home is not only haunted by the memories of her past but also by the ghost of her baby. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540977
ISBN
9780099540977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. A beautifully written love story set in 1960s Soho amid the revival of fascism. Includes reading-group notes. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228242
ISBN
9781780228242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Includes a selection of short fiction and famous dramas. This book includes stories ranging from comic to tragic and describes the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449075
ISBN
9780140449075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. The University of St John and the Holy Ghost (known affectionately as Spook) has a problem - and an opportunity. Strange, eccentric art patron and collector Francis Cornish has died and faculty members have been made executors of his complicated will. Num Pages: 1152 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 52. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
1152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952610
ISBN
9780241952610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Your husband. Your children. Your career. Who is the winner in the end? Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main market ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447260943
ISBN
9781447260943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. A brilliant romantic comedy about a year in the lives of three couples from number one bestselling author Mike Gayle, author of MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND, MR COMMITMENT, TURNING THIRTY and DINNER FOR TWO Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340825440
ISBN
9780340825440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Jack McNulty, a former UN observer, has worked around the world and seen extraordinary things but, as he contemplates his return to Ireland after many years, his memories are dominated by his tumultuous marriage to Mai Kirwan. A great beauty with a vivid mind, Mai was also an elusive and troubled soul, stuck in a marriage that couldn't last. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780571276998
ISBN
9780571276998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. For thirty-five year old Charlotte Emory, leaving her husband seems to offer the only way out from the mundaneness of every day life's earthly possessions and emotional complications. In the bank, she withdraws enough money to escape a life and a marriage gone sour. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099463702
ISBN
9780099463702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardcover. Sebastian has long been haunted by the disappearance of his father, the celebrated travel writer Jack Messenger. When the the enigmatic Rhys Salvatore re-emerges and throws all Sebastian thinks he knows about his father into doubt, the son is forced to ponder: how does Salvatore know Sebastian, and what are his connections to Jack Messenger? Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 245 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910901472
ISBN
9781910901472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. A lucid enquiry into the precise meaning of identity - that which makes each of us unique and dissimilar to any other individual. In this series of reflections, the author considers how we define ourselves and what identity has meant and continues to mean in different cultures. Translator(s): Sluglett, Peter. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; HP; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860467295
ISBN
9781860467295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Make your world a brighter place. Pick up a Wendy Holden. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755385355
ISBN
9780755385355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. For fans of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The Fever is Megan Abbott's dark and thrilling novel about a mysterious illness that sweeps through a high school. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447226338
ISBN
9781447226338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. From one of the nation's best-loved writers and performers comes a wonderful novel about a spirited young girl who goes to war as a young man Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088331
ISBN
9781844088331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

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