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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to his studies and keen to make friends. Forty years later, Odran's devotion has been challenged by the revelations that have shattered the Irish people's faith in the church. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778435
ISBN
9780552778435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The most subversive and gloriously unexpected novel you'll ever read about the end of a marriage and its aftermath. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472209399
ISBN
9781472209399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. SOMETIMES FRIENDSHIP IS THE ONLY TRUE LOVE STORY Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
canongate uk
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112136
ISBN
9781782112136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

paperback. A tale of sex, death and reproduction, by the author of "The Portable Virgin". When Stephen arrives on her doorstep and asks for a cup of tea, Grace's life is transfigured. He committed suicide in 1934, but now, nostalgically, he spends his nights hanging by the neck in Grace's shower. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749397159
ISBN
9780749397159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Fat Phil can't lose at dice, even when his friends turn nasty and he's trying his hardest; a salesman finds success comes from fortune cookie mottoes, but panics when these mottoes turn against him; and, a commuter finds himself obsessed with a plain young woman on his train, at the expense of his marriage. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951248
ISBN
9780241951248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. A collection of stories, in which the lives of ordinary Israelis are set against the backdrop of community life in Kibbutz. The fate of these individuals, their drives, ambitions and idiosyncrasies are grounded by the physical and social structure of their community as the stories portray their world as a microcosm of the wider world. Translator(s): Lange, Nicholas de; Simpson, P. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099982005
ISBN
9780099982005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478019
ISBN
9780953478019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. The extraordinary new novel from David Flusfeder. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KSG0005694
ISBN
9780007561209
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Uncle Petros is a family joke - an ageing recluse in a suburb of Athens, playing chess and gardening. His young nephew soon discovers his uncle was once a celebrated mathematician who staked all on solving the problem of Goldbach's Conjecture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571205110
ISBN
9780571205110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. At twenty-seven, Libby thinks there's a lot to be said for a rich husband. So when Nick comes along - lovely, funny, handsome Nick, who has no money whatsoever, lives in a grotty bedsit and thinks the perfect night out consists of the pub and his mates - she decides he's only good for a fling. No strings attached. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 270. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0237628
ISBN
9780140276510
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. *Winner of the Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year RNA Award 2015* * A hilarious, honest and heartbreaking modern love story warning that if you're just a girl, standing in front of a boy, don't, whatever you do, tell him that you love him, by the bestselling author of 50 Ways to Find a Lover Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751547658
ISBN
9780751547658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Signed Limited Edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474602945
ISBN
9781474602945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. For Andre, a young man growing up on a farm in Brazil, life consists of 'the earth, the wheat, the bread, our table and our family'. He loves the land, fears his austere, pious father who preaches from the head of the table as if it is a pulpit, and loathes himself, as he starts to harbour shameful feelings for his sister Ana. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396781
ISBN
9780141396781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Translator(s): Semmel, K. E. Num Pages: 323 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503954755
ISBN
9781503954755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Maggie and Sylvie are perfect strangers: two very different women, living very different lives on opposite coasts. But they share more in common than they could ever imagine. Both women think their lives are seamlessly secure, but they couldn't be more wrong.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTG0012794
ISBN
9780718157555
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Maggie and Sylvie are perfect strangers: two very different women, living very different lives on opposite coasts. But they share more in common than they could ever imagine. Both women think their lives are seamlessly secure, but they couldn't be more wrong.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTM0006308
ISBN
9780718157555
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Maggie and Sylvie are perfect strangers: two very different women, living very different lives on opposite coasts. But they share more in common than they could ever imagine. Both women think their lives are seamlessly secure, but they couldn't be more wrong.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290. Clean copy with some reader wear and inscription.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KTM0000754
ISBN
9780718157555
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Shanghai Peoples Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9787208111103
ISBN
9787208111103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.52

Paperback. This story is based on John B. Keane's popular play "The Field". "The Field" centres around a boundary dispute and murder in County Kerry, inspired by Jim Sheridan. Series: Ireland into Film S. Num Pages: 86 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 135.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859182925
ISBN
9781859182925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Brought up in the Anglo-Welsh borders by an affectionate but alcoholic and feckless mother, Owen Ithell's sense of self is rooted in his long, vivid visits to his grandparents' small farm in the hills. As an adult he moves to an English city where he builds a new life, working as a gardener. He meets Mel, they have children. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537472
ISBN
9780099537472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.75

Paperback. Brilliantly written literary fiction with the tension and twists of a thriller. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472225702
ISBN
9781472225702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. It's spring in Thrush Green - but the new season brings far more than the villagers anticipate.. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Orion Paperbacks
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752884257
ISBN
9780752884257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Summer, 1965. Late one night, thirteen-year-old Charlie Bucktin is startled by a knock on his window. His visitor is Jasper Jones. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is intriguing. And he needs Charlie's help. In the dead of night, the boys steal through town, and Charlie learns of Jasper's horrible discovery. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537540
ISBN
9780099537540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller from the award-winning author brings diverse Haitian townspeople together in the search for a missing girl. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
riverrun
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782068518
ISBN
9781782068518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

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