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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Dove Findhorn is a naive country boy who busts out of Hicksville, Texas in pursuit of a better life in New Orleans. Amongst the downtrodden prostitutes, bootleggers and hustlers of the old French Quarter, Dove finds only hopelessness, crime and despair. His quest uncovers a harrowing grotesque of the American Dream. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. 352 pages. Dove Findhorn is a naive country boy who busts out of Hicksville, Texas in pursuit of a better life in New Orleans. Amongst the downtrodden prostitutes, bootleggers and hustlers of the old French Quarter, Dove finds only hopelessness, crime and despair. His quest uncovers a harrowing grotesque of the American Dream. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight: 304.
Publisher
CANONGATE BOOKS
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956800
ISBN
9781841956800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Back in 1888, the young, art-loving Harriet arrives in Glasgow at the time of the International Exhibition. After a chance encounter she befriends the Gillespie family and soon becomes a fixture in all of their lives. But when tragedy strikes the promise and certainties of this world all too rapidly disintegrate into mystery and deception.. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238309
ISBN
9780571238309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. For when Noe orders his sons to build an ark, he can't tell them where the wood will come from, just that God will provide. When he sends his daughter-in-law out to gather the animals, he can offer no directions, money, or protection. But once the rain starts, they all come to realise that the harshest test of their faith is just beginning. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782114338
ISBN
9781782114338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Jull Costa, Margaret. Series: European Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873982648
ISBN
9781873982648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. I'm fourteen, and I've just decided to kill myself. I don't really want to die, of course! I just need to kill Johanna, and build a new girl. Dolly Wilde will be everything I want to be, and more! But as with all the best coming-of-age stories, it doesn't exactly go to plan.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091949013
ISBN
9780091949013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591795
ISBN
9780099591795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Infamous for the murder of Maria Iribarne, the artist Juan Pablo Castel is now writing a detailed account of his relationship with the victim from his prison cell: obsessed from the first moment he saw her examining one of his paintings, Castel had become fixated on her over the next months and fantasized over how they might meet again. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194547
ISBN
9780141194547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Annie Dunne and her cousin Sarah live and work on a small farm in a remote and beautiful part of Wicklow in late 1950s Ireland. All about them the old green roads are being tarred, cars are being purchased, a way of life is about to disappear. Like two old rooks, they hold to their hill in Kelsha, cherishing everything. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
9780571216444
ISBN
9780571216444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. A funny, tender look at the ways your parents can disrupt your life and the pains of adolescence Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087706
ISBN
9781847087706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Could a felt hat have the power to change lives? When President Francois Mitterrand leaves his hat behind at a Paris brasserie, it sets off a chain of momentous events in the lives of those who come to wear it. Translator(s): Rogers, Lalaurie Louise; Aitken, Jane; Boyce, Emily. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908313478
ISBN
9781908313478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Can any young pop group evade the pitfalls of fame, sex, drugs and all their inherent baggage? Will the Grams headline Glastonbury? And, crucially, can their guitarist achieve orgasm with a fully-limbed lover? Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 426. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KAK0002901
ISBN
9780099289968
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155332
ISBN
9781903155332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
New
SKU
KLN0017249
ISBN
9780349112329
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A heart-wrenching tale of a young mother's search for daughter she was forced to give up .. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KAK0009848
ISBN
9780747261087
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413771193
ISBN
9780413771193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. Series: The Penguin English Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141199528
ISBN
9780141199528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. * A cool witty novel about urban sexuality, from the author of SEX AND THE CITY Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 119 x 1. Weight in Grams: 254. clean copy
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0231661
ISBN
9780349114033
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From New York Times bestselling author Terri Blackstock, If I'm Found continues the heart pounding story of Casey Cox as she races to escape capture and bring the true killer to justice. Series: If I Run Series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310332480
ISBN
9780310332480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Nine-year-old Suleiman is just awakening to the wider world beyond the games on the hot pavement outside his home and beyond the loving embrace of his parents. He becomes the man of the house when his father goes away on business, but then he sees his father, standing in the market square in a pair of dark glasses. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957073
ISBN
9780241957073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Winner of the August Prize 2013. Translator(s): Death, Sarah. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447268932
ISBN
9781447268932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

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