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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Gathering together almost all the short fiction that John Updike published between 1953 and 1975, this collection opens with Updike's autobiographical stories about a young boy growing up during the Depression in a small Pennsylvania town. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 53. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141016085
ISBN
9780141016085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 48. Weight in Grams: 512. 410 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 48. Weight: 512.
Publisher
Shola Books
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951975213
ISBN
9780951975213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. When life goes wrong, do sisters make the best friends? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KAK0009647
ISBN
9780751541236
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. 8vo good copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Pan Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KEX0261377
ISBN
9780330441193
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Pan Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KNW0005538
ISBN
9780330441193
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854115904
ISBN
9781854115904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.78

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011, Snowdrops is the debut of 2011: A stunning novel of moral ambiguity, uncertainty and corruption in Moscow. 'Snowdrops assaults all your senses with its power and poetry, and leaves you stunned and addicted' Independent Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240. Good, clean copy
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0007571
ISBN
9781848874534
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Most of the characters in this edible story collection are looking for love, even if some of them don't know it. But what they do all share is a delight in great food, which they know can feed the soul and bring joy to life - often more so than love. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908313003
ISBN
9781908313003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. Describes the chances we take for love, and what we're willing to risk for a second chance at happiness. Series: Mrs. Green's Girls Series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 109 x 30. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061728815
ISBN
9780061728815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.93

Paperback. Christopher Martin, the sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer, is stranded upon a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the sun, the night cold and the terror of his isolation. Through the long hours with only himself to talk to, Martin must try to assemble the truth of his fate, piece by terrible piece. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main - Faber Modern Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571322749
ISBN
9780571322749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Set in a London of the near future, its three principal characters, Handel, Picasso and Sappho, separately flee the city and find themselves on the same train, drawn to one another through the curious agency of a book. This book features a question and a quest: How shall I live? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598282
ISBN
9780099598282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Margaret Drabble returns with a powerful novel of unbreakable love, enduring friendships and a society changing forever. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782111122
ISBN
9781782111122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . As new.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KRF0028034
ISBN
9780863222153
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . As new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0220721
ISBN
9780863222153
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 68.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780141036137
ISBN
9780141036137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.47

Paperback. Tells the story of a reality TV death camp, which has become the nation's obsession - an amoral spectacle played out through the media. This book is a satire on the modern predilection for reality television and celebrity, in which the audience at home develops a taste for blood. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234936
ISBN
9780571234936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. * The fifth volume of Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful serial novels set in Edinburgh's New Town Series: 44 Scotland Street. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121147
ISBN
9780349121147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. On 19 August 1936 Hercules the boxer stands on the quayside at Coruna and watches Fascist soldiers piling up books and setting them alight. With this moment a young carefree group of friends are transformed into a broken generation. Translator(s): Dunne, Jonathan. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520337
ISBN
9780099520337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.06

Paperback. Brilliantly accomplished and critically acclaimed novel of Nazi Germany and the plight of internees in wartime Britain by writer and comedian David Baddiel. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Abacus Edition
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KRA0010583
ISBN
9780349117461
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. Brilliantly accomplished and critically acclaimed novel of Nazi Germany and the plight of internees in wartime Britain by writer and comedian David Baddiel. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 300. 408pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
1st Abacus Edition
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KNW0006336
ISBN
9780349117461
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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