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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Abandoned by her mother with only some cash, her birth certificate and the rucksack on her back, a young woman named Maren sets off on a long journey of self-discovery. She doesn't blame her mother for leaving, she's only too aware of the trail of pain and tragedy that lies in her wake, following her like a ghost. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405916264
ISBN
9781405916264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. I owned it for five years before reading it, then lent my copy to someone I thought should read it, and never got it back. Do not make either of my mistakes. Read it now, and then make your friends buy their own copies. You'll thank me one day' Neil Gaiman Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749954208
ISBN
9780749954208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. The dazzling follow-up to the million-copy bestselling LIFE OF PI Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166. 224 pages. The dazzling follow-up to the million-copy bestselling LIFE OF PI. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight: 162.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847677679
ISBN
9781847677679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. It is 1977 and seventeen-year-old Mona Manoliu has fallen in love with Mihai, a mysterious boy who lives in the romantic mountain city where she spends her summers. One day Mona sees Mihai wearing the black leather jacket favoured by the secret police. Is it possible he is one of them? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KOC0017136
ISBN
9780552774741
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is 1977 and seventeen-year-old Mona Manoliu has fallen in love with Mihai, a mysterious boy who lives in the romantic mountain city where she spends her summers. One day Mona sees Mihai wearing the black leather jacket favoured by the secret police. Is it possible he is one of them? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRF0022060
ISBN
9780552774741
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as 'paper groom' to the youngest of the King's mistresses. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598428
ISBN
9780099598428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The choir from Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School for Girls is being bussed to the national finals in the big, big city. And it's an important day for The Sopranos - Orla, Kylah, (Ra)Chell, Amanda Konky and Fionnula (the Cooler) - pub-crawling, shoplifting and body-piercing being the top priorities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Vintage Book Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268741
ISBN
9780099268741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 344 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
No Earlier Edition Stated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903141017
ISBN
9780903141017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. For Kit, the quiet Devon village she visits every year is the perfect retreat. But this summer, she arrives with a heart in turmoil: years have passed since Kit last saw Jake, but now he has written asking to meet again. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552169011
ISBN
9780552169011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A fierce and fearless novel of complicated pasts, uncertain futures and of the organic, bloody beauty of childbirth and motherhood. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782399810
ISBN
9781782399810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529033
ISBN
9780099529033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. In the sequel to 'No Wonder I Take a Drink', Trixie, a boozy loner, is desperate to escape the remote village of Inverfaughie. When Hollywood visits to make a film, local conflict is quick to follow: Trixie must decide where her loyalties lie. Marney takes a sideways look at community and the referendum in this gleeful celebration of Scottish life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908643629
ISBN
9781908643629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, discovers and adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan, Toru, as his heir, identifying him with the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels, each of whom died at the age of twenty. Honda raises and educates the boy, yet watches him, waiting. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284574
ISBN
9780099284574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583683
ISBN
9781905583683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A thrilling and exhilarating exploration of U.S. politics in Central America from Joan Didion, the hugely acclaimed author of The Year of Magical Thinking. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007454242
ISBN
9780007454242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

paperback. Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear, like who her father was - variously Jimmy, Jack, or Ernie. Effie tells of her life at college in Dundee, where she lives in a lethargic relationship with Bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom gets out of bed, and to whom the Klingons are as real as the French and more. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552997348
ISBN
9780552997348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447254348
ISBN
9781447254348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. The bestselling phenomenon of the Dollanganger family saga continues as the children who escaped the attic build new lives, haunted by their tragic past. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007443154
ISBN
9780007443154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061690457
ISBN
9780061690457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

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): Sturrock, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141180342
ISBN
9780141180342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Paradise is Abdulrazak Gurnah's fourth novel, a beautiful story of African life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747573999
ISBN
9780747573999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187648
ISBN
9780141187648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. A collection of stories describing the beauty of the natural world, as experienced by children. Translator(s): Anderson, Alison. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230002
ISBN
9780803230002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight: 286.
Publisher
B&W Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903265147
ISBN
9781903265147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.68

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