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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306. Some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0095830
- ISBN
- 9780099507383
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Jimmy Rabbitte is unemployed and rapidly running out of money. His best friend Bimbo has been made redundant at the company where he has worked for many years. The two old friends are out of luck and out of options. That is, until Bimbo finds a dilapidated 'chipper van' and the pair decide to go into business. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Signed by the author to the previous owner. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0023461
- ISBN
- 9780749399900
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Series: Open Door S. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFB. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902602158
- ISBN
- 9781902602158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.95
€ 8.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571226139
- ISBN
- 9780571226139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.46
€ 9.99
€ 8.46
Paperback. At a suburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly 3-year-old boy. The boy is not his son. It is a single act of violence, but this one slap reverberates through the lives of everyone who witnesses it happen. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 36. Weight in Grams: 536. Good, clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0005359
- ISBN
- 9781848873551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Dramatizes the resourcefulness, cunning, and pain of the Filipino peasants' struggle against a heritage of colonization, first by Spain and later by the United States. This title is set during the political upheavals of the 1940s and 1950s. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392969
- ISBN
- 9781566392969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
Paperback. From the queen of summer reading, this is a sparkling tale of heartbreak, hope, friendship and love. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447208662
- ISBN
- 9781447208662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.01
€ 12.01
paperback. Tells the story of Grace who is at that age where there are six weddings a year and the question on everyone's lips is: who's next? She and her boyfriend Robbie seem the perfect fit, but when he unexpectedly goes down on bended knee, Grace freaks out. Cue the mother of all meltdowns. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0018832
- ISBN
- 9780141049144
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. The 25th anniversary edition of The Pilgrimage, the precursor to The Alchemist. Translator(s): Clarke, Alan R. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; HRQM2; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name to half-title page. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0018827
- ISBN
- 9780722534878
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A powerful and perceptive coming-of-age story, in the tradition of The Catcher in the Rye, from a talented young filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0018547
- ISBN
- 9781471100482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Aaron Greidinger is an aspiring young writer and the son of a rabbi, who struggles to be true to his art when he is faced with the chance of riches and a passport to America. But as the Nazis threaten to invade Poland, Aaron rediscovers Shosha, his childhood sweetheart who has been waiting for him all these years. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 194 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KMK0026156
- ISBN
- 9780141197630
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
hardcover. Features a book of stories, drawings and poems that was first published in 1964 to great critical acclaim and became a phenomenon, selling over 600,000 copies in the UK alone and revealing a hitherto unseen side to author's artistic output and talent. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782115403
- ISBN
- 9781782115403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.54
€ 14.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. 'Reading Pauline McLynn's ambitious new novel is like watching the pieces of a puzzle slot together with a series of satisfying clicks. The Time is Now is a fascinating shift for McLynn, who has developed a lot as a writer since her amiable debut.. This compelling, intelligent and moving novel bodes well for the future' Irish Times Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258 402pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780755343430
- ISBN
- 9780755343430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.58
€ 11.99
€ 9.58
paperback. An Irish Times bestseller, Bright Lights and Promises is a mesmerising novel that deals with family relationships in touching detail. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780755326389
- ISBN
- 9780755326389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.58
€ 12.99
€ 9.58
paperback. Moving away from crime fiction, Pauline McLynn has crafted a mesmerising novel about human relationships. 'This is Pauline McLynn's fourth novel, and the author is going from strength to strength with every outing. Fizzing with vividly sketched characters, The Woman on the Bus is a skilfully written story' Sunday Tribune Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747267829
- ISBN
- 9780747267829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.58
€ 12.99
€ 9.58
paperback. Pauline McLynn, who shot to fame playing Mrs Doyle in Father Ted, introduces us to an irresistible female private investigator, Leo Street, in her first crime caper. 'A breezy, humorous debut..fast-moving, entertaining' Sunday Tribune Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 25. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Headline
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747263975
- ISBN
- 9780747263975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.58
€ 12.99
€ 9.58
paperback. Competition is stiff for the position of sub-librarian in Aberdarcy Library. For John Lewis, the situation is complicated by the attentions of daunting and desirable village socialite, Elizabeth Gruffyd-Williams, who is married to a member of the local Council. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141194288
- ISBN
- 9780141194288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.34
€ 16.99
€ 10.34
Paperback. It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their private fears of the wedding night to come and, unbeknownst to them both, the events of the evening will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099512790
- ISBN
- 9780099512790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
paperback. Three people are frozen in a conspiracy of silence that prevents love's consummation; a nine-year-old dreams that a movie part heals her fragmented family life; a brother and sister forge a new life amid terrible beauty of Ireland after Rebellion; and in title story, a man chooses between his longtime love and a life of solitude on family farm. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031526
- ISBN
- 9780140294699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
paperback. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2004, a remarkable novel about Henry James, the American-born novelist and a connoisseur of exile. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266. Signed on title page. Good clean copy. Covers sunned to spine, showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031524
- ISBN
- 9780330485661
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00