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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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
€ 41.76

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

€ 11.97

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

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

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

Paperback. In this subtle investigation into the meaning of exile and home, doubt and faith, loss and love, a young Muslim exile falls in love with a worldly non-Muslim. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802170262
ISBN
9780802170262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. A terrifying original fiction anthology based upon the mythology created by Clive Barker in the novella The Hellbound Heart Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Gallery Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439140901
ISBN
9781439140901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.57

Paperback. Profound portraits of the traumas of war, the ravages of homophobia, and the triumph of desire. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864665
ISBN
9780872864665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.58

paperback. In the spirit of James Joyce's "Dubliners," Mueenuddin's collection of linked stories illuminates a place and a people through an examination of the entwined lives of landowners and their retainers on the Gurmani family farm in Lahore, Pakistan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337204
ISBN
9780393337204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.12

hardcover. Num Pages: 1250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1446. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear. Dust jacket shows light wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Knockabout London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0026226
ISBN
9780861662524
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
€ 11.02

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

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

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