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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking it's 2004 and she's a twenty-five-year old with crooked teeth and a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually 2007 - and she's married! To a good-looking millionaire! How on earth did she land the dream life? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316. Good, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSG0005385
ISBN
9780552772761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

paperback. Depicting German life from WW1 until the early 1970s, Boll's novel follows Leni Pfeiffer and her illegitimate son, Lev, as they fight against the demolition of their Cologne apartment building. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300. 2 tomes.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099578130
ISBN
9780099578130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.16

Paperback. *'A notable fiction debut' (Publisher's Weekly) from the acclaimed author of The Weight of Water and The Pilot's Wife. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOC0027947
ISBN
9780349105871
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOC0012920
ISBN
9780751541236
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

paperback. Masterful, Pulitzer-prize winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust and the cruel truths of human nature, this is a landmark in modern American literature. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Amistad
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022203
ISBN
9780007195305
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. An ecological romance with a pulsing heart, equal parts Rider Haggard and Chico Buarque - one of the world's greatest and most beloved storytellers broadens her style and reach with a Amazonian adventure story that will appeal to all ages. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022200
ISBN
9780007146376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. 1946, and Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. It's a second honeymoon, a chance to learn how war has changed them and to re-establish their loving marriage. But one afternoon, Claire walks through a circle of standing stones and vanishes into 1743. Series: Outlander. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 588. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
RANDOM HOUSE UK
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022190
ISBN
9781784751371
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 9.85

paperback. A young architect is sent to a remote town to supervise the restoration of its Minster. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 414. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Small tear to bottom edge of rear cover but remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Apollo Library
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022129
ISBN
9781784977023
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. These stories, conceived by the author as a thematic collection, have as their principal focus the city of Galway, providing an evocation of the city's life and people in the 1940s. From the author of QUENCH THE MOON and RAIN ON THE WIND. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 191. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0022075
ISBN
9780863222764
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186. Showing some shelf wear. Highlighting throughout but remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Beacon Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0022241
ISBN
9780807004593
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Beautifully written first novel that addresses the meaning of life - and life after death - from the internationally bestselling author of the non-fiction TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
9780751536829
ISBN
9780751536829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.33

paperback. Gradually disclosing an entire panorama of human relationship and motive, this novel is a comment on the law and the press, the labyrinth of social truth and the relentless collision of fact and fiction. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780749398989
ISBN
9780749398989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.33

paperback. * A brand new short story collection from 'the most significant writer of his generation' (TLS) Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
9780349116495
ISBN
9780349116495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.29

paperback. In these stories, the author renders the bizarre normal and the absurd hilarious, from the eerily "real", almost holographic evocations of historical figures, to overtelevised game-show hosts and late-night comedians. In the title story, punk nihilism meets Young Republicanism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
9780349111025
ISBN
9780349111025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. The timeless boyhood adventures of a mischievous lad in 19th-century New England, in a new edition for today's readers. Illustrator(s): White, A.B. Series: Hardscrabble Classics. Num Pages: 314 pages, 71 drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874517941
ISBN
9780874517941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.28

paperback. Masterful, Pulitzer-prize winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust and the cruel truths of human nature, this is a landmark in modern American literature. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Amistad
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021951
ISBN
9780007195305
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. In his second collection of short stories, Mike McCormack joins head and heart in a series of tales which weave a fluid vision of a world morphing between the real and the hyperreal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021880
ISBN
9781843512707
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Tells the story of a young woman's relationship with her brother, and the long shadow cast by his childhood brain tumour. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021879
ISBN
9780571317165
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.82

paperback. 'One of Ireland's finest writers' Sunday Tribune Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021863
ISBN
9780747262596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Featuring a series of stories told in many forms, this book provides a fascinating meditation on the art of Hollywood, along with nightmarish tales of excess. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571311705
ISBN
9780571311705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.02

paperback. The beautiful and heart-rending first novel from the author of Plainsong. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
MacMillan
Condition
New
SKU
9780330490450
ISBN
9780330490450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.64

paperback. Introducing you to a host of extraordinary characters and communities, this book includes a collection of short stories written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968758
ISBN
9780241968758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Fridays are different. Every other day of the week, the Colonel and his ailing wife fight a constant battle against poverty and monotony, scraping together the dregs of their savings for the food and medicine that keeps them alive. But on Fridays the postman comes - and that sets a fleeting wave of hope rushing through the Colonel's ageing heart. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 66.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968734
ISBN
9780241968734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.33

paperback. In a country recovering from a brutal and divisive civil war, a young boy, Jamie, is knocked off his bike and dies in a city street. His father agrees to allow one of Jamie's lungs to be removed and flown over the border for a transplant. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 149.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099497233
ISBN
9780099497233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.75

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