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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A story of shanty-town life in Trinidad. Calvary Hill is the home of Aldrick Prospect, who lives for the carnival and his once-a-year chance to play dragon. Here too live Miss Cleothilda, the ageing carnival queen, Philo the Calypsonian, and Fisheye, who flaunts his strength in the steel bands. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571193172
ISBN
9780571193172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. What if the thing you most longed for was resting on a two week wait? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KTM0004440
ISBN
9780330544108
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A story of a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson's awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life earns him the admiration of the tribe - but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero into messiah. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188805
ISBN
9780141188805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A collection in which, a woman walks the streets of Manhattan and contemplates with exquisite longing the precarious affair she has embarked on, amidst the grandeur and cacophony of the cityscape; and a young Irish girl and her mother are thrilled to be invited to visit the glamorous Coughlan's but find they leave disappointed. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571270323
ISBN
9780571270323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909807808
ISBN
9781909807808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

paperback. Oliver Ryan is a handsome and charismatic success story. He lives in the suburbs with his wife, Alice, who illustrates his award-winning children's books and gives him her unstinting devotion. Their life together is one of enviable privilege and ease - enviable until, one evening after supper, Oliver attacks Alice and beats her into a coma. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780241965641
ISBN
9780241965641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. The adventures of Samuel Johnson, his dog Boswell, two demons, four dwarfs and a very polite monster. Series: Samuel Johnson Adventure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b&w, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444751857
ISBN
9781444751857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A woman finds herself filling a pit in the forest in the middle of the night; a family lock each other in their bedrooms to battle a strange plague; a wizard punishes two beautiful ballerinas by turning them into one hugely fat circus performer; a colonel is warned not to lift the veil from his dead wife's face. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718192075
ISBN
9780718192075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A heart-warming and hilarious book about men, male friendships, sex, marriage and fatherhood and how all the aforesaid collide in eight turbulent months in the life of Harry Spencer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KAK0003739
ISBN
9781444777499
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Thus.
Condition
New
SKU
9780375757273
ISBN
9780375757273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841155708
ISBN
9781841155708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. The wonderful first novel from the Queen of Comedy, Jo Brand, reissued with a brilliant new cover Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Headline Review London
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755320301
ISBN
9780755320301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Inspector Gowda is back in another nail-biting thriller set in Bangalore India, the city now a hub for child trafficking. Series: Inspector Gowda. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908524744
ISBN
9781908524744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.70

Paperback. A contemporary psychological thriller in the style of Ruth Rendell, from one of today's most versatile and compelling storytellers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 229. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0237568
ISBN
9780006496434
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A contemporary psychological thriller in the style of Ruth Rendell, from one of today's most versatile and compelling storytellers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. Weight in Grams: 229. Well-read paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear and may have some light soiling.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KRF0030675
ISBN
9780006496434
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In the heady days and nights of twenties New York the bright young things flutter and dance. But behind the laughter and the music lurk dark secrets which threaten to destroy lives. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338. 400 pages. In the heady days and nights of twenties New York the bright young things flutter and dance. But behind the laughter and the music lurk dark secrets which threaten to destroy lives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 144 x 209 x 21. Weight: 338.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Export/Airside
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857892041
ISBN
9780857892041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Looking back to author's bohemian life in 1930s Paris, when he was an obscure, penniless writer, this title is a love letter to a city. It describes nocturnal wanderings through shabby Montmartre streets, cafes and bars, sexual liaisons and volatile love affairs, Miller brilliantly evokes a period that would shape his entire life and oeuvre. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399164
ISBN
9780141399164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503933316
ISBN
9781503933316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Home isn't always where the heart is.. From the bestselling author of THE BEACH HUT and A NIGHT ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409146919
ISBN
9781409146919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. By the author of the Booker longlisted The Welsh Girl, a vibrant, powerful and iconoclastic novel telling the little-known story of the Chinese in America, and of America through its Chinese. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340980255
ISBN
9780340980255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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