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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A novel by the author of "The Buddha of Suburbia" and "My Beautiful Laundrette" which analyzes the agonies and joys of being connected to another person. Jay, who is leaving his partner and their two sons, reflects on the vicissitudes of his relationship with Susan. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 133. Weight in Grams: 240. Clean copy in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KST0025995
ISBN
9780571194377
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. 8vo. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0257643
ISBN
9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. As new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0220793
ISBN
9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The plot of this novel revolves around the feminist movement in Boston in the 1870s. F.R. Leavis called it one of "the two most brilliant novels in the language. "The novel's many allusions to the historical and social background of Boston society are explained in the editorial material. Editor(s): Gooder, R. D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 49. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539147
ISBN
9780199539147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Chrissie Docherty returns to the southern Africa of her childhood and tracks down Evelyn Fielding, the woman at the centre of an explosive scandal involving a traditional colonial officer and a gifted black African artist. Together, the two women uncover the secrets that shattered a remote expatriate outpost in the Zambian bush in the 1970s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910192849
ISBN
9781910192849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Miracles happen, but only if you believe Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755331871
ISBN
9780755331871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Dr Philip Wild, a man of brilliance, wit, fortune and tremendous bulk, is used to suffering humiliations at the hands of his wife, the younger, slender, and rudely promiscuous Flora. But in a novel, a 'maddening masterpiece' documenting her infidelities, written by one of her lovers and given to the doctor, she appears as My Laura. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191164
ISBN
9780141191164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The |Red Lobster chain restaurant perched in the far corner of a run-down Amrican mall hasn't been making its numcers and headquarters has pulled the plug. But manager Manny DeLeon still needs to navigate a tricky last shift with a near-mutinous staff and final onslaught of hungry retirees, lunatics and office parties. All the while he's wondering how to handle the waitress he's still in love with. A frank and funny yet emotionally resonant tale set during a restaurant's last day of operation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760293864
ISBN
9781760293864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. After a hiatus of seven years, V.S. Naipaul returned to fiction with A Way in the World: an exquisite meditation on rootlessness and belonging. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522885
ISBN
9780330522885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Langton & Wood
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955506734
ISBN
9780955506734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. From "the most successful writer in the Arab world" ("Forbes"), a sweeping, beautifully written love story between a former fighter in Algeria's wars of independence and the daughter of a revolutionary hero. Translator(s): Cohen, Raphael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408856482
ISBN
9781408856482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Presents a sweeping story of one family over four generations in East Germany: the intertwining of love, life and politics under the GDR regime. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571288588
ISBN
9780571288588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Follows three guys, their lovers, their kids and their mates, all trying to make sense of their lives in a world that makes less sense every day. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270. "Commissioning organisation: John Williams. 212 p. 22 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period - General,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0161307
ISBN
9780747570981
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Follows three guys, their lovers, their kids and their mates, all trying to make sense of their lives in a world that makes less sense every day. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRS0003832
ISBN
9780747570981
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571308408
ISBN
9780571308408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. As the bombs fall on the blacked-out city, ambulance driver Elinor Brooke races from bomb sites to hospitals trying to save the lives of injured survivors, working alongside former friend Kit Neville, while her husband Paul works as an air-raid warden. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241966037
ISBN
9780241966037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A fiction-only issue published to coincide with the dog-days of summer. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881062
ISBN
9781905881062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Lilliput continues the re-issue of Irish backlist titles with this sensitive, poetic and passionate story. The Leaves on Grey is Desmond Hogan's second novel, originally published in 1980 and made available here with a new Afterword, in which the author reflects on his work. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516200
ISBN
9781843516200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. An immigrant's epic saga spanning the entire twentieth century, Songs for the Butcher's Daughteris one of the most captivating books of the year Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KCG0002907
ISBN
9781847393388
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'We lapped up every single word of this romantic comedy gem' Heat Romantic, funny and wine-fuelled, You Had Me at Merlot will have you crying with laughter one moment and nodding your head in agreement the next. Perfect for fans of Giovanna Fletcher, Paige Toon and Mhairi McFarlane. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751561937
ISBN
9780751561937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062119575
ISBN
9780062119575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. Once upon a time the Wapshots of St Botolphs were distinguished for their unshakeable good opinion of themselves. But the family members have drifted far from their New England village - and into the demented caprices of the mighty, the bad graces of the IRS and the humiliating abyss of adulterous passion. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540595
ISBN
9780099540595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Alice Rose is a foundling, discovered on the Yorkshire moors above Haworth as a baby. Adopted but then later rejected again by a horrid step-mother, Alice struggles to find a place where she belongs. Luckily she soon makes friends who help her both set up home and try to solve the mystery of who she is. But can she find her happily ever after? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160913
ISBN
9781784160913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857899774
ISBN
9780857899774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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