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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An ambitious, epic dystopian novel - part political thriller and part satire. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph; De Wolf, Charles; Takemori, Ginny. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
9781908968494
ISBN
9781908968494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060727666
ISBN
9780060727666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. When the body of a young woman is discovered deep beneath the icy waters of Lake Grant, a note left under a rock by the shore points to suicide. But within minutes, it becomes clear that this is no suicide. It's a brutal, cold-blooded murder. Series: The Will Trent Series. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 81 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509769
ISBN
9780099509769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. A brilliant novel from Ghana portraying a crucial period in the nation's history. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Publication date
2011
SKU
V9780435045708
ISBN
9780435045708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

Paperback. Chrissie, in the twenty-three years she'd been together with Richie, had always believed that he loved her. He loved their three daughters and their house in Highgate and their happy, lively existence. But if she really was the love of his life, why had he never given her the one thing that would have made her life perfect? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775434
ISBN
9780552775434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. * Set in Bethnal Green, this story opens just after the Ripper murders. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751548419
ISBN
9780751548419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Paperback. Two families. Seven days. One house. Angela and her brother Richard have spent twenty years avoiding each other. Now, after the death of their mother, they bring their families together for a holiday in a rented house on the Welsh border. Four adults and four children. Seven days of shared meals, log fires, card games and wet walks. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0009263
ISBN
9780099570165
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers a parody accompanied by the author's illustrations. This book pokes fun at the wealthy expatriates who were author's literary contemporaries and remains controversial today, it seems to have delighted its cast of characters, which was also the first audience. Series: Ladies Almanack. Num Pages: 138 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780814711804
ISBN
9780814711804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Ranging from the ultra realistic "Some Hours in the Life of a Witch" to the surreal fantasy world of "Fulfilment" and "The Wife of Bath", the stories in this book describe ordinary and not so ordinary lives, and the lives of women in particular, in the feminist and post-feminist era in Ireland. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781855942011
ISBN
9781855942011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564780324
ISBN
9781564780324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Parkes, Nii Ayikwei. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186. 248 pages. Editor(s): Parkes, Nii Ayikwei. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Dimension: 206 x 143 x 12. Weight: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845231545
ISBN
9781845231545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.67

Paperback. Includes beguiling, provocative stories about manipulative men and the women who outwit them, about destructive marriages and curdled friendships, about mothers and sons, about moments which change or haunt a life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099524298
ISBN
9780099524298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 106 x 27. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780804115674
ISBN
9780804115674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.86

Paperback. This long-acknowledged classic about Caribbean exiles torn between returning and staying is a powerful study of the impossibility of disentangling British and Caribbean lives, the novel explores the unacknowledged power of history, the nature of misogyny, and the conflict between the calls of art and revolution. Series: Caribbean Modern Classics. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845231675
ISBN
9781845231675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.44

Paperback. The new novel from the bestselling author of THINGS MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HAVE ARGUED ABOUT. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826270
ISBN
9780753826270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight. And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story. Welcome to Christine's life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 123 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0003160
ISBN
9780552164139
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.15

paperback. A collection of eight short stories, which help students gain deeper insights into French literature and life. Editor(s): Lyon, Pamela. Series: Parallel Text. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140023855
ISBN
9780140023855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Rebecca Goldstein's brilliant international bestseller is now available in paperback. 'A rare find among contemporary novelists: she has intellectual muscle as well as a tender emotional reach.' Ian McEwan Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 384. A Work of Fiction. 400 pages. Rebecca Goldstein's brilliant international bestseller is now available in paperback. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 157 x 33. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848871557
ISBN
9781848871557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849821353
ISBN
9781849821353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Paperback. At the end of the nineteenth century China is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constant is the power wielded by one woman, Tzu Hsi, also known as Empress Orchid. The author brings the important figures in Chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empire. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0011667
ISBN
9780747593164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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