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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Two Men. Childhood friends until a devastating war separated them and each found his own destiny -- for good and evil. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444726350
ISBN
9781444726350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. 'Astonishing and luminous' - Hilary Mantel. The dazzling new novel from the prize-winning author of The Land of Decoration. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444769982
ISBN
9781444769982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Series: Open Door S. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New Island Books
Edition
1st Paperback Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902602691
ISBN
9781902602691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.95

Paperback. A young girl's disappearance rocks a community and a family, in this stirring examination of grief, faith, justice and the atrocities of war, from literary legend Joyce Carol Oates. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0000015
ISBN
9780007485758
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Doubleday
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385500241
ISBN
9780385500241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.15

Paperback. Steeped in its bleak and beautiful landscape, Mortford is a place of secrets and memories: of bitter divisions and shattered dreams. Gabriel returns to this Dartmoor village where he grew up to come to terms with what he lost as a boy so long ago. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780877174
ISBN
9781780877174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The mesmerizing bestseller from Josephine Cox - the nation's favourite storyteller. Some secrets can haunt a whole lifetime. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOC0015429
ISBN
9780007221158
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Her family's cottage was a place of innocence for Julie Bauer - until her sister was murdered. It's been many years since that August night, but Julie's memories of Izzy's death still haunt her. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 332. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription on FFEP.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Mira Books
Edition
First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0004416
ISBN
9780778303640
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.99
€ 8.02

Paperback. Three women vie for success in this glossy bonkbuster set in the world of art houses and art forgery. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Export ed.
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340950814
ISBN
9780340950814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. When dying Jack Flynn decides he needs a bride, so that he can sire a son, his young wife Caitlin proves feistier than he anticipated. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782641353
ISBN
9781782641353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340898055
ISBN
9780340898055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Fifteen-year-old Alex doesn't just like ultra-violence - he also enjoys rape, drugs and Beethoven's ninth. He and his gang of droogs rampage through a dystopian future, hunting for terrible thrills. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138 176pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182605
ISBN
9780141182605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.64

Paperback. Katherine Mansfield's clear and perceptive short stories revolutionized the genre. This collection represents the whole range of her writing from short sharp studies to longer, richer tales, encompassing her three major volumes Bliss, The Garden Party and In a German Pension, along with fifteen unfinished stories published after her death. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141441818
ISBN
9780141441818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Offers a reflective and poignant story which tackles some difficult subjects - miscarriage, infertility and infidelity. This title is about letting go and moving on - with a little bit of help from beyond the grave. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781845025281
ISBN
9781845025281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

Paperback. Margherita's marriage is slowly falling apart. Getting pregnant after trying for so long may have been a fabulous surprise for her, but for her husband it was the last straw. When she needs him most, her husband is just not there for her or their children and she realises that they need time apart to figure out where their marriage is going. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781845029517
ISBN
9781845029517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabeth's England, awaits a visit from the Queen. Now, an ambassador in Costantinople, awakes to find that he is a woman. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
New
SKU
9781853262395
ISBN
9781853262395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.05

Paperback. It is 1999 and Russia is on the edge of total implosion. Social and moral order has collapsed and what small semblance of control there is, is being imposed by mafialike criminal gangs. While public opinion in the West is largely indifferent, the political analysts are less sanguine. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 108 x 34. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Corgi London
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552139915
ISBN
9780552139915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. In Pat Barker's Another World, the First World War casts its shadow down the generations. At 101 years old, Geordie, a proud Somme veteran, lingers painfully through the days before his death. His grandson Nick is anguished to see this once-resilient man haunted by the ghosts of the trenches and the horror surrounding his brother's death. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0000949
ISBN
9780140258981
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Set in contemporary Nairobi, this is at once a sharp-eyed dissection of white society in modern Kenya and the moving story of a young woman, Esme, struggling to make sense of her place in Africa, and her feelings for the two men she loves. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0000952
ISBN
9780099274698
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardcover. The second novel from the IMPAC-winning and Costa-shortlisted Kevin Barry Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 261 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398. First edition. Signed by the author on title page. Fine in fine dust wrapper, unread, as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate Books
Edition
Main
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0024761
ISBN
9781782116134
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 42.00

Paperback. Against the backdrop of Nazism, in a multi-racial Turkey giving sanctuary to many of Europe's fleeing Jews, a group of teenage friends struggles to understand events while reeling from (and relishing) the sexual and emotional discoveries of adolescence. This work is a spine-tinglingly erotic tale of love, courage and the forging of conscience. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Telegram Books
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590283
ISBN
9781846590283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. The stunning new novel from Bella Pollen Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0037757
ISBN
9780330412698
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Sheila O'Flanagan was a No. 1 Sunday Times paperback bestseller in the UK and a No. 1 Irish Times bestseller in Ireland with her most recent novel, SOMEONE SPECIAL. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KI20003421
ISBN
9780755343812
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the bestselling authors of GOODBYE, JIMMY CHOO comes a touching and bittersweet novel about one woman's attempt to let go of her worst fears - and live the life she's always dreamed of. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409117186
ISBN
9781409117186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

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