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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Cowan's beautifully drawn, multi award-winning first novel of love in the hostile climate of modern British society Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340824122
ISBN
9780340824122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. As a child, Luke's mother often tells him the story of the Dumb House, an experiment on newborn babies raised in silence, designed to test the innateness of language. As Luke grows up, his interest in language and the delicate balance of life and death leads to amateur dissections of small animals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870119
ISBN
9781784870119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. It is wartime London. Stella discovers that her lover Robert is suspected of selling information to the enemy. Harrison, the British intelligence agent on his trail, wants to bargain, the price for his silence being Stella herself. Caught between two men and unsure who she can trust, the flimsy structures of Stella's life begin to crumble. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099276463
ISBN
9780099276463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Frank and Leon are two men from different times, discovering that sometimes all you learn from your parents' mistakes is how to make different ones of your own. Frank is trying to escape his troubled past by running away to his family's beach shack. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099535836
ISBN
9780099535836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Cambridge University in 1937 is awash with ideas and idealists - to unworldly Joan it is dazzling. After a chance meeting with Russian-born Sonya and Leo, Joan is swept up in the glamour and energy of the duo, and finds herself growing closer and closer to them both. But allegiance is a slippery thing. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575733
ISBN
9780099575733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906964979
ISBN
9781906964979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. Poisoned by the bigotry and abuse she suffered in early life, she in turn infects those that surround her. The damage she does to all she loves is deeply disturbing, no-one is left unscarred. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176. 244 pages. Poisoned by the bigotry and abuse she suffered in early life, she in turn infects those that surround her. The damage she does to all she loves is deeply disturbing, no-one is left unscarred. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight: 208.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857869777
ISBN
9780857869777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. A sensitive and compassionate story of the strong bonds of friendship and family Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747252016
ISBN
9780747252016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. The short story is one of the most varied genres in American literature. This title brings together many of its finest examples from the early nineteenth century to the present. It contains a diverse cast of characters, including convicts, artists, farm labourers, slaves, soldiers and salesmen, witches and ghosts, families and lovers. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141194424
ISBN
9780141194424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970337
ISBN
9781907970337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. What's the worst thing that can happen to a man who has not one, not two, but three secret families on the go? He falls in love. A spectacular new work of imagination from one of Australia's finest writers. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760291129
ISBN
9781760291129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910400296
ISBN
9781910400296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Casting Off is a hilarious, poignant story of friendship, loyalty and sacrifice. It's a story about never giving up and how reaching out to strangers can completely change our lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 272 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785300578
ISBN
9781785300578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 319. Weight in Grams: 118. 149pp
Edition
2nd Edition
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
9781853711442
ISBN
9781853711442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 319. Weight in Grams: 118. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
2nd Edition
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
SKU
KAK0013155
ISBN
9781853711442
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Ex-libris with stamp and markings on half title page.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
2nd Edition
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
SKU
KTG0012178
ISBN
9781853711442
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155783
ISBN
9781903155783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590130193
ISBN
9781590130193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Features stories of families, feuds, enchantment, disenchantment and the manifold bonds of love. These stories are about the tension between country and city life, the instinct towards escape and nostalgia for home; and always in shimmering prose. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571282951
ISBN
9780571282951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Includes stories that deals with the self-discovery of adolescence, the joys and pains of love and the despair and guilt of those caught in a narrow existence. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099273776
ISBN
9780099273776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Hannah Buchan thinks herself ordinary. She is not the revolutionary child that her painter mother and famous radical father had hoped for. Raised in the creative chaos of 1960s America, Hannah vows to reject her parents' liberal lifestyle, and settles instead for typical family life in a nondescript corner of Maine. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 422. Clean copy in good condition
Edition
1st Arrow Book Edition
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KIN0005336
ISBN
9780099468295
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. These are stories about people who make choices that seem inevitable, whose longings and misgivings evoke eternal human experience. With her trademark compassion and wit, Hempel takes readers into the marriages, minor disasters and moments of revelation in an uneasy America. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847247322
ISBN
9781847247322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Jim Haskin is forty years old. He runs his own San Francisco ad firm, American Weather. AmWe's image is green and forward-looking: if your product is upcycled or hydro or vegan, they'll make you an ad. Behind the scenes, though, Jim supports the old captains of American industry; bleach, beer, guns. But all is not well. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 217.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542223
ISBN
9780099542223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. 'Luminously written .. page-turningly enjoyable, this is a profound novel about love from a highly regarded, Pulitzer-winning novelist' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007557691
ISBN
9780007557691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

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