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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A tale of murder, loss and romance in the mist of Niagara Falls: it is the crowning achievement of Joyce Carol Oates's career to date. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
1st HarperPerennial Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007196746
ISBN
9780007196746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. A collection of short stories that examines the lives and experiences of mixed-blood and metis people in modern America. Series: Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226340
ISBN
9780803226340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.04

Paperback. From wartime Bletchley to a modern day Suffolk village, a gorgeous tale of friendship and love from the Sunday Times bestselling author of SUMMER AT THE LAKE. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409146131
ISBN
9781409146131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Presents a narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Tracking one man's descent into the Kafkaesque underworld of contemporary Tokyo, this title unites East and West, tragedy and farce, compassion and detachment, slang and philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FA; FM; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099448785
ISBN
9780099448785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. 'They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much.' Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260. 339pp. Bailiúchán den Alt Rialta "Ceart nó Mícheart a scríobh Seán Ó Ruadhain agus a d'fhoilsiogh I bFeasta idir 1960-65
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780006550686
ISBN
9780006550686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.57

Hardcover. A global phenomenon, The Alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers, topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide. Now this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of Paulo Coelho will want to treasure forever. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 120 x 27. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
9780008144227
ISBN
9780008144227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.24

Paperback. Set in (what was then) Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh, telling the story of the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of Gustad Noble, an ordinary man, and his family. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230570
ISBN
9780571230570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Features ten stories that depicts the underside of life, deep in the American South. This book is about the weaknesses and follies of humanity, about the operation of grace in our lives and about the necessity of humility. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571322855
ISBN
9780571322855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. The Irish troubles rage, but up at the 'Big House', tennis parties, dances and flirtations with the English officers continue, undisturbed by the ambushes, arrests and burning country beyond the gates. Faint vibrations of discord reach the young girl Lois, who is straining for her own freedom. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
Edition
Promotion Copy
SKU
9780099276470
ISBN
9780099276470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. 'a sad and splendid book' New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141022826
ISBN
9780141022826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.81

Paperback. Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to his studies and keen to make friends. Forty years later, Odran's devotion has been challenged by the revelations that have shattered the Irish people's faith in the church. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552778435
ISBN
9780552778435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. An old man looks into the eyes of a burglar left to guard him while his brother is beaten; an Irish priest in a war-torn Syrian town teaches its men the art of hurling; a squad of broken friends assemble to take revenge on a rapist; a young man sets off on his morning run, reflecting on the ruins of his relationship, but all is not as it seems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784160241
ISBN
9781784160241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.24

Paperback. It was Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power - Cicero is consul; Caesar, his ruthless young rival; Pompey, the republic's greatest general; Crassus, its richest man; Cato, a political fanatic; Catilina, a psychopath; and, Clodius, an ambitious playboy. Series: Cicero Trilogy. Num Pages: 464 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099406327
ISBN
9780099406327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Cassandra Mortmain lives with her impoverished family in a crumbling castle. Her journal records her life with her bored sister Rose, her stepmother Topaz, her little brother Thomas and her novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer's block. However, all their lives are turned upside down when American heirs to castle arrive. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
New Edition
SKU
9780099460879
ISBN
9780099460879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it is to announce that she will be married soon to the stern and volatile landowner Esteban Trueba. Series: Vintage Magic. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099528562
ISBN
9780099528562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.27

Paperback. Finally given the heave-ho by Pandora, Adrian Mole finds himself in the unenviable situation of living with the love-of-his-life as she goes about shacking up with other men. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Re-issue
SKU
9780141046457
ISBN
9780141046457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.61

Paperback. One of the first things ninety-two-year-old Marian Leatherby overhears when she is given an ornate hearing trumpet is her family plotting to commit her to an institution. Soon, she finds herself trapped in a sinister retirement home, where the elderly must inhabit buildings shaped like igloos and birthday cakes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141187990
ISBN
9780141187990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. In 1939, five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England on a Kindertransport and placed with foster parents. This childless couple promptly erase from the boy all knowledge of his identity and he grows up ignorant of his past. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241951804
ISBN
9780241951804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. A Russian woman named Lara arrives in Afghanistan at the house of Marcus Caldwell, an Englishman and widower living in the shadow of the Tora Bora mountains. Marcus' daughter, Zameen, may have known Lara's brother, a Soviet soldier who disappeared in the area many years previously. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352 436pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571238804
ISBN
9780571238804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Jack Reacher, alone, strolling nowhere. A Chicago street in bright sunshine. A young woman, struggling on crutches. He offers her a steadying arm. And turns to see a handgun aimed at his stomach. Chained in a dark van racing across America, Reacher doesn't know why they've been kidnapped. The woman claims to be FBI. She's certainly tough enough. Series: Jack Reacher. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780857500052
ISBN
9780857500052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

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