Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Ireland, 1971, John Egan is a misfit, 'a twelve year old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant who insists on the ridiculous truth'. With an obsession for the "Guinness Book of Records" and faith in his ability to detect when adults are lying, John remains hopeful despite the unfortunate cards life deals him. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KRF0037736
- ISBN
- 9781841959061
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Plumberry School of Comfort Food is due to open in a few weeks' time and needs the kind of great ideas that only Verity could cook up. But when tragedy strikes at the very heart of the cookery school, can Verity find the magic ingredient for Plumberry while still writing her own recipe for happiness? Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552172080
- ISBN
- 9780552172080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. This anthology presents five previously unpublished stories by Raymond Carver, in addition to five early stories, part of an unfinished novel, and all his non-fiction prose. The works are introduced by his partner. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860468469
- ISBN
- 9781860468469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. PARIS MON AMOUR is a sensual novel about inescapable desire and devastating betrayals. It is the story of one woman and two men, and what happens when there is no way out. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Literary Sofa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780995724204
- ISBN
- 9780995724204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Bertha Ley comes of age, inherits her father's money and promptly marries a handsome, calm and unimaginative man. Bertha is wildly in love with Edward and believes she can be happy playing the role of a dutiful wife in their country home. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099288800
- ISBN
- 9780099288800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A funny, honest and often moving look at the role of a weekend wife, with all the obstacles and secrets that come with it.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473630277
- ISBN
- 9781473630277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 5.36
€ 18.99
€ 5.36
Paperback. Winner of the South East Asia and South Pacific Region Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2003 Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444706581
- ISBN
- 9781444706581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509836604
- ISBN
- 9781509836604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
€ 15.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A collection of short stories, including "Heavy Water"; "Straight Fiction"; "Career Moves"; "The Janitor on Mars"; "Let Me Count the Times"; and others. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books USA
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099272663
- ISBN
- 9780099272663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In a vase in a closet, a couple of years after his father died in 9/11, nine-year-old Oskar discovers a key.. The key belonged to his father, he's sure of that. But which of New York's 162 million locks does it open? Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141012698
- ISBN
- 9780141012698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. As Cairo shrugs off the final vestiges of colonialism, Ahmad Al Jawad has lost his power and surveys the world from a latticed balcony. Unable to control his family's destiny, he watches helplessly as his dynasty and the traditions he holds dear disintegrate before his eyes. But through Ahamd's three grandsons we see modern how Egypt takes shape. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552995825
- ISBN
- 9780552995825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. "This book was originally published in 2011 by Emergency Press"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062322838
- ISBN
- 9780062322838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.07
€ 16.07
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 160 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091954444
- ISBN
- 9780091954444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.00
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Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780375759239
- ISBN
- 9780375759239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.86
€ 7.99
€ 7.86
Paperback. When Vic Wilcox (MD of Pringle's engineering works) meets English lecturer Dr Robyn Penrose, sparks fly as their lifestyles and ideologies collide head on. What, after all, are they supposed to learn from each other? But in time both parties make some surprising discoveries about each other's worlds - and about themselves. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554189
- ISBN
- 9780099554189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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€ 11.02
Paperback. The beguiling story of a man, a woman and a nasty crime, from 'the hottest thriller writer in the US' [Time]. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822456
- ISBN
- 9780753822456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. A welcome re-issue of Nigel William's modern classic of comic writing. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472106766
- ISBN
- 9781472106766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Williams, Contributor Paul (University of Bristol). Series: Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556436598
- ISBN
- 9781556436598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.73
€ 36.99
€ 30.73
paperback. When the Visigoths sack his city, Marius is there; with the resurgence of the glory of Rome, he is there, still searching for his lost love Pandora. So prevalent is Marius that it is he who gives the dark gift to the illustrious vampire Armand. Series: The Vampire Chronicles. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 48. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099548157
- ISBN
- 9780099548157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Janet unexpectedly inherits a house from her mother, who in fact lived long into Janet's adulthood in an old stone cottage at the sea's edge. Tom was raised by his mother, and now he hides away in an old stone cottage at the sea's edge, waiting for a woman he knows will come. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571227600
- ISBN
- 9780571227600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20