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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

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

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 This anthology presents five previously unpublished stories by Raymond Carver, in addition to five early stories, part of an unfinished novel, and all his non-fiction prose.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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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