Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. A novel about a character from Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Color Purple". This is Tashi's story, a shattering account of a young African woman whose decision to go through the female initiation ceremony has terrible consequences. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0007752
- ISBN
- 9780099224112
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A compulsive and haunting tale of the passion, betrayal, sensuality and ambiguity at the heart of shifting metropolitan lives Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KKD0007779
- ISBN
- 9780747268178
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Contains stories that show us truants, seducers, gossips, rally-drivers, generous hostesses, corrupt politicians, failing priests, amateur theologians, struggling musicians, moony adolescents, victims of domestic brutishness, sentimental aunts and poets, patriots earnest or cynical, and people striving to get by. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 132. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Wordsworth
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KKD0007877
- ISBN
- 9781853260483
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Raphael Lipkin hears voices and talks to ghosts. Spending the summer at Mountain Clinic, a New York psychiatric hospital, he is not a patient but rather a visiting professional with a secret, highly personal quest. A Holocaust survivor who has painstakingly rebuilt his life, he has watched, horrified and helpless, as it all started coming apart. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963678
- ISBN
- 9780241963678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A funny, haunting portrait of an offbeat family in this episodic novel by the mutiple-awardwinning author of The Outlander Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408811467
- ISBN
- 9781408811467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.31
€ 10.99
€ 9.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Drag City United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780965618373
- ISBN
- 9780965618373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.44
€ 23.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593760106
- ISBN
- 9781593760106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.86
€ 19.00
€ 16.86
Paperback. A collection of stories, set in the mid-West among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099530329
- ISBN
- 9780099530329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Jonathan Pine is merely the night manager at a luxury hotel. But when a single attempt to pass on information to the British authorities about an international businessman at the hotel with suspicious dealings - backfires terribly, and people close to Pine begin to die. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141393018
- ISBN
- 9780141393018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. One of the most impressive accounts of madness to be found in literature .. A masterpiece' Anita Brookner Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844084616
- ISBN
- 9781844084616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. Ellie's heart was broken when her lovely husband passed away. Will she ever be truly happy again? Find out in this engaging romantic novel from bestselling author Jill Mansell. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755355815
- ISBN
- 9780755355815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
paperback. The Rabbitte family, motley bunch of loveable ne'er-do-wells whose everyday purgatory is rich with hangovers, dogshit and dirty dishes. When the older sister announces her pregnancy, the family are forced to rally together and discover the strangeness of intimacy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164. 216pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Gift Inscription on Fep, Cover Torn
- SKU
- 9780749391256
- ISBN
- 9780749391256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.12
€ 6.12
Paperback. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a vivid portrait of life and death in a turn-of-the-century American meat-packing factory. A grim indictment that led to government regulations of the food industry, The Jungle is Sinclair's extraordinary contribution to literature and social reform. Series: Prairie State Book. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 991. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252014802
- ISBN
- 9780252014802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.79
€ 29.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Africa Research & Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865433199
- ISBN
- 9780865433199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.46
€ 19.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 193 x 34. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408831007
- ISBN
- 9781408831007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.64
€ 11.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408852057
- ISBN
- 9781408852057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.38
€ 14.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. A wickedly funny and wonderfully deranged literary debut introducing a brilliant new voice in contemporary Irish fiction Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780743592
- ISBN
- 9781780743592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.08
€ 10.99
€ 10.08
Paperback. In Sheila O'Flanagan's unputdownable bestseller BETTER TOGETHER, Sheridan discovers a secret that could transform her life - but revealing it could hurt those she loves. What would YOU do? Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 346. In Sheila O'Flanagan's unputdownable bestseller BETTER TOGETHER, Sheridan discovers a secret that could transform her life - but revealing it could hurt those she loves. What would YOU do? Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 346. Good, clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0006650
- ISBN
- 9781472206619
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 161 x 298 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Galaxy Press
- Edition
- First Edition, New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592129577
- ISBN
- 9781592129577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.06
€ 32.99
€ 22.06
Paperback. A collection of Canadian short stories. The book includes works by Alastair Macleod, Gabrielle Roy, Wallace Stegner, George Bowering, Margaret Atwood, Sinclair Ross, Alice French, Mordecai Richler, Audrey Thomas, Sean Virgo, Sandra Birdsell, Elizabeth Smart, Alice Munro and many others. Editor(s): Ondaatje, Michael. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008408
- ISBN
- 9780571142767
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A short, gripping suspense novel in which an elderly aristocrat becomes obsessed with a young girl. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 154. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008410
- ISBN
- 9781849162609
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. 'Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard. I am a lover of America..' So speaks the mysterious stranger at a Lahore cafe. In this title, this speaker of immaculate English tells you his story, of how he embraced the Western dream - and a Western woman - and how both betrayed him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008454
- ISBN
- 9780141029542
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Written by one of the all-time greats of Scottish literature, this work is a trilogy of novels: "Sunset Song" (1932), "Cloud Howe" (1933) and "Grey Granite" (1934). At each book's core is the heroine Chris Guthrie, as she grows from a child into adulthood through the Great War to the development of communism in the 1920s. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Polygon
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008456
- ISBN
- 9781904598824
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. The Uncommon Reader is none other than HM the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray into a mobile library parked at Buckingham Palace. She reads widely and intelligently. Her reading naturally changes her world view and her relationship with people such as the oleaginous prime minister and his repellent advisers. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 215. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KKD0008952
- ISBN
- 9781846680496
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95