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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Often imitated but never bettered, it is in Marlowe's long shadow that every fictional detective must stand - and under the influence of Raymond Chandler's addictive prose that every crime author must write. Marlowe's entanglement with the Sternwood family - and an attendant cast of colourful underworld figures. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141182612
ISBN
9780141182612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. A story set in the mid-19th century, when moves to abolish slavery are at their height, and one man's world of love turns to violence when his daughter dies at the hands of her mother. From the author of EN-GENDERING and NOBEL SPEECH. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099273936
ISBN
9780099273936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.38

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583638
ISBN
9781905583638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.91

paperback. A young boy's flights of fancy triumph over family tragedy Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 3226 x 9. Weight in Grams: 137.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press (IPS) United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223432
ISBN
9780253223432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Daniel Brennan, approaching the premature end of his life, retreats to a room in his brother's suburban house. To divert himself and to entertain Ellen, his carer, he writes the journal that is Telescope, blurring truth, gossip and fiction in vignettes of his own life and the lives of those close to him. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sort of Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956308627
ISBN
9780956308627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.73

Hardcover. 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baen
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451638103
ISBN
9781451638103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.03

Paperback. His third novel, Jacques Stephen Alexis brings his powerful characterization and political consciousness to the age-old question of whether a prostitute can leave "the life" to find her own identity and true love. La Nina Estrelita is plying her trade during Holy Week, 1949 in Port-au-Prince. Translator(s): Danticat, Edwidge; Coates, Carrol F. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921396
ISBN
9780813921396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.82

Paperback. At the heart of this story are two elderly Argentine sisters, Luci and Nidia, living in self-imposed exile in Rio. Together they share a life of gossip, but through their conversations the author reveals the violent lives of their neighbours. By the author of "Kiss of the Spider Woman". Translator(s): Levine, Suzanne Jill. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. . Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0003834
ISBN
9780571168408
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTG0003632
ISBN
9780007580491
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 21 x 154 x 235. Weight in Grams: 382. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Good
Publication date
2007
SKU
KIN0007833
ISBN
9780340924471
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Telling the story of life, love, and the demands of marriage and motherhood, the author gives readers a portrait of one woman's struggle to adapt to the complexity of life in modern Iran. She demystifies contemporary Iran by taking readers beyond the stereotypes and into the lives of individuals. Translator(s): Kousha, Mahnaz; Jewell, Nasrin. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609445
ISBN
9780815609445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. When Zoe Harper wins a coveted place in a televised cookery competition, she can't wait to put her cooking skills to the test. Add a very desirable judge. But as the competition heats up, she realises she's developing an inconvenient crush on one of the judges, the truly delicious Gideon Irving. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539179
ISBN
9780099539179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686030
ISBN
9781563686030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

paperback. Translator(s): Winston, Professor Richard; Winston, Clara. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781400077557
ISBN
9781400077557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.89

Paperback. She was a daughter, a wife, a mother. She was my friend. But what secrets did Eloise take to her grave? Compulsively-readable and haunting, this is the debut novel from Book Club champion, Judy Finnigan. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 342. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0011325
ISBN
9780751548600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the Booker-nominated author of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things and So Many Ways to Begin A TV Book Club selection Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781408809471
ISBN
9781408809471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594930928
ISBN
9781594930928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. A bittersweet tale of grief and renewal - the exhilarating debut of an exceptionally gifted young writer Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839539
ISBN
9780340839539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback / so. Editor(s): McBride, Rita; Licht, Matthew. Series: Ways Books. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 116 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551521732
ISBN
9781551521732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. Annie has a secret. But if she's not going to tell, we won't either. It's a heart-breaking secret she wishes she didn't have - yet Annie isn't broken, not quite yet. Especially now there's someone out there who seems determined to fix her. Kate has run away. But she's not going to tell us why - that would defeat the point of running, wouldn't it? Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9781405911603
ISBN
9781405911603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Translator(s): Dobel, Hilary Vaughn. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Open Letter
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953342
ISBN
9781940953342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.30

paperback. From one of the world's best loved storytellers, the trilogy that began with City of the Beasts comes to a thrilling climax. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240. Good copy showing light age and wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperPerennial London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025980
ISBN
9780007199648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Is it possible to forgive and forget? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0014025
ISBN
9781444743203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Meigs, Mary. Translator(s): Coltman, Derek. Series: Exile Classics. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Exile Editions
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550961188
ISBN
9781550961188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.39

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