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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. A story of a lifelong friendship between two women from vastly different backgrounds - Wynema Harjo, a Muscogee Indian, and Genevieve Weir, a Methodist teacher from a genteel Southern family. Both are firm believers in women's rights and Indian reform; both struggle to overcome prejudice and correct injustices between sexes and races. Editor(s): Ruoff, A. Lavonne Brown. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263789
ISBN
9780803263789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564782816
ISBN
9781564782816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.30

Paperback. A harrowing and hypnotic novel from the author of Gate of the Sun. Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906694814
ISBN
9781906694814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.30

Paperback. Series: Brides of Montclair. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310669913
ISBN
9780310669913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.66

Paperback. Victorian London is in the grip of a wave of crime and murder, with its citizens no longer able to trust the police to protect them. The newly formed Murder Squad of Scotland Yard, made up of just twelve detectives, battles in vain against the tide of violence and cruelty. Series: Scotland Yard Murder Squad. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958919
ISBN
9780241958919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. A sequel to The Dove Flyer A love story A good read Full of the flavours and colours of the Middle East Translator(s): Lotan, Yael. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 33. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Halban Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905559237
ISBN
9781905559237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. This story unfolds through the eyes of 13-year-old Yates Paul. He becomes consumed with revelations about his father's loneliness, his grandmother's stormy relationship with his alcoholic uncle,and the frustration of being the best photography assistant in town when no one else knows it. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
Rep Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190358
ISBN
9780813190358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

paperback. A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS is the much anticipated and utterly beguiling new novel from Sarah Winman, author of the international bestseller WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Tinder Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755390939
ISBN
9780755390939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Ricardo Reis was a pseudonym created by Fernando Pessoa, the great Portugese poet. Six weeks, after Pessoa's death, Ricardo Reis returns to Lisbon to take up residence in a hotel,wander the streets, read the newspapers and muse on love, destiny, politics, life and death with his old friend. Translator(s): Pontiero, Giovanni. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781860465024
ISBN
9781860465024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910400371
ISBN
9781910400371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Zahra has just returned to her hometown after being divorced by her husband for being too traditional and unable to keep up with his modern way of life. Having devoted herself to the creation of independent Morocco, she had expected to share the fruits of independence with him, but instead she finds herself cast out into a strange world. Translator(s): Parmenter, Barbara McKean. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
125
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292721722
ISBN
9780292721722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345534514
ISBN
9780345534514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

paperback. A lost classic that is ripe for rediscovery. This moving coming-of-age story, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1939, has been out of print for decades. It is an incredible novel that will be cherished by all ages. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349008233
ISBN
9780349008233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. A dark, sexy thriller from the author of Sex Education Num Pages: 192 pages, plan. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Edition
Illustrated edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC LONDON
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747574187
ISBN
9780747574187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.43

Paperback. Novelists have noticed that contemporary reality keeps outdoing their imaginations. Yet there is still the obligation to attempt a reading of the present and the very near future. This work serves as an example of how the novel, or more particularly the comic novel, can respond to this transformation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099267591
ISBN
9780099267591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306. 272 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 306.
Publisher
Langton & Wood
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955506710
ISBN
9780955506710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. First published in 1892, this perfect novel portrays with chilling power the powerlessness of women within Victorian marriage. Series: Virago Modern Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 5. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860682011
ISBN
9780860682011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553213751
ISBN
9780553213751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.51

Paperback. Wesley Erks, itinerant machinist and adventurer, takes a hefty fee for smuggling a group of illegal Chinese immigrants ('yellowfish') from Vancouver, BC, to San Francisco in the 1970s. This title tells the story of the perilous and suspenseful journey of these five men, filled with colourful fictional and historical characters. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988450
ISBN
9780295988450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.89

Paperback. Translator(s): Osers, Ewald. Series: Phoenix fiction series. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043906
ISBN
9780226043906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.15

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