Modern Fiction (post 1945)

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Lucy Crown

Lucy Crown

$25.00 AUD
Author: Irwin ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1956Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis novel delves into the complexities of love, loss, and personal transformation. It explores the lives...
The Children Of Mapu Street

The Children Of Mapu Street

$20.00 AUD
Author: Sarah Neshamit; translated from Hebrew by David SegalBinding: HardbackPublished: Jewish Publication Society, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAnother bracing novel about Jewish settlers pre-Holocaust, in this...
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

$15.00 AUD
Author: William D. BlankenshipBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis novel delves into the hidden, sinister forces that lurk beneath the surface of familial...
Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

$20.00 AUD
Author: Gerald Warner BraceBinding: HardbackPublished: W.W. Norton & Co, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsStory of a struggling family in the 1950s in New England.
A Man'S Estate

A Man'S Estate

$25.00 AUD
Author: Emyr HumphreysBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerSet against the backdrop of rural Wales, the story delves into the lives...
National Winner

National Winner

$20.00 AUD
Author: Emyr HumphreysBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book appears to be a political commentary, potentially a satire, given the caricatured faces on the...
First Papers

First Papers

$20.00 AUD
Author: Laura Z. HobsonBinding: HardbackPublished: A Random House Book, 1964Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: Previous ownerStefan and Alexandra Ivarin emigrated to America at the end of the...
The Hearing

The Hearing

$15.00 AUD
Author: John LescroartBinding: HardbackPublished: Dutton Adult, 2001Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn a legal showdown, a high-stakes trial unfolds, revealing hidden agendas and moral ambiguities. As...
Strangers and Brothers Omnibus: v.3

Strangers and Brothers Omnibus: v.3

$20.00 AUD
Author: C.P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book contains three complete and unabridged novels from the Strangers and Brothers series: Corridors of...
Four Plays

Four Plays

$30.00 AUD
Author: William IngeBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis collection features four of William Inge's most celebrated plays, each exploring themes of loneliness, longing, and...
Mr. Adam

Mr. Adam

$25.00 AUD
Author: Pat FrankBinding: HardbackPublished: J. B. Lippincott and Co, 1946Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerIn a world teetering on the brink of nuclear war, a mysterious phenomenon...
The Saddest Story

The Saddest Story

$20.00 AUD
Author: Arthur MizenerBinding: HardbackPublished: New American Library World, 1971Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the intricate layers of Ford Madox Ford's life,...
Beautiful Lofty People

Beautiful Lofty People

$20.00 AUD
Author: Helen BevingtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis collection features light, witty essays and verse focusing on literary and other...
Missus

Missus

$15.00 AUD
Author: Ruth ParkBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson , 1985Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsSet in the slums of Sydney, Australia, this novel introduces the Darcy family, Irish immigrants...
Justine

Justine

$15.00 AUD
Author: Lawrence DurrellBinding: HardbackPublished: FABER AND FABER, 1953Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerSet in pre-war Alexandria, the narrative delves into the complex relationships and hidden desires of...
The Conscience Of The Rich

The Conscience Of The Rich

$25.00 AUD
Author: C. P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book delves into the intricate lives of the wealthy, exploring their moral compass...
The Top Of The Hill

The Top Of The Hill

$15.00 AUD
Author: Irwin ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson , 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis novel delves into the life of a man who seemingly has it all:...
Beggar Man, Thief

Beggar Man, Thief

$15.00 AUD
Author: Irwin ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis novel continues the saga of the Jordache family, picking up where "Rich Man, Poor...
Parachutes & Kisses

Parachutes & Kisses

$15.00 AUD
Author: Erica JongBinding: HardbackPublished: Granada, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book serves as the sequel to "Fear of Flying", continuing the exploration of Isadora Wing's life....
The Middle Ground

The Middle Ground

$15.00 AUD
Author: Margaret DrabbleBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis novel delves into the lives of its characters as they navigate the complexities of modern life....
The Missing Years

The Missing Years

$40.00 AUD
Author: Doris SchwerinBinding: HardbackPublished: Piatkus, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel delves into the complexities of relationships and personal growth, set against the backdrop of a...
Desperadoes

Desperadoes

$38.50 AUD$15.00 AUD
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Bodies: The 'It Girl' Book of the Year

Bodies: The 'It Girl' Book of the Year

$49.99 AUD$42.49 AUD
??? SHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE O'BRIEN AWARD ??? You were everything I ever wanted. Johnny was my first. I was seventeen and I was only brave enough to talk to...
The Silly Side of Sherlock Holmes: A Brand New Adventure Using a Bunch of Old Pictures

The Silly Side of Sherlock Holmes: A Brand New Adventure Using a Bunch of Old Pictures

$19.95 AUD$10.00 AUD
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Squirrel Do Bad: Trubble Town #1

Squirrel Do Bad: Trubble Town #1

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A River in the Trees

A River in the Trees

$39.99 AUD$17.50 AUD
Two women. Two stories. One hundred years of secrets. A sweeping novel of love, loss, family and history for readers who love Maggie O'Farrell, John Boyne and Donal Ryan 'Thrilling,...
Daughter of Mine: the spine-tingling small town psychological

Daughter of Mine: the spine-tingling small town psychological

$49.99 AUD$42.49 AUD
Sometimes the darkest secrets are buried the deepest . . . When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake's longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she's warily drawn back...
Ghosts: The Voices Book 4

Ghosts: The Voices Book 4

$49.99 AUD$42.49 AUD
'Of a piece with Stephen King's The Stand ' INDEPENDENT 'Sharp... and gripping' SCIFINOW 'Compelling, suspenseful and altogether extraordinary' LEE CHILD The heart-stopping conclusion to the highly acclaimed Voices series,...
Gender Theory: 'A blazing new voice in Scottish fiction'

Gender Theory: 'A blazing new voice in Scottish fiction'

$49.99 AUD$42.49 AUD
'An incredible debut from a blazing new voice in Scottish fiction' Image 'Beautifully captures the pain of growing into yourself, and the intensity of all-consuming female friendship' ROSE WILDING 'I...
Flappy Investigates

Flappy Investigates

$45.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Flappy returns in the fabulously fun follow-up to Flappy Entertains from bestselling author Santa Montefiore, and this time something is amiss in the village of Badley Compton . . ....
Mrs Gulliver

Mrs Gulliver

$39.99 AUD$33.99 AUD
'Irresistible - a funny, sexy romp that's also smart, even wise' Kirkus starred review ' Pure elegance, subtlety and wit. A triumph of a novel' - Francesca Segal, author of...
God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer: A Novel

God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer: A Novel

$49.99 AUD$42.49 AUD
ONE OF THE MILLIONS' MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024 "This is an astonishingly accomplished novel...Just stunning." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Magnificent" - Publisher's Weekly, starred review After a deployment...
Big Girl, Small Town: Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award

Big Girl, Small Town: Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award

$45.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE ' Milkman meets Derry Girls...
Our Friends in Beijing

Our Friends in Beijing

$49.99 AUD$42.49 AUD
OLD FRIENDS, NEW ENEMIES Jon Swift is in trouble again. His journalism career is in freefall. He is too old to be part of the new world order and he...
Who is Maud Dixon?: a wickedly twisty thriller with a character you'll never forget

Who is Maud Dixon?: a wickedly twisty thriller with a character you'll never forget

$49.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
'Clever, cunning, and diabolical in the best possible way. Anyone longing for a good old-fashioned thrill need look no further' Ann Patchett Celebrated, bestselling, elusive...who is Maud Dixon? Florence Darrow...
The Portrait of a Mirror: A Novel

The Portrait of a Mirror: A Novel

$39.99 AUD$33.99 AUD
Wes and Diana are the kind of privileged, well-educated, self-involved New Yorkers you may not want to like but can't help wanting to like you. With his boyish good looks,...
The Christmas Spirit: the most heart-warming festive romance to get cosy with this winter, from the New York Times bestseller

The Christmas Spirit: the most heart-warming festive romance to get cosy with this winter, from the New York Times bestseller

$55.00 AUD$17.50 AUD
The brand new festive romance from Debbie Macomber, the #1 New York Times bestselling author and the queen of Christmas fiction! Will they find their happy-ever-after this Christmas? Peter and...
Primal Mirror: Book 8

Primal Mirror: Book 8

$55.00 AUD$46.75 AUD
Daughter of two ruthless high-gradient telepaths, Auden Scott is not the child her Psy parents wanted or expected, even before her brain injury. Her thoughts are scattered, her memories fuzzy-or...
Shy Creatures: From the author of bestselling sensation Small Pleasures

Shy Creatures: From the author of bestselling sensation Small Pleasures

$55.00 AUD$46.75 AUD
'A magnificent novel. I loved it to its bones' EMMA STONEX 'Completely absorbing' LISSA EVANS 'A lively, funny, forgiving novel' PATRICK GALE 'A rich and tender story of kindness and...
In Her Place: a gripping suspense for book clubs, from the award-winning author

In Her Place: a gripping suspense for book clubs, from the award-winning author

$55.00 AUD$46.75 AUD
From the #1 bestselling author of Breaking Point and winner of Crime Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards, November 2022. 'Edel Coffey is like an...
Here Again Now: 'Written in exquisite prose and told with compassion and tenderness' Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half

Here Again Now: 'Written in exquisite prose and told with compassion and tenderness' Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half

$49.99 AUD$42.49 AUD
'A beautiful exploration of grief and family, written in exquisite prose and told with compassion and tenderness.' Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half 'Tender and honest, pulsing with love....
Rinsing Mukami's Soul

Rinsing Mukami's Soul

$49.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
An incisive novel laying bare the contradictory societal response to gender, sex and redemption. Rinsing Mukami's Soul looks at revenge as a powerful tool for reclamation when young Mukami's carefully...
The Memory of Animals

The Memory of Animals

$49.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
From the Costa-Winning, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Unsettled Ground- a gripping, haunting novel about memory, love and survival, for readers of Never Let me Go and Leave the World Behind...
Small Worlds

Small Worlds

$32.99 AUD$28.04 AUD
An exhilarating and expansive new novel about fathers and sons, faith and friendship from Caleb Azumah Nelson, the no.1 bestselling, award-winning author of Open Water The one thing that can...
The Face of Eve

The Face of Eve

$45.00 AUD$12.00 AUD
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The Boy I Love

The Boy I Love

$15.00 AUD
A superb evocation of theatre life from a naturally gifted storyteller, the beloved Lynda Bellingham. It is the summer of '82 as Sally Thomas prepares to leave her job at...
Ten Days in the Hills

Ten Days in the Hills

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Judy Moody Gets Famous

Judy Moody Gets Famous

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