Modern Fiction

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  • Cover scan of The 18th Pale Descendant
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    The 18th Pale Descendant - William Muir - Paperback
    When a young girl is found raped and murdered, justice must be served, and Riley is called upon to play his civic role. This taut psychological tale explores moral irresponsibility and the wider implications of the death penalty.
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    1933 Was A Bad Year - John Fante - Paperback
    Dominic yearns to fulfil his dreams of becoming a sports hero. He struggles against the wishes of his parents who want him to go into the family business. 1933 Was A Bad Year is a story of class and an individual's struggle during hard times in America.
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    1982, Janine - Alasdair Gray - Paperback
    A book about power and powerlessness, men and women, masters and servants, small countries and big countries and an exploration of the politics of pornography. A portrait of male need and inadequacy as explored via the lonely sexual fantasies of Jock McLeish, failed husband, lover and businessman.
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    The 2 1/2 Pillars Of Wisdom - Alexander McCall Smith - Paperback
    Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld inhabits the rarefied world of the Institute of Romance Philosophy at Regensburg, a world he shares with his colleagues, Professors Florianus Prinzel and Detlev Amadeus Unterholzer. Their unlikely adventures are described in these three novels.
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    Ùpraid: Air Eadar-Theangachadh Le Beathag Mhoireasdan - Éilís Ní Dhuibhne - Paperback
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    44 Scotland Street - Alexander McCall Smith - Paperback
    The story revolves around the comings and goings at No. 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh. With its multiple-occupancy flats, Scotland Street is an interesting corner of the New Town, verging on the Bohemian, where haute bourgeoisie rub shoulders with students and the more colourful members of the intelligentsia.
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    44 Scotland Street - Alexander McCall Smith - Hardback
    The story revolves around the comings and goings at No. 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh. With its multiple-occupancy flats, Scotland Street is an interesting corner of the New Town, verging on the Bohemian, where haute bourgeoisie rub shoulders with students and the more colourful members of the intelligentsia.
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    69 Things To Do With A Dead Princess - Stewart Home - Paperback
    Anna has a taste for perverse sex involving an older man and a ventriloquist's dummy. Her sex life revolves around the stone circles in Aberdeen. The grandeur of the stones provides a backdrop against which she can act out her psychodramas.
  • Cover scan of An Abridged History Of The Construction Of The Railway Line Between Garve, Ullapool And Lochinver; And Other Pertinent Matters; Being The Professional Journal And Regular Chronicle Of Alexander Auchmuty Seth Kininmonth
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    An Abridged History Of The Construction Of The Railway Line Between Garve, Ullapool And Lochinver; And Other Pertinent Matters; Being The Professional Journal And Regular Chronicle Of Alexander Auchmuty Seth Kininmonth - Andrew Drummond - Paperback
    1893 - Alexander Auchmuty Kininmonth, optimistic railway engineer, works on the construction of a railway line between Garve and Lochinver, expecting that the railway will both transform the economy of that lonely corner of Scotland and bring him riches and personal comfort.
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    The Accidental - Ali Smith - Paperback
    'The Accidental' is the follow-up novel to 'Hotel World', which was shortlisted for the Booker and Orange prizes in 2002. Ali Smith's other novels include 'Free Love', 'Like', 'Other Stories and Other Stories' and 'The Whole Story and Other Stories'.

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