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In this urgent and deeply moving novel, faulks deals with questions of empire, grievance and identityoxfam bookshop hampstead paris echo by sebastian faulks - signed here is paris as you have never seen it before - a city in which every building seems to hold the echo of an unacknowledged past, the shadows of vichy and algeriafor him in his innocence, each boulevard, métro station and street corner is a source of surprisesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehannah listens to the extraordinary witness of women who were present under the german occupation; in her desire to understand their lives, and through them her own, she finds a city bursting with clues and connectionsout in the migrant suburbs, tariq is searching for a mother he barely knewamerican postdoctoral researcher hannah and runaway moroccan teenager tariq have little in common, yet both are susceptible to the daylight ghosts of paris' the book is in good condition, though slightly fadedwith great originality and a dark humour, paris echo asks how much we really need to know if we are to live a valuable lifeit is signed by the author in black ball point pen on the title page
15 €
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As the concerns of the old century fade and the first world war divides europe, the novel rises to a climax in which the value of what it means to be alive seems to hang in the balancethey are united by an ambition to understand how the mind works and whether madness is the price we pay for being humansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned professor charcot in paris; from the heights of the sierra madre in california to the plains of unexplored africa thomas's sister sonia becomes the pivotal figure in the volatile relationship between the two men, which threatens to explode with the arrival in their austrian sanatorium of an enigmatic patient, fraulein katharina von a, whose illness epitomises all that divides themjacques rebire and thomas midwinter, both sixteen when the story starts in , come from different countries and contrasting familiestheir search is made urgent by the case of jacques's brother olivier, for whose severe illness no name has yet been foundoxfam bookshop knutsford "human traces" explores the question of what kind of beings men and women really arethis is sebastian faulks's most ambitious novel yet, with scenes of emotional power recalling his most celebrated work, yet set here on an even larger scale
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As the concerns of the old century fade and the first world war divides europe, the novel rises to a climax in which the value of what it means to be alive seems to hang in the balancethey are united by an ambition to understand how the mind works and whether madness is the price we pay for being humansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned professor charcot in paris; from the heights of the sierra madre in california to the plains of unexplored africa"human traces" explores the question of what kind of beings men and women really areoxfam bookshop raeburn place signed 1st edition, with dedication on title page - very good conditionjacques rebire and thomas midwinter, both sixteen when the story starts in , come from different countries and contrasting familiestheir search is made urgent by the case of jacques's brother olivier, for whose severe illness no name has yet been foundthomas's sister sonia becomes the pivotal figure in the volatile relationship between the two men, which threatens to explode with the arrival in their austrian sanatorium of an enigmatic patient, fraulein katharina von a, whose illness epitomises all that divides themthis is sebastian faulks's most ambitious novel yet, with scenes of emotional power recalling his most celebrated work, yet set here on an even larger scale
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9 €
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A faulks shavings forkcollection from wetwang pleaseonly selling as we have two others shavings forks so this one is surplus to requirementshas a purple wooden handle with a rubber gripin good condition and great quality
15 €
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Susie faulks bag made in england from from gloss oilcloth material33cms x 26cms x 9cmsbeautiful original design with zipped top, zipped external and internal pocketsperfect condition with original tag
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faulks captures perfectly both the tone and the spirit of wodehouse's originalsoxfam books & music durham a gloriously witty novel from sebastian faulks using p' matthew dennison, the spectator see oxfam website for delivery information read morelove, as so often, is at the root of the confusionbertie, you see, has met georgiana on the côte d'azurhowever, georgiana is the ward of sir henry hackwood and, in order to maintain his beloved melbury hall, the impoverished sir henry has struck a deal that would see georgiana becoming mrs rupert venablesmeanwhile, peregrine 'woody' beeching, one of bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancée amelia, sir henry's tennis-mad daughteron this occasion, however, it is jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while bertie finds himself below stairs - and he doesn't care for it at allbertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to jeeves, his gentleman's personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressedthis is a pitch-perfect undertaking: proof, almost a century after his debut, that jeeves may not be so inimitable after allbut why would this necessitate bertie having to pass himself off as a servant when he has never so much as made a cup of tea? could it be that the ever-loyal, spinoza-loving jeeves has an ulterior motive?evoking the sunlit days of a time gone by, jeeves and the wedding bells is a delightfully witty story of mistaken identity, a midsummer village festival, a cricket match and love triumphantwodehouse's much-loved characters, jeeves and wooster, fully authorised by the wodehouse estateand though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thing'at two memorable moments in jeeves and the wedding bells i did indeed laugh until i criedjeeves and the wedding bells is a masterpiecebertie wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in cannes, finds himself at the stately home of sir henry hackwood in dorsetfaulks's plot is bang on-message
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faulks is a prodigiously talented writer' new york times----also available by sebastian faulks as part of the french trilogy series: girl at the lion d'or birdsong see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a remarkable story of a scottish woman in occupied france pursuing a perilous mission of her own from the author of the international bestseller birdsongin , charlotte gray, a young scottish woman, heads for occupied france on a dual mission - officially, to run an apparently simple errand for a british special operations group and unofficially, to search for her lover, an english airman missing in actionshe travels to the village of lavaurette, dyeing her hair and changing her name to conceal her identityas the people in the small town prepare to meet their terrible destiny, charlotte must come face-to-face with the harrowing truth of what took place in europe's darkest years, and confront a terrifying secret that threatens to cast its shadow over the remainder of her days'there is no shortage of dramatic tension, excitement or persuasive detail
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'beautifully written and extraordinarily moving' the sunday times----also available by sebastian faulks as part of the french trilogy series: birdsong charlotte gray see oxfam website for delivery information read morea mysterious young girl named anne louvet arrives at the seedy hotel du lion d'or in the small french town of janvilliersat the hotel, anne meets the cultured, rich and married hartmann and begins anaffair with the married great war veteran, revealing her secrets, fears and hopes to himshe is seeking a job and a new life, far removed from the injustices of her pastoxfam bookshop hertford a haunting historical novel set in france between the two world wars about love and desirefrom the author of the international bestseller birdsongmid-s, northern francefrom award-winning author sebastian faulks, girl at the lion d'or is a powerful story of love and conscience, will and desire
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faulks new shaving forkselling because prefer handle at the top! buyer collect from godalming or haslemereit was used once to muck out
10 €
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Mountain bike 26" large mens needs a little work works fine selling due to driving now and new bike 26" sr suntour faulks
70 €
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18 shimano gears and the drailier at the back is shimano and has suspension front faulks please inbox or ring for more info £70 onoi am selling a woman’s mountain bike great condition hardly used it as seen in pics it has 26in wheels v brakes quick shift gear leavers it has
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Sebastian faulks – paris echomichael robotham – bombproofanne cleeves – thin airring hull for free local deliverylocal sale onlyall in very good conditionmichael punke – the revenantrobert harris – munich25p each or all 12 for £2robert radcliffe – freefallstephen leather – the foreignermick herron – spook street robert edric – swan songhans fallada – alone in berlinsimon beckett – the restless dead dan brown – origin
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Excellent quality” collection from hayling or boarhuntvery good condition, hardly usedmetal head, wooden handlea super-strong shavings fork with steel tines that is built to last“patented design combines traditional bedding fork with unique wavy tines to minimise bedding wastage
20 €
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Sebastian faulks - charlotte gray 15judith krantz - mistral's daughter 9john grisham - ford county 2jo brand - looks better in hunger (autobiography) 3agatha christie - laura thompson 10dominick dunne - the two mrs grenvilles 14norman katkov - blood and orchids 7sidney sheldon - if tomorrow comes 8these are in excellent condition 1dan brown - origin 6jilly cooper - rivals 12 virginia andrews - olivia 13dean koontz - false memory 11olivia goldsmith - the first wives club 16james patterson - cross my heart read moreruth rendell - a sight for sore eyes 4sidney sheldon - are you afraid of the dark? 5
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Each book 180 x 130mm box dimensions: 278 x 210 x 60mm weight 2number 74 of an edition of 2002kg pages: 212 per book see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe highly collectable ox-tales box set has been produced in a once-only run of 200 numbered copies of which only 150 are for saleox-tales are four brilliant collections of short stories themed on the four elements: earth, air, fire and waterthe edition is printed on fine art paper, beautifully bound in cloth and board covers, and with the four books housed together in a special solander boxfollowing the success of the popular paperback edition, the 38 acclaimed authors all agreed to sign a unique limited edition box set of the four ox-tales booksthe star-studded cast of contributors includes kate atkinson, sebastian faulks, helen fielding, william boyd, john le carré, joanna trollope, ian rankin and jeanette wintersonall proceeds support oxfam's work fighting poverty and suffering around the world
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495 €
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Each book 180 x 130mm box dimensions: 278 x 210 x 60mm weight 22kg pages: 212 per book see oxfam website for delivery information read morenumber 56 of an edition of 200the highly collectable ox-tales box set has been produced in a once-only run of 200 numbered copies of which only 150 are for saleox-tales are four brilliant collections of short stories themed on the four elements: earth, air, fire and waterthe edition is printed on fine art paper, beautifully bound in cloth and board covers, and with the four books housed together in a special solander boxfollowing the success of the popular paperback edition, the 38 acclaimed authors all agreed to sign a unique limited edition box set of the four ox-tales booksthe star-studded cast of contributors includes kate atkinson, sebastian faulks, helen fielding, william boyd, john le carré, joanna trollope, ian rankin and jeanette wintersonall proceeds support oxfam's work fighting poverty and suffering around the world
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495 €
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Over a million anne tyler books sold'she's changed my perception on life' anna chancellor 'one of my favourite authors ' liane moriarty'she spins gold' elizabeth buchan 'anne tyler has no peer' anita shreve'my favourite writer, and the best line-and-length novelist in the world' nick hornby 'a masterly author' sebastian faulks 'tyler is not merely good, she is wickedly good' john updike'i love anne tyler' anita brookner 'her fiction has strength of vision, originality, freshness, unconquerable humour' eudora welty see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham michael and pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each otherthe moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of world war ii fervour, they marry in hastefrom the sound of the cash register in the old grocery to the counter-culture jargon of the sixties, from the miniskirts to the multilayers of later years, we watch their lives unspool and see the consequences of their very mismatched marriage
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Is she really this joyous and outgoing organiser of parties, the put-upon heart of her dead husband's extended family? what happened to her quiet and serious nineteen-year-old self, and what would have happened if she'd married her college sweetheart? can someone ever recover the person they've left behind?over a million anne tyler books sold'she's changed my perception on life' anna chancellor 'one of my favourite authors ' liane moriarty'she spins gold' elizabeth buchan 'anne tyler has no peer' anita shreve'my favourite writer, and the best line-and-length novelist in the world' nick hornby 'a masterly author' sebastian faulks 'tyler is not merely good, she is wickedly good' john updike'i love anne tyler' anita brookner 'her fiction has strength of vision, originality, freshness, unconquerable humour' eudora welty see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford one morning, rebecca wakes up and realises she has turned into the wrong person
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**anne tyler has sold over 1 million books worldwide** 'one of my favourite authors ' liane moriarty 'she spins gold' elizabeth buchan 'anne tyler has no peer' anita shreve 'a masterly author' sebastian faulks see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford michael and pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each otherfrom the sound of the cash register in the old grocery to the counter-culture jargon of the sixties, from the miniskirts to the multilayers of later years, we watch their lives unspool and see the consequences of their very mismatched marriagethe moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of world war ii fervour, they marry in haste
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The war is oversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop inverness pungent tales of world war two converge with more distant memories of the thirty years war in this powerful, compelling debut novelmeanwhile, a colleague is much more concerned with unravelling uncannily similar events three hundred years old, events twisted by the centuries into their current, misshapen form, as the fairy-story of the pied piper of hamelina young british army doctor finds himself ordered to investigate a curious plague in a polish refugee campwhat he finds there is deeply unsettling and harrowingset in the borderlands between germany and poland, this powerful first novel is reminiscent in mood, complexity and accomplishment of pat barker's world war one trilogy or sebastian faulks' birdsong
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**anne tyler has sold over 1 million books worldwide** 'one of my favourite authors' liane moriarty 'she spins gold' elizabeth buchan 'anne tyler has no peer' anita shreve 'a masterly author' sebastian faulks see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries 'wickedly good' john updikein a small southern town, shy teenager evie decker becomes obsessed with local rock singer bertram 'drumstrings' casey, and decides to take her life into her own handswhen she manages to meet him, she bursts out of her lonely shell and their two lives become unforgettably entwined
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