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Following on from the success of his prize-winning debut, david szalay returns with a searing work of acute realism and bleak beauty, the breathtaking next stage of a major literary career"haunted by the events of the past, and with his stalinist faith once more under threat, he interrogates his memories of the yudin case, and tries to trace its effects on himself, and on those he loved mostwe know the horrors of the police state and the purges, but the innocent takes us on a journey into the everyday of communist russia, bringing alive the intensely personal consequences of a regime, the power of institutions and ideologies to define a life - to crush it or invest it with meaningsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lincoln winner of the betty trask prize from the back cover: "it is spring and aleksandr, a major in the mgb - forerunner of the kgb - is sent to an isolated psychiatric clinic in the ural mountains to investigate one of the patients there, anatoly yudin, a man long presumed dead, once a famous pianist, now a severely incapacitated veteran of the second world wartwenty-four years later, in the summer of - the summer of nixon's visit to moscow, of the fischer-spassky chess match, of the munich olympics and their hostage crisis - the cold war is entering d?tente, and the values that shaped aleksandr's life are starting to dissolve into uncertaintythis book is in good condition with slight discoloration of the edges
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5 grams ring size: 54 eagle's head hallmarkare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableregistered shipping with insurance read morethe stone in the centre is an entourage with a brilliant diamond ring with dionysiac shoulders, each with a diameter of 118 k white gold and platinum ring in the centre, an emerald linden navy treble weighing about 8/9 carat, deep and translucent colourplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website02 carat / g/ si vs / totalling approximately 17 millimetres / 0our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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With the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, the girl on the train, paula hawkins delivers an urgent, satisfying read that hinges on the stories we tell about our pasts and their power to destroy the lives we live now' red see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand most of all she's afraid of the water, and the place they call the drowning poolthe sunday times no'paula hawkins does it again! into the water is a moody and chilling thriller that will have you madly turning the pagesbut jules is afraid' sunday mirror 'a twisting whodunit that leaves you both gratified and surprised (also the best kind)1 bestseller and global phenomenontold from multiple points of view, this is clever and twisty fiction with a ghostly edgeoxfam shop dumfries 'wondering if into the water could be as good as the girl on the train? it's better' stylist'paula hawkins effortlessly follows the success of the girl on the train with this immersive novela gripping, compulsive read!' shari lapena, bestselling author of the couple next door'fans of paula hawkins' the girl on the train rejoice: her second novel into the water is even better' clare mackintosh, bestselling author of i let you gothey say she jumpedand jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behindnot just a brilliant thriller but also a furious feminist howl' good housekeeping (book of the month)'a brooding and complex read that deserves to make a splash in its own right1 bestsellersimon mayo radio 2 book club choiceradio 4 book at bedtimegoodreads choice awards best mystery & thriller the addictive new psychological thriller from the author of the girl on the train, the runaway sunday times nojules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for helpof her long-buried memories, of the old mill house, of knowing that nel would never have jumpedin the last days before her death, nel called her sistera brilliantly plotted and fast-paced juggernaut of a read that hurtles to a heart-stopping conclusion
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle romantic comedy starring drew barrymore as lucy whitmore, a beautiful woman suffering from acute short-term memory losshenry embarks on an elaborate quest to win her heart, with the help of his stoner best friend ula (rob schneider)dan akroyd makes a cameo appearance as lucy's doctoradam sandler plays henry roth, a vet who works at the aquarium in the hawaiian resort where lucy is living a quiet life with her over-protective father (blake clark) and goofy brother (sean astin)see oxfam website for delivery information read morehenry usually spends his summers seducing a string of female tourists that he'll never see again - but when he meets lucy he realises he's found something special, and resolves to give up his promiscuous, non-commital lifestyleafter a car accident several months before, she has been left with a rare brain condition that causes her memory to be totally erased every night when she goes to sleepthe only problem is, when he meets her again the next day, she hasn't got a clue who he is
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Oxfam bookshop newport an elaboration of notes on clinical lectures delivered to students providing an account of the clinical aspects of the acute specific infectious diseases sufficiently full for the needs of the student, the practitioner and the medical officer in the public health serviceneatly inked name and address to front free endpaper red cloth-covered boards with blind embossed designs to front and rear, and gilt text to spine, which is fadedlight discolouration to endpapers, minor damage to binding strips at hinge of front endpapersee oxfam website for delivery information read more text block is clean and tight and lightly but evenly tanned
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His mordant wit, keen sense of the absurd and acute powers of analysis pervade the book and his understanding of the labyrinthine workings of westmister - and of the corridors of broadcasting house - is second to nonesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham john sergeant's acclaimed memoir takes us from his somewhat eccentric childhood to his thirty years' service with the bbcmemorably handbagged by margaret thatcher on the steps of the paris embassy as she lost the leadership contest, and the man to whom ron davis confessed his midnight perambulations on clapham common, sergeant has been the man on the spot in most of the major news stories of the last twenty years
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Leonard shelby (guy pearce) is suffering from acute short-term memory loss and is unable to remember anything for more than a few minutes at a timeoxfam bookshop carlisle thrillerthis means that not only does he have no idea who he is, but that also, whenever he meets someone, a few minutes later he will have forgotten who they are toosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreof course, all this makes things very difficult when his one mission in life is to track down his wife's killersdisc and case in good condition
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She illuminates her dark world with acute perception and great witat first, she can't quite understand the man on the other end of the lineit could only have been written by celia fremlin' the times'celia fremlin is an astonishing writer, who explores that nightmare country where brain, mind and self battle to establish the truth see oxfam website for delivery information read morejolted from sleep by the ringing of the telephone, imogen stumbles through the dark, empty house to answer itas the nights draw in, imogen finds her home filling up with unexpected christmas guests, who may be looking for more than simple festive cheer' natasha cooper'dark, hilarious, engrossing and genuinely chilling' kate murray-browne, author of the upstairs roomhas someone been rifling through ivor's papers? who left the half-drunk whiskey bottle beside his favourite chair? and why won't that man stop phoning, insisting he can prove imogen's guilt?'the story unfolds with brilliant ingenuity, always on the verge of explanation, ever plausibly plunging deepercondition- very goodminor amount of shelf wearoxfam bookshop harrogate from the edgar award-winning author of the hours before dawnsurely he can't honestly be accusing her of killing her husband, ivor, who died in a car crash barely two months ago
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With the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, the girl on the train, paula hawkins delivers an urgent, satisfying read that hinges on the stories we tell about our pasts and their power to destroy the lives we live now' red see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand most of all she's afraid of the water, and the place they call the drowning poolthe sunday times no'paula hawkins does it again! into the water is a moody and chilling thriller that will have you madly turning the pagesbut jules is afraidoxfam bookshop knutsford 'wondering if into the water could be as good as the girl on the train? it's better' sunday mirror 'a twisting whodunit that leaves you both gratified and surprised (also the best kind)1 bestseller and global phenomenontold from multiple points of view, this is clever and twisty fiction with a ghostly edge' stylist'paula hawkins effortlessly follows the success of the girl on the train with this immersive novela gripping, compulsive read!' shari lapena, bestselling author of the couple next door'fans of paula hawkins' the girl on the train rejoice: her second novel into the water is even better' clare mackintosh, bestselling author of i let you gothey say she jumpedand jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behindnot just a brilliant thriller but also a furious feminist howl' good housekeeping (book of the month)'a brooding and complex read that deserves to make a splash in its own right1 bestsellersimon mayo radio 2 book club choiceradio 4 book at bedtimegoodreads choice awards best mystery & thriller the addictive new psychological thriller from the author of the girl on the train, the runaway sunday times nojules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for helpof her long-buried memories, of the old mill house, of knowing that nel would never have jumpedin the last days before her death, nel called her sistera brilliantly plotted and fast-paced juggernaut of a read that hurtles to a heart-stopping conclusion
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Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century ad, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinklesthis copy has slightly foxed page edges and reading creases to the spine, slight foxing to first page, but otherwise very good internallyoxfam bookshop kingsbridge pliny's natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoologypliny himself died while investigating the volcanic eruption that destroyed pompeii in ad 79, and the natural curiosity that brought about his death is also very much evident in the natural history - a book that proved highly influential right up until the renaissance and that his nephew, pliny the younger, described 'as full of variety as nature itself'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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We don't vacc pre sale due to risks i am a qualified behaviourist, with background in rescue and have seen many cases where vaccines administerd too young or at times of acute stress, had bad outcomeslovely sociable kitties for sale to pet not show homebooking viewings now substantial kitten pack will be made up for each kittenbut the parents' vacc cards can be seen, and these kittens will drink freely from mum until sold, so are likely to have some maternal immunity also chip included if buyer wants it 5 weeks insurance included if buyer wants itincludes homeopathic nosodes for immune protectionpure ragdoll, healthy kitties, fair price, indoor homes or those with secure catios/gardens pleasered, seal mitted, blue and blue torty bicolour superb colours lynx patterning is possible on some both parents present,daddy is lynx pkd/hcm/ dna health tested clear with certification (langford) fiv/felvclear(vet snap tests) kittens will not leave for their new homes until they are weeks
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