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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square ' a greener life' is packed with information on how to live a more natural and self-sufficient lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclarissa and johnny explore the relevant issues-from growing your own vegetables to using alternative energies, from keeping livestock to mending your own socks-so that you have the knowledge to start living the good life
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a ragtag group of elite roman soldiers are sent on a suicide mission in this epic historical thriller from sunday times bestseller and leading ancient rome expert, harry sidebottomno man who enters the castle of silence ever walks out alivetasked with rescuing the young prince sasan, valens leads a small, elite squad of soldiers across mesopotamia and into the mountains south of the caspian seaand with the rescue fast becoming a suicide mission, valens must marshal this disparate group of men - or suffer the same fate as all those who have made the journey before hima remote fortress prison set high in the mountains, escape is impossible - and to break someone out, unthinkablei loved it' - donna leon *** get ready for the return in - harry sidebottom's breakout historical thriller is now available to pre-order in hardback, ebook & audiobook *** see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut this is exactly what roman officer marcus aelius valens must dopraise for harry sidebottom 'relentless, brutal, brilliant, this is jack reacher in ancient rome' - ben kane 'a cracking talefrom the bestselling author of the last hour, the lost ten is a breathless historical thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat - for fans of bernard cornwell, ben kane, simon scarrow and conn igguldenmore twists and turns than the tiber itself' - rory clements 'absorbing, rich in detail and brilliant' - the times 'grabbed me from the startas they journey deeper into enemy territory, the ten begin to die or disappear, one by one
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square one night in november , pc billy tyler is called to a mortuary in suffolk to guard the body of a notorious child& 45;killersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut in the eerie silence of the hospital, the killer&39;s presence begins to assert itself&; a vivid evocation of an extraordinary moment in crime history, death of a murdereris a dark and gripping meditation on the fears and temptations that haunt us all
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square after the sudden loss of his wife, michael turner moves to london to start againliving on a quiet street in hampstead, he develops a close bond with the nelson family next door: josh, samantha and their two young daughterssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe friendship at first seems to offer the prospect of healing, but then a devastating event changes all their lives, and michael finds himself bearing the burden of grief and a terrible secret
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a powerful and atmospheric thriller set during the cold war, from the internationally acclaimed author of 'the bridge of sighsit is the height of the cold warto be wrongly accused of murder once is a misfortunebeing framed for a murder should just be part of his cover storysee oxfam website for delivery information read moretwice - and it's a conspiracywhen a defector mysteriously returns to the eastern european village of his birth, it's a chance for disgraced detective brano sev to redeem himselfor is it? exiled suddenly to vienna, treacherous city of spies, sev finds himself caught up in a cat-and-mouse game where survival is the only prizebut in a world where no good deed goes unpunished, loyalty can be the biggest crime of all
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square there are no secrets in ireland, it is said, but there is a sinister presence in this collection of stories who is prepared to wreck lives in the pursuit of these secretssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremary beckett also wrote a collection of stories called "a belfast woman" and a novel called "give them stones"
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square when constance barrington dies, she leaves behind a wealthy estate and a complex family networkthe new provisions are far from fair; some benefit hugely and others hardly at allsoon, old family feuds and long-hidden resentments come to the surface - and with them, secrets start to emergeit is a paltry inheritance and one that comes to symbolise the inequity at the heart of the barrington familysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut when the whole family gathers to hear her last will and testament, they are in for a terrible shockconstance's granddaughter, louise, is bequeathed the copyright for her late grandfather's novels (barely remembered, long-since out of print and valuable only as a reminder of the man she loved)but it is through louise's inheritance - those dusty, long-forgotten books - that the most explosive secret of all will come to light, bringing with it a very different future for her and the rest of the familyconstance - possessed of a long memory and a spiteful disposition - altered her will shortly before her death
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a us national book award finalist and now a major motion picture -- one of the most buzzed-about films at sundance , starring shailene woodley and miles tellerhe' ll get everyone in your parents' poolaimee's cluelesshe'll get everyone dancingbut aimee's not like other girls, and before long he's in way over his headaimee needs help, and it's up to the sutterman to show aimee a splendiferous time and then let her go forth and prosperfor the first time in his life, he has the power to make a difference in someone else's life - or ruin it foreverhe has no plans for college and will probably end up folding men's shirts for a livingaimee is a social disastersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreokay, so he's not exactly a shining academic starsutter keeley's the guy you want at your party
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square 'witty, funny, warm and wise' marian keyesis it a break? or is it a blip?'you've just had a holiday,' i pointed out, trying not to yawn'wasn't that enough of a break?''i don't mean that kind of breakbut as the short break becomes a chasm, can they find a way back to each other? most importantly, do they want to? see oxfam website for delivery information read morefriends and family all think they're crazy; liv throws herself into work - animals are so much simpler than humans - and adam tries to get himself out of the hole he's dugwhen what should have been a proposal turns into a break, liv and adam find themselves on opposite sides of the life they had mapped out'there's nothing worse than the last day of holidayoh wait, there is
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square from the author of the acclaimed the noonday demon comes an exquisitely perceptive story of family, sexuality, and the changes wrought by grief and losspart eulogy and part confession, a stone boat is a luminous and moving evocation of the love between a son and his motherinstead, he discovers that she is terminally illbut as time runs out and tragedy looms closer, it is the relationship between harry and his mother that emerges in all its stark simplicity and purityin an attempt to escape his feelings of guilt and depression at the prospect of her death, he embarks on a series of intense love affairsharry, an internationally celebrated concert pianist, arrives in paris to confront his glamorous mother about his homosexualitysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square the orient expressa mysterious errand; a promise made to a dying friend; an unexpected proposal; a secret reaching back a lifetimefor one group of passengers settling in to their seats and taking their first sips of champagne, the journey from london to venice is more than the trip of a lifetimesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the train sweeps on, revelations, confessions and assignations unfold against the most romantic and infamous setting in the world
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a post-modern puzzle about self and identityit is remarkable how quickly the mood shifts from talk of big questions (religion, god, beauty, how mirrors lie) to the perfectly ordinary nuances between a couplealexander embarks on a remarkable experiment, the likes of which no one has attempted before, maybe that's why there is a detective watching himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith penny, alexander is a gadfly, mucking her about, unable to see past her beauty; but with melanie, he has met his match
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square "passion for vegetables" is a celebration of 60 different vegetables (from carrots to salsify), with over 150 recipes featuring ingredients from around the world: asian-inspired corn cakes with panee and green chillies and algerian swiss chard and potato stew with yoghurtthe introduction discusses vegetable storage, selection, preparation, nutritional values and ethnic originsusing beetroot in wickedly rich chocolate brownies), and applies traditional techniques to less familiar vegetables to show how to incorporate them into everyday cookingevery course is covered, from hot and cold soups to sauces, conserves and condiments (paul even includes a few 'vegetable-inspired desserts'see oxfam website for delivery information read morepaul gayler shares new ideas for vegetables we take for granted (e
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square norman mailer portrays the monumental artist in the vital, intimate and formative days of his youthat the heart of mailer's interpretation is picasso's relationship with his first great love, fernande olivier, conducted over a seven year period that included revolutionary works such as les demoiselles d'avignon, the mysteries of cubism and picasso's friendships with apollinaire and gertrude steinsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a breathtaking story of bravery, friendship and fighting for what you believe in, umbrella mouse to the rescue is the eagerly anticipated sequel to anna fargher's bestselling and award-winning the umbrella mouse, based on the true stories of the heroic animals caught in the conflict of wwiiyoung mouse pip hanway is in france as she continues fighting for the french resistance group noah's ark: a secret gang of animals operating beneath the feet of human soldiers, whose aim is to liberate france and secure the victory of the alliesdetermined to reach her ancestral home of the umbrella museum in italy, pip hopes she can find long-lost family and a homebut as pip makes the perilous journey through occupied territory, she soon realizes that danger comes from all sides and that the enemy is all around, and she does everything she can to fight for her friendssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebeautifully illustrated by sam usher, pip will take you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creatures
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a history of the mediterranean sea published in two volumes by the folio society inan excellent gift for someone with an interest in all things mediterraneansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreattractively illustrated with colour photographs and comes with own pictorial sleeveas new condition
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a humorous book looking at the etiquette rules for women planning social engagements in the ssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square after the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue pacificthe crew of the surviving vessel consists of a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan, a 450-pound royal bengal tiger and pi - a 16-year-old indian boyyann martel's life of pi is a transformative novel, a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound readers in equal measuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will, as one character puts it, make you believe in godthe scene is set for one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent years
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square on the night of march the royal navy and british commandos assaulted the german held french atlantic port of saint-nazaire in one of the most audacious raids of the second world wartheir plan was simple: to drive an old destroyer packed with three tons of explosives at full speed into the outer gate of the docksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's complement of commandos would then rush out to engage the town's garrison and blow up a series of carefully selected targets
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square denzel washington stars in the eponymous role of this legal drama directed by dan gilroywhen his partner has a heart attack roman is forced to take the reigns of the firm and, in doing so, discovers secrets that his partner had kept from him including the fact that the firm is bankruptas he looks for a new job, roman finds work with george pierce (colin farrell), a big-time lawyer with a very different way of workingwhen george assigns roman the case of derrell ellerbee (deron horton), a young black man accused of killing a bank clerk, derrell convinces roman that he is innocent and that he will testify against the real killerisrael has spent years of his life working hard to fight for justice at his small law firm in los angelesbut once roman has this information, will he use it in an ethical way? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only childnothing quite makes sense, and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crimeits blend of a page-turning story, evocative tokyo setting and utterly surprising ending make it a must-read for anyone interested in international fictionone of the biggest-selling japanese thrillers ever, and the inspiration for a cult film, the devotion of suspect x is now being discovered across the worldwhen detective kusanagi of the tokyo police tries to piece together the events of that day, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigatedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square as this riveting tour-de-force opens, the police already want to talk to the photographer cass neary about a mysterious death she was involved with previously, but before they can bring her in, cass accepts a job offer from overseas and hops on a planein this eagerly awaited sequel to the award-winning generation loss, cass neary finds her own worst fears confirmed: it's always darkest before it turns completely blackpaid off by her shady employer, she buys a one-way ticket to reykjavik, in search of a lover from her own dark pastbut when the fashion photographer's mutilated corpse is discovered back in finland, cass finds herself sucked into a vortex of ancient myth and betrayal, vengeance and serial murder, set against a bone-splintering soundtrack of black metal and the terrifying beauty of the sunless icelandic wildernessin helsinki, she authenticates a series of disturbing but stunning images taken by a famous fashion photographer who has cut himself off from the violent nordic music scene where he first made his reputationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square meet fahner, the retired small-town doctor who resorts to the garden axe when his patience with his cruel wife runs outmeet the silent assassin who calmly despatches two neo-nazi thugs on a railway platformall the crimes have one thing in common: the guilty have never been convicted in a court of lawa nameless lawyer invites us to read an extraordinary dossier of violent and unspeakable actssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeet patrick, so entranced by the sight of his sleeping girlfriend that he cuts a small piece out of her back, just to see what she tastes likebut however heinous the crime, the narrator shows how the human circumstances behind events can tell a different story
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square in ha'penny, england has completed its slide into fascist dictatorshipthe brilliant but compromised inspector carmichael of scotland yard is assigned the casethe last hopes of democracy seem extinguishedthen a bomb explodes in a london suburbwhat he finds leads him to a conspiracy of peers and communists - of staunch king-and-country patriots and hardened ira gunmen - to murder the prime minister and his ally, adolf hitlerfrom the ha'penny seats in the theatre to the ha'pennys that cover dead men's eyes, the conspiracy and the investigation swirl inexorably to a stunning conclusionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreagainst a background of domestic espionage and suppression, a band of idealists blackmails an actress who holds the key to the fuhrer's death
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square an eagerly awaited collection of brand new, specially commissioned short stories from the master of historical crime fiction edward marston, featuring his quick-witted railway detective, inspector robert colbeckas colbeck and his trusty aide sergeant victor leeming begin to piece together clues and motives for each crime, it becomes clear the pair must stay a step ahead of the culprits to solve the casessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this thrilling selection of stories, a young porter is found dead in a coal tub; colbeck devises a trap to catch a thief; and a burnt train carriage holds a gruesome secret in a small coastal villagewith a new suspect at every turn, can the duo unearth the real villains? including 'the end of the line' and 'the barber of ravenglass', jealousy, vengeance and duplicity all collide in this supercharged anthology, proving once again, that inspector colbeck is the master of mysteries
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square londonwhen it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, colbeck realizes that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weaponwhen a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, colbeck knows that he must act quickly; can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost? the memorable characters, first featured in the railway detective, again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murderssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomeson the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the great western railway excursion train, detective inspector robert colbeck and his assistant, sergeant victor leeming, are dispatched to the scenefaced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noose
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square york, winter, - two brothers have been shot to deathmeanwhile, jim stringer meets the lost luggage porter, humblest among the employees of the north eastern railway companybut then in a tiny, one-room pub with a badly smoking fire he enters the orbit of a dangerous, disturbed villain who is playing for much higher stakesjim is off on the trail of pickpockets, 'station loungers' and other small fry of the york underworldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe tells jim a tale which leads him to the roughest part of town, a place where the police constables always walk in twos
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square tie-in edition of ian rankin's bestselling stand-alone thriller, which became a major drama adaptation for itvbut of course, the real trick is to rob the place for all its worth whilst persuading the world that no crime was ever committedmike mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soulhe is looking for something to liven up the days and settles on a plot to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in the capital - the national gallery of scotlandsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreso, together with two close friends from the art world, he devises a plan to lift some of the most valuable artwork around
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square freya wyley meets nancy holdaway amid the wild celebrations of ve day, the prelude to a devoted and competitive friendshipfreya, ambitious and outspoken, pursues a career on fleet street while nancy, less self-confident, struggles to get her first novel publishedflitting from war-haunted oxford to the bright new shallows of the s, freya plots the unpredictable course of a woman's life and loves in extraordinary timessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth friends become entangled with robert cosway, a charismatic young man whose own ambition will have a momentous bearing on their lives
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square after a decade of wanderlust which took him to nearly 70 countries around the world, alastair scott decided it was time to make "home" his destinationhis native land deserved more than a cursory glanceresolving to explore scotland and the scottish people in as much depth and breadth as possible, the author drew up an itinerary which would take him from the outermost isle to the innermost city, sampling the experiences of modern scotland in all their diversityit reveals a personal vision of the scottish consciousness today, examining its nature and importance, and its potential for future changethis work is the story of one man's rediscovery of his own countrybut for a man who has tracked across alaska with a pack of dogs, armed only with determination, it was to be no ordinary journeyencompassing issues of the land, eccentrics in castles, the state of the gaidheal, homelessness in edinburgh, and all the idiosyncrasies of history, development and decline in between, scott's journey covered miles of island, mountain and lowlandthe variety of place and circumstance was exceeded only by that of the characters encountered en routesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand home for him is scotland
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