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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the authority has beaten invincible foes and insurmountable odds time and time againnow they are taking over the united states government! when paul revere and the sons of liberty push back and incite the american populace into rebellion against their new rulers, can the authority survive internal struggles long enough to maintain control without inciting a calamitous end to america as we know it? will washington, dbe left standing? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam homeware arnold the authority; earth inferno and other stories book 3, this book is in brilliant condition
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Garth ennis: authority kev trilogy complete! - the authority: kev (with glenn fabry, wildstorm, tpb, collects "kev" and "more kev", - the authority: the magnificent kevin (with carlos ezquerra, dc/wildstorm, tpb, - a man called kev (with carlos ezquerra, tpb, june extra - midnighter: killing machine (volume 1) by garth ennis & chris sprouse! will be shipped globallyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Carrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and presentall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's world'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academicsthis set is the ideal geography and history referenceall place names on the maps are fully indexedoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history books'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlasessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam husseindetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldthe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's world
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Oxfam shop tunbridge wells the perfect world atlas for readers who want the authority and accuracy of a times atlas at an affordable pricea completely new edition of a world atlas in the most prestigious atlas collection in the world, this comprehensive book showcases 170 pages of mapping to provide an amazingly detailed view of the worldas with all atlases in the times series it offers great authority, outstanding quality, and attention to detailthe latest satellite images are showcased in the imagery section with 32 pages of stunning imagesthis feature is a first for world atlases and will dramatically illustrate the rapidly changing world we live ina unique collection of maps from the last 150 years of times atlases is also included in a historical mapping sectionthis is the second edition, published inupdated plans of 32 of the world's great cities are also included; a geographical reference section with flags, statistics, and facts for all the world's countries; and a comprehensive index to more than place names top off this crowning achievement in world atlas presentationspecific geographical information beside each map gives the reader a greater understanding of each areasee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good condition, in slip casethe reference mapping, produced in the beautifully clear and distinctive times style, has been completely updated with thousands of changes reflecting recent geopolitical and geographical change around the world
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Oxfam shop chesterfield an exclusive dress of cocoa of cheltenhamthe length of the bodice is 15 inches and the length of the skirt is 37 inchesthe skirt is fully lined and also has another skirt of purple netting to give it a fuller lookthe bodice is boned and fully linedmaterial has a silky feelacross the waist is 14 inchessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is no care label so no instructions on washing or measurementsacross the back and underneath the arms is 21fastened at the back with loops and buttonsthe shoulder to hem is is 51 inches
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The liturgy of the hours according to the roman rite as renewed by decree of the second vatican council and promulgated by the authority of pope paul vi published by collinshardback with marker ribbons in fine conditionoxfam books & music fareham the divine office 3: weeks of the year 6-34see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Hilary, who challenges the authority of a corrupt pope and foresees the prelate's death; and stjuliana, who, fed up with the propositions of a dull-witted demon, gives him a sound thrashing and tosses him in the sewer; stin his new translation, the first in english of the complete text, william granger ryan captures the immediacy of this rich, image-filled work, and offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art and literature and, more generally, in popular religious culturethe book is in good condition with only a little shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pagesat the same time these stories draw abundantly on holy scripture to shed light on the mysteries of the christian faithin the course of reading these stories, which are arranged according to the order of saints' feast days throughout the liturgical year, we happen upon many fascinating cultural and historical topics, such as the christianization of roman holidays, the symbolism behind the monk's tonsure, nero's "pregnancy," and the reason why chaste but hot-blooded women can grow beardsoxfam books & music beaconsfield depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional stories--some preposterous, some profound, and some shocking--the golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle agesjames the dismembered, who, with the chopping off of each body part by the roman executioner, joyfully proclaims yet another reason for loving godsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefifth printing and first paperback printingthe chapters devoted to christ and to the blessed virgin are particularly moving examples of the mingling of doctrine and narrative to give life to dogmathese stories have the effect of bringing the saints to life as real people, in the context of late thirteenth-century living, but in them the saints do things that ordinary people can only wonder atit was compiled around by jacobus de voragine, a scholarly friar and eventual archbishop of genoa, whose purpose was to captivate, encourage, and edify the faithful, while preserving a vast store of information pertaining to the legends and traditions of the church
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Oxfam bookshop brighton this collection of writings presents contemporary views on the integration of buddhism in the westthe decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together western buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundingswritten by psychologists and scholars, the essays discuss many of the difficult questions raised by buddhism's increased presencein particular the issue of the balance between authenticity and accessibility is examinedexamining these issues and many more, the contributors seek to bring buddhism into a realistic and informed relationship with contemporary western thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, by responding to this by attempting to synthesise buddhism with the values of contemporary culture can lead to doubts about authenticity and dilutionbuddhist traditions are often perceived as inaccessible and too firmly fixed to a cultural framework with some people, especially women, left feeling alienated and undervaluedover the past few decades buddhism has deepened its presence in the west and as a result teachings and practices are becoming integrated with those of western psychology in a more productive way
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This book is the authority on nordic cookingoxfam shop scarborough a massive, comprehensive nordic cookbook, including gorgeous photographs and a countless number of recipesthere is some minor damage to the top of the spine, as photographed, but this edition is in otherwise excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe nordic cookbook would make the perfect present for yourself or any budding chefs in your life
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times top 10 bestsellerand they cannot resist the causeway revealed with every turn of the treacherous tide, the old house they glimpse at its endone mute, the other his lifelong protectorthe british book awards book of the yearin the long hours of waiting, the boys are left alonemany years on, hanny is a grown man no longer in need of his brother's careit's an amazing piece of fiction' stephen kingtwo brothersa brilliantly unsettling and atmospheric debut full of unnerving horror - 'the loney is not just good, it's greatyear after year, their family visits the same sacred shrine on a desolate strip of coastline known as the loney, in desperate hope of a cure'this is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill' observer'a masterful excursion into terror' the sunday times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand the loney always gives up its secrets, in the endbut then the child's body is foundwinner of the costa first novel award
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the unmissable brand new novel from rachel hore, sunday times bestselling author of last letter home, a richard and judy book club pick'a gorgeous and deeply absorbing story' tracy reesa young mother's sacrificei savoured every moment of this moving story of love, loss and, ultimately, forgivenessmy heart went out to both these two women as they faced such difficult personal decisions that would change their lives forever'rosanna ley'i really enjoyed this book edith and philip burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their ownmeanwhile, irene struggles to define her own life, eventually leaving her suffolk home to find work in london irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truth putting hopes of marriage and children behind her, alice embarks upon a pioneering medical career, striving to make her way in a male-dominated world but all alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughterit had a realism about the poignancy of illegitimacy in this pre-war setting' leah fleming'the love child is a hugely compelling, poignant and moving readhore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivitywhen they secretly adopt a baby girl, irene, their life together must surely be complete as two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light?  brilliantly evoking the changing attitudes of the time, the love child is a novel about love, family, separation, despair and hope, full of tenderness and deep feeling she simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her familyher women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win' daily mail 'a novel that stirs the deepest emotions' woman'rachel's stories are always absorbing and  intricately woven and the love child is no exception'simply stunningthis is a wonderfully moving tale of love and loss, hope and eventual reconciliation, and i very much enjoyed it' barbara erskine 'i found her writing warm, compassionate in this story about one girl's search for her true identity amidst the secrets and dynamics of her adopted familylondon, when nineteen-year-old alice copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the babya child's desperate search for the truthrachel has great skill as a storyteller and readers are sure to be engrossed and swept away by her clever double-stranded tale' jane johnson see oxfam website for delivery information read more the love child is an absolutely beautiful book' dinah jefferies 'this tender account, spanning two generations, reveals how the loss affects mother and child across the yearsa story that stirs the deepest emotions' woman & home'a poignant story, rich in period detail' sunday mirror 'an emotive and thought-provoking read
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sinceusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominenceas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidents" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economy"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersthe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destruction
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the state we're in, will hutton's explosive analysis of british society, was the biggest selling politico-economic work since the second world warto understand the global economy, hutton argues, one must first understand the united statesover the past thirty years there, the forces of conservatism have achieved such supremacy as to reduce liberalism to a term of abuseand whilst american ideas dominated the latter part of the twentieth century, hutton argues that the underpinning of the twenty-first must come from europeit is time for britain to stop vacillating between two cultures and make common cause with its continental partners - to reject the conservative orthodoxy in favour of the shared european beliefs of obligations, rights and fairnesshe lays bare modern america for what it is: a country of inequality in risk, opportunity and income, where 1% of the population owns 38% of the wealth, and 19% live in terrible povertysee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, as the world realigns itself in the wake of the september 11th atrocities, hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be ordered
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the places in between, rory stewart's moving account of his walk across afghanistan in january was immediately hailed as a classicwinner of the royal society of literature ondaatje award and the spirit of scotland award and shortlisted for the guardian first book award, the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize and the scottish book of the year prizecaught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time afghanistan was in turmoil following the us invasiontravelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the mogul emperor, babur the great, stewart was nearly defeated by the extreme, hostile conditionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonly with the help of an unexpected companion and the generosity of the people he met on the way did he survive to report back with unique insight on a region closed to the world by twenty-four years of war
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the circus arrives without warninga sign hanging upon iron gates reads: opens at nightfall closes at dawn as dusk shifts to twilight, tiny lights begin to flicker all over the tents, as though the whole circus is covered in firefliesagainst the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and white'the only response to this novel is simply: wowthey swing outward, inviting the crowd insideit is simply there, when yesterday it was notnow the circus is openwhen the tents are aglow, sparkling against the night sky, the sign lights up: le cirque des rĂŞves the circus of dreams the gates shudder and unlock, seemingly by their own volitionnow you may enterit is a breathtaking feat of imagination, a flight of fancy that pulls you in and wraps you up in its spell' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe starless sea, the second novel from the author of the the night circus, is out nowdiscover this amazing fantasy read with a different kind of magic
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times bestseller following the inspiring story of life as a shepherdess, by the star of channel 5's our yorkshire farmit's a challenging life but one she lovesshe is a farmer's wife and shepherdess, living alongside her husband clive and seven children at ravenseat, a acre sheep hill farm at the head of swaledale in north yorkshiresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamanda also evokes the peace of winter, when they can be cut off by snow without electricity or running water, the happiness of spring and the lambing season, and the backbreaking tasks of summertime - haymaking and sheepshearing - inspiring us all to look at the countryside and those who work there with new appreciationamanda owen has been seen by millions on itv's the dales and channel 5's our yorkshire farm, living a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, a life ruled by the seasons and her animalsfull of amusing anecdotes and unforgettable characters, the book takes us from fitting in with the locals to fitting in motherhood, from the demands of the livestock to the demands of raising a large family in such a rural backwaterin the yorkshire shepherdess she describes how the rebellious girl from huddersfield, who always wanted to be a shepherdess, achieved her dreams
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the dream team delivers big timei read it in one gulpmy knuckles are still white!' - louise penny, 1 bestselling author of glass houses'marry the political savvy of bill clinton with the craftsmanship of james patterson and you get a fabulously entertaining thriller that is meticulous in its portrayal of washington politics, gripping in its pacing, and harrowing in its depiction of the perils of cyberwarfare' - nelson demille, author of the cuban affair'the president is missing is heart-pounding, gripping, terrifying' - david baldacci'the president is missing is more than a thriller - it's a skeleton key that lets you inside the head of a u' - bill clinton 'needless to say, we had some great conversations about the presidency, what life in washington is really like, and about the state of america and the rest of the world' - brad meltzer, author of the escape artist'from the pens of two american icons comes a political thriller that rocksthe world is in shockthe president is missing puts the listener inside the white house and inside the mind of a president grappling with extraordinary circumstancesand it could really happenwith details only a president could know, and the kind of suspense only james patterson can deliver' - harlan coben, 1 bestselling author of don't let go'yes, the president is missing is fiction - it's a thriller - but james patterson and i have come up with three of the most frightening days in the history of the presidencypatterson and clinton have created a truly unique character in their 'missing' presidenta helluva storythe day of the jackal for the twenty-first century' - lee child the president is missingi believe that readers will not soon forget president jonathan duncan and his storya genuinely masterful thriller' - jeffery deaver'a first-rate collaboration from a couple of real pros! engrossing from page one' - ron chernow, 1 bestselling and pulitzer prize-winning author of alexander hamilton and grant see oxfam website for delivery information read more'a bullet train of a thriller' - dennis quaid on the audiobook of the president is missing'relentless in its plotting and honest in its examination of issues that strike close to our hearts' - michael connelly, author of the harry bosch series'the president is missing is a big, splashy juggernaut of a novel, combining thrills with a truly authentic look at the inner happenings in washingtonclinton's insider secrets and patterson's storytelling genius make this the political thriller of the decadeand it happens so fast' - james patterson 'i felt like i was right along with the characters for the shocking twists and turns you'll never guess are comingbut the reason he's missing is much worse than anyone can imaginethese days, the seemingly impossible can happenfinn, author of the woman in the window'this book moves like air force one
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the winner of the national book award, the new york times noalfred is ill and as his condition worsens the whole family must face the failures, secrets and long-buried hurts that haunt them if they are to make the corrections that each desperately needsit announces jonathan franzen as one of the most brilliant interpreters of american society and the american soulsee oxfam website for delivery information read more1 bestseller and the worldwide literary sensation, the corrections has established itself as a truly great american novelthe lamberts - enid and alfred and their three grown-up children - are a troubled family living in a troubled agestretching from the midwest in the mid-century to wall street and eastern europe in the age of globalised greed, the corrections brings an old-time america of freight trains and civic duty into wild collision with the era of home surveillance, hands-off parenting, do-it-yourself mental healthcare, and new economy millionaires
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read morekarim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big citybut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the east
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the internationally bestselling, man booker-shortlisted portrait of a man caught between conflicting identities and betrayed by the world he has embraced - from the author of exit westadapted as a major film starring kate hudson and kiefer sutherland'masterfulchallenging, mysterious and thrillingly tense, mohsin hamid's masterly the reluctant fundamentalist is a vital read teeming with questions and ideas about some of the most pressing issues of today's globalised, fractured worldand as he tells you his story, of how he embraced the western dream -- and a western woman -- and how both betrayed him, so the night darkensi am a lover of americafor he is more worldy than you might expect; better travelled and better educateddo not be frightened by my beard'so speaks the mysterious stranger at a lahore cafe as dusk settlesinvited to join him for tea, you learn his name and what led this speaker of immaculate english to seek you outhe knows the west better than you doa poignant love story and a thriller that subtly ratchets up the nerve-jangling tension towards an explosive ending' metro'excuse me, sir, but may i be of assistance? ah, i see i have alarmed yousee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen the true reason for your meeting becomes abundantly clear
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the lake house by kate morton is the mysterious and enchanting fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of the house at riverton and the secret keepernot only has she worked out the perfect twist for her novel, she's also fallen helplessly in love with someone she shouldn'tan unsolved mysteryuntil one day, sadie stumbles upon an abandoned house surrounded by overgrown gardens and dense woods, and learns the story of a baby boy who disappeared without a tracean abandoned housealice edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excitedshe retreats to her beloved grandfather's cottage in cornwall but soon finds herself at a loose endsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejune , and the edevane family's country house, loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the much-anticipated midsummer eve partymeanwhile, in the attic writing room of her elegant hampstead home, the formidable alice edevane, now an old lady, leads a life as neatly plotted as the bestselling detective novels she writesuntil a young police detective starts asking questions about her family's past, seeking to resurrect the complex tangle of secrets alice has spent her life trying to escapeseventy years later, after a particularly troubling case, sadie sparrow is sent on an enforced break from her job with the metropolitan policebut by the time midnight strikes and fireworks light up the night skies, the edevane family will have suffered a loss so great that they leave loeanneth forever
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the ultimate rome storyfrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest roman of them all: julius caesarthe first instalment in the bestselling emperor seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its corecitizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the action
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the new novel from the author of 'march' and 'year of wonders' takes place in the aftermath of the bosnian war, as a young book conservator arrives in sarajevo to restore a lost treasurebut the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock hannah's orderly life, including her encounter with ozren karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen hannah heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript which has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of wartorn sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetimea renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to bosnia to start work on restoring the sarajevo haggadah, a jewish prayer book - to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survivalas meticulously researched as all of brooks's previous work, 'people of the book' is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survival
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the book that inspired the box office hit the best exotic marigold hotel and this year's the second best exotic marigold hotel starring judi dench, maggie smith, bill nighy, celia imrie, dev patel and penelope wiltonenticed by advertisements for a luxury retirement home in india, a group of strangers leave england to begin a new lifeon arrival, however, they discover the palace is a shell of its former self, the staff are more than a little eccentric and the days of the raj appear to be long gonepreviously published with the title these foolish things see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut, as they soon discover, life and love can begin again, even in the most unexpected circumstances
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the marriage of textures and flavours, colours and aromas make tarts the most satisfying of foods to make and eatclassical, historical and modern tarts are all included, as are the childhood experiences of making jam tarts, eating them bubbling hot from the oven and invariably searing one's mouth in the haste to devour themfrom the most classic of tarts, the quiche lorraine and the strawberry tart, to the airy heights of a tomato and prosciutto tart on a puff pastry base, anyone can bake a tart, and everyone will enjoy cooking their way through this bookthe doucet tart, enjoyed by chaucer and the court of henry iv, with its intoxicating marriage of honey and saffron, will surprise even the most sophisticated palate, as will the rich, delicate perfection of tamasin's souffled crab tart and the ambrosial peach, vanilla and amaretti tarte tatinsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretarts, tourtes, quiches, tartelettes, the myriad variants of both form and content, are celebrated in this collection of ninety tarts for all seasons and all occasions
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the third reprint of an indispensable resource for students and art historians alikefrom burne-jones to stanley spencer, with sculpture and children's book illustrators, there is no other volume as comprehensive or as broad of scopesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book continues to be the only general survey of this field, covering the diverse group of talent from the decline of pre-raphaelitism in the late 19th century to the rise of "neo-romanticism" in the s
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the forgotten daughter by mary wood is the gripping first book in the girls who went to war seriesflora's determined to be the strong woman she was destined to bebut with horror, loss and heartache on her horizon - there's a lot for young flora to learnfrom a tender age, flora felt unloved and unwanted by her parents, but she finds safety in the arms of caring nanny pruwhen flora signs up to become a nurse with the st john's ambulance, she begins to shape her lifepru becomes the mother to flora she never had, and flora grows into a fine young womansee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut over the years, flora and pru meet in secret - unbeknown to flora's parentsbut when pru is cast out of the family home, under a shadow of secrets, and with a young baby boy of her own to care for, it shatters little florabut the drum of war beats loudly and flora's world is turned upside down when she receives a letter asking her to join the red cross in belgiumwith the fate of the country in the balance, it's a time for bravery
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the four swans is the sixth novel in winston graham's sweeping series of cornwall, poldarkfor his wife demelza, his old love elizabeth, his friend's new wife caroline and for the unhappy morwenna chynoweth these are times of stress and conflictalthough ross poldark - now something of a war hero - seems secure in his hard-won prosperity, a new dilemma faces him in the sudden infatuation of a young naval officer for his wife demelzasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe four swans is followed by the seventh book in the poldark series, the angry tideall four women - the four swans - whose lives touch ross's, face a crisis in these years
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenhamthe ancient mayans predicted the end of days with uncanny precisionfor more than four centuries, the skull, and its legacy of dark intrigue and murder, have been hidden, protected by a code few can breakbut can we now uncover the secret that may yet save the world? see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut they also provided the key to staving off apocalypse: a flawless sapphire of incomparable beauty carved into the perfect likeness of a human skullnow it's about to be foundtime is running outthe date is set
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