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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the ghost road is a startlingly good novelwith the other two volumes of the trilogy, it forms one of the richest and most rewarding works of fiction of recent timesintricately plotted, beautifully written, skilfully assembled, tender, horrifying and funny, it lives on in the imagination, like the war it so imaginatively and so intelligently explores' times literary supplement see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the critically acclaimed bestseller from the number one bestselling author of the moment and a special relationshipnew york, - sara smythe, a young, beautiful and intelligent woman, ready to make her own way in the big city, attends her brother's thanksgiving eve partyas the party gets into full swing, in walks jack malone, a us army journalist back from a defeated germany and a man unlike any sara has ever met before - one who is destined to change sara's future foreversara and jack find they are subject to forces beyond their control and that their destinies are formed by more than just circumstancein this mesmerising tale of longing and betrayal, the pursuit of happiness is a great tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisive moral choices, and the random workings of destinybut finding love isn't the same as finding happiness - as sara and jack soon find outa powerful romantic novel set in the tumultuous world of post-war americain this world of intrigue and emotional conflict, sara must fight to survive - against jack, as much as for himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein post-war america chance meetings aren't always as they seem, and people's choices can often have profound repercussions
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the true origin of thor's archenemy and marvel's most unpredictable villain! he is the lie-smith; he is the shape-changer; he is the fire that burnsmeet the mirthful, beloved young man that made all the asgardians laughthe god of mischief and trickery, lokidiscover the gnarled roots of his twisted, unrelenting hatred of the asgardianssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreuntil the first time he killedand learn the chilling truth of why he'll never be stopped
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the poisonwood bible tells the story of an american family in the congo during a time of tremendous political and social upheavalthe poisonwood bible dances between the darkly comic human failings and inspiring poetic justices of our timesin a compelling exploration of religion, conscience, imperialist arrogance, and the many paths to redemption, barbara kingsolver has written a novel of overwhelming power and passionthis tale of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction, over the course of three decades in postcolonial africa, is set against one of history's most dramatic political parablesthey carry with them all they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to scripture - is calamitously transformed on african soilsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story is told by the wife and four daughters of nathan price, a fierce evangelical baptist who takes his family and mission to the belgian congo in
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham *** the sunday times top ten bestselling author *** 'wonderfulbut she is hiding devastating secrets that could destroy her marriagepoignant, beautifully writtenlife is changed for ever on the day of the infamous attack on pearl harborwonderful!' lesley pearse 'grippingshe sails with her husband and son, three friends and the enigmatic boat dealer fitzpayne, who is the only one who can navigate the islands of the south china seafurther praise for kate furnivall: 'superb storytelling' dinah jefferies 'a thrilling plotas japanese zero aircraft attack the town of palur, connie takes the decision to flee to singapore on the family's boat, the white pearlhugely ambitious and atmospheric' kate mosse discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of the betrayalfast-paced with a sinister edge' times 'a thrilling, compelling readwill capture the reader to the last' sun 'truly captivating' elle 'perfect escapist reading' marie claire 'an achingly beautiful epic' new woman 'a rollicking good read' daily telegraph see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the glamorous wife of a plantation owner, connie hadley appears to lead a pampered and comfortable lifein desperation, short of food and constantly in danger, fear strips away good manners; tensions arise on the yacht and anger causes deadly divisions between friends
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times top ten bestselling authorlearn to dance at the moonlight hotel, in the most romantic place in britain beginners and singles welcomelauren loves the hotel, for hidden inside its faded walls is the key to her most precious memories but then a chain of events off the dance floor puts their friendship to the ultimate test, and makes lauren question everything she holds dearthey aren't going for the men, they're going for a laugh - although a little romance wouldn't hurt 'as entertaining as strictly, but with a lot more romance' katie fforde  'hilarious and romantic - jane costello's best book yet' bella see oxfam website for delivery information read more the moonlight hotel sits on the shore of england's best-loved lake, windermere, exuding vintage glamourso, along with her best friends, cate and emily, she signs up to a new dance class in its gorgeous ballroom
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the winter secret is a thrilling mystery from lulu taylor, top ten bestselling author of the snow roseit always has been and it always will bebut behind the glittering facade lay pain, betrayal, and the truth about the woman xenia spent her life protectingthere are other discomforting realities: her husband's ex-wife ingrid still lives nearby although buttercup has never met hernow charcombe park is calling back people who were once part of its story, and the secrets that have stayed long hidden are bubbling inexorably to the surface'buttercup redmain has a life of pampered luxury, living in beautiful charcombe parklife seemed charmed, full of glamour and beautyher older husband, charles redmain, is wealthy and successful, and proud of the house he has painstakingly restored, once owned by a famous ancestor'my dear boy, the place is cursedbuttercup is surrounded by people who make her life delightfully easyand it soon becomes clear that all the people who make buttercup's life so carefree are also watching her every movesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredoes she actually live in a comfortable but inescapable cage? and what is the real story of her husband's previous marriage?in the late s, xenia arkadyoff lived in charcombe park with her father, a russian prince, and her mother, a famous film starbut the one thing she really wants seems impossible
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the number one sunday times bestseller'my ideal read - i couldn't put it down' santa montefiorea haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mothernineteen-year-old gwendolyn hooper steps off a steamer in ceylon full of optimism, eager to join her new husbanddistant and brooding, laurence spends long days wrapped up in his work, leaving his young bride to explore the plantation alonegwen soon falls pregnant and her husband is overjoyed, but she has little time to celebrateit's a place filled with clues to the past - locked doors, a yellowed wedding dress in a dusty trunk, an overgrown grave hidden in the grounds, far too small for an adultbut the man who greets her at the tea plantation is not the same one she fell in love with in londonforced to bury a secret at the heart of her marriage, gwen is more isolated than eversee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen the time comes, how will her husband ever understand what she has done?the tea planter's wife is a story of guilt, betrayal and untold secrets vividly and entrancingly set in colonial era ceylonin the delivery room the new mother is faced with a terrible choice, one she knows no one in her upper class set will understand - least of all laurence
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the book of dave is based around the rants of dave rudman, a disgruntled east end taxi driver, who writes his woes down and buries themonly to have them discovered 500 years later and used as the sacred text for a religion that has taken hold in the flooded remnants of londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is at once a profound meditation upon the nature of received religion; a love story; a caustic satire of contemporary urban life and a historical detective story set in the far futurewill self's big bold book dares to take on the grand themes in the grand manner
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the secrets of happiness is an extraordinary tale of sisterhood, from lucy diamond author of the beach caferachel is the successful one: happily married with three children and a big house, plus an impressive careerartistic becca, meanwhile, lurches from one dead-end job to another, shares a titchy flat, and has given up on lovecan be just around the cornerrachel and becca aren't real sisters, or so they saythe two of them have lost touch, but when rachel doesn't come home one night, becca is called in to helpsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas becca begins to untangle rachel's secrets, she is forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about her own life, and the future seems uncertainworst of all, nobody seems to have a clue where she might beonce there, she quickly realizes that her stepsister's life is not so perfect after all: rachel's handsome husbandhas moved out, her children are rebelling, and her glamorous career has taken a nosedivebut sometimes happiness can be found in the most unexpected placesthe best things in lifethey are stepsisters, living far apart, with little in common
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the only question which hangs over the life of sir richard wyndham, notable whip, dandy and corinthian, is one of marriagethe corinthian has eveything that georgette heyer's devoted readership came to expect and that made her one of the most popular novelists of her day, and still adored by a huge audienceon the eve of making the most momentous decision of his life, he is on his way home, a little worse for drink, when he chances upon a beautiful young fugitive climbing out of a window by means of knotted sheets - and so finds a perfect opportunity for his own escapesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the nodavid mitchell and his wife have translated naoki's book so that it might help others dealing with autism and generally illuminate a little-understood conditionhe also shows the way he thinks and feels about his world - other people, nature, time and beauty, and himself'it will stretch your vision of what it is to be human' andrew solomon, the timeswritten by naoki higashida when he was only thirteen, this remarkable book provides a rare insight into the often baffling behaviour of autistic childrenusing a question and answer format, naoki explains things like why he talks loudly or repeats the same questions, what causes him to have panic attacks, and why he likes to jumpthe book also features eleven original illustrations, inspired by naoki's words, by the artistic duo kai and sunnysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit gives us an exceptional chance to enter the mind of another and see the world from a strange and fascinating perspectiveabundantly proving that people with autism do possess imagination, humour and empathy, he also makes clear how badly they need our compassion, patience and understanding1 sunday times and new york times bestseller
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the female eunuch retains that power of transformation; it asserts the possibility of creativity within female experience' guardian a worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, the female eunuch is a landmark in the history of the women's movementdrawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, germaine greer's searing examination of women's oppression is at once an important social commentary and a passionately argued masterpiece of polemicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprobably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism ever
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the french revolution marks the foundation of the modern political worldbut the terror was, as much as anything else, a civil war, and such wars are always both brutal and complexthe story of the terror is a story of grand political pronouncements, uprisings and insurrections, but also a story of survival against hunger, persecution and bewildering ideological demands, a story of how a state, even with the noblest of intentions, can turn on its people and almost crush themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was in the crucible of the revolution that the political forces of conservatism, liberalism and socialism began to find their modern form, and it was the revolution that first asserted the claims of universal individual rights, on which our current understandings of citizenship are basedthe guillotine in paris claimed some official victims, but executions of captured counter-revolutionary rebels ran into the tens of thousands, and deaths in the areas of greatest conflict probably ran into six figures, with indiscriminate massacres being perpetrated by both sides
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the einstein factor liberates mental abilities you didn't know you hadit's almost scary" -duncan maxwell anderson, senior editor, successnew research suggests that the superior achievements of famous thinkers may have been more the result of mental conditioning than genetic superioritynow you can learn to condition your mind in the same way and improve your performance in virtually all aspects of mental ability, including memory, quickness, iq, and learning capacityusing wenger's image streaming technique, you learn to bypass inhibitions and access the hypernormal capabilities hidden in your own subconsciousi tried the techniques in the book and they paid off instantlyintelligence pioneer dr see oxfam website for delivery information read morewin wenger has identified the tools you need to reach greater levels of sharpness, insight, and overall intelligence
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the girl below stairs is the third powerful saga from jennie felton, in her families of fairley terrace series, in the grand tradition of katie flynn, dilly court, maggie hope and josephine cox, of secrets, romance, drama and triumph in the wake of a bitter tragedybut someone in the grand house will stop at nothing to keep the long-buried secrets hiddenwill edie be able to protect christina? and will she find her own path to happiness with charlie? don't miss jennie's families of fairley terrace series, which began with maggie's story in all the dark secrets and continued with lucy's story in the miner's daughter, edie's story in the girl below stairs, carina's story in the widow's promise and laurel's story in the sister's secretnow she spends her days working as lady's maid to christina, the adopted daughter of the powerful fairley family, and her nights dreaming of a life with handsome local lad charlie oglethorpesee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough broken-hearted when charlie leaves to make his fortune in london, edie finds consolation in her friendship with christina, who asks for her help in uncovering the mystery of her true parentage'believable characters, a vivid sense of time and place, thoroughly enjoyable' rosie goodwinedie cooper has grown up at fairley terrace, surrounded by a loving family
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the body artist opens with a breakfast scene in a rambling rented house somewhere on the new england coastrey says he's taking a drive and he does, all the way to the manhattan apartment of his first wife'a poised, individual ghost story for the twenty-first century' observer 'inspiringwe meet lauren hartke, the body artist of the title, and her husband rey robles, a much older, thrice-married film-directorlauren is left alone, or so she thinksa beautiful book' independent on sunday see oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough their delicate, intimate, half-complete thoughts and words delillo proves himself a stunningly unsentimental observer of marriage, and of the idiosyncrasies that both isolate and bind us
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the acclaimed international bestseller of the tudor court, during the years of henry viii's pursuit of anne boleyn - and the revolutionary sequence of events that followedpitting the king's desperation for an heir against the advice of his powerful advisors, wolsey and cromwell, what follows will change the course of a country's historyas henry's interest begins to wane, the boleyns scheme to put forward mary's sister, annethis chance for us howards comes once in a centurywhen young mary boleyn arrives at court, she becomes his new mistress, an unwitting pawn in the ambitions of the powerful boleyn and howard familiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehenry viii rules over a fashionable court alive with pageant and celebration, the lack of a son his only threatyet anne boleyn, newly returned from the french court, won't agree to be henry's mistress - only his wife
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the offensive on the somme took place between july and november and is perhaps the most iconic battle of the great warit was there that kitchener?s famous ?pals? battalions were first sent into action en masse and it was a battlefield where many of the dreams and aspirations of a nation, hopeful of victory, were agonizingly dashedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, nothing has ever been published on the battle in which the soldiers? own photographs have been used to illustrate both the campaign?s extraordinary comradeship and its carnagebecause of its legendary status, the somme has been the subject of many books, and many more will come out next year
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the eternal emperor ruled countless worlds across the galaxyuk see oxfam website for delivery information read morevast armies and huge fleets awaited his commandbut when the emperor needed to pacify the wolf worlds, the planets of an insignificant cluster that had raised space piracy to a low art, he turned to mantis team and its small band of militant problem solverslook out for more information on this book and others on the orbit website at www
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the spellbinding saga of the future continues in the yearthe seven t'ang, the ruling dictatorship of the solar system, is weakened by the birth of a special child, and the forces of rebellion and change are spreading from the mega-cities of earth to a secretive, planet-wide conspiracy on marsbut the human urge for freedom cannot be stilled by murder or seductionand yearning for ageless passions for all that life holds dear see oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, as a mad, blood-thirsty ruler plots a coup from within the t'ang, hans ebert, his famous face obscured forever behind a mask, begins a new fight for power and love on the red soil of marsrevolution may finally free the long-shackled masses, or it may spread unimaginable destruction sufficient to level a world--and the hopes of all worlds to comefor generations the t'ang have controlled with mind manipulation and teams of black-clad assassinsthe "chung kuo" series brings future centuries to life, portraying men and women caught between great powers fighting for dominance
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the appalachian trail stretches from georgia to maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in america-majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakesalready a classic, a walk in the woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand bill bryson is surely the most entertaining guide youll findhe introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way-and a couple of bearsif youre going to take a hike, its probably the place to go
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the skilled labourer provided a detailed history of the skilled workers in various industries during the periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit shows what was happening to this section of the working classes at a time, during the industrial revolution, when working conditions underwent a period of dramatic change
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the text described as 'the first modern classic of english history'see oxfam website for delivery information read morefrancis bacon's penetration into human motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and his remarkable literary skills, render this history of the reign of king henry vii a major work of english literature and an important document in the history of political thoughtthe edition also includes other relevant writings by bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossary
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the new confessions is the outrageous, extraordinary, hilarious and heartbreaking autobiography of john james todd, a scotsman born in and one of the great self-appointed (and failed) geniuses of the twentieth centuryjohn james todd's reminiscences carry us through the ups and downs of a long and lively career that begins in genteel edinburgh, devastatingly detours out to the western front, forks off, after a period of cosy family life in london, to the electric excitements of the berlin film-world of the twenties, then moves on to hollywoodsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'an often magnificent feat of story-telling and panoramic reconstructionto ordeal by mccarthyism and eventual escape to europe' peter kemp, observer
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the new york trilogy is perhaps the most astonishing work by one of america's most consistently astonishing writers'marks a new departure for the american novelit is a riveting work of detective fiction worthy of raymond chandler, and at the same time a profound and unsettling existentialist enquiry in the tradition of kafka or borgesutterly gripping, written with an acid sharpness that leaves an indelible dent in the back of the mind' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe new york trilogy is the modern novel at its finest: a truly bold and arresting work of fiction with something to transfix and astound every readerin each story the search for clues leads to remarkable coincidences in the universe as the simple act of trailing a man ultimately becomes a startling investigation of what it means to be human' observer'a shatteringly clever piece of work' sunday telegraph'the new york trilogy established him as the only author one could compare to samuel beckettthe trilogy is three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its starkness
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the internationally bestselling novel that inspired the acclaimed film directed by peter jacksonbut as susie will come to realize, even in death, life is not quite out of reachin the wake of her murder, susie watches as her happy suburban family is torn apart by grief; as her friends grow up, fall in love, and do all the things she never had the chance to do herselfmy name was salmon, like the fish; first name, susiein heaven, susie salmon can have whatever she wishes for - except what she most wants, which is to be back with the people she loved on earthit inspired the film starring mark wahlberg, rachel weisz, susan sarandon and saoirse ronansee oxfam website for delivery information read morei was fourteen when i was murdered on decembera luminous, astonishing novel about life and death, memory and forgetting, and finding light in the darkest places, alice sebold's the lovely bones became an instant classic when it was first published in
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the writing glows with emotional intelligencethis atmospheric debutbut coming together in song is just what the women of chilbury need in these dark hours, and they are ready to singan uplifting and heart-warming novel perfect for fans of helen simonson's the summer before the war and the guernsey literary and potato peel pie societywith a little fighting spirit and the arrival of a new musical resident, the charismatic miss primrose trent, the choir is rebornthough for one villager, the choir is the perfect cover to destroy chilbury's new-found harmonyhearts are breaking as sons and husbands leave to fight, and when the vicar decides to close the choir until the men return, all seems losthad me sniffing copiously' daily mailin wartime, survival is as much about friendship as it is about couragein the idyllic village of chilbury change is afootsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome see the choir as a chance to forget their troubles, others the chance to shine
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the ordnance survey puzzle book was 's bestselling christmas gift book so why not brush up on your map reading skills and crack an array of fiendish puzzles all whilst learning amazing facts so you can become the ultimate map-reader! do you know your trig points from your national trails? can you calculate using contours? and can you fathom exactly how far the footpath is from the free house? track down hidden treasures, decipher geographical details and discover amazing facts as you work through this unique puzzle book based on 40 of the ordnance survey's best british mapsexplore the first ever os map made in , unearth the history of curious place names, encounter abandoned medieval villages and search the site of the first tarmac road in the worldwith hundreds of puzzles ranging from easy to mind-boggling, this mix of navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums will put your friends and family through their paces on the path to becoming the ultimate map-master! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times bestsellershortlisted for the samuel johnson prizethe original bestseller from the beloved author of underland, landmarks and the lost words - robert macfarlane travels britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape'the old ways confirms macfarlane's reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about nature' scotland on sundayfollowing the tracks, holloways, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the british isles and beyond, robert macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginationsit sets the imagination tingling, laying an irresistible trail for readers to follow' sunday times'read this and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again' metro'he has a rare physical intelligence and affords total immersion in place, elements and the passage of time: wonderful' antony gormley see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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