Costa book of the year awardshortlisted for the duff cooper prizeshortlisted
List costa book of the year awardshortlisted for the duff cooper prizeshortlisted
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Oxfam shop evesham twenty-fifth anniversary edition of kate atkinson's brilliant and unforgettable first novel, which won the whitbread (now costa) book of the year prizefizzing with wit and energy, kate atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' daily mail'an astounding book'delivers its jokes and its tragedies as efficiently as dickenswill dazzle readers for years to come' - hilary mantel, author of the mirror and the lightruby lennox was conceived grudgingly by bunty and born while her father, george, was in the dog and hare in doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a d-cup that he wasn't marriedruby tells the story of the family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling french photographer catches frail beautiful alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of ruby's own life'little short of a masterpiecebunty had never wanted to marry george, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath york minster, with sensible and sardonic patrica aged five, greedy cross-patch gillian who refused to be ignored, and rubywithout doubt one of the finest novels i have read for years' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoutrageously funny
3 €
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Oxfam bookshop hertford twenty-fifth anniversary edition of kate atkinson's brilliant and unforgettable first novel, which won the whitbread (now costa) book of the year prizefizzing with wit and energy, kate atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' daily mail'an astounding book'delivers its jokes and its tragedies as efficiently as dickenswill dazzle readers for years to come' - hilary mantel, author of the mirror and the lightruby lennox was conceived grudgingly by bunty and born while her father, george, was in the dog and hare in doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a d-cup that he wasn't marriedruby tells the story of the family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling french photographer catches frail beautiful alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of ruby's own life'little short of a masterpiecebunty had never wanted to marry george, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath york minster, with sensible and sardonic patrica aged five, greedy cross-patch gillian who refused to be ignored, and rubywithout doubt one of the finest novels i have read for years' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoutrageously funny
2 €
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Oxfam bookshop hertford winner of the mckitterick prizeshortlisted for the east midlands book awardshortlisted for the man booker prize shortlisted for new writer of the year in the specsavers national book awardsobserver book of the year the lighthouse begins on a north sea ferry, on whose blustery outer deck stands futh, a middle-aged, recently separated man heading to germany for a restorative walking holidayspending his first night in hellhaus at a small, family-run hotel, he finds the landlady hospitable but is troubled by an encounter with an inexplicably hostile barmanat the end of the week, futh, sunburnt and blistered, comes to the end of his circular walk, returning to what he sees as the sanctuary of the hellhaus hotel, unaware of the events which have been unfolding there in his absencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas he travels, he contemplates his childhood; a complicated friendship with the son of a lonely neighbour; his parents' broken marriage and his ownin the morning, futh puts the episode behind him and sets out on his week-long circular walk along the rhinehe recalls his first trip to germany with his newly single fatherbut the story he keeps coming back to, the person and the event affecting all others, is his mother and her abandonment of him as a boy, which left him with a void to fill, a substitute to findhe is mindful of something he neglected to do there, an omission which threatens to have devastating repercussions for him this time around
2 €
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Oxfam books & music hereford 'the definitive book of the year in our house, for both parents and offspring' maggie o'farrell, guardian books of the year'absolutely beautiful - get one for yourself and one to inspire a woman in your life' stylist*sunday times and new york times bestseller**blackwell's book of the year**foyles children's book of the year**shortlisted for waterstones book of the year*what if the princess didn't marry prince charming but instead went on to be an astronaut? what if the jealous step sisters were supportive and kind? and what if the queen was the one really in charge of the kingdom? illustrated by sixty female artists from every corner of the globe, good night stories for rebel girls introduces us to one hundred remarkable women and their extraordinary lives, from ada lovelace to malala, amelia earhart to michelle obamasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreempowering, moving and inspirational, these are true fairy tales for heroines who definitely don't need rescuing
9 €
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Gorgeous' max porter, author of lanny a times book of the year an i book of the year a reading agency book of the year a bbc radio 2 book club pick a bbc radio 4 'book at bedtime' an observer pick for one summer following the second world war, robert appleyard sets out on foot from his durham villageoxfam shop hebden bridge 'what a radical thing, these days, to have written a book so full of warmth and kindnesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morestaying with dulcie, robert's life opens into one of rich food, sea-swimming, sunburn and poetrythere he meets dulcie, an eccentric, worldly, older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage facing out to seasixteen and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across the northern countryside until he reaches the former smuggling village of robin hood's baythe two come from different worlds, yet as the summer months pass, they form an unlikely friendship that will profoundly alter their futures
6 €
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Oxfam bookshop brigg a top ten indie publishers' fiction bestseller for an independent book of the year pick a waterstones best books of the year pick a bookseller book of the year pick this is the story of a hen named sproutnow the novel is making its way around the world, where it has the potential to inspire generations of readers the way jonathan livingston seagull or the alchemist havesee oxfam website for delivery information read morean anthem for individuality and motherhood, the hen who dreamed she could fly has captivated millions of readers in koreano longer content to lay eggs on command only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild-and to hatch an egg of her ownand with nomoco's evocative illustrations throughout, this first english-language edition beautifully captures the journey of an unforgettable character in world literature
2 €
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Oxfam original liverpool the sunday times bestseller a times and sunday times book of the year 'douglas murray fights the good fight for freedom of speechpeterson in his devastating new book the madness of crowds, douglas murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and racesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe are living through a postmodern era in which the grand narratives of religion and political ideology have collapsedin their place have emerged a crusading desire to right perceived wrongs and a weaponization of identity, both accelerated by the new forms of social and news mediareaders of all political persuasions cannot afford to ignore murray's masterfully argued and fiercely provocative book, in which he seeks to inject some sense into the discussion around this generation's most complicated issueshe reveals the astonishing new culture wars playing out in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of social justice, identity politics and 'intersectionality'a truthful look at today's most divisive issues' - jordan bhe ends with an impassioned call for free speech, shared common values and sanity in an age of mass hysterianarrow sets of interests now dominate the agenda as society becomes more and more tribal - and, as murray shows, the casualties are mounting
12 €
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*selected as a book of the year in the sunday times and the observer*featuring all the inspiring, retail price £new, unwanted gift, at bargain price, which would make an excellent present for someone who likes cookingover 100 relaxed, achievable & delicious recipes
6 €
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*selected as a book of the year in the sunday times and the observer*new, unwanted hardback book by nigella lawson, at bargain price, which would make an excellent present for someone who likes cookingfeaturing all the inspiring, retail price £ read moreover 100 relaxed, achievable & delicious recipes
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Oxfam shop pershore lose yourself in the breakout sensation of the year shortlisted for waterstones book of the year 'brilliant' joanna cannon'spellbinding' guardian'magic' erin kelly'immersive' sunday times'gorgeous' stella duffy'astounding' anna mazzola emmett farmer is a binder's apprentice in a vault under his mentor's workshop, row upon row of books - and secrets - are meticulously stored and recordedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis job is to hand-craft beautiful books and, within each, to capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory then one day emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of the volumes has his name on it if you have something you want to forget, or a secret to hide, he can bind it - and you will never have to remember the pain it caused
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Oxfam bookshop st albans chosen as a book of the year in the times literary supplement, the evening standard, the daily telegraph, the guardian, the times'a brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon' evening standard'vintage le carréit gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 yearseloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' daily mail'splendid, fast-paced, riveting' andrew marr, sunday times'remarkablehe's in the first rank' ian mcewan'one of those writers who will be read a century from now' robert harris see oxfam website for delivery information read moreimmensely clever, breathtakingthe reason? cold war ghosts have come back to haunt himintelligence operations that were once the toast of the service are to be dissected by a generation with no memory of the berlin walllike wine, le carré's writing has got richer with agethere is only one le carréreally, not since the spy who came in from the cold has le carré exercised his gift as a storyteller so powerfully and to such thrilling effect' john banville, guardianpeter guillam, former disciple of george smiley in the british secret service, has long retired to brittany when a letter arrives, summoning him to londonsomebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater goodvintage john le carré'utterly engrossing and perfectly pitcheddon't wait for the paperback' the times'perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in britain
2 €
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Oxfam books & music lichfield a sunday independent book of the yearbeginning in , when young navy lieutenant 'nick' nixon returned from the pacific and set his cap at congress, farrell traces how this idealistic dreamer became the ruthless man we remember nixon as todayhis staff of bright young men devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, poverty, civil rights, and protection of the environmenthe aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his opening to china was the first great crack in the cold warrichard nixon is a magisterial portrait of the man who embodied post-war american political cynicism - and was destroyed by itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein richard nixon, award-winning biographer john awithin four years of that first win, nixon would be a senator; in six, the vice president; and then presidentbut nixon had another legacy: an america divided and polarisedfinally, in august , two years after the watergate scandal, nixon became the only president to resign in disgraceit was nixon who launched the mccarthy era, who set south against north, and who spurred the silent majority to despise and distrust the country's elitea deeply researched, superbly crafted biography of america's most complex presidentfarrell examines the life and legacy of one of america's most controversial political figuresit was a fine legacy, but nixon cared little for it
14 €
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Oxfam shop thornbury a guardian and observer book of the yearbaghdadi, the leader of isis, urged muslims around the world to come join the caliphateat the heart of this story is a cast of unforgettable young women who respondedin early , the islamic state clinched its control of raqqa in syriasee oxfam website for delivery information read morean intimate, deeply reported account of the women who made a shocking decision: to leave their comfortable lives behind and join the islamic stateemma, from germany; sharmeena, from bethnal green, london; nour, from tunis: these were women - some still in school - from urban families, some with university degrees and bookshelves filled with novels by jane austen and dan brown; many with cosmopolitan dreams of travel and adventurebut instead of finding a land of justice and piety, they found themselves trapped within the most brutal terrorist regime of the twenty-first century, a world of chaos and upheaval and violencehaving witnessed the brutal oppression of the assad regime in syria, and moved to fight for justice, thousands of men and women heeded his callwhat is the line between victim and collaborator? how do we judge these women who both suffered and inflicted intense pain? what role is there for muslim women in the west? in what is bound to be a modern classic of narrative nonfiction, moaveni takes us into the school hallways of london, kitchen tables in germany, the coffee shops in tunis, the caliphate's ob/gyn and its 'guest house for young widows' - where wives of the fallen waited to be remarried - to demonstrate that the problem called terrorism is a far more complex, political, and deeply relatable one than we generally admit
(England)
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square the jaw-dropping, page-turning, critically-acclaimed book of the year: a serial-killer thriller unlike any other from the award-winning lauren beukes'gone girl has not exactly goneyou shouldn't make me do thisshe is sure there were other victims were less fortunate, but the evidence she finds isbut what if the one that got away cameback for him? see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut the shining girls have arrived' (the times)you shouldn't shine"it's not my fault"the girl who wouldn't diekirby is lucky she survived the attackhunting a killer who shouldn't existharper stalks his shining girls through the years - and cuts the spark out of them
(England)
3 €
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Isbn 'racy, outragious and hilarious - it's the most surprising book of the year' - mail on sunday () collection possible from south yardley, birmingham postage available at £3excellent unread condition hardback
53 €
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"la perla" no 267 of 275 serated edge paper limited edition print together the book of the same number "passion"the print is beautifully presented in a folder bound of the same colour and material as the book and presentation boxthe boxed item measures 23 inches by 23 inches and weighs over 5 kgscollection only and would prefer cash on collection pleaseor purchaser could pay by paypal paying the relevant feescondition is as new and has remained packaged
550 €
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Oxfam bookshop chelmsford daily telegraph and new statesman book of the year see oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop deal this book promises to revolutionize science as we know it' - daily telegraph 'stephen's magnum opus may be the book of the decade if not the century' - arthur c clarke long-awaited work from one of the world's most respected scientists presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made publica seminal work of enormous importancestarting with a collection of computer experiments, wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the universeincludes over 950 illustrationsbbc documentary in development' see oxfam website for delivery information read more
29 €
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Also a vintage book of the definitive guide to the tarot see pics as they form part of the descriptionthese are the rider white tarot deck,q & e quick and easy tarot deck by us games system and the osho zen tarot deckcan post recorded delivery for £5having a declutter selling our original tarot decks of cards complete and with original boxes
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These can be left or removed/replaced:) purchased for £ at the beginning of the yearpride colt plus in blue 1 year old fantastic scooter works perfectly! batteries are in top condition always stored inside the house extra reflective stickers have been added for visibilityif you are further away, we may be able to sort something outno obligation to buyit has to be right for you and if it’s not i won’t force a salejust ask:) this is not boot scooter - it will not come apart for easy transportationquestions and queries welcome:) read morelights for visibility indicator lights flashing hazard lights swivel chair 25 stone max user weight price includes: *scooter *seat cover (not pictured - plain black) *rain cover for lap/legs, in grey *tiller cover (to cover controls if it starts to rain) *full rain cover for the times you can’t get it indoors for whatever reasonthere are silver stars and blue stripes*mirror to attach to handlebars so you can see behind (this is the original mirror that came with the scooter) * full user manual *charger *front basket * 2 keys * free delivery in the hull areafeatures: 5mph max speed swivel chair for easy access adjustable tiller pneumatic tyres please do some research to decide if this is right for you:) i’m happy to answer questions and arrange viewing and a test drive for anyone interested
700 €
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We are hoping to bring her into the family at the start of the year or perhaps the very end of this yearplease do get in touch if you have litters planned, we are open to all questions! thankyou read morewe are in north devon and so have hundreds of walks to choose from, ranging from forests to woolacombe beachwe would potentially be wanting to have a litter from our new addition in the distant future so we can have a few more to have ourselves as i have fallen in love with the breedwe already have two large dogs who are our pride and joy, and we are now looking for another little angel to join our packhello, my partner and i are looking for a beautiful american hairless terrier to join our family
1500 €
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Witcher 3 game of the year edition for sale, played only once and is in great condition still
15 €
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Ps4 game - overwatch goty - game of the year edition for playstation 4
15 €
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Welcome to riverside bliss, our 2 bedroom static caravan home away from home which we hire out during certain times of the yearriverside bliss is fully equipped with everything else you would need - so you can simply turn up and start enjoying your breakplease contact us for availability and further details situated on the immensely popular haven weymouth bay holiday park, riverside bliss is a prestige moselle caravan that we have enhanced to create a homely environment which exudes an ambiance of relaxation, refinement and comfortriverside bliss is our bolt hole, our sanctuary, and we are offering guests the chance to ‘get away from it all’ and experience the same delights we do when we staydo not send a message from this advert to contact the owner direct and for more details on this holiday home please click the "more details" link at the top of this description and contact the owners from the full advert on our websitewith many added extras and everyday necessities included, just bring yourselves, clothes, bed linen and food… and let us provide the rest
300 €
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Best known for his songwriting, south won the grammy for song of the year in for "games people play" and was again nominated for the award in for "rose garden"are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethree classic albums of joe south joe south – games people play/capitol records-st-235/us press /cover and vinyl: near mint joe south – so the seeds are growing/capitol records-st-637/us press /cover and vinyl: mint, still sealed joe south – introspect/capitol records-st-108/us press /cover and vinyl: near mint joe south () was an american singer-songwriter and guitaristplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
27 €
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Collection from londonhardback in good condition, received as a gift recently - originally bought for full price and pricing at half price for a quick sale
(England)
4 €
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Oxfam bookshop kingsbridge winner of more than 200 game of the year awards, experience the complete skyrim collection with the elder scrolls v: skyrim legendary editiona few light marks to the discs which should not affect playsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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book of the notorious gangland brothers the krays during their prison years in very good condition
1 €
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There is a reason, and you'll find out when you read the story they could only call 'duck hunt'! plus, the most sensational internet-breaking marvel team-up of the year! collecting: howard the duck 1-5, the unbeatable squirrel girl 5howard the duck vol
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