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And jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behindjules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for helpoxfam shop dumfries 'wondering if into the water could be as good as the girl on the train? it's better' stylist'paula hawkins effortlessly follows the success of the girl on the train with this immersive novela gripping, compulsive read!' shari lapena, bestselling author of the couple next door'fans of paula hawkins' the girl on the train rejoice: her second novel into the water is even betterand most of all she's afraid of the water, and the place they call the drowning poolthey say she jumpednot just a brilliant thriller but also a furious feminist howl1 bestseller and global phenomenon' good housekeeping (book of the month)'a brooding and complex read that deserves to make a splash in its own rightwith the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, the girl on the train, paula hawkins delivers an urgent, satisfying read that hinges on the stories we tell about our pasts and their power to destroy the lives we live now'paula hawkins does it again! into the water is a moody and chilling thriller that will have you madly turning the pages' clare mackintosh, bestselling author of i let you go' sunday mirror 'a twisting whodunit that leaves you both gratified and surprised (also the best kind)the sunday times notold from multiple points of view, this is clever and twisty fiction with a ghostly edgeof her long-buried memories, of the old mill house, of knowing that nel would never have jumped1 bestsellersimon mayo radio 2 book club choiceradio 4 book at bedtimegoodreads choice awards best mystery & thriller the addictive new psychological thriller from the author of the girl on the train, the runaway sunday times noin the last days before her death, nel called her sisterbut jules is afraid' red see oxfam website for delivery information read morea brilliantly plotted and fast-paced juggernaut of a read that hurtles to a heart-stopping conclusion
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And jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behindjules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help' stylist'paula hawkins effortlessly follows the success of the girl on the train with this immersive novela gripping, compulsive read!' shari lapena, bestselling author of the couple next door'fans of paula hawkins' the girl on the train rejoice: her second novel into the water is even betterand most of all she's afraid of the water, and the place they call the drowning poolthey say she jumpednot just a brilliant thriller but also a furious feminist howl1 bestseller and global phenomenon' good housekeeping (book of the month)'a brooding and complex read that deserves to make a splash in its own rightwith the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, the girl on the train, paula hawkins delivers an urgent, satisfying read that hinges on the stories we tell about our pasts and their power to destroy the lives we live now'paula hawkins does it again! into the water is a moody and chilling thriller that will have you madly turning the pages' clare mackintosh, bestselling author of i let you go' sunday mirror 'a twisting whodunit that leaves you both gratified and surprised (also the best kind)the sunday times notold from multiple points of view, this is clever and twisty fiction with a ghostly edgeof her long-buried memories, of the old mill house, of knowing that nel would never have jumped1 bestsellersimon mayo radio 2 book club choiceradio 4 book at bedtimegoodreads choice awards best mystery & thriller the addictive new psychological thriller from the author of the girl on the train, the runaway sunday times noin the last days before her death, nel called her sisterbut jules is afraid' red see oxfam website for delivery information read morea brilliantly plotted and fast-paced juggernaut of a read that hurtles to a heart-stopping conclusionoxfam bookshop knutsford 'wondering if into the water could be as good as the girl on the train? it's better
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It stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind himoxfam bookshop cheltenham city of the mind is the second novel by booker prize winning author penelope livelybut matthew is occupied with constructing a new future for london in docklands, and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his ownher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardpenelope lively lives in london'this is the city in which everything is simultaneousthere is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and construction'a glorious novel' observer'the descriptions of the london blitz are achingly real' sunday telegraphpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and childrenshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markshe later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tiger'in london's changing heartland, architect matthew halland is aware of how the past and the present blendshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe inhere too is the london of prehistory, of georgian elegance, of the blitzsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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As her nephew attempts to exploit the growing success of the country recipes framboise has inherited from her mother, a woman remembered with contempt by the villagers, memories of a disturbed childhood during the german occupation flood back, and expose a past full of betrayal, blackmail and liesthis is where framboise, a secretive widow, plies her culinary trade at the crĂŞperie - and lets her memory play strange gamesoxfam bookshop hertford 'her strongest writing yet: as tangy and sometimes bitter as chocolat was smooth' independenta gripping page-turner set in occupied france, from the bestselling author of chocolat and the strawberry thiefbeyond the main street of les laveuses runs the loire, smooth and brown as a sunning snake - but hiding a deadly undertow beneath its moving surfacethoroughly enjoyable' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read more'just as she did in chocolat, harris indulges her love of rich and mouth-watering descriptive passages, appealing to the senses with seductively foreign names, and evoking the textures and smells of foodthese descriptions are suffused with a child's wide-eyed wonder that lends the story a magical quality, almost like a folk tale
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His obsession with listening to the radio drives him on an unexpected journey, fuelled by the painful memories of the suicide of his only son many years beforewhen a garlic baguette is used as a lethal weapon and the hogs finally take a stand and turn on the farmer who is about to roast them, nothing is likely to go as smoothly as the family may have hopedthe accidental return of sams ex-fiance, david, coupled with the endlessly drunk auntie lesley ensures that an almighty farce is just around the cornerthe radio ends with an unimaginable twist, when the family realise that things are not at all how they seemedjonathan has been inspired by a number of novels, including alex garlands the beach, and his writing is comparable to mark haddon, nick hornby and joseph connollyit will appeal to anyone who enjoys family-based modern contemporary fiction with both poignancy and humourwhilst his only daughter, sam, and wife, sheila, plan perhaps the most ill-fated wedding ever conceived, the radio transports george further and further away from realitythe radio centres around the decline of the lovable, yet hapless george poppleton, a middle-aged, henpecked father and husband who stumbles across an old transistor radio in his loftoxfam shop colne road a comedy so black that youd have to eat a lot of carrots to know whether georges adventures are actually visibleit is a story of what it means to be a family, the perception of loving and being loved, and what it means to be sanesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Gone with the flames are the violent memories of the house's history, and a new era has begunoxfam shop dumfries from the number one bestselling author, peter james, comes the secret of cold hillbut looks are deceptive and it's only a matter of days before both couples start to feel they are not alone in their new homesdespite the ever present rumble of cement mixers and diggers, cold hill park appears to be the ideal place to livethere is one thing that never appears in the estate agent brochures: nobody has ever survived beyond forty in cold hill house and no one has ever truly leftalthough much of cold hill park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new housesnow a smash-hit stage playthe spine-chilling follow-up to the house on cold hillfor jason and emily danes, this is their forever home, and for maurice and claudette penze-weedell, it's the perfect place to live out retirementsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecold hill house has been razed to the ground by fire, replaced with a development of ultra-modern homes
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As her nephew attempts to exploit the growing success of the country recipes framboise has inherited from her mother, a woman remembered with contempt by the villagers, memories of a disturbed childhood during the german occupation flood back, and expose a past full of betrayal, blackmail and liesthis is where framboise, a secretive widow, plies her culinary trade at the crĂŞperie - and lets her memory play strange gamesoxfam bookshop cheltenham beyond the main street of les laveuses runs the loire, smooth and brown as a sunning snake - but hiding a deadly undertow beneath its moving surfacesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He is best remembered for his pen and ink drawings of cycling in the first half of the 20th centuryunclipped dust jacket has some surface and edge wear, a little surface soiling and some crumpling at the top of the front and rearcovers and text block are in excellent 'fine' conditionthis book does include cycling but also covers other subjects such as furniture illustration and rural scenesvery scarce bookbrown faux-leather hard covers with gilt titles on the frontfrank patterson was a popular and highly skilled illustrator for published works who lived through a golden age of black and white artistsoxfam bookshop lymington first edition with a dedication by the author on the front pastedown datedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Containing details of motoring adventures before the war, road tests of cars and motor cycles, a speculative motor show, advertisements, editorial comment and even a letters page nostalgically reflecting pre-war lifeoxfam bookshop preston a facsimile reproduction of a collection of motoring magazines, each drawn and scripted by hand by prisoners of war in muhlberg, germany, during the second world warthe drawings and sketches are both graphic and realistic,the text full of wit and highly crediblebikes and cars that are no longer produced, but with names that are legend are all recalledthe book is filled with humour, compassion, enthusiasm and authoritysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop inverness pungent tales of world war two converge with more distant memories of the thirty years war in this powerful, compelling debut novelsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat he finds there is deeply unsettling and harrowinga young british army doctor finds himself ordered to investigate a curious plague in a polish refugee campmeanwhile, a colleague is much more concerned with unravelling uncannily similar events three hundred years old, events twisted by the centuries into their current, misshapen form, as the fairy-story of the pied piper of hamelinset in the borderlands between germany and poland, this powerful first novel is reminiscent in mood, complexity and accomplishment of pat barker's world war one trilogy or sebastian faulks' birdsongthe war is over
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A wonderful collection of extracts from classic english books, memories of christmases past and poems, including queen victoria (at windsor castle ), pudding making (anon) (from surrey within living memory ), jane austen (a letter to my sister cassandra, december 24th ) cotswold carol singing (laurie lee, cider with rosie ) and robert graves (the christmas robin) typeset at the the folio society in monotype bulmer, printed on caxton wove paper by cambridge university press and bound by them in full cloth blocked with a design by the artist, john holder illustrated with 7 full colour plates and many black and white drawings slipcase in green boardoxfam shop portishead in as new conditiona small faint black square at the top of the front free page (see photos) is the only sign of usesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It has the ambitious and controversial aim of defending christian mysticisma memoir, first published in , which also relates 'encounters' of the author and others with godthey conclude that mysticism is at odds with both sound doctrine and good senseit affirms that "daily coming to god in prayer is as great an evidence of being the lord's" as mystical converse with godmurdoch campbell replies with a remarkable knowledge and use of scripture, and carryies the believer into his and others' experience of god's presenceyet for some the question is instead whether mysticism can provide such evidence at all, since the experiences are "so rare and personal it is quite impossible to convey to others what is enjoyed"oxfam shop kendal very good condition paperback with minimal shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A piece puzzle by gibsons titled “sweet memories of the s” showing chocolate bars from that era 3a 500 piece puzzle of the usa showing the locations of its states all complete and in good conditiona piece puzzle by natura depicting america’s canyons 2£6 the set of 3 read more
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Condition: used; goodauthors: sarkar, dilipwe take pride in serving youbinding: hardcoverthe picture may not reflect the books condition or specific editionused book condition
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Whisked to a remote island to interpret a top-secret conference between no-name financiers and congolese warlords, salvo's excitement is only heightened by memories of the night before he left london, and his life-changing encounter with a beautiful nurse named hannaha highly skilled interpreter, he is no stranger to the official secrets actbut this is the first time he has been asked to change his identity - and, worse still, his clothes - in service of his countryenter in his place, the pseudonymous brian sinclar: spy, lover - and perhaps, even, herooxfam bookshop cheltenham bruno salvador has worked on clandestine missions beforesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexit suddenly, the unassuming, happily married man salvo believed himself to be
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No markings rips or tears on the pagesgood condition but the dust cover has a small tear at the bottom on the front and looks a little grubbyall intact with green cloth binding see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop cockermouth this book is an ettempt to recapture happy memories, and with them some of the joy in places and people that i have known, and share them
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morebrown cloth boards with gilt decoration are in very good conditionoxfam shop steyning by robert cowtanpublished by richard bentley and son in with a frontispiece of sir anthony panizzifirst couple of pages loose from spine and top of pages a bit worn, otherwise in good condition
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Ikamva marimba bandchildren's music & audio storieswe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationaction & adventurewe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possible
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The jigsaw is checked and complete and in very good conditionpiece jigsaw by premium maker gibson
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Pictures are of the actual puzzle you will receive
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Set of 12 oriental porcelain tea cups, each one decorated to depict the 12 months of the yeareach cup is marked fp japan on the baseeach cup is beautifully detailed, full of colour and in perfect condition; never been usedeach has a leaflet which details the specific flower or tree featured for that month; only october does not have a bookleteach cup measures 3 1/4" tall by 2 1/4 diameterpresented in the original black wood, wall-mounted presentation cabinet
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months of the year cherished teddies been on display in our home but now decided to start to down size collections ÂŁ25 read more
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Oxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoyas each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really areand her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'timmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timethe question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every yearmore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early yearsliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, againthis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of all
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While other books examine the war between the states from a political, tactical, or military perspective, these books focus on the day-to-day life and the human experience of the men themselves, the union and confederate soldiers who enlisted and often fought to the death for their beliefs and those of their home regions of the young united stateshundreds of thousands of men across the divided nation enlisted in state volunteer regiments that poured into the sprawling military camps around washington, dc, richmond, virginia, and other strategic locationswithin a year, thousands of these courageous men had lost their lives on bloody battlefields or died in disease-ridden encampmentsillustrated with full-color photography and historical documents, engagingly written and thoroughly explained, these books are the perfect addition to children's and adults' library collections, school libraries, and personal libraries of interested readers and history lovers of all agesthis book provides a glimpse at the lives, weapons, and equipment of these soldiers through a collection of artifacts and exacting reproductionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton as dawned, the civil war, the conflict that had started the year before and that most americans thought would last only a few months, showed no signs of ending
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All i ask of youall i ask of you (reprise)entr'acteact two: six months latermasquerade / why so silentoxfam shop crosby andrew lloyd webber ?- the phantom of the operathe point of no returndown once morewishing you were somehow here againwandering child/ twisted every way label: polydor ?- podv9 format: 2 x vinyl, lp, album, gatefold country:  uk released: 09 feb genre: stage & screen style: musical tracklistprologue: the stage of the paris opéra, overtureact one: paris think of meangel of musiclittle lotte/ stranger than you dreamt it/ raoul, i've been there(angel of music)the phantom of the operathe music of the nighti remember/ bravo, monsieur/ track down this murderer/ prima donnapoor fool, he makes me laughwhy have you brought me heresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Inside her purse is the id card of a local businessman who died in a fire months earlieroxfam shop clitheroe  a gripping temperance brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist kathy reichs, the international nothe body of a teenage girl is discovered along a desolate highway on the outskirts of charlottecould there be a connection between the two cases? convinced that the girl's death was no accident, tempe soon finds herself at the centre of a conspiracy that extends from south america to afghanistanbut to find justice for the dead, she must be more courageous - and take more extreme action - than ever before' karin slaughter 'i love kathy reichs? - always scary, always suspenseful, and i always learn somethingdr kathy reichs is a professional forensic anthropologistwho was the girl? and was she murdered?dr temperance brennan, forensic anthropologist, must find the answersshe's the real deal' clive cussler see oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, she is best known for her internationally bestselling temperance brennan novels, which draw on her remarkable experience to create the most vividly authentic, true-to-life crime thrillers on the market and which are the inspiration for the hit tv series bonesthey're filled with riveting twists and turns - and no matter how many books she writes, i just can't get enough!' lisa scottoline 'nobody writes a more imaginative thriller than kathy reichs1 bestselling crime thriller writer and the inspiration behind the hit tv series bones' david baldacci 'each book in kathy reichs's fantastic temperance brennan series is better than the lastshe has worked for decades with chief medical examiners, the fbi, and even a united nations tribunal on genocide' james patterson 'one of my favourite writersshe soon learns that a gulf war veteran stands accused of smuggling artefacts into the country many of the world's greatest thriller writers are huge fans of her work: 'kathy reichs writes smart - no, make that brilliant - mysteries that are as realistic as nonfiction and as fast-paced as the best thrillers about jack reacher, or alex cross' lee child 'nobody does forensics thrillers like kathy reichs
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From an author who has described all of henry's queens comes a deeply intimate portrayal of the last: a woman who longed for passion, power and education at the court of a medieval killerbut henry adores his new bride and kateryn's trust in him grows as she unites the royal family, creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court, and rules the kingdom as regentoxfam shop colne road why would a woman marry a serial killer? because she cannot refusebut she cannot save the protestants, under threat for their faith, and henry's dangerous gaze turns on herthe traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy - the punishment is death by fire and the king's name is on the warrantkateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months, the one before barely half a yearbut is this enough to keep her safe? a leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish in english, kateryn stands out as an independent woman with a mind of her ownsee oxfam website for delivery information read morekateryn parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - king henry viii - commands her to marry him
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Believing her to be drifting, the horrified authorities ordered a search vessel to comb the seas but in three months they found nothingoxfam bookshop lymington signed by the author on the fly-title pagea second longer search was commissioned but still no trace was foundin , the ss waratah embarked on her second voyage, from sydney to england via south africaa popular theory suggests the searches themselves were at fault, but here the humorous and fascinating diaries, maps, and log books of walter smith, a key figure on board both search missions, proves their thoroughness and describes the wide ground they covered, the dangers they faced and bizarre things they stumbled across, and the day-to-day experiences of the crewironically, the ship was due to be fitted with pioneering radio equipment when she reached england, but to this day nothing has been heard of the ship or her human cargofilled up with families anticipating a new life on the other side of the world, what started out as a journey full of hope ended abruptly when the ship vanished between durban and cape townthe mystery has spawned many conspiracy theories and even a million-dollar search mission by author clive cusslersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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** this lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the catawiki collection serviceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe worked at the royal botanic gardens, kew, from about to , wrote a number of botanical papers, and then worked in an unofficial capacity at the natural history museum from until his deathare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitransactions of the linnean society of london, 2nd ser252 pp (numbered )* spencer le marchant moore () was an english botanistcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe was as a botanist involved in the expedition to the brazilian province of matto grosso in and in an expedition to remote parts of western australia from december to octoberif you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership read morewrappers, spine a bit crudely strengthened, back looseall in all a very good copymap, 19 lithographsintern a clean, uncut copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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1-13all i ask of you 1-14all i ask of you (reprise) 2-1entr'acteact two: six months later 2-2masquerade / why so silenttracklist 1-1prologue: the stage of the paris opéra, overtureact one: paris think of me 1-4angel of music 1-5little lotte2-6the point of no return 2-7down once moresee oxfam website for delivery information read more/ prima donna 1-11poor fool, he makes me laugh 1-12why have you brought me here/ twisted every way1-9magical lasso/ stranger than you dreamt it/ raoul, i've been there/ bravo, monsieur/ track down this murderer2-4wishing you were somehow here again 2-5wandering child(angel of music) 1-6the phantom of the opera 1-7the music of the night 1-8i rememberoxfam music shop reading 2 cds and booklet in card slipcase from
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