Tale of a country village
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A beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal," ferrante proves herself to be one of italy's most accomplished storytellerswith these books, which the new yorker's james wood described as "large, captivating, amiably peopledin these neapolitan novels, elena ferrante, the acclaimed author of the days of abandonment, gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belongingin the story of a new name, lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stiflingshe writes vividly about a specific neighborhood of naples from the late-s through to the current day and about two remarkable young women who are very much the products of that place and timeoxfam bookshop ealing in , elena ferrante's my brilliant friend introduced readers to the unforgettable elena and lila, whose lifelong friendship provides the backbone for the neapolitan novelsyet in doing so she has created a world in which readers will recognize themselves and has drawn a marvellously nuanced portrait of friendshipyet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life's challengessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story of a new name is the second book in this seriesmarriage appears to have imprisoned lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for elenalove, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories
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Eclipse by stephenie meyer - thrilling tale of a vampire romance at high schooltechbitch by lucy sykes and jo piazza - hilarious and clever novel that's like a face-off between the devil wears prada and the social networkat its heart is kitty doyle's determination to fulfil her dreams of having a home she can call her owngood bad woman by elizabeth woodcraft - unusual and compelling london-based mysterykiller queens by rebecca chance - if you're a fan of jilly cooper, you'll love rebecca chancefar from home by lyn andrews - brings vividly to life the streets of old liverpool and of ireland during a tumultuous erastar by danielle steel - story of an extraordinary young woman and her determination to achieve her ambition - whatever the odds
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Eclipse by stephenie meyer - the thrilling tale of a vampire romance at high schoolstar by danielle steel - the story of an extraordinary young woman and her determination to achieve her ambition - whatever the oddsgood bad woman by elizabeth woodcraft - an unusual and compelling london-based mysteryat its heart is kitty doyle's determination to fulfil her dreams of having a home she can call her ownfar from home by lyn andrews - brings vividly to life the streets of old liverpool and of ireland during a tumultuous eraa real eclectic mix: killer queens by rebecca chance - if you're a fan of jilly cooper, you'll love rebecca chancetechbitch by lucy sykes and jo piazza - a hilarious and clever novel that's like a face-off between the devil wears prada and the social network
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(a2) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe very good, unclipped wrapper is lightly foxed; the top edge is worn but intactthe story in verse of the shy sir lance-a-little who finally wins a maiden with the help of the gentle dragon, delightfully enhanced by the quirky illustrations by peter firmin, in full colour on one double page and in ink and wash on the nextlight foxing to the front endpapers and the occasional spot of foxing on some pagesoxfam shop sherwood glossy white boards with a witty illustration of sir lance-a-little and stanley the dragon that mimicks a mediaeval manuscriptvery good condition, with sharp corners and no more than a light scratch and one or two tiny nicks to the edgeseven the horses are full of character! a very good copy of a charming children's book that gently mocks the world of the tourneyon the rear board stanley is entertained by a group of mermaids
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Oxfam bookshop hertford 'an epic tale and a brutal evocation of a disappearing world' the timesa young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha house'intimate and brutal, written in cool, lucid prose it is a novel whose psychological empathy and historical truths are outstanding' mail on sunday see oxfam website for delivery information read moremany years later she tells her story from a hotel in new york, opening a window into an extraordinary half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation and summoning up a quarter of a century of japan's dramatic history
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Oxfam shop york ni no kuni: wrath of the white witch is a heart-warming tale of a young boy called oliver, who embarks on a journey into a parallel world to become a magician in an attempt to bring back his recently-deceased mothergame in very good complete with manual see oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition, ni no kuni: wrath of the white witch on playstation 3 brings a wealth of new content to the ni no kuni universe, with an additional cast of mysterious characters to meet, new areas to explore, and a whole different perspective on the involving storywhy, he can even use these critters to battle other creatures on his behalf! join oliver as he explores the vast new world and faces a variety of formidable enemiesin the game, the beauty of studio ghibli's hand-drawn animation has been perfectly reproduced, with the cel-shaded graphics engine producing stunning real-time animations of a quality normally only seen in their industry-leading feature filmsalong the way oliver encounters many new friends who help him learn and growhe can also befriend the wonderful creatures that inhabit this parallel universe, turning them into pets that oliver can raise and collect a whole menagerie of
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50p eclipse by stephenie meyer - the thrilling tale of a vampire romance at high school50p can be bought separately50p far from home by lyn andrews - brings vividly to life the streets of old liverpool and of ireland during a tumultuous era50p techbitch by lucy sykes and jo piazza - a hilarious and clever novel that's like a face-off between the devil wears prada and the social networkat its heart is kitty doyle's determination to fulfil her dreams of having a home she can call her owna real eclectic mix: killer queens by rebecca chance - if you're a fan of jilly cooper, you'll love rebecca chance50p star by danielle steel - the story of an extraordinary young woman and her determination to achieve her ambition - whatever the odds50p good bad woman by elizabeth woodcraft - an unusual and compelling london-based mystery
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The book is the tale of a lost race climaxing in the discovery of a secret location occupied by incans, and contains illustrations, including a frontispiece by frances ewanoxfam shop didsbury "a princess of vascovy: her trials and troubles, her adventures, and misadventures and where they brought her" is a romantic novel by john oxenham, otherwise known as william arthur dunkerley, the english journalist, novelist and poet, born in manchester inthe green cloth pictorial boards with gilt lettering along the spine, are lightly rubbed and bumped at the corners and edges inside, the uncut pages are lightly tanned with age, with some foxing throughouta very rare editionthere a small rip to the top of the spine ends and some slight crushing to the spine endssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a crack at the hinge near the back as shown in the photo, and a date has been written on the front endpaperthe hardback is in good condition for its age
19 €
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Amazingly, these letters lead ben to believe that his ancestor's expedition was the basis for doyle's fantastical tale of a lost world inhabited by long extinct creaturesoxfam bookshop st albans ben cartwright, former soldier, home to mourn the loss of his father stumbles upon cryptic letters from the past between the author, arthur conan doyle and his great, great grandfather who vanished while exploring the amazon jungle inbut other parties now know about the notebook, and will do anything to obtain itfor ben and his friends, it becomes a race against time and against ruthless rivalsin the remotest corners of venezuela, along winding river trails known only to lost tribes, and through near impenetrable jungle, ben and his novice team find a forbidden place more terrifying and dangerous than anything they could ever have imaginedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas ben digs some more he finds clues to the whereabouts of a lost notebook that might contain a map to a place that is home to creatures that would rewrite everything known about history, biology and evolution
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Oxfam bookshop newport the classic tale of a barber who murders and robs his clients, while his accomplice assists him in disposing of the bodies by baking their flesh into meat pies and selling them to the unsuspecting customers of her pie shopthis is a traditional acting version, edited with an introduction by montagu slaterpictorial paper dust jacket over paper coversmost of spine missingextensively foxed throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerear cover detachedsoiled, with signs of wear to edges
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G a henty's tale of a young man's entry into british society during the time of queen annesee oxfam website for delivery information read morerupert holiday flees england as a result of a fight with his stepbrother and joins marlborough during his campaign in the netherlandsset during the battles of blenheim, ramillies, oudenarde, and malplaquet, rupert has many successful adventures before marrying a french girl and settling down in england
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Charm of an english villagewedgwood collectable decorative platesoriginal certificates & boxesouter boxes may be dusty from storagebray ripple stanton great tew weobly bishampton broad campden charlwood plates never been out of boxes or used
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Oxfam shop dorchester the tale of a youth whose features, year after year, retain the same appearance of innocent beauty while the shame of his abhorrent vices becomes mirrored on the features of his portraitsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Classic tale of the life of a horse as recounted by the horse itselfhalf-cloth binding, with green spine and decorated grey, red and black boardscorners bumped but spine and covers brightcoloured frontispiece, line drawings throughoutclean and tightly bound copyhead and foot of spine rubbedoxfam books & music belper junior deluxe editions, nelson doubledaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moredecorated endpaperstop edges red, front edges uncutrfep chapter numbers in red
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Oxfam shop brentwood lynn anderson - listen to a country song1 rosegarden; 2 stand by your man; 3 heaven's just a sin away; 4 blue bayou; 5 listen to a country song; 6 devil went down to georgia; 7 faithless love; 8 rodeo cowboy; 9 gone at last; 10 someday soon; 11 top of the world see oxfam website for delivery information read morecd with 11 tracksthis item is new & sealed
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French, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker villageoxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentswhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europethe successful bidder was fred fthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviafrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceshowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annedolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 years
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Oxfam shop didsbury a country muse (a selection) - poetry collection95 delivery charge does not apply to this item this book is in good conditionthere are occasional pencil markings on some pages of this bookthere is no additional charge for postage for this item whether bought on its own or as part of a larger orderalthough listed as 'courier', this item will actually be sent by royal mail 2nd class - no signature requiredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is some wear on the spine of the bookand the cover of the book is slightly bentthere is foxing on the pages and the edges are scuffed/rough
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During a blistering summer, drought has depleted thornfield reservoir, uncovering the remains of a small village called hobb's end - hidden from view for over 40 yearsanyone else might throw in the towel but banks sets out to uncover the murky past buried beneath a flood of timesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop arnold past crimes, present evildetective chief inspector alan banks is given the impossible task of identifying the victim - a woman who lived in a place that no longer exists, whose former residents are scattered to the windsuntil he unearths a human skeletonfor a curious young boy this resurfaced hamlet has become a magical playground
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A set of 4 country style kitchen chair with straw weave setsheight of back of chair is 99cm height to seat is is 46cm for collection only read more
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Statue of a country girl with a basket in her hands feeding poultry at her feetare 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 websitein bronze, weighs g, height 17 cm, width 7 cm, depth 9 cm, signed carlier on the base, possibly émile joseph nestor carlier ()our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The diary of a modern country gardener, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free p&p in the uk
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen mainly poetry with a chapter of prose at the end the author lived in a small village, duntocher, in the west of scotland brown cloth hardback with gilt titles first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate a reissue copy of this story of a little boy growing up in a traditional chinese village, attractively illustrated with drawings by the author who herself grew up in chinadustwrapper clipped, edgeworn, closed tear lower spine and lower front edge and corner lossessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally unmarked144 pp; b&w illus throughoutred cloth, black titles; unmarked
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Hardback with a dust cover read morefor sale is jimmy doherty's cookbook 'a taste of the country' a traditional farmhouse cookbook by a very twenty-first-century farmer
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A country casuals fascinator of straw, feathers and self-coloured headbandexcellent condition and fun! read more
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Never turn your back on an angus cow my life as a country vet by jan pol (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Artist: cliff carlisle - title: a country legacy: - format: cd - country: uk - label: jsp - catalogue number: jspcd - year: - description
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Katie fforde a country escape book great condition hardback lewes collection no posting at all no offers or holding collection asap
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A country cottage from the leonardo collection in very good condition, and standing 10 cm high and 11 cm in length
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They seek a country - by author francis brett young - first published read more
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