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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the costa book of the year winner of the specsavers popular fiction book of the year winner of the betty trask prize 'i'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brotherthere are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly realit is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morei think you're going to like him'there are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all nightthere are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for daysbut in a couple of pages he'll be deadthe shock of the fall is all of these bookshis name's simonthe shock of the fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illnessand he was never the same after that
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Oxfam bookshop lincoln winner of the betty trask prize from the back cover: "it is spring and aleksandr, a major in the mgb - forerunner of the kgb - is sent to an isolated psychiatric clinic in the ural mountains to investigate one of the patients there, anatoly yudin, a man long presumed dead, once a famous pianist, now a severely incapacitated veteran of the second world warwe know the horrors of the police state and the purges, but the innocent takes us on a journey into the everyday of communist russia, bringing alive the intensely personal consequences of a regime, the power of institutions and ideologies to define a life - to crush it or invest it with meaningtwenty-four years later, in the summer of - the summer of nixon's visit to moscow, of the fischer-spassky chess match, of the munich olympics and their hostage crisis - the cold war is entering d?tente, and the values that shaped aleksandr's life are starting to dissolve into uncertaintysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is in good condition with slight discoloration of the edgeshaunted by the events of the past, and with his stalinist faith once more under threat, he interrogates his memories of the yudin case, and tries to trace its effects on himself, and on those he loved mostfollowing on from the success of his prize-winning debut, david szalay returns with a searing work of acute realism and bleak beauty, the breathtaking next stage of a major literary career"
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The four prize winners received unconditional cash prizes as follows: first prize of ÂŁ svetlana fialova; second prize of ÂŁ marie von heyl; and student awards of ÂŁ each: kristian fletcher and tamsin nagelin the jerwood drawing prize was run in partnership with drawing projects ukthe 20th anniversary of the jerwood drawing prize exhibition was celebrated in , and in jerwood charitable foundation marked 15 years of its support for the prizethe prize is supported by jerwood charitable foundation through its contemporary gallery programme jerwood visual artsthe works were selected from more than submissions by kate brindley, director of middlesbrough institute of modern art; michael craig-martin ra, artist; and charlotte mullins, art critic, writer, broadcaster, and editor of art quarterly selected from original drawings, the jerwood drawing prize has established a reputation for its commitment to championing excellence, and to promoting and celebrating the breadth of contemporary drawing practicespecial commendations were awarded to neville gabie and gary lawrencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" book in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundthe exhibition provides a platform to showcase the work of uk-based drawing practitioners, from student to established, and as a project helps to define a wider understanding of the role and value of drawing in creative practiceoxfam shop mutley plain " a total of 76 drawings are brought together in this group exhibition as part of the largest and longest running annual open exhibition for drawing in the uk
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If you're a fan of betty's films or you simply love betty, this game is for you! every component of this collector's edition is customized for the ultimate betty boop experienceit is new and sealedages 8 to adult 2 to 6 players see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop shirley american monopoly is a collector's edition of the world's most famous board game
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The “betty” shoes offer elegant styling with a cascading curve designed to lengthen the leg and finished with simplicity crystals to add that little touch of glamoursize 37\4 bridal shoes - not with original box read more
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Look smart in this short jacket from the betty jackson for debenhams rangemeasurements: chest 36" nape to hem length 18" sleeve seam 8" in a used yet as new condition  made from 100% cotton fabric in a small check beautifully finished with a satin trim to the front pockets, back box pleat topped with a satin buttoned 1/2 belt, part hidden placket with a one feature button fastening and 3/4 length sleeves with button detail at the cuffsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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'the eye in the door' was awarded the guardian fiction prize, while the final volume in the 'regeneration' trilogy, 'the ghost road', won the booker prize insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham set in london in , 'the eye in the door' is an intense and profoundly intelligent examination of the effects of war, continuing the interwoven stories of dr william rivers, billy prior, and siegfried sassoon begun in 'regeneration'a sequel every bit as unwaveringly intense and intelligent as its predecessor'writing in the sunday times, peter kemp said, 'in the climate of exhaustion and hysteria amid which the war is wearing to its close, pressures to fall into line become fierce and take ugly formsat the forefront of her story, barker places figures especially menaced by this: pacifists, conscientious objectors and homosexuals
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Oxfam bookshop hertford winner of the baileys' women's prize for fiction winner of the desmond elliot prize we all do stupid things when we're kidsbut the truth is, you don't know your own strength till you need itthe gangland boss using his dad as a 'cleaner'it's the people around him who are the problemif he blows that, he's all alonethe only one on ryan's side is his girlfriend karinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morenot even behind his backand nobody says ryan's stupidthe neighbour who says she's trying to help but maybe wants something more than thatryan cusack's grown up faster than most - being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for youthe prostitute searching for the man she never knew she'd miss until he disappeared without trace one night
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the man booker prize winner of the costa book of the yearshortlisted for the women's prize for fiction'simply exceptional i envy anyone who hasn't yet read it'daily mail'a gripping story of tumbling fury and terror'independent on sundaywith this historic win for 'bring up the bodies', hilary mantel becomes the first british author and the first woman to be awarded two man booker prizes (her first was for 'wolf hall' in )an astounding literary accomplishment, 'bring up the bodies' is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelistssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecromwell must find a solution that will satisfy henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own careerby thomas cromwell is chief minister to henry viii, his fortunes having risen with those of anne boleyn, the king's new wifebut anne has failed to give the king an heir, and cromwell watches as henry falls for plain jane seymourbut neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of anne's final days
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the man booker prize winner of the costa book of the year shortlisted for the women's prize for fiction'simply exceptionalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morei envy anyone who hasn't yet read it'daily mail'a gripping story of tumbling fury and terror'independent on sunday with this historic win for bring up the bodies, hilary mantel becomes the first british author and the first woman to be awarded two man booker prizescromwell must find a solution that will satisfy henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own careerby thomas cromwell is chief minister to henry viii, his fortunes having risen with those of anne boleyn, the king's new wifebut anne has failed to give the king an heir, and cromwell watches as henry falls for plain jane seymouran astounding literary accomplishment, bring up the bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelistsbut neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of anne's final days
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Oxfam shop evesham winner of the man booker prize winner of the costa book of the yearshortlisted for the women's prize for fiction'simply exceptionalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecromwell must find a solution that will satisfy henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own careerby thomas cromwell is chief minister to henry viii, his fortunes having risen with those of anne boleyn, the king's new wifei envy anyone who hasn't yet read it' daily mail'a gripping story of tumbling fury and terror' independent on sundaywith this historic win for bring up the bodies, hilary mantel becomes the first british author and the first woman to be awarded two man booker prizesbut anne has failed to give the king an heir, and cromwell watches as henry falls for plain jane seymouran astounding literary accomplishment, bring up the bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelistsbut neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of anne's final days
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Oxfam shop evesham winner of the baileys' women's prize for fiction winner of the desmond elliot prize we all do stupid things when we're kidsbut the truth is, you don't know your own strength till you need itthe gangland boss using his dad as a 'cleaner'it's the people around him who are the problemif he blows that, he's all alonethe only one on ryan's side is his girlfriend karinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morenot even behind his backand nobody says ryan's stupidthe neighbour who says she's trying to help but maybe wants something more than thatryan cusack's grown up faster than most - being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for youthe prostitute searching for the man she never knew she'd miss until he disappeared without trace one night
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Awards: winner of the baileys women's prize for fiction and the desmond elliot prizecondition: very goodcollection onlygenre: contemporary irish culture
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Oxfam shop lancaster this pewter jug is engraved with the president's prize for york regattasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is fully functional and has an engraved handleit was made in sheffield, england and is in very good condition for its ageit measures 5" tall and its circumference is 12"5 at its widest
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One of the best photobook in which got the german photobook prize in gold in" (from the publisher) read moreafter several trips to different parts of the river, it became clear that what i was responding to and how i felt whilst being in china was permeating into my pictures, he records; a formalness and unease, a country that feels both at the beginning of a new era and at odds with itselfthe river is embedded in the consciousness of the chinese, and plays a significant role in both the spiritual and physical life of the people77 colour photosour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst edition, first printingtext in english"the yangtze river flows miles across china, traveling from its furthest westerly point in the qinghai province to shanghai in the eastare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiusing the river as a metaphor for constant change, nadav kander (born ) has photographed the landscape and people along its banks from mouth to sourceoverall very fine conditioncondition: inside like new and unreadfantastic photobook in great condition; signed by the artistsigned by nadav kandardesign, layout: tappin goftonhatje cantz, ostfildernhardcover in linen without jacket (as issued)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitephotos: nadav kanderoutside with very light trace of use; very freshintroduction by kofi annan and nadav kandercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery beautiful, sought-after photobook: martin parr, wassinklundgren, the chinese photobook from the s to the present, page 411text: nadav kander, jean paul tchang
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the commonwealth writers' prize and costa novel of the year, this international bestseller has become a reading group classicwe don't want to tell you too much about this bookand it's what happens afterwards that is most importantsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story starts there, but the book doesn'tit is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil itnevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this:it is extremely funny, but the african beach scene is horrificwhen you do, please don't tell them what happens eitheronce you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about itthe magic is in how it unfolds
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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 holidayat 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 morehe recalls his first trip to germany with his newly single fatherhe is mindful of something he neglected to do there, an omission which threatens to have devastating repercussions for him this time aroundin the morning, futh puts the episode behind him and sets out on his week-long circular walk along the rhinebut 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 findspending 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 barmanas he travels, he contemplates his childhood; a complicated friendship with the son of a lonely neighbour; his parents' broken marriage and his own
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Oxfam bookshop hertford 'a cracking historical novel - with a twinge of the surreal - about passion and obsession' the timesshorlisted for the women's prize for fiction one september evening in , the merchant jonah hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstepas gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see mr hancock's marvelthis meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new coursehe has sold jonah's ship for what appears to be a mermaidits arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high society, where he meets angelica neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes onwhat will be the cost of their ambitions? and will they be able to escape the legendary destructive power a mermaid is said to possess? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand a courtesan of great accomplishment
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Oxfam bookshop st albans shortlisted for the commonwealth writers' prize and costa novel of the year, this international bestseller has become a reading group classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story starts there, but the book doesn'tit is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil itthe story of two women whose lives collide one day, leaving one with a terrible choice to makethe magic is in how it unfoldswhen you do, please don't tell them what happens eithernevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: it is extremely funny, but the african beach scene is horrificwe don't want to tell you too much about this bookonce you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about itand it's what happens afterwards that is most importanttwo years later they meet again
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Longlisted for the man booker prize run away, one drowsy summer's afternoon, with holly sykes: wayward teenager, broken-hearted rebel and unwitting pawn in a titanic, hidden conflictand as life in the near future turns perilous, the pledge she made to a stranger may become the key to her family's survivalsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreover six decades, the consequences of a moment's impulse unfold, drawing an ordinary woman into a world far beyond her imaginingoxfam shop dumfries the dazzling novel from the bestselling author of cloud atlas
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Together they travel far across the land to the domains of the king's three sisters to claim the merchant's prizeoxfam homeware arnold an action-packed debut title for middle grade readers with an appetite for folklore and mythology, who are ready to move beyond storybook fairy taleswhen a merchant nurses the king of birds back to health after he is injured in a great war, he is offered a great rewardbut will they give up that which is most precious to them? see oxfam website for delivery information read moredebut author alexander utkin, retells the slavic myths of his youth in a stunning new graphic novel, illustrated in a bold new style
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Oxfam shop dumfries ***winner of the man booker prize *** forever after, there were for them only two sorts of men: the men who were on the line, and the rest of humanity, who were nothailed as a masterpiece, richard flanagan's epic novel tells the unforgettable story of one man's reckoning with the truthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morestruggling to save the men under his command from starvation, from cholera, from beatings, he receives a letter that will change his life foreverin the despair of a japanese pow camp on the burma death railway, surgeon dorrigo evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle's young wife two years earlier
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Oxfam bookshop hertford winner of the man booker prize winner of the galaxy british book awards 'author of the year' 'an extraordinary and brilliant first noveldriven by desire to better himself, he comes to see how the tiger might escape his cageamid today's india's cockroaches and call-centres, its gods, slums, shopping malls, and crippling traffic jams, balram learns of a new morality at the heart of a new indiahe works in a teashop, crushing coal and wiping tables, but nurses a dream of escapesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebalram was born in a backwater village on the river ganges, the son of a rickshaw-puller' sunday times meet balram halwai, the 'white tiger': servant, philosopher, entrepreneur, murdereradiga is a real writer - that is to say, someone who forges an original voice and visionwhen he learns that a rich village landlord needs a chauffeur, he takes his opportunity, and is soon on his way to delhi at the wheel of a honda
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Oxfam bookshop hertford **shortlisted for the walter scott prize th century oakham, in somerset; a tiny village cut off by a big river with no bridgesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen a man is swept away by the river in the early hours of shrove saturday, an explanation has to be found: accident, suicide or murder? the village priest, john reve, is privy to many secrets in his role as confessorbut will he be able to unravel what happened to the victim, thomas newman, the wealthiest, most capable and industrious man in the village? and what will happen if he can't?moving back in time towards the moment of thomas newman's death, the story is related by reve - an extraordinary creation, a patient shepherd to his wayward flock, and a man with secrets of his own to keepthrough his eyes, and his indelible voice, harvey creates a medieval world entirely tangible in its immediacy
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Oxfam shop clitheroe shortlisted for the commonwealth writers' prize and costa novel of the year, this international bestseller has become a reading group classicwe don't want to tell you too much about this bookand it's what happens afterwards that is most importantsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story starts there, but the book doesn'tit is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil itnevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this:it is extremely funny, but the african beach scene is horrificwhen you do, please don't tell them what happens eitheronce you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about itthe magic is in how it unfolds
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It tells the moving, evocative story of how a nation faced an unimaginable catastrophe and rebuilt to look towards the futureit was japan's greatest single loss of life since the atomic bombing of nagasaki**winner of the rathbones folio prize** see oxfam website for delivery information read morerichard lloyd parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, lived through the earthquake in tokyo, and spent six years reporting from the epicentreheart-breaking and hopeful, this intimate account of a tragedy unveils the unique nuances of japanese culture, the tsunami's impact on japan's stunning and majestic landscape and the psychology of its peopleoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'a remarkable and deeply moving book' henry marsh, bestselling author of do no harm 'a breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' times literary supplement on 11 march , a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east japanghosts of the tsunami is an award-winning classic of literary non-fictionlearning about the lives of those affected through their own personal accounts, he paints a rich picture of the impact the tsunami had on day to day japanese life
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Joe is thinking about the prestigious literary prize he will receive there, while joan is plotting how to leave himtheir secretjoe and joan castleman are en route to helsinkifor too long she has played the role of supportive wife, turning a blind eye to his misdemeanours, whilst quietly being the keystone of his successoxfam shop clitheroe a husbandbut behind the compromises, the disappointment and disillusionment there lie see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Winner of the women's prize for fictionthe road home by the author rose tremainpaperback book is in very good conditioncollection only
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This pb is in excellent condition, shortlisted for the man booker prize
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betty boops selling altogether ÂŁ85 for all motorcycle betty crack in arm see picture hugs and kisses betty plays a tune has crack to her legs see picture s kicking betty boop mini shopping betty light up crystal paperweight with betty and tweety bird sold as seen collection only selling on at low price due to the 2 with cracks to them
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