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Henry viii divorced his longstanding, long-suffering, older, spanish wife for a young, black-eyed english beauty, and, in doing so, severed england from rome and indeed from the rest of the western worldthen, when henry had what he wanted, he managed a mere three years of marriage before beheading his wife for alleged adultery with several men, among them his own best friend and her own brotherthis is the context for suzannah dunn's wonderful new novel, which is about - and told by - two women: anne boleyn, king's mistress and fated queen; and lucy cornwallis, the king's confectioner, an employee of the very highest status, who made the centrepiece of each of the feasts to mark the important occasions in anne's ascentoxfam bookshop cheltenham a tremendously vivid, page-turning and plausible novel that depicts the rise and fall of anne boleyn, the most spirited, independent and courageous of henry's queens, as viewed from both the bedrooms and the kitchens of the tudor courtthe queen of subtleties adds to that mix a wonderfully balanced, strong story and the result is sensationalthere's another link between them, though: the lovely mark smeaton, wunderkind musician, the innocent on whom, ultimately, anne's downfall hingedeveryone knows the story of anne boleynsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuzannah dunn has wit, a mastery of dialogue, brilliant characterization, lack of pretence, and good humour
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After losing his wife and young sons in a plane crash, vermont professor david zimmer spends his waking hours mired in griefwritten with breath-taking urgency and precision, this stunning novel plunges the reader into a universe in which the comic and the tragic, the real and the imagined, the violent and the tender dissolve into one anothermann was a comic genius, in trademark white suit and fluttering black moustachethen, watching television one night, he stumbles upon a lost film by silent comedian hector mann, and remembers how to laughoxfam bookshop cheltenham one man's obsession with the mysterious life of a silent film star takes him on a journey into a shadow-world of lies, illusions, and unexpected lovebut one morning in he walked out of his house and was never heard from againsee oxfam website for delivery information read morezimmer's obsession with mann drives him to publish a study of his work; whereupon he receives a letter postmarked new mexico, supposedly written by mann's wife, and inviting him to visit the great mann himselfcan hector mann be alive? zimmer cannot decide - until a strange woman appears on his doorstep and makes the decision for him, changing his life forever
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And, in a shocking act of betrayal whose consequences only time will reveal, he tells his wife their daughter died while secretly entrusting her care to a nursefor though david's son is a healthy boy, his daughter has down's syndromebut the night dr david henry delivers his wife's twins is a night that will haunt five lives for everfamilies have secrets they hide even from themselvesas grief quietly tears apart david's family, so a little girl must make her own way in the world as best she canher second novel, the lake of dreams, is available from penguinoxfam shop pershore the multi-million copy bestseller, kim edwards' the memory keeper's daughter is a moving and poignant novel about grief, family and betrayalthis is simply a beautiful book' jodi picoult 'i loved this riveting story with its intricate characters and beautiful language' sue monk kidd, author of the best-selling, the secret life of bees kim edwards is the author of the short-story collection the secrets of the fire king, which was an alternate for the pen/hemingway award, and has won the whiting award and the nelson algren award'crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over againshe is an assistant professor of english at the university of kentuckysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy family
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The pastoral ring of catholic bishops is usually adorned with an amethyst; hence the name of bishop stone given to this variety of quartzare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikino research has been conducted on this specific itemin christian symbolism, amethyst represents modesty and humility25 g for ct in totalregistered shipment with insurance and track & traceclarity: transparent cut: marquise, round, faceted hallmarked 925 silverit is the figure of patriarch zabulon and the apostle stphotos taken in artificial lightgemstones are usually treated to enhance the colour or the clarityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storestrong protectionornate pendant in the shape of a cross decorated with amethystsdimensions: cm 2catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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For himself, he paints a portrait of the captain's beautiful wifebut he has a rival - none other than the mp for hull after the civil war, the poet andrew marvell! and the captain's wife is far from being a passive player in this triangular game of love, deceit and manipulationrembrandt has seduced many a sitter before, and sets about doing so againthis fine novel will appeal to fans of girl with a pearl earring and tulip feverin january, , the artist rembrandt, bankrupted in the great tulip crash, accidentally stows away on a boat for hullas she paints a portrait of the man she is becoming involved with, so she uncovers the secrets of the pastto pay for his passage, he must paint the captain's portraitsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall this is discovered in the present day by another painter, amy, who has returned to her old family home as a restoreroxfam bookshop hertford beautifully evocative and suspensful double time-scheme narrative about rembrandt, love and art
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Chris bryant tells this epic tale through the lives of the myriad mps, lords and bishops who passed through parliamentsome were ambitious, visionary and altruisticit has a cast of thousandsyet their rowdy confrontations, their campaigning zeal and their unstable alliances framed our nationthis first of two volumes takes us on a 500-year journey from parliament's earliest days in the thirteenth century through the turbulent years of the wars of the roses and the upheavals of the civil wars, and up to , when parliament - and the united kingdom, embracing scotland and ireland - emerged in a modern formfew were unambiguously nobleoxfam bookshop st albans the history of parliament is the history of the united kingdom itselfothers were hot-headed, violent and self-servingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the vivid, colourful biography of a cast of characters whose passions and obsessions, strengths and weaknesses laid the foundations of modern democracy
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Includes the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the church of england together with the psalter or psalms of david, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches, and the form or manner of making ordaining and consecrating of bishops, priests and deaconsthe pages are tissue thin with re gold edges and are in good conditionfair condition, with a dedication on the front end papersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit has a thin ribbon place markeroxfam bookshop truro tiny pocket sized version with leather bound spine and card and plastic ? boards
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And then, when he feels like it, he crosses the river and goes back to his unsuspecting wife and childrenfor michael is living a double life - he escapes from the exhausting misery of babies by telling his wife he has to work through the night or travel up northoxfam bookshop cheltenham michael adams shares a flat with three other men in their late twentiesit is a darkly comic confessional that is at once compelling, revealing and very, very funnysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand while she is valiantly coping on her own, he is just a few miles away in a secret flat, doing all the things that most men with small children can only dream abouthe thinks he can have it all, until is deception is inevitably exposeddays are spent lying in bed, playing computer games and occasionally doing a bit of workthe best a man can get is written with the hilarious eye for detail that sent john o'farrell's first book, things can only get better, to the top of the bestseller lists
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'the wife likes to read romantic fictionoxfam shop arnold the handy guide to the husband makes the perfect gift for any long-suffering wife or prospective bride to give to their beloved husbandreading these will be invaluable if he ever has to land on the moon or be in the safterwards he likes to talk at great length about what a struggle it was, and will want to be treated as if he has invented a machine that turns farts into goldthe husband does not waste his time on silly storieshe likes to read books about things that really happened and tales of real men' 'the husband likes to do simple repairs, like changing the washer on a tap'Â this delightful book is the latest in the series of ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about themfeaturing original ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new textthe large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope'hilarious' stylist see oxfam website for delivery information read moreor help manage the england football teamthe books are a fantasy and an escape for her
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It recounts the development of our nationhood, culture and religious foundationthis book retells and updates this history of a dark age sometimes receiving christian light using new archaeological discovery and interpretationthe first millennium was a struggle for survival and equally a struggle in beliefoxfam books & music lichfield how did a new belief move from the backwaters of oppressed galilee to centres around the mediterranean, across europe and to britain? why did the brutal romans turn christianity into a state religion? did the heathen saxons accept the faith earlier than is thought? how did the native celts assimilate the roman church? what happened to the church with the interference of kings and the invasion of vikings? acceptance of christ's resurrection changed the lives of emperors, kings, bishops, abbots and people, sometimes for good and occasionally with dreadful consequencessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprogression of christianity was never inevitable
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Perfect for fans of the mother-in-law and my lovely wifeso when alice begins to suspect her husband nathan is having an affair, alice turns to beth to help her find the trutha friend without judgement, she is the most trustworthy and loyal person alice knowsoxfam bookshop brigg the first mistake is the stunning second novel from the other woman author sandie jones, who delivers twist after heart-stopping twist, in this addictively readable domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and her best friend? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe can trust beth, can't sheafter the death of her first husband, she has remarried, has a successful business, two children and a beautiful housein beth, she also has the best friend she has always wantedfor alice, life has never been better
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In 'winter light' (), a pastor (gunnar bjornstrand) who seems to have lost his faith after his wife's death finds himself unable to give spiritual reassurance to a local fisherman (max von sydow), whose wife marta (ingrid thulin) has long been in love with the pastorher husband is a doctor but feels helpless, her father seems to watch her disease with fascination and keeps a journal of her condition, whilst she seduces her 17-year-old brother when she discovers he is a virgin'through a glass darkly' () traces a schizophrenic young woman's (harriet andersson) descent into madness as she spends a holiday on a remote holiday island with her father, brother and husbandas the pastor deals with his own demons and the (to him repulsive) advances of marta he finds that god may still have some hold over himin 'the silence', the third part of the trilogy, the relationship of two sisters ester (ingrid thulin) and anna (gunnel lindblom) reaches breaking point when they arrive in a strange country and stay in a large hotel, empty but for a troupe of dwarf entertainerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop byres road ingmar bergman's trio of films concerned with man's relationship to god and the futility of spiritual beliefester is suffering from a terminal disease and has become overly protective of anna and, to escape, anna goes out to find a man and ends up bringing back a waiter to her roomthis then proceeds to both arouse and anger ester culminating in a bitter and violent argument between the sisters
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Oxfam bookshop victoria from ancient times to the present day, the story of england has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientistsand we visit the new forest, in , and the mysterious shooting of king william rufusfrom ethelred the unready to richard the lionheart, the venerable bede to the black prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be toldhardback signed first editionwe witness the roman victory celebrations of ad 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through colchesterthis first volume begins in bc with the life and death of cheddar man and ends in with wat tyler and the peasants' revoltin very good conditionsome shelf wear to the jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe meet the greek navigator pytheus, whose description of the celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the latin word britannicinow, in great tales of english history, robert lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nationpacked with insight, humour and fascinating detail, robert lacey brings the stories that made england brilliantly to life
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Yambo, a sixty-ish rare book dealer who lives in milan has suffered a loss of memory; not the kind of memory neurologists call 'semantic' (yambo remembers all about julius caesar and can recite every poem he has ever read), but rather his 'autobiographical' memory: he no longer knows his own name, doesn't recognize his wife or his daughters, doesn't remember anything about his parents or his childhoodthe red cloth boards with gold illustration and text are in very good conditionmultiple colour illustrationsoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in very good conditionyambo promptly retreats to the sprawling attic, cluttered with boxes of newspapers, comics, records, photo albums and adolescent diariesyambo struggles through the frames to find at last the face of the girl he loves: she descends the stairs of their high school and morphs into a dante-esque promise (or threat) of the afterlife, as he struggles harder to capture her simple, innocent, real-life image - the schoolgirl he never forgotsigned by author on title pagethe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadhis wife, who is at his side as he slowly begins to recover, convinces him to return to his family home in the hills somewhere between milan and turinthere, he relives the story of his generation: mussolini, catholic education and guilt, josephine baker, flash gordon, cyrano de bergeracas he recovers his memory, two voids remain shrouded in fog: a terrible event he experienced during the resistance, and the vague image of a girl whom he loved at sixteen, then lostbut a relapse occursnow in a coma, his memories run wild, and life racing before his eyes takes the form of a graphic novelsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecopiously illustrated throughout with images from comics, book jackets, record sleeves and other printed ephemera, the mysterious flame is a fascinating and hugely entertaining new novel from the incomparable umberto ecothe dustjacket shows very minor shelf wear only
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In 'elizabeth' (), it's and england is ruled by the fervently catholic queen mary (kathy burke), whose persecution of protestants even extends to her own half-sister, elizabeth (blanchett)this time round elizabeth has to contend with the rising power of spain, as philip ii (jordi molla)Â readies an armada for invasion, intent on returning england to catholic influencewhen mary dies, elizabeth succeeds to the throne, but finds her country under threat from the scots, french and spanishin 'elizabeth:the golden age' (), blanchett reprises her role as the 'virgin queen'although conducting an affair with robert dudley, the earl of leicester (joseph fiennes), elizabeth is urged by her advisors to wed and produce an heirwhile her trusty servant sir francis walsingham (geoffrey rush) works tirelessly to protect her from numerous plots, elizabeth discovers she has a potential weakness in her fondness for sir walter raleigh (clive owen)see oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile, plots against her are being hatched by the catholic bishops, and elizabeth soon becomes the target of an assassination attemptoxfam bookshop ipswich double bill of films starring cate blanchett as queen elizabeth i
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In saint petersburg) was the second wife of peter the great ()from a very humble background, she first secured the affection and admiration of the tsar as his partner for many years, she became his official wife in and bore him, among others, the future russian empress elisabeth petrovnaafter peter's death in , she was the reigning empress of russia for two years until her own deathare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifrom the dissolution of a collection, extremely rare60 g, 15 cm long and 4 cm in diameter in jakobstadt, courland; † 6catherine ist alexejewna (russisch ????????? i ??????????, gebexcellent condition - hardly used, with minor signs of age and wear and tear - approxher participation in several of her husband's military campaigns was an important reason for her coronation in5 of 5 (84 zolotniki), silver - russia - early 18th centuryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store ??´??? ?????´????? ??????´????? marta samuilowna skawronskaja; * 5catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Herend was founded in and is known for its premium quality and artistic luxury itemsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinowadays the herend brand is very appreciated and sought after by collectorsit is clearly marked at the bottom with the herend hallmarkbeing a very early piece of herend porcelain makes this a real collector's itemthis figurine is sculptured with lots of detail and is hand-painted with an incredible finesse giving it an elegant appearanceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe item will be carefully packed & shipped with the utmost carecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablestunning and most rare porcelain sculpture, based on the meissen "count brühl's tailor's wife", by herend (hungary) in the first half of the previous centurythe item measures 20 cm and is in an excellent original condition without cracks or restorations
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Meanwhile, victor's sons warren (michael woods) and byron (hart bochner) are stationed on naval vessels whilst byron's wife natalie (seymour) and their son louis (rhett creighton) try to flee italythe henry family cope with the impact of the war in addition to domestic troubles, with father captain victor 'pug' henry (mitchum) trying to placate his unfaithful wife rhoda (polly bergen) who is demanding a divorcethe episodes are: 'december ', 'january - may ', 'may 26 - july ', 'november 2 - december ', 'december - april ', 'april - july ', 'november - may ', 'may - june ', 'june 22 - october ', 'october - march ' and 'april 12 - august 'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop keswick all twelve episodes from the american tv mini-series starring robert mitchum and jane seymour and set during the aftermath of the attack on pearl harbour and the beginning of world war ii
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This ambrotype is of a husband and wife in the period dressthe ambrotype is also in excellent condition as is the gold embellished tin frame3/4"inches in widthambrotypes date from to onlythe case is embossed leather with brass clips3/4" inches in length and 3the photograph is actually the negative on glass and the black fabric/paper behind it is what makes it a positive printtheir clothes show people of good standingthe case and frame are in excellent condition no taresthere is a minuscule rub mark where the clips have been usedthis type of frame can be reused to hold precious photos of your own loved ones in a classic lovely travel holder for your self to enjoy thanks for lookingtin types came after that
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The wit and wisdom of the wife by emotional rescue (hardback, )dispatched with royal mail 2nd class large lettercondition is like new
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Oxfam bookshop hertford frank reid had been born and brought up in moscowin the very early part of that year, to add to his troubles, nellie, frank's wife, caught the train from alexander station back westwards, without explanationhow is a reasonable man like frank to cope? how should he keep his house running? should he consult the anglican chaplain's wife? should he take in a nanka, a nanny? see oxfam website for delivery information read morehis father had emigrated there in the s and started a print works which, by , had shrunk from what it was when frank inherited it
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikishipments are likely to be subject to delays depending on the administrative deadlines derived from the application for export permits processroman empire crispina (commodus wife, aplease see the photos for a better impressioncrispina avgvsta draped bust of crispina righthilaritas s-c hilaritas standing left holding long palm and cornucopiaesear ; ric 678; c 20please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshipments to destinations outside of spain (both in the eu and third countries) are subject to the processing of export licenses, but only those from third countries will be charged at a rate of 5%25 mm) from rome mint, acatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The wife between us book greer hendricks and sarah pekkanen thriller – similar to gone girl and the girl on the train paperback 370 pages collection only read more
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The witch doctor's wife, tamar myers delves into her personal history as the daughter of christian missionaries in the belgian congorich and alive with the sights and sounds of the continent--as exciting, evocative, charming, and suspenseful as alexander mccall smith's
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But his life begins to unravel when he discovers that his wife is having an affair with photographer gregoire (eric ruf)when a confrontation with his wife's new lover ends in disaster, a desperate paul devises an elaborate strategy to build a completely new life for himselfoxfam music shop reading romain duris stars in this french drama based on the novel by douglas kennedysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuccessful lawyer paul (duris) has a seemingly perfect existence, married to the beautiful sarah (marina fois) with two children he adores
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An arrogant gangster (michael gambon) invests in a popular french restaurant, which he begins to frequent with his wife (helen mirren) and a band of crookshe delights in humiliating his spouse, and, when she begins an affair with another patron (alan howard), the restaurant's cook (richard bohringer) tries to protect them from her husband's wrathoxfam shop colne road peter greenaway directs this culinary tale of passion and revengesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Unfortunately for him, however, parlour maid lily (simmons) knows that he secretly poisoned his wife, and she has the evidence to prove itoxfam bookshop cheltenham arthur lubin directs this thriller set in victorian london starring husband-and-wife team jean simmons and stewart grangersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebackstabbing and double-crossing ensue as lily proceeds to blackmail lowry, with whom she is secretly in loveas he stands beside his wife's grave in a fogbound churchyard, stephen lowry (granger) thinks he has committed the perfect murder
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Spanish name: comida a los patos sculptor: alfredo ruiz year issued: year retired: feeding the ducks - mint condition wrapped no box collection from fowlmere (or ilford and bishops stortford by arrangement) courier at extra charge read more
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Have fun with this new air bear kite up goes the kite then the bear comes down in a parachute
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Luckily, petruchio (burton) wants a rich wife so badly he takes her on (having fallen in love with her anyway), and his genuine love soon 'tames' her into being a devoted wifedisc clean bright and unmarkedcase has a few light marksrunning time 117 minseverybody falls in love with beautiful, calm, sweet bianca, but her father won't let her wed until someone has married her fiery, vicious sister kate (taylor)oxfam bookshop brigg franco zeffirelli directs richard burton and elizabeth taylor in this adaptation of shakespeare's playsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretwo very different daughters provide a problem for their father
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