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My james, the heart-rending story of james bulger by his father ralph bulgerÂŁ1 i am in hoghton near preston, but can post if you pay the postage
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A copy of esther price: the life story of an apprentice at quarry bank millit is in as good as new condition
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff the classic story of lost youth in the horror of the american civil war in black cloth with blindstamped american eagle on front cover, the lettering is gilt45 caliber bullet) in diameter that has been drilled through the front board and the first 190 pages of text, which does not effect any of the printed text as it is placed in the lower margin of each pagethis hole along with splashes of red was deliberately produced to give the book a dramatic appearance see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a circular hole 7/16" (the same as a
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The criminal conversation of mrs nortonis the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for the rights of women everywhereafter a trial lasting twelve hours, the jury's not guilty verdict is immediate, unanimous and sensationalten years older, he is a dull, violent and controlling lawyer but caroline is determined not to be a traditional wifecrowds are gathering at the court of common pleasfor the next thirty years caroline campaigned for women and battled male-dominated victorian society, helping to write the infant custody act (), and influenced the matrimonial causes (divorce) act () and the married women's property act (), which gave women a separate legal identity for the first timeoxfam bookshop cheltenham westminster, london, 22 juneafter years of simmering jealousy, norton accuses caroline and the prime minister of a 'criminal conversation' (adultery) precipitating 'the scandal of the century'angry and humiliated he cuts caroline off, as was his right under the law, refuses to let her see their three sons, seizes her manuscripts and letters, her clothes and jewels, and leaves her destitutepickwick' inthe pickwick papersher beauty and wit attract many male admirers, including the prime minister, lord melbourneby her early twenties, caroline has become a respected poet and songwriter, clever mimic and outrageous flirtsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenorton is a laughing stockin westminster hall that day is a young charles dickens, who would, just a few months later, fictionalise the event as 'bardell vit is a fine, fresh morning that will become hot as the day progresseson trial is caroline sheridan, a beautiful and clever young woman who had been manoeuvred into marrying the honourable george norton when she was just nineteen
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A heroic, yet, dreadful action is about to take place over cologne, involving the bravest of the brave - the pathfinder forcein the log book of one of that force, flight sergeant george owen, are the details of his 29 operationsthis work is set on 23rd december
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff "in the s, the united states underwent a second revolutionthe opening of the baltimore & ohio line, the first american railroad set in motion a process which would enmesh the vast country in a latticework of railroad linesno marks or inscriptions not ex-library" hardback book in as new condition in a similar condition unclipped dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresee the attached images of this copy
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Soft-back good clean condition, but middle pages loose but not damagedby robert holmesthe three loves of elvis presleypublished by charles buchan's publications ltd
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There, he relives the story of his generation: mussolini, catholic education and guilt, josephine baker, flash gordon, cyrano de bergeracyambo, 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 childhoodyambo 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 pagecopiously 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 ecobut a relapse occursas 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 lostthe dustjacket shows very minor shelf wear onlyoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in very good conditionhis 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 turinnow 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 moremultiple colour illustrationsyambo promptly retreats to the sprawling attic, cluttered with boxes of newspapers, comics, records, photo albums and adolescent diariesthe red cloth boards with gold illustration and text are in very good conditionthe pages are clean and tight and appear unread
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Oxfam shop west hampstead jacques-henri lartigue was given his first camera in for his seventh birthday, and he went on to take hundreds of pictures during his childhoodthe unclipped dhe had a gift of knowing when to click the shutter of his camera to capture people and things in motion - a ball suspended in the air, an uncle diving into the water, and the first flight of a glider in france - and the photographs presented in this book offer young readers an entertaining approach to understanding and appreciating photographysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshows very slight signs of shelf-wear, but the book is otherwise in excellent condition
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brown leather spine with gilt title to spinecontained in brown slipcase see oxfam website for delivery information read moreone text tells the story of the garden of eden from the serpent's point of view, while another casts god as partly femininewhat they revealed stunned the worldthese were the gnostic gospels, alternative christian texts - poems, myths, philosophy and gospels - which challenge those of the new testament at every turnoxfam books & music lancaster in , thirteen papyrus books that had lain buried since the 4th century were discovered in an earthenware jar near nag hammadi, in upper egyptit is a miracle in itself that they survivedthe gospel of thomas records sayings of jesus unlike any we have ever heard; that of philip describes mary magdalene as christ's companion 'whom he loved more than all the disciples'the sacred writings of the nag hammadi library, the berlin gnostic codex and the codex tchacosprinted cloth boardsover years of neglect, however, was nothing compared to what happened to them upon discovery: the books were burned in an oven, confiscated and sold on the black market, before they were eventually decipheredxxviii and 724 pages including indexlyrical and powerful, there is no doubting the passion and devotion that created this poetry
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham from pulitzer prize nominee and award winning author of homeland, the poisonwood bible and flight behaviour, the lacuna is the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of mexico and the cold embrace of s america in the shadow of senator mccarthya violent upheaval sends him back to america; but political winds continue to throw him between north and south, in a plot that turns many times on the unspeakable breach - the lacuna - between truth and public presumptionwhen he starts work in the household of mexican artists diego rivera and frida kahlo - where the bolshevik leader, lev trotsky, is also being harboured as a political exile - he inadvertently casts his lot with art, communism and revolutiona compulsive diarist, he records and relates his colourful experiences of life with diego rivera, frida kahlo and trotsky in the midst of the mexican revolutionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreborn in america and raised in mexico, harrison shepherd is a liability to his social-climbing flapper mother, salome
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The love you make an insiders story of the beatles written by peter brown& steven gaineshardback book in good conditionpublished in written with the co operation of the beatles and their wives
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Pages are yellowed with some of brown spots  beautiful book with the classic children's stories all in one book! gulliver's travels, alice in wonderland, the arabian nights, robinson crusoe and the story of perseuswith 8 stunning coloured pictures (plates) and numerous line drawingscondition - good wear of time, marks on the coverwriting to inside front cover, the previous owners's addresssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The secret life of pets children's story bookexcellent condition read morethe secret life of pets children's backpack, max the dog, 36 cm, 2 liters, brown/white
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Featuring illustrated double-page spreads arranged by subject, he tells the story as a continuous narrative in chapters which give meaning and purpose to the periods they considersir roy strong, author, broadcaster, former director of the national portrait gallery and the victoria and albert museum, tells the story of britain from the very earliest recorded celtic times to the era of margaret thatcheroxfam bookshop harrogate the story of britain is a significant book published at a significant moment, for there can rarely have been a time when public concern about history and the teaching of history has created so much controversy and debateit is a tremendous story, and roy strong, with his passion, enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge, is the ideal person to tell itsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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I thought it might end up as a short story that i could include on my websitehowever, the story grew longer than i anticipated, until it was too long to fit into the guidethen, when work started on the twilight saga: the official guide, i thought the guide would be a good fit for my bree storyoxfam shop wolverhampton fans of the twilight saga will be enthralled by the riveting story of bree tanner, a character introduced in eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabitsin another irresistible combination of danger, mystery and romance, stephenie meyer tells the devastating story of bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on bella swan and the cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion'when i began working on it in , it was simply an exercise to help me examine the other side of eclipse, which i was editing at the time'i'm as surprised as anyone about this novella,' said stephenie meyersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Great adventure story based on fact" author explains research at end of the bookoxfam books & music beeston the last englishman the story of hereward the wake by hebe weenolsen "the last englishman is the story of hereward the wake, who returned from the crusades to find england at the mercy of the normans and fought with every breath of his life for her liberationvery rare to find book still with dust jacketdust jacket, unclipped and in good condition, has rubbing chips and two tears and small surface damage to spinepages have foxing to edges, tightly bound, clean and unmarkedmap illustration to first and last pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing to inside d/jhardback is red cloth covered board with silver lettering to spine and embossed cartouche to front and is in excellent condition
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Author roger leivers' meticulous and comprehensive research has brought to life the remarkable story of the godmanchester stirlinga story of friendship, bravery, and sacrifice, acted out against the nightly threat of never returning to this sceptred isle againthis event, hidden for so long, had drifted into the fog of history, but a chance email led to this amazing story revealing itselfstirling to essen is also the story of the men who served alongside their pilot, and the unbreakable bond of friendship they found as they soared over the deadly skies of the third reich and occupied europeoxfam bookshop wallingford on 11 april , a stricken short stirling royal air force bomber crashes into fields to the east of godmanchester in cambridgeshire, englandin october , he joined raf bomber command's nothis hardback and its dust jacket are in near new conditionan epic tale of a wealthy young man, whose mother died during his birth, who lived for excitement, and who went on to join the raf inhours earlier the commitment and skill of the crew had been tested to the limit confronting the formidable searchlight and flak defences of the german city of essenwhat became of these men, did fate smile upon them or was luck to desert them? time and again new and unexpected stories came to light, embroidering the already rich tapestrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morexv squadron becoming a squadron leader, and taking part in numerous raids on brest and the ruhrmatthew drummond henderson wilson went on to become a ferry pilot, a flying instructor and finally a test pilot
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The story of music is the story of our urge to invent, connect, rebel -- and entertain in his energetic tour through years of music, from prehistoric instruments to pop, goodall does away with stuffy biographies, unhelpful labels and tired terminology and leads us through the story of music as it really happened, so that each musical innovation strikes us with its original force for many of us, music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multi-layered orchestration can seem bewilderingly complex and specialisedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealong the way, he also gives refreshingly clear descriptions of what music is and how it works: what scales are all about, what happens in harmony, why some chords sound discordanthoward goodall's beautifully clear and compelling account is both a hymn to human endeavour and a groundbreaking map of man's musical journeyoxfam books & music norwich published to coincide with howard goodall's major new bbc tv series, this is an accessible history for all music lovershe focuses on what changed when and why, picking out the discoveries that revolutionised man-made sound
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The story of a new name is the second book in this seriesin 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 stiflingwith these books, which the new yorker's james wood described as "large, captivating, amiably peopledyet in doing so she has created a world in which readers will recognize themselves and has drawn a marvellously nuanced portrait of friendshipmarriage appears to have imprisoned lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for elenashe 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 timea beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal," ferrante proves herself to be one of italy's most accomplished storytellerslove, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their storiesyet 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 moreoxfam 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 novels
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Tres hombres, story of zz topthe story of zz top by david sinclairtres hombres the story of zz top by david sinclairpages in very good clean condition******rub to the edges of the cover****** read morepublished by virgin bookslanguage - englishbook contains 96 pages
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And what a storyin the darkness, sheltering in a railway tunnel, the stranger in the carriage with barney and his mother tells them a story to pass the timeoxfam bookshop lymington the powerful new novel from the master storyteller - inspired by the true story of one man who might have stopped world war iithe story of a young man, a young soldier in the trenches of world war i who, on the spur of the moment, had done what he thought was the right thingit turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made - a mistake he must put right before it is too latethe train is under attacks from german fighterssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A remarkable story of survival, perseverance and unquenchable spiritual passionyou will laugh and cry at the inspiring story of the man who set out on a life-long mission to carry a symbol all too often associated with judgment and hatred and reinterpret it to the world with a smile and a message of peace, love and hopevariety see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport how do you live a life of purpose and destiny? it begins atarthur blessitt is one of the most unique individuals to walk the face of the earthyet perhaps even more amazing than the miles he's tread is the completely unquantifiable number of people that have been the focus of his journey along the wayhe's dined with presidents and peasants,been greeted by hundreds of thousands in jammed packed squares and walked deserted highways all for one grand purposein fact, he is the only individual to ever literally walk the face of the earthhe's survived war zones, firing squads and beatings,blazing deserts and deadly junglesinducted into the guinness book of world records for the "world's longest walk," arthur has spent the last 40years traversing all seven continents, 315 countries, island groups and territories
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It is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitybut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todayin this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todaysykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminethe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evenews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldin europe there are only sevenoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupshow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and space
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Banias' story starts in canaanite timesits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forces" see oxfam website for delivery information read morejohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable cityin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman period
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Oxfam bookshop swanage the incredible story of spaceflight before the establishment of nasabreaking the chains of gravity tells the story of america's nascent space program, its scientific advances, its personalities and the rivalries it caused between the various arms of the us militarymeanwhile, the us air force was looking ahead to a time when men would fly in space, and test pilots like neil armstrong were flying cutting-edge, rocket-powered aircraft in the thin upper atmosphereone of the key figures in this period was wernher von braun, an engineer who designed the rockets that became the devastating v-2nasa's history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with neil armstrong taking his small step on the moon inin the s, rockets were all the rage in germany, the focus both of scientists hoping to fly into space and of the german armed forces, looking to circumvent the restrictions of the treaty of versaillesat this point getting a man in space became a national imperative, leading to the creation of the national aeronautics and space administration, otherwise known as nasait was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-soviet world had to offersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut america's space agency wasn't created in a vacuumas the war came to its chaotic conclusion, von braun escaped from the ruins of nazi germany, and was taken to america where he began developing missiles for the us army
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The story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologysummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetoxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald rprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planetsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningeach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic past
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Her descriptions of seaside life will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the intertwining story of robyn's birth mother will bring a tear to your eye' s mag, sunday express'gloriously summery' best'the beach hut series is a slice of pure sunshine' good housekeeping'lashings of romancea lovely read' the lady'a breezy, sunny tale that will whisk you away to a happy place' sunday mirror'veronica henry's descriptions of life by the sea will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the story behind robyn's adoption will bring a tear to your eye' sunday express---------------------------------and other readers adore veronica's irresistibly uplifting bestselling books too:'amazingly heartwarming, full of families, friends and romance''packed full of wit and charm''i loved all the rich and vibrant characters''buy it, read it, you'll love it''one of those stories you hope will never end!' see oxfam website for delivery information read morewill opening it reveal the truth about her history - and break the hearts of the people she loves most?as the big day arrives, can everyone let go of the past and step into a bright new future?---------------------------------your favourite authors love to escape with veronica henry's feel-good stories!'as uplifting as summer sunshine' - sarah morgan'a delicious treat of a book' - milly johnson'an utter delight' - jill mansell'truly blissful escapism' - lucy diamond'a heartwarming story combined with veronica's sublime writing' - cathy bramley---------------------------------praise for a wedding at the beach hut!'escape to a world where it's ok to dance barefoot on the sand - the latest feel-good instalment in the beach hut series' heat'wonderful' daily mailveronica henry really does excel in creating hugely entertaining, captivating and uplifting readsshe can't stop thinking about the box she was given on her eighteenth birthday, and the secrets it containsvibrant and sparkling - lovereading'we read this brilliant book in one sitting' bella'another poignant, touching and feel-good book about family life from the much loved author' women's weekly'the perfect feel-good summer read' fabulous, the sun'veronica henry is brilliant at writing about family relationships and she's on top form herea picnic by the turquoise waves, endless sparkling rosé and dancing barefoot on the golden sandbut robyn is more unsettled than excitedoxfam bookshop cheltenham discover the gorgeous new summertime must-read from sunday times bestseller veronica henry - a holiday for the heart and soul!---------------------------------escape to everdene sands, where the sun is shining - but is the tide about to turn?robyn and jake are planning their dream wedding at the family beach hut in devon
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Contents: story 1: winnie the pooh and the honey tree story 2: winnie the pooh and the blustery day story 3: winnie the pooh and tigger too the story behind the masterpiece - "this special laser dic addition also includes an exclusive 25 minute document containing rare production drawings and fascinating interviews with many of the voice artists, animators and musicians responsible for making the disney masterpiece"walt disney classics: the many adventures of winnie the pooh  1 laserdisc 2 sides see oxfam website for delivery information read more running time; approximately 71 minutesjoin pooh and all his pals, piglet, tigger, eeyore, owl, rabbit and christopher robbin for three great adventures
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Anna and her mother immediately travel to cuba to meet this elderly relative, and for the first time hannah tells them the untold story of her voyage on the st louis'the german girltells a horrific story in profoundly human terms, and one ends up totally gripped and absorbed in the history' julia neuberger, author of on being jewish see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut now the streets of berlin are draped in swastikas and hannah is no longer welcome in the places she once considered homethe rosenthals sell everything to fund visas and ticketsoxfam bookshop brigg the german girl sweeps from berlin at the brink of wwii to cuba on the cusp of revolution, to new york in the wake of september 11th, before reaching its deeply moving conclusion in the tumult of present-day havanaat first the liner feels like luxury, but as they travel the circumstances of war change, and it soon becomes their prisonbefore everything changed, hannah rosenthallived a charmed lifea glimmer of hope appears in the shape of the st louis, a transatlantic liner that promises jews safe passage to cubaseven decades later in new york, on her twelfth birthday anna rosen receives a package from hannah, the great-aunt she never met but who raised her deceased fatherbased on a true story, this wonderful novel gives voice to the joys and sorrows of generations of exiles, forever seeking a place called home
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