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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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Oxfam bookshop newport this is the story of the most sensational scientific discovery in natural history of the twentieth century, told by the scientist who is the central figure throughoutalone in his view that this coelacanth must have been a stray, professor smith and his wife carried out a series of arduous expeditions covering most of the wildest parts of the tropical western indian ocean, until, after fourteen years, the home of this living fossil was foundwear to edges, various other scuffs and marksturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spinevarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boardstear to top of spine, which is discolouredlight shelfwear to edgesendpapers discolouredsporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit details the discovery of a type of prehistoric fish, known only from fossils and believed to have become extinct at least fifty million years agopictorial dust jacketsmall chips and closed tears
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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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I am offering to the market this the sensational spiderman hornet marvel comic book for salespecial features: * spiderman hornet * original sealed packaging * marvel go on, add a little piece of history to your home
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With insight from the key characters around geraint, this is the inside story of one of the most thrilling and heart-warming tales in sportoxfam shop mold the inspirational inside story from the tour de france and sports personality of the year winner"this year g was the strongest rider, and he finally had lady luck on his sideas a boy, g had run home from school on summer afternoons to watch the tour on televisionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean unstoppable combination" chris froome"i understood what geraint's win meant: for him, for me, for the team, and for wales, too" dave brailsford"wow!" thierry henryfor years geraint thomas appeared blessed with extraordinary talent but jinxed at the greatest bike race in the world: twice an olympic gold medallist on the track, commonwealth champion, yet at the tour de france a victim of crashes, bad luck and his willingness to sacrifice himself for his team-matesnot only can nice guys come first - they can win the biggest prize of allthis july, across twenty-one stages and three weeks, and under constant attack from his rivals, he made the race his ownin the summer of , that curse was blown away in spectacular fashion - from the cobbles of the north and the iconic mountain climbs of the alps to the brutal slopes of the pyrenees and, finally, the champs-elysees in paris
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Oxfam bookshop newport from the 'see and say storybook' series, the story of goldilocks and the three bears is a 'read along with me' children's storybook that encourages the young listener's participation in story-tellingundated but likely circa scolourful iillustrations integrated throughout text (see image 2 for example)no highlighting, other notes or children's scribbleacceptable conditionfirst page is creased, slightly torn and partially detached from spinetaking these faults into consideration, a low price for this collectable itemsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome staining and marking on several of the pagespictorial hardcover shows general wear and scuffing commensurate with age
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19 'the sensational spider-man' comicsall in plastic slevesvery good conditions
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I have for sale a paperback version of this two by two the story of noah’s faith book like new children love to listen but even more they love to participate me too books invite your child to join in the fun by pointing repeating filling in making sounds and answering questionspublished in author marilyn lashbrook can be posted if required please enquire about the cost read more
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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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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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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'only half of me' tells the story of the author's childhood in somalia, his family's attitude to religion, his double life as a british muslim & that of other british muslimsthis work takes us into lives that are widely misunderstood, & tries to make sense of our own fractured worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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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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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The beatles' story peaked at number 7 on the billboard top lps chart and was certified gold by the recording industry association of americathe beatles' story is the sixth album by the english rock band the beatles in the united states, issued on 23 november by capitol recordsin , capitol reissued the album as part of the beatles' uplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal award presented to the beatles and with beautiful metal lp read morethe company also sought to compete with unauthorised beatles interview records issued by the radio pulse beat label, which released three such lps hosted by ed rudycapitol issued the album in response to the vee-jay records lp hear the beatles tell all, a compilation of radio interviews with the band carried out by los angeles disc jockeyscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit was produced by los angeles–based songwriter and producer gary usher and disc jockey and lyricist roger christian, and narrated by john babcock, al wiman and christianour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe album's original liner notes described it as a "narrative and musical biography" of beatlemaniait is a documentary double album featuring interviews, press conferences, and snippets of original or orchestral versions of beatles songs, with voice-over narrationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Powerful, moving and at times quite devastating, this is judith tebbutt's story in her own wordsoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is the story of how, over a period of one hundred and ninety-two days, i was torn away from the life i knew and loved, and dragged down to the depths of despair; of how i endured enforced isolation and near-starvation at the hands of somali pirates; and of how i made a choice to survive by any and all means that i could mustera couple for thirty-three years, they had first met in zambia: africa had played a major part in their life togetherin september judith tebbutt and her husband david set out on an adventurous holiday to kenyathere, too, she learned the terrible truth that the responsibility of securing her release now rested with her son ollieafter a joyous week on safari in the masai mara, they flew on to a beach resort forty kilometres south of somaliasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand there, in the early hours of 11 september, tragedy struck themjudith was torn away from david by a band of armed pirates, dragged over sea and land to a village in the arid heart of lawless somalia, and there held hostage in a squalid room, a ransom on her head
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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 shop lytham the story of the stone (c) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yuthrough the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives
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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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Kipling, rudyard - the story of the cadsbys, a tale without a plot - - athis is a story noted for its detailed portrait of the people, culture and varied religions of indiafirst illustrated edition - illustrations by ffirst edition second impression - cmkipling, rudyard - the light that failed - 1st american edition without date - new york, hurst & company - 132 ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicm - dedication on endpaper from , on page 1 a handwritten quote from kipling - spine a little discoloured and with a spot but otherwise good copytownsend - original red cloth binding with slightly damaged dust jacket - 160 pplimited, londonillustrations by jkipling, rudyard - “they” and the brushwood boy - macmillan and co21 x 15 cm - small dedication on endpaper, newspaper cuttings added - minor damage in fold front endpaper but otherwise very good copythe spine of the red cloth hardcover is somewhat worn, cover is splodgy but intact; endpaper a bit loose from the binding; label on inside front cover; otherwise good copy of this rare publicationrudyard kipling - kim - macmillan and co limiteslockwood kipling, the author's father22 x 14 cm - ex-libris on inside front cover - very good copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewheeler & co allahabad and sampson low, marston, searle & rivington - 1st english edition - beautiful half-leather binding - original cover included in the binding - with some minor scuffs on the spine and edges of front cover, 85 pp? - hardcover, 132 ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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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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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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