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An uncirculated 'tale of peter rabbit' beatrix potter 50 pence coin from last year
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A tale of two sisters blu-ray arrow **mint condition**
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Stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords are a perfect match for rowling's superb storytelling, and fry manages to give even further depth to a complex and absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical tale that, once heard, will never be forgottenhe fully expects to be expelled from hogwarts for his blatant flaunting of the rule not to use magic outside term time, but the arrival of the mysterious knight bus and a meeting with cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, result in harry enjoying the rest of the holidays in the wonderful surroundings of the leaky cauldronback at hogwarts, harry's movements are restricted by the presence of the dementors--guards from azkaban on the look out for blackage 9 and over --susan harrison see oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile sirius black--one-time friend of harry's parents, implicated in their murder and follower of "you- know-who"--escapes from azkaban and this has serious implications for harrylisteners will be enthralled by the classic novel brought vividly to lifeafter just about surviving yet another summer with the dreadful dursleys, the arrival of aunt marge is the final straw and, in a fit of anger, harry casts a spell on her, causing her to blow up like a balloonreview:age 9 and overharry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the third, and possibly the best, book in the phenomenally successful, award-winning harry potter series by jk rowlingbut there's a tense atmosphere at hogwarts with an escaped murderer on the loose and the sinister prison guards of azkaban guarding the schooloxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait to start his third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry after the summer holidays
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Framed picture the tale off gemima puddleduck 19” x 22” in good condition collection from pilling lancashire or can post for £495 please feel free have a look at my other items read more
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The hobbit is on its own great collectors edition of this magnificent tale1 new set of the the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the slip case contains the fellowship of the ring, the two towers and the return of the king
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Exactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanya woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconythis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisiontranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moreelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the cityand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmthe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timeoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and diverge
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The hobbit is on its own great collectors edition of this magnificent tale1 new set of the the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the slip case contains the fellowship of the ring, the two towers and the return of the kingbooks are new read more
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He; his cousin thomasin; her fiancé, damon wildeve; and the willful eustacia vye are the protagonists in a tale of doomed love, passion, alienation, and melancholy as hardy brilliantly explores that theme so familiar throughout his fiction: the diabolical role of chance in determining the course of a lifelawrence called "the real stuff of tragedyoxfam bookshop carlisle one of thomas hardy's most powerful works, the return of the native centers famously on egdon heath, the wild, haunted wessex moor that dleather bound boards are in very good conditionribbon bookmark has been removedthe "native" is clym yeobright, who comes home from a cosmopolitan life in parissee oxfam website for delivery information read more" the heath's changing face mirrors the fortunes of the farmers, inn-keepers, sons, mothers, and lovers who populate the novelpages are in very good condition
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle first published serially between and , "the woman in white" is wilkie collins's epistolary novel that tells the tale of walter hartright, who encounters a woman all dressed in white on a moonlit road in hampsteadhartright travels to cumberland where he takes up a position as the art tutor of laura fairlie and her devoted half-sister, marian halcombe, who are somehow entangled with this mysterious "woman in white"hartright helps the woman to find her way back to londonwhile the novel was a commercial success when first published it was harshly reviewed by critics of the agewilkie collins's fifth published novel, "the woman in white" is considered one of the earliest examples of the mystery genre, an early work of detective fiction, and one of the finest examples of sensationalist literaturebook excellent, slipcase gthe woman warns him against an unnamed baronet and after they part he discovers that she may have escaped from an insane asylumthis folio edition is illustrated by alexy pendlesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince that time it has come to be regarded as a groundbreaking work of the mystery genre, one of collins's best
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Oxfam shop york animated feature based on the ancient celtic tale of the 'book of kells'young orphan brendan (voiced by evan mcguire) is the nephew of the strict and over-protective abbot cellach (brendan gleeson)when brendan meets brother aidan (mick lally), a monk from the island of iona, he is fascinated by an uncompleted book that aidan has rescued from the vikings, who have already destroyed the iona monasterysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto the displeasure of his uncle, brendan shows great talent in drawing and enlists the help of magical forest sprite aisling (christen mooney) to help him finish the book and become a master illuminatorthe abbot is obsessed with building a wall to protect the township of kells from the marauding vikings
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the secrets of happiness is an extraordinary tale of sisterhood, from lucy diamond author of the beach cafethey are stepsisters, living far apart, with little in commonthe two of them have lost touch, but when rachel doesn't come home one night, becca is called in to helpworst of all, nobody seems to have a clue where she might bethe best things in lifeartistic becca, meanwhile, lurches from one dead-end job to another, shares a titchy flat, and has given up on loveonce there, she quickly realizes that her stepsister's life is not so perfect after all: rachel's handsome husbandhas moved out, her children are rebelling, and her glamorous career has taken a nosediverachel is the successful one: happily married with three children and a big house, plus an impressive careerbut sometimes happiness can be found in the most unexpected placessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas becca begins to untangle rachel's secrets, she is forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about her own life, and the future seems uncertaincan be just around the cornerrachel and becca aren't real sisters, or so they say
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Their story, which encompasses violence, revenge, love and redemption, is grippingly played out against the backdrop of the terrifying brutality of the french revolutionoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'it was the best of times, it was the worst of timesfinally reunited, the manettes' fortunes become inextricably intertwined with those of two men, the heroic aristocrat darnay and the dissolute lawyer carton'lucie manette has been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in paris's most feared prison, the bastille'dickens's magnificent account of the revolution and one of his best (and shortest) novels' observer see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham harry turtledove hailed island in the sea of time as "one of the best time travel/alternative history stories i've ever read," and jane lindskold called against the tide of years "another exciting and explosive talenow the official battle lines have been drawnten years ago, the twentieth century and the bronze age were tossed together by a mysterious eventin the decade since, the republic of nantucket has worked hard to create a new future for itself, using the technological know-how retained from modern times to explore and improve conditions for the inhabitants of the pastand only one side can emerge the victorand for ten years, the two sides have tested each other, feinting and parrying, to decide who will be the ones to lead this brave new world into the futuresome have turned instead to the renegade coast guard officer william walkersee oxfam website for delivery information read more" now the adventures of the nantucket islanders lost in the time of the bronze age continues with on the oceans of eternitysome of these peoples have become allies
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Matching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical taleafter surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagebut the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstbut something much darker has yet to be unleashedreview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harrybut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolbut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to end
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A haunting tale of lost causes and lost love, the remains of the day, winner of the booker prize, contains ishiguro's now celebrated evocation of life between the wars in a great english house - within its walls can be heard ever more distinct echoes of the violent upheavals spreading across europeoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the summer of , stevens, the ageing butler of darlington hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the english countryside and into his pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, this captivating portrait of the momentous life of istanbul is visceral, immediate and scholarly narrative history at its finestvery good++ / very goodin this epic new biography, hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the world's greatest citiesfor much of its history it was known simply as the city, but, as bettany hughes reveals, istanbul is not just a city, but a storythere is a bookseller's "signed" label on the front of the jacketphoenicians, genoese, venetians, jews, vikings, azeris all called a patch of this earth their homeas the longest-lived political entity in europe, over the last years istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the coreboth book and jacket are very slightly bumped at extremities, and there are few small, light marks on the edges of the page blockoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames first impression hardcover in dust jacket, not price-clippedat the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the qu'ran to shakespeare, this city with three names - byzantium, constantinople, istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, and overspills its boundaries - real and imaginedistanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical factstanding as the gateway between the east and west, it has served as the capital of the roman, byzantine, latin and ottoman empiresflat signed by bettany hughes on the title page
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Oxfam shop colne road with its first broadcast on bbc radio 4 on march , this dramatised tale of middle earth became an instant global classicfrodo must do everything he can to prevent this, and with the help of gandalf the wizard and a band of loyal companions he begins a perilous journey across middle-earthit is the ruling ring, taken long ago from the dark lord, sauron, who now seeks to possess it againpart one, the fellowship of the ring, introduces us to frodo bagginsas new in shelfworn jewel casebrian sibley's famous adaptation has been divided into three corresponding parts, with newly-recorded beginning and end narration by ian holm, who now stars as bilbo in the feature films based on the lord of the ringssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresauron's black riders are on their trail as they travel to rivendell, attempt to cross the snow-swept misty mountains and, in desperation, enter the terrifying mines of moriait boasts a truly outstanding cast including ian holm (as frodo), sir michael hordern (as gandalf), robert stephens (as aragorn), bill nighy (as sam gamgee) and john le mesurier (as bilbo)with his uncle bilbo having mysteriously disappeared, frodo finds himself in possession of a simple gold ring that has great and evil power
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This book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the icejohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthere was nothing quick or easy about it"cecil mouland, the last living survivor of the ss newfoundland sealing disaster, told his story to gary collins in the fall of while travelling to stoh no, it wasn't like that a'tallthe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocencethey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyesleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiecewith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofamong the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury keanoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsmen both young and old left their homes from all over the province that year to pursue the annual seal huntthe men who died didn't just drop like fliessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealed
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Each song has a brief description of the setting, relating to the tale from the original booksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemilne was a prolific author and is now best-remembered for his creation of winnie the pooh and his many friendsfirst edition of this musical work, which is based on alan ascarce in the original dust wrapperwith an introduction written by aplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe dust wrapper is damaged as shown in picturesmilne's famous titles 'winnie the pooh' and 'house at pooh corner'the music was written by hadditional lyrics by eeyoreillustrated throughout, with many pen-and-ink drawings by eshepard is also known for his illustrations in 'the wind in the willows'numerous plates and decorations by ernest hcondition: in the publisher's original cloth binding, complete with the original dust wrapperwith the titles 'isn't it funny', 'how sweet to be cloud', 'it's very very funny', 'cottleston pie', 'sing ho! for the life of a bear', 'oh! the butterflies are flying', 'christopher robin is going'interior is cleanour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Kipling, rudyard - the story of the cadsbys, a tale without a plot - - awheeler & 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 ppillustrations by jfirst illustrated edition - illustrations by fplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitekipling, rudyard - the light that failed - 1st american edition without date - new york, hurst & company - 132 ppfirst edition second impression - cmthe 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 publicationcm - dedication on endpaper from , on page 1 a handwritten quote from kipling - spine a little discoloured and with a spot but otherwise good copy21 x 15 cm - small dedication on endpaper, newspaper cuttings added - minor damage in fold front endpaper but otherwise very good copythis is a story noted for its detailed portrait of the people, culture and varied religions of indiacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available22 x 14 cm - ex-libris on inside front cover - very good copytownsend - original red cloth binding with slightly damaged dust jacket - 160 ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilockwood kipling, the author's fatherkipling, rudyard - “they” and the brushwood boy - macmillan and colimited, london? - hardcover, 132 pprudyard kipling - kim - macmillan and co limites
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The age of gold is narrative history at its best -- the astonishing tale of one of the most extraordinary speculative frenzies in history, told by a master historianpeople swarmed to california from as far as china and australiathey came from england and france, from ireland and chile, leaving behind their families and everything they owned in the hope of making their fortunes in the new worldoxfam shop colne road the discovery of gold by a team of mormon mill workers in sparked a frenzy that shook the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a spellbinding narrative that spans several continents, brands brings the fervour and excitement of the gold rush vividly to lifethey came by ship and overland, braving tierra del fuego and the pestilences of panama, lured by the promise of gold
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It is often a tale of despair and frustration, yet also gives a compassionate voiceoxfam books & music wells internally a very good clean copy of this paperback book the cover has a few marks and bows away from the book there is also a mark on the front of the bottom edgetranspersonal and transgenerational psychotherapeutic insights back up the personal narrativeit is in the main a personal and moving narrative of a mother looking to help her son avoid such a lifelong sentence of medication whilst trying to research holistic resources and alternative approaches for treatment at the same time as negotiating the vagaries of the current mental health systemit includes an accessible inquiry into how unconscious forces influence our mind, our bodies and the entire family system this is a book written not just by a professional transpersonal psychotherapist but by someone who has walked the heart-rending path and experienced the psychological trauma of loving someone in psychosis; psychosis which still remains the greatest taboo in society today, together with its implicit diagnosis of a lifelong sentence of medication and no cureits hypothesis is that if we cannot understand our own unconscious responses how can we understand those of our loved ones in psychotic episodes? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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As uproariously funny as jonas jonasson's bestselling debut, this is an entrancing tale of luck, love and international relationsoxfam bookshop st albans sunday times no 1 fiction bestsellerfrom the author of the hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappearedjust because the world ignores you, doesn't mean you can't save itoh, and the fate of the king of sweden - and the world - rests on her shoulders'a comic delight of love, luck and mathematics' daily express'it's "feel-good" set to stun level' guardian'as unlikely and funny as the hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared'observer see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut now she is on the run from the world 's most ruthless secret service, with three chinese sisters, twins who are officially one person and an elderly potato farmernombeko mayeki was never meant to be a heroborn in a soweto shack, she seemed destined for a short, hard life
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Oxfam shop york ni no kuni: wrath of the white witch is a heart-warming tale of a young boy called oliver, who embarks on a journey into a parallel world to become a magician in an attempt to bring back his recently-deceased mothergame in very good complete with manual see oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition, ni no kuni: wrath of the white witch on playstation 3 brings a wealth of new content to the ni no kuni universe, with an additional cast of mysterious characters to meet, new areas to explore, and a whole different perspective on the involving storywhy, he can even use these critters to battle other creatures on his behalf! join oliver as he explores the vast new world and faces a variety of formidable enemiesin the game, the beauty of studio ghibli's hand-drawn animation has been perfectly reproduced, with the cel-shaded graphics engine producing stunning real-time animations of a quality normally only seen in their industry-leading feature filmsalong the way oliver encounters many new friends who help him learn and growhe can also befriend the wonderful creatures that inhabit this parallel universe, turning them into pets that oliver can raise and collect a whole menagerie of
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A beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal," ferrante proves herself to be one of italy's most accomplished storytellerswith these books, which the new yorker's james wood described as "large, captivating, amiably peopledin these neapolitan novels, elena ferrante, the acclaimed author of the days of abandonment, gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belongingin the story of a new name, lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stiflingshe writes vividly about a specific neighborhood of naples from the late-s through to the current day and about two remarkable young women who are very much the products of that place and timeoxfam bookshop ealing in , elena ferrante's my brilliant friend introduced readers to the unforgettable elena and lila, whose lifelong friendship provides the backbone for the neapolitan novelsyet in doing so she has created a world in which readers will recognize themselves and has drawn a marvellously nuanced portrait of friendshipyet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life's challengessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story of a new name is the second book in this seriesmarriage appears to have imprisoned lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for elenalove, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best' the timesthe first modern depiction of extra-terrestrials attacking the earth, the war of the worlds remains one of the most influential of all science-fiction worksedited by patrick parrinder with an introduction by brian aldiss and notes by andy sawyer see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe forces of the earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appearit shows the whole of human civilization under threat, as terrifying, tentacled martians land in england, build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human prey
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The book is the tale of a lost race climaxing in the discovery of a secret location occupied by incans, and contains illustrations, including a frontispiece by frances ewanoxfam shop didsbury "a princess of vascovy: her trials and troubles, her adventures, and misadventures and where they brought her" is a romantic novel by john oxenham, otherwise known as william arthur dunkerley, the english journalist, novelist and poet, born in manchester inthe green cloth pictorial boards with gilt lettering along the spine, are lightly rubbed and bumped at the corners and edges inside, the uncut pages are lightly tanned with age, with some foxing throughouta very rare editionthere a small rip to the top of the spine ends and some slight crushing to the spine endssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a crack at the hinge near the back as shown in the photo, and a date has been written on the front endpaperthe hardback is in good condition for its age
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Jean's fear of losing all that she cares about is reflected in maren's poignant tale of love and loss, and her obsession with the ancient story drives her to wild impulsive action -- with unrecoverable consequencesoxfam bookshop cheltenham on smuttynose island, off the coast of new hampshire, more than a century ago, two norwegian immigrant women were brutally murderedwandering into a library one day, she unearths letters written by maren, the sole survivor of the murder spreea third woman survived by hiding in a cave until dawnsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretaking her extended family with her, jean stays in a sailboat anchored off the coast, and finds herself gradually becoming more and more engrossed in the bay's mysterious and gruesome pastin , jean, a photographer, is sent on an assignment to shoot a photo essay about the legendary crime
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G a henty's tale of a young man's entry into british society during the time of queen annesee oxfam website for delivery information read morerupert holiday flees england as a result of a fight with his stepbrother and joins marlborough during his campaign in the netherlandsset during the battles of blenheim, ramillies, oudenarde, and malplaquet, rupert has many successful adventures before marrying a french girl and settling down in england
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Oxfam shop inverness the tale of the arab revolt and the written work of tlawrence, better known as lawrence of arabia, read the truth about the fight against the ottomans from a first hand account and the battles in the middle east and understand how it became the area of tension it is today see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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