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  • As two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light?  brilliantly evoking the changing attitudes of the time, the love child is a novel about love, family, separation, despair and hope, full of tenderness and deep feeling the love child is an absolutely beautiful book' dinah jefferies 'this tender account, spanning two generations, reveals how the loss affects mother and child across the yearsmy heart went out to both these two women as they faced such difficult personal decisions that would change their lives forever'rosanna ley'i really enjoyed this booka story that stirs the deepest emotions' woman & home'a poignant story, rich in period detail' sunday mirror 'an emotive and thought-provoking read i savoured every moment of this moving story of love, loss and, ultimately, forgivenessoxfam bookshop cheltenham the unmissable brand new novel from rachel hore, sunday times bestselling author of last letter home, a richard and judy book club pick'a gorgeous and deeply absorbing story' tracy reesa young mother's sacrifice but all alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughterhore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivitylondon, when nineteen-year-old alice copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the babyit had a realism about the poignancy of illegitimacy in this pre-war setting' leah fleming'the love child is a hugely compelling, poignant and moving readwhen they secretly adopt a baby girl, irene, their life together must surely be completea child's desperate search for the truth irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truth  edith and philip burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their ownrachel has great skill as a storyteller and readers are sure to be engrossed and swept away by her clever double-stranded tale' jane johnson see oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile, irene struggles to define her own life, eventually leaving her suffolk home to find work in londonher women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win'  daily mail 'a novel that stirs the deepest emotions' woman'rachel's stories are always absorbing and  intricately woven and the love child is no exception  putting hopes of marriage and children behind her, alice embarks upon a pioneering medical career, striving to make her way in a male-dominated worldthis is a wonderfully moving tale of love and loss, hope and eventual reconciliation, and i very much enjoyed it' barbara erskine 'i found her writing warm, compassionate in this story about one girl's  search for her true identity amidst the secrets and dynamics of her adopted family'simply stunning  she simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her family

    2 €

  • Rambling recollections of seven decades harold taylorrambling recollections of seven decades harold taylorbolton & world war ii yearsplease read all below before bidding especially overseas biddersmemories of bolton & w war ii years active service see content photo for details slight dis colouration to front cover 21 cm x 15 cm paperback 75 ppany questions e mail or phone read more

    4 €

  • Republic of ireland - gifted in green: four decades of player profiles by adamtitle: republic of ireland - gifted in green: four decades of player profiles format: hardback type: book publisher: hamlyn uk release date: language: english

    99 €

  • Oxfam bookshop carlisle romantic comedy, based on the best-seller by david nicholls, about two friends who reunite every year on the anniversary of their first meetingover the following two decades, the ups and downs of the relationship between the idealistic emma and wealthy ladies' man dexter are revisited every july 15th, as they try to take stock of their lives, and attempt to discover what they've both been missing all alongsince the day when they first met at their college graduation - july 15th, - emma morley (anne hathaway) and dexter mayhew (jim sturgess) have kept in touch, meeting up again on the same day each yeardisc and case in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more

    2 €

  • Oxfam bookshop carlisle mark tully looks back on more than two decades as the bbc's correspondent in indiathe events on which he reported included the assassinations of two indian prime ministers, the storming of the sikh golden temple, the bhopal gas disaster, and the conflict between hindus and muslims which followed the demolition of a mosque at ayodhyasee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith additional observations recorded by tully, this compilation represents a record of his broadcasts which provides not only an historical account of events but also a description of india itself

    4 €

  • Reale continued to guide the ship through the next two decades, delivering albums of consistent, quality metal, culminating in 's 'army of one' - a true statement of intent, as if one were neededwith tony moore's distinctive vocals, the muscle and might of bassist don van stavern and drummer bobby jarzombek powering the songs along, and reale's precision playing riot were reborn, and followed 'thundersteel' two years later with the jaw-dropping 'the privilege of power', an inspiring and at times truly epic album' line-up has re-united, adding guitarist mike flyntz who played in the live band at that timehowever, by this time the music world was turning into a very different place, and riot found themselves struggling against a tide of apathybut the army of one is an army of five once more as riot's classic 'thundersteel' and 'privilegestunning performances in the uk at the first ever castle donington festival in and port vale the following year and support slots with sammy hagar in europe and ac/dc in the united states cemented their reputation as the hottest ticket to seewith line-up changes knocking their momentum and the eighties developing into a thrash-fest a new-look riot bounced back in with the widely-acclaimed 'thundersteel'oxfam bookshop ilkley bursting through from new york city at the end of the seventies with three ground-breaking albums on the trot (rock city, 'narita' and 'fire down under') riot quickly became one of the biggest cult metal bands in the worldalthough the faces might have looked unfamiliar, with only guitarist mark reale now left from the band's formative years, the aggression and musicianship remained unrivalled and unchallengeablesee oxfam website for delivery information read more

    5 €

  • two decades later, alasdair and rachel are sent to the windswept isle of lewis to live with tormod in his traditional backhouse home, a world away from the glasgow of their earliest years  he was on board hmy iolaire when it smashed into rocks and sank, killing some two hundred servicemen on the very last leg of their long journey home from war   see oxfam website for delivery information read more  their grandfather is kind, compassionate, but still deeply affected y the remarkable true story of the iolaire shipwreck - by the selfless heroism and desperate tragedy he witnessed  for tormod a man unlike others, with artistry in his fingertips - the disaster would mark him indeliblyoxfam bookshop st albans tormod morrison was there that terrible night

    2 €

  • two decades of fighting - and the new wave of super-radicalised fighters joining the ranks in the wake of the september 11 attacks - have left him questioning his commitment to the strugglenineteen-year-old specialist cassandra wigheard, on her first deployment since joining the us army two years earlier, is primed for wari read this with awethis fast-paced, hard-hitting account of eight weeks in the lives of a soldier and her captor forces us to reconsider the simplistic narratives of war spun by those in powerimages of a giant statue of saddam hussein crashing to the ground in baghdad are being beamed to news channels around the worldotherwise in great condition a guardian book of the year'spoils is a harrowing and incredibly powerful debut' kate atkinsonit is the spring of and coalition forces are advancing on iraqwith its privileged insight into the reality of armed combat, spoils shines a light on the uncertainty, fear and idealism that characterised the early days of one of the most important conflicts of our timeoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street signed by the author! (please see photo 3) very slight wear to dust-jacket at the top of the spine (please see photo 4)for abu al-hool, a jihadist since the days of the soviet occupation of afghanistan, war is wearing thinsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen cassandra is taken prisoner by al-hool's mujahideen brotherhood, both fighters will find their loyalties tested to the very limits

    30 €

  • After an opening overview of wittgenstein's philosophy the following essays fall into two classes: those that investigate connections between the philosophy of wittgenstein and other philosophers and philosophical trends, and those which enter into some of the controversies that, over the last two decades, have raged over the interpretation of one aspect or another of wittgenstein's writingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston wittgenstein: connections and controversies consists of thirteen thematically linked essays on different aspects of the philosophy of wittgenstein, by one of the leading commentators on his workthe connections that are explored include the relationship between wittgenstein's philosophy and the humanistic and hermeneutic traditions in european philosophy, wittgenstein's response to frazer's golden bough and the interpretation of ritual actions, his attitude towards and criticisms of frege (both in the tractatus and in the later philosophy), the relationship between his ideas and those of members of the vienna circle on the matter of ostensive definition, and a comparison of carnap's conception of the elimination of metaphysics and of strawson's rehabilitation of metaphysics with wittgenstein's later criticisms of metaphysicsthe controversies into which hacker enters include the diamond-conant interpretation of the tractatus (which is shown to be inconsistent with the text of the tractatus and with wittgenstein's explanations of and comments on his book), winch's interpretation of the tractatus conception of names, kripke's interpretation of wittgenstein's discussion of following a rule (which is demonstrated to be remote from wittgenstein's intentions), and malcolm's defence of the idea that wittgenstein claimed that mastery of a language logically requires that the language be shared with other speakersthese far-ranging essays, several of them previously unpublished or difficult to find, shed much light upon different aspects of wittgenstein's thought, and upon the controversies which it has stimulated

    29 €

  • As two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light? see oxfam website for delivery information read more  when nineteen-year-old alice copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the babymeanwhile, irene struggles to define her own life, eventually leaving her suffolk home to find work in londonoxfam shop magdelen street this copy is signed by the authorwhen they secretly adopt a baby girl, irene, their life together must surely be complete but all alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughter  edith and philip burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their own irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truth  putting hopes of marriage and children behind her, alice embarks upon a pioneering medical career, striving to make her way in a male-dominated world  she simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her family

    9 €

  • But when a stack of hidden letters comes to light, a secret kept for nearly two decades finally surfaces, and a long lost princess emergesthird in line for the throne, seventeen year-old charlotte reluctantly uses an alias upon her arrival in yorkshire, her two guardians the only keepers of her true identityas the war rages on in the summer of , causing massive destruction and widespread fear, the king and queen choose to quietly send their youngest daughter, princess charlotte, to live with a trusted noble family in the countryoxfam bookshop knutsford in this spellbinding tale from danielle steel, a princess is sent away to safety during world war ii, where she falls in love, and is lost foreverno one, not even she, knows of her lineagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredespite her fiery, headstrong nature, the princess's fragile health poses far too great a risk for her to remain in war-torn londonfar from her parents, a tragic turn of events leaves an infant orphanedalone in the world, that child will be raised in the most humble circumstances by a modest stable manager and his wifea fascinating story of family and royalty, and an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young woman and the man who brings her home, royal is an exhilarating work from america's most beloved storytellerin time, she settles comfortably into a life out of the spotlight, befriending a young evacuee and training with her cherished horsebut no one predicts that in the coming months she will fall deeply in love with her protectors' sonshe longs for a normal life

    14 €

  • Jung in contexts is a unique collection of the most important essays on jung and analytical psychology over two decadesnext, in literary context, two essays investigate jung's reading of e t a hoffman, and thomas mann's reception of jungian ideascopyright/first publishedthe nine essays which follow place jung, the man and his work, in three important contexts: historical, literary and intellectualin historical context, jung's visions during his confrontation with the unconscious, his attitude towards national socialism, and the composition of his so-called autobiography are examinedthe binding is soundfinally, in intellectual context, jung's work is viewed in terms of the traditions of german and french thought from which it drew so many impulses: schopenhauer, nietzsche, bergsonthe softback cover has some shelfwear but is in good conditionthe pages are unmarkedoxfam books & music beaconsfield the interest in jung shows no sign of abating, with international controversy surrounding the origins of analytical psychologysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea comprehensive introduction traces the growth and development of analytical psychology and its institutions

    17 €

  • This compelling book investigates the problem of poverty and inequality in and among chinese ethnic minorities, focusing in particular on two important questions: have the minorities shared the fruits of spectacular economic growth in china during the past two decades? is their backwardness due to ethnic and cultural factors or to extremely low incomes? the authors examine the different factors explaining poverty, the relationship between poverty and ethnicity, poverty indicators that permit a comparison between minorities and non-minorities (or the han majority), economic and demographic characteristics of minorities and their educational, occupational and gender profiles  see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: very good, small indentation/tear on back hinge, errata can be found inside explaining a few printing errorsthe minorities in china constitute less than ten per cent of the entire population, yet they represent forty to fifty per cent of the absolute poorpoverty and inequality among chinese minorities gives original research findings and new thinking on a highly topical issue in chinese development economics, and fills a gap in the existing economic literatureoxfam bookshop beverley the number of poor people in china is huge, despite recent economic advancesthey consider whether special measures in favour of minorities introduced by the chinese government have contributed to an improvement in their standard of living

    24 €

  • Oxfam shop elgin lone scherfig directs this romcom, based on the best-seller by david nicholls, about two friends who reunite every year on the anniversary of their first meetingover the following two decades, the ups and downs of the relationship between the idealistic emma and wealthy ladies' man dexter are revisited every july 15th, as they try to take stock of their lives, and attempt to discover what they've both been missing all alongsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince the day when they first met at their college graduation - july 15th, - emma morley (anne hathaway) and dexter mayhew (jim sturgess) have kept in touch, meeting up again on the same day each year

    2 €

  • But when handsome, charming matthew gordon walks back into her life after almost two decades, that changesoxfam shop dumfries in poppy page's mind, there are two types of women in this world: those who are faithful to their husbands, and those who are notsomeone is going to pay for it with their lifepoppy makes a single mistake - and that mistake will be far more dangerous than she could imagineuntil now, poppy has never questioned which she wassee oxfam website for delivery information read more

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  • Originally written and produced by michael valvano for lou west’s solid gold records and – two decades later – issued on the eclectic outta sight logovalvano worked with many acts at hitsville and also recorded two solo albums which sadly never saw a releasethis project showcases his rounded musical talents creating a fluid, soulful, masterpiece that reflects the soul/disco/funk style of the late 70s with a nod at its 60s rootslabel – outta sight () catalogue # oscd012 format - cd album condition – new & sealed - release information - the first ever release for this stellar soul album recorded in albuquerque, new mexico, circamichael valvano was the first white act signed to motown, aged just seventeen, with his band mike & the modifiers

    9 €

  • decades cd box set15 cd box set the hits of the 60’s 70’s & 80’sgreat for a present for some onebrown new unopened as still in cellophane wrapper

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  • Nintendo ds game- guitar hero on tour decades bundle- this is a really cool guitar hero game with catchy songs you can play with the grip guitaryou must need a nintendo ds lite in order to play this awesome game

    2 €

  • In two decades however, it became one of the most repressive in the world, effectively a militarisedwhen eritrea gained independence in , hopes were high for its transformation

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  • These desks will literally last decadespick up from leyton onlyextremely solid office desks with no cable holes in surfaceexcellent condition

    30 €

  • Brand new in box ÂŁ5 collection eggbuckland catch phrase decades gameposted by amy in music, films, books & games, games & board games in plymouth

    5 €

  • One of genta’s most stunning contributions to watch design is also one of his earliest, occurring nearly two decades before his work with audemars piguet and patek philippecase & dial - excellent vintage condition with original patina on dial markers and hands - none faded no rust simple perfect movement - one of the quietest and most reliable vintage watches i currently​ ownas the story goes, in , universal genève tapped genta–then just 23-years old–to design a watch to commemorate sas’s (scandanavian airlines systems) polar flights from new york/los angeles directly to europeloses only ±15 seconds a day

    850 €

  • For sale 250 tapes of warrington wolves games goin back two decades plus vcr player to play them on ÂŁ250 ono read more

    250 €

  • decades cd box setcollection only please read morenew unopened as still in cellophane wrapper15 cd box set the hits of the 60’s 70’s & 80’sgreat for a present for some one

    15 €

  • decades of despair.

    7 €

  • We work very closely with gyms and boxing profesionals to continuously develop our range products, and as a result we have developed max strength which have served the needs of boxing and fitness enthusiasts for nearly two decadeshanging punch bagsfocus pads dealsfree standing punch bagsweight training belts

    12 €

  • Catchphrase decades new and sealed hasbro gaming

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  • I am a professional artist with two decades of experience offering personalised digital pet portraits from photosa great way to celebrate a special day or remember your cherished friend after a sad lossi can combine multiple photographs to create a complete family portrait of all your furry, feathered and scaly palsi can even sketch you and your animals together! digital portraits cut down on the cost of materials and postage and offer the opportunity for you to use the portrait as many times as you like, however you choose

    79 €

  • Oxfam shop chapel street james bond 50 * five decades of james bond 007 * blu-ray * region b * new & sealed all 22 films from drno to quantum of solace see oxfam website for delivery information read more

    74 €

  • "the monograph 'bright black world' by todd hido is another example of his artful narratives for more than two decades, based on loose and mysterious suburban scenarios, bleak landscapes and staged portraitsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis latest publication highlights the artist's first major foray into extensively photographing landscapes outside the united states and recording a decidedly new psychological geographytodd hido traversed the united states and captured places that felt both familiar and unknown; welcome and uncertain at the same timehardcover, 104 pages - many fold-out pages - mostly full-colour photographsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableemphasising the influences of norse mythology and, in particular, the idea of 'endless winter', many of todd hido's images refer to this notion of an apocalyptic, never-ending winterexploring the dark terrain of northern european landscapes and regions up to the japanese north sea, these places have enchanted todd hido and called him back several timesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website

    69 €

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