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This Boy
By Alan Johnson
Hardback
Published 09-May-2013
| RRP: | £16.99 |
| Our price: | £12.99 |
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Alan Johnson's childhood was not so much difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to become Home Secretary. This book tells the story of Alan's mother, Lily, who battled against poor health, poverty, and domestic violence; and his sister, Linda, who had to assume an enormous amount of responsibility at a very young age .
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Great Railway Bazaar
By Paul Theroux
Paperback
Published 27-Mar-2008
| RRP: | £10.99 |
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Gives an account of the author's journey by rail through Asia. This work describes the many places, cultures, sights and sounds he experienced and the fascinating people he met. It also shows how he is drawn into conversation with fellow passengers, from Molesworth, while avoiding the forceful approaches of pimps and drug dealers.
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Flappers
By Judith Mackrell
Hardback
Published 23-May-2013
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A gripping biography of six extraordinary women who, in their very different ways, epitomise the decade they came of age - the 1920s
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Do Grow
By Alice Holden
Paperback
Published 16-May-2013
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Not yet published. You may still order this book and we will despatch it as soon as it becomes available.
Sketches of Spain
By Federico Garcia Lorca
Paperback
Published 31-May-2012
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Kith
By Jay Griffiths
Hardback
Published 02-May-2013
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Why are so many children in Euro-American cultures unhappy - and why is it that children in many traditional cultures seem happier? This title explores these questions and more.
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Tiny Beautiful Things
By Cheryl Strayed
Paperback
Published 01-May-2013
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Rich with humor, insight, compassion - and absolute honesty - Tiny Beautful Things is a balm for everything life throws our way, administered by the author of the New York Times-bestelling memoir, Wild.
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1913: The Last Year
By Charles Emmerson
Hardback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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A title that presents a panoramic view of a world crackling with possibilities, from St Petersburg to Shanghai and from Los Angeles to Jerusalem.
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Small Wars, Far Away Places
By Michael Burleigh
Hardback
Published 11-Apr-2013
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A trenchant and thought-provoking account of the death of empire by one of our finest historians
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Place in the Country
By W G Sebald
Hardback
Published 02-May-2013
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Fusing biography and essay, and finding, as ever, inspiration in place - as when he journeys to the Ile St Pierre, the tiny, lonely Swiss island where Jean-Jacques Rousseau found solace and inspiration, the author brings his subjects to life in his distinctive, inimitable voice.
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