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Paperback. Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BGA; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816723
- ISBN
- 9780553816723
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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paperback. Explores the author's relationship with his father. This title also reflects on the life and legacy of the author's cousin, Lucy Partington, who disappeared without trace in 1973 and was exhumed twenty years later from the basement of Frederick West, one of Britain's prolific serial murderers. Num Pages: 416 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099285823
- ISBN
- 9780099285823
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
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Paperback. Aged 13, Martha Long is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather and her feckless mother. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse and neglect she suffered at home is, however, short-lived. This is her memoir. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845964498
- ISBN
- 9781845964498
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.83
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Paperback. Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950s Dublin, Martha has to be a fighter from the very start. As her mother moves from man to man, and more children follow, they live hand-to-mouth in squalid, freezing tenements, clothed in rags and forced to beg for food. This book tells the story of her early life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 340. 477pp
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845963132
- ISBN
- 9781845963132
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
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€ 10.45
Paperback. At 16, Martha collapses on the streets, suffering from starvation and exposure. She has reached rock bottom, but after Martha is taken to hospital, Lady Luck smiles kindly on her and she is given the opportunity to get off the streets for ever. Before long, Martha is on the way to leading the normal life she has so long dreamt of. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967031
- ISBN
- 9781845967031
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home and she is lonely and vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll on her health. As she teeters on the brink of a nervous breakdown, a phone call summons ghosts from the past. She discovers that one of the family is dead and the others need her help. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780575414
- ISBN
- 9781780575414
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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Paperback. John and Martha were an ambitious American couple. With six Harvard degrees between them, and living in the refined atmosphere of the Harvard campus, the last thing they expected was to become parents to a Down's Syndrome baby. This is their story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749921903
- ISBN
- 9780749921903
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Hardback. Editor(s): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour. Series: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. Num Pages: 856 pages, 72, 9 maps, 63 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801878718
- ISBN
- 9780801878718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Paperback. Mark Wallington, who want to change the face of British comedy, is going to finance this dream by becoming a gardener. The result is an account of a year spent working in other people's gardens. This is the story of nights spent in the back room of a pub trying to write scripts, and of days spent understanding the British obsession with gardening. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099472674
- ISBN
- 9780099472674
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Hardback. Contains 338 letters that document the first two years of the author's loving marriage to Olivia L Langdon. This title recounts a tumultuous time: a growing international fame, the birth of a sickly first child, and the near-fatal illness of his wife. Editor(s): Frank, Michael B.; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 850 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 967.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 850
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203600
- ISBN
- 9780520203600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.76€ 95.13
€ 124.76
€ 95.13
Hardcover. Contains the letters that trace young Sam Clemens' remarkable self-transformation from a footloose, irreverent West Coast journalist to a popular lecturer and author of "The Jumping Frog", soon to be a national and international celebrity. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet Elinor; Bucci, Richard; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 703 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 703
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520036697
- ISBN
- 9780520036697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.76€ 95.13
€ 124.76
€ 95.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; JFSR1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schocken
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805242942
- ISBN
- 9780805242942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.11
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€ 27.11
Paperback. * A Childhood Stolen. An Innocence Betrayed. A Life Redeemed * A shocking and inspiring true account of addiction and recovery - in the tradition of The Kid and Ugly Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BTP; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751539738
- ISBN
- 9780751539738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
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Hardcover. Tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. This title paints a portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224064408
- ISBN
- 9780224064408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Hardcover. "Persepolis" ended in a cliffhanger in 1984, just as 14 year old Marjane was leaving behind her home in Tehran, escaping fundamentalism and the war in Iraq to begin a new life in the West. Here we follow her through the next eight years of her life - four years in Vienna, and four years back in Iran. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w drawings throught. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224074407
- ISBN
- 9780224074407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
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€ 16.06
Paperback. An international bestseller, Prisoner of Tehran is the astonishing, true account of one woman's remarkable courage in the face of terror. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 116 x 19. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719522390
- ISBN
- 9780719522390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
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€ 11.14
Paperback. An international bestseller, Prisoner of Tehran is the astonishing, true account of one womans remarkable courage in the face of terror. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KSG0011661
- ISBN
- 9780719562525
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina Chapman was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd Edinburgh
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576541
- ISBN
- 9781780576541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.71
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€ 12.71
Paperback. The former mining town of Stanley lies only twenty minutes drive from the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. Yet the two are worlds apart. Marilyn Hardy recounts in touching detail the trials of growing up in this impoverished mining town and her life-long struggle to find happiness, from her troubled relationship with her undemonstrative mother. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3JJ; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 139.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KLN0017901
- ISBN
- 9780753513965
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The biography of a White Russian emigree trapped with her family in Hitler's Germany at the outbreak of World War II. Living among the ruins of Berlin during Allied bombing raids, she grew up to be a strong-minded, committed and courageous woman. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665803
- ISBN
- 9780712665803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
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Paperback. In 1950s rural Ireland a widow conceals pregnancy by travelling to Belfast and giving birth to a girl named Marie Therese. The child was left to face a life of misery in the care of nuns at Nazareth House. This is her story, one of resilience and the need to discover who she really is by tracing the mother that the nuns had told her didn't exist. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; BGA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Creative Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780730653
- ISBN
- 9781780730653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.54
€ 16.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFME; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTK0100583
- ISBN
- 9781444791228
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never arrived. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162. 224 pages. As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12-year-old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never arrived. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFDE; BGA. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 15. Weight: 162.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408805190
- ISBN
- 9781408805190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876756826
- ISBN
- 9781876756826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.05
€ 26.99
€ 19.05