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| "A Piece Of Cake" |
| "The No1 Sunday Times BestsellerThis is the heart-wrenching true story of a girl named Cupcake and it begins when aged eleven she is orphaned and placed in the &39;care&39; of sadistic foster parents But there comes a point in her preteen years - maybe it&39;s the night she first tries to run away and is exposed to drugs alcohol and sex all at once - when Cupcake&39;s story shifts from a tear-jerking tragedy to a dark deeply disturbing journey through hell Cupcake learned to survive by turning tricks downing hard liquor and ingesting every drug she could find while hitchhiking up and down the California coast At just 16 she stumbled into the terrifying world of the gangsta dealing drugs hustling and only just surviving a drive-by shooting Ironically it was Cupcake&39;s rapid descent into the nightmare of crack cocaine addiction that finally saved her After one four-day crack binge she woke up behind a dumpster Half-dressed and half-dead she finally realized she had to change her life or die on the streets - another trash-can addict another sad statistic Astonishingly Cupcake turned her life around and this is her brutally frank startlingly funny story Unlike any memoir you will ever read A Piece of Cake is a redemptive gripping tale of a resilient spirit who took on the worst of contemporary urban life and survived it It is also the most genuinely affecting rollercoaster ride through hell and back that you will ever take"
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| "A Drink Before The War" |
| "Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro are tough private investigators who know the blue-collar neighbourhoods and ghettos of Boston's Dorchester section as only natives can Working out of an old church belfry Kenzie and Gennaro take on a seemingly simple assignment for a prominent politician to uncover the whereabouts of Jenna Angeline a black cleaning woman who has allegedly stolen confidential Statehouse documents But finding Jenna proves easy compared to staying alive The investigation escalates uncovering a web of corruption extending from bombed-out ghetto streets to the highest levels of state government With slick hip dialogue and a lyrical narrative pocked by explosions of violence A Drink Before the War confronts a city in which institutionalized bigotry and corruption are often the norm and the true nature of 'racial incidents' is rarely clear Dennis Lehane's remarkable debut is at once a pulsating crime thriller and a mirror of our world one in which the worst human horrors are found closest to home and the most vicious obscenities are committed in the name of love"
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| "Ritual : Jack Caffery series 3" |
| "Just after lunch on a Tuesday in April nine feet under water police diver Flea Marley closes her gloved fingers around a human hand The fact that there's no body attached is disturbing enough Yet more disturbing is the discovery a day later of the matching hand Both have been recently amputated and the indications are that the victim was still alive when they were removed DI Jack Caffery has been newly seconded to the Major Crime Investigation Unit in Bristol He and Flea soon establish that the hands belong to a boy who has recently disappeared Their search for him - and for his abductor - lead them into the darkest recesses of Bristol's underworld where drug addiction is rife where street-kids sell themselves for a hit and where an ancient evil lurks; an evil that feeds off the blood - and flesh - of others"
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| "A Wanted Man : (Jack Reacher 17)" |
| "When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly set freshly busted nose - it isn't easy to hitch a ride At last he's picked up by three strangers - two men and a woman Within minutes it becomes clear they're all lying about everything - and there's a police roadblock ahead There has been an incident and the cops are looking for the bad guys Will they get through because the three are innocent? Or because the three are now four? Is Reacher just a decoy?'He could take out Bond Dirty Harry Jason Bourne and Ethan Hunt with both hands tied behind his back And then sleep with their girlfriends two at a time before getting the last bus out of town' Sun"
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| "Death of a Naturalist" |
| "For the fortieth anniversary of its publication in May 2006 Faber are reissuing Seamus Heaney's classic first collection Death of a Naturalist which on its appearance in 1966 won the Cholmondeley Award the EC Gregory Award the Somerset Maugham Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize'His words give us the soil-reek of Ireland the colourful violence of his childhood on a farm in Derry The full-blooded energy of these poems makes Death of a Naturalist the best first book of poems I've read for some time' - CB Cox in the Spectator 'The power and precision of his best poems are a delight and as a first collection Death of a Naturalist is outstanding His subject is those things which are inherent or inherited What he praises is to be praised in his own work' - Christopher Ricks New Statesman'Now to pry into roots to finger slime To stare big-eyed Narcissus into some springIs beneath all adult dignity I rhymeTo see myself to set the darkness echoing'"
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| "Capital Paperback" |
| "The residents of Pepys Road London - a banker and his shopaholic wife an elderly woman dying of a brain tumour the Pakistani family who run the local shop the young football star from Senegal and his minder - all receive anonymous postcards with a simple message We Want What You Have Who is behind it? What do they want?As the mystery of the postcards deepens the world around Pepys Road is turned upside down by the financial crash and all of its residents&39; lives change beyond recognition over the course of the next year From the bestselling author of Whoops! and How to Speak Money comes a post-financial crisis state-of-the-nation novel told with compassion humour and unflinching truth"
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| "Flannery O'Connor Complete Stories Paperback" |
| "This is the complete collection of stories from one of the most original and powerful American writers of the twentieth century Including A Good Man is Hard to Find and Everything That Rises Must Converge this collection also contains several stories only available in this volume"
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| "How I Escaped My Certain Fate" |
| "Experience how it feels to be the subject of a blasphemy prosecution! Find out why 'wool' is a funny word! See how jokes work their inner mechanisms revealed before your astonished face! In 2001 after over a decade in the business Stewart Lee quit stand-up disillusioned and drained and went off to direct a loss-making musical Jerry Springer The Opera Nine years later How I Escaped My Certain Fate details his return to live performance and the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as the most critically acclaimed stand-up in Britain the winner of BAFTAs and British Comedy Awards and the affirmation of being rated the 41st best stand up ever Here is Stewart Lee's own account of his remarkable comeback told through transcripts of the three legendary full-length shows that sealed his reputation Astonishingly frank and detailed in-depth notes reveal the inspiration and inner workings of his act With unprecedented access to a leading comedian's creative process this book tells us just what it was like to write these shows develop the performance and take them on tour How I Escaped My Certain Fate is everything we have come to expect from Stewart Lee fiercely intelligent unsparingly honest and very very funny"
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| "The Map and the Clock : A Laureate's Choice of the Poetry of Britain and Ireland" |
| "The Map and the Clock is a celebration of the most scintillating poems ever composed on our islandsCurated by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and by Gillian Clarke National Poet of Wales this anthology gathers fourteen centuries of extraordinary verse - beginning with the first writings from the old languages of England and Ireland Scotland and Wales and culminating in some of our most recent poets speaking in our present-day tongues Many of our founding myths and legends are told here - King Arthur and Gawain Beowulf and Mad Sweeney the Mabinogion - as are the nursery-tales and songs we still sing today Through these pages we witness the tragedy of European wars and world conflict; we court romance and friendship; we explore nationhood and belonging identity and belief; and we are welcomed to a celebration of the cultural diversity of the poetries of our twenty-first centuryThe Map and the Clock is a stunning and essential treasury of the poems that have moulded our languages examined our worlds and shaped our islands through time"
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| "The Girl Who Walked On Air" |
| "Louie who was abandoned at Chipchase's Travelling Circus as a baby dreams of becoming a 'Showstopper' but Mr Chipchase keeps her hidden tucked away in the ticket booth No Death-Defying Stunts for her But Louie has been secretly practising her act - tightrope-walking - and dreams of being the Girl Who Walked on Air she just needs to be given the chance to shineAnd the circus needs her too - Wellbeloved's rival show is stealing their crowds They need a Showstopper Desperate Mr Chipchase reluctantly lets Louie perform She is a sensation and gets an offer from the sinister Mr Wellbeloved himself to perform over Niagara Falls But nothing is quite as it seems and soon Louie's bravery is tested not just on the highwire but in confronting her past and the shady characters in the world of the circus Fans of Frost Hollow Hall will love this epic adventure about following your dreams and becoming a showstopper!"
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| "Prodigal Summer" |
| "It is summer in the Appalachian mountains and love desire and attraction are in the air Nature too it seems is not immune From her outpost in an isolated mountain cabin Deanna Wolfe a reclusive wildlife biologist watches a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region She is caught off guard by a young hunter who invades her most private spaces and interrupts her self-assured solitary life On a farm several miles down the mountain Lusa Maluf Landowski a bookish city girl turned farmer's wife finds herself marooned in a strange place where she must declare or lose her attachment to the land that has become her own And a few more miles down the road a pair of elderly feuding neighbours tend their respective farms and wrangle about God pesticides and the possibilities of a future neither of them expected Over the course of one humid summer these characters find their connections of love to one another and to the surrounding nature with which they share a place With its strong balance of narrative and drama Prodigal Summer is stands alongside The Poisonwood Bible and The Lacuna as one of Barbara Kingsolver's finest works"
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| "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats : Illustrated by Edward Gorey" |
| "A stunning new gift edition of this much-loved classic with the celebrated black-and-white illustrations by Edward GoreyCats! Some are sane and some are madSome are good and some are bad The whimsical 1982 Old Possum's illustrations have been lovingly restored and are showcased in this beautiful new poetry edition perfect for children and Eliot aficionados alike These lovable cat poems were written by T S Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and grown-ups The collection inspired the musical Cats! and features Macavity Mr Mistofelees and Growltiger!"
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| "Selected Poems of T. S. Eliot : Faber Modern Classics" |
| "TS Eliot - editor poet critic and publisher - was the greatest poet of his generation The winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize for Literature virtually every English language poet since owes him a debt of gratitude Voted as Britain's favourite poet in a 2009 BBC poll Eliot selected and designed this collection himself in 1954 as an introduction to his work for new readersContaining 'The Waste Land' and 'The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock' Selected Poems is the perfect way to begin with one of the defining figures of the twentieth century This edition also features an introductory essay by Seamus Heaney"
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| "The Story of Ferdinand" |
| "Once upon a time in Spain there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand Unlike all the other little bulls - who run jump and butt their heads together in fights - Ferdinand would rather sit under his favourite cork tree and smell the flowers So what will happen when Ferdinand is picked for the bull fights in Madrid?Beloved all over the world for its timeless message of peace tolerance and the courage to be yourself this truly classic story has never been out of print in the US since its release in 1936 Hitherto unpublished in the UK"
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| "An English Murder" |
| "The snow is thick the phone line is down and no one is getting in or out of Warbeck Hall With friends and family gathered round the fire all should be set for a perfect Christmas but as the bells chime midnight a mysterious murder takes place Who can be responsible? The scorned young lover? The lord's passed-over cousin? The social climbing politician's wife? The Czech history professor? The obsequious butler? And perhaps the real question is can any of them survive long enough to tell the tale?"
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| "Radiohead Complete (Chord Songbook)" |
| "Radiohead Complete is the definitive collection of Radiohead songs including every song ever released by the British rock band (at time of publication) This artist-approved 368-page book comprises 154 songs including B-sides and rarities all with lyrics and guitar chords It also features 48 pages of artwork by the band's album artist Stanley Donwood who also designed the exclusive cover artwork"
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| "Slow cooking curry & spice dishes" |
| "To this highly committed consumer market we now bring the very best of eating from Curry and Spicy Dishes It includes the best of recipes from around the world - India Pakistan Indonesia Thailand Mexico South America and Africa The preparation is simple and the results exceptionalA curry is probably the world's favourite step-change in everyday eating habits And the slow cooker produces quite outstanding eating from these recipes The long slow cooking tenderises the meats and maximises the exotic flavours of the spices while it does so This is certain to become a must-have title in the slow cooker consumer market Restaurant Quality Eating at Home This is one of the bestselling titles in the Premier UK Slow Cooker Library Foulsham the Publishers of this library have been researching Slow Cooker Recipes for more than 33 years Their research Cooks have tested and published more than 2500 recipes The mission statement that drives this research is Recipes that produce Restaurant Quality eating at HomeA And their work has taken them through every major culinary tradition - American British French Italian Indian Mexican Thai and more!No other publisher has made such a commitment to this lifestyle And no other Publisher can match the depth of quality to be found in their Slow Cooker Recipe Library"
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| "The Royal Road to Card Magic : Handy card tricks to amaze your friends now with video clip downloads" |
| "The bible of card tricks - now with video clip downloads so you can see the tricks that other books only tell you about The Royal Road to Card Magic is the go to book' for card magic Confound your friends amaze your acquaintances amuse and dazzle crowds at parties and gatherings using just a simple pack of cards With the help of this book you can develop a versatile repertoire of first-rate card tricks This new videobook edition of the greatest card magic book offers the budding magician a brilliant introduction to sleight of hand magic It includes more than 100 video clips to demonstrate the principles and practice of card magic You will learn how to shuffle and present some astounding tricks The Royal Road to Card Magic videobook Includes QR codes for 110 video downloads that fully demonstrate the techniques that underpin the tricks; Presents simple sleights of hand and shuffles that you can amaze your audience with; Ideal for the amateur or a great refresher for the professional this classic card magic reference book is written in an open style that teaches and entertains; Packed with key detail on each card trick taking you through each trick step by step in text and video clips revealling the hand techniques to help you master your art; Foreword by Jack Delvin President of the Magic Circle the world's premier magical society From classic principles and practice to the art of presentation and a collection of astonishing tricks everything you need is here Learn how to do The Overhand Shuffle The Riffle Shuffle The Glide The Glimpse The Key Card The Palm The Backslip False Shuffles and Cuts The Double Lift and Turnover The Hindu Shuffle Top and Bottom Changes Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue have inspired a generation of magicians with this classic card magic book This new edition that includes the original text with new videoclips will inspire you to succeed in baffling any audience"
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| "Fire: 2 (Graceling) Paperback" |
| "A must-read title for all fans of Patrick Rothfuss and Trudi Canavan FIRE is an exceptional fantasy novel From the deft characterisation to the gripping story the fast-paced action to the evocative prose this is one of the strongest fantasy novels of the year Set in a world of stunningly beautiful exceptionally dangerous monsters Fire is one of the most dangerous monsters of all - a human one Marked out by her vivid red hair she&39;s more than attractive Fire is mesmerising But with this extraordinary beauty comes influence and power People who are susceptible to her appeal will do anything for her attention and for her affection They will turn away from their families their work and their duties for her They will forget their responsibilities to please her and worse crush nations neglect kingdoms and abuse their power Aware of her power and afraid of it Fire lives in a corner of the world away from people and away from temptation Until the day comes when she is needed - a day when for her king she has to take a stand not only against his enemies but also against herself"
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| Bloodfever |
| "I used to be your average everyday girl but all that changed one night in Dublin when I saw my first Fae and got dragged into a world of deadly immortals and ancient secrets In her fight to stay alive MacKayla must find the Sinsar Dubh - a million-year-old book of the blackest magic imaginable which holds the key to power over the worlds of both the Fae and Man Pursued by assassins surrounded by mysterious figures she knows she can't trust Mac finds herself torn between two deadly and powerful men V'lane the immortal Fae Prince and Jericho Barrons a man as irresistible as he is dangerousFor centuries the shadowy realm of the Fae has coexisted with that of humans Now the walls between the two are coming down and Mac is the only thing that stands between them"
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| "The Legion of Shadow : DestinyQuest Book 1" |
| "You have no memory of your pastWith only a sword and a backpack to your name you must discover your destiny in an unfamiliar world full of monsters and magicAs you guide your hero through this epic adventure you will be choosing the danger that they face the monsters that they fight and the treasures that they find Every decision that you make will have an impact on the story - and ultimately the fate of your heroWith hundreds of special items to discover in each book you can completely customise your hero You can choose their weapons their armour their special abilities - even the boots on their feet and the cloak on their back! No two heroes will ever be alike which means your hero will always be unique to youWelcome to a new world Welcome to Valeron Welcome to DestinyQuest"
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| "The Drought" |
| "With a new introduction by M John Harrison and a striking new cover design from the artist Stanley Donwood this acclaimed cult novel sees human existence threatened by devastating climate changeWater Man's most precious commodity is a luxury of the past Radioactive waste from years of industrial dumping has caused the sea to form a protective skin strong enough to devastate the Earth it once sustained And while the remorseless sun beats down on the dying land civilization itself begins to crack Violence erupts and insanity reigns as the remnants of mankind struggle for survival in a worldwide desert of despairRemarkable for its prescience and the originality of its vision The Drought is a work of major importance from the early career of one of Britain's most acclaimed novelistsThis edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard's works featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Ned Beauman Ali Smith Neil Gaiman and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs"
Price: 6.99 |
| "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept" |
| "Elizabeth Smart's passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker described by Angela Carter as Like MADAME BOVARY blasted by lightning A masterpiece'One day while browsing in a London bookshop Elizabeth Smart chanced upon a slim volume of poetry by George Barker - and fell passionately in love with him through the printed word Eventually they communicated directly and as a result of Barker's impecunious circumstances Elizabeth Smart flew both him and his wife from Japan where he was teaching to join her in the United States Thus began one of the most extraordinary intense and ultimately tragic love affairs of our time They never married but Elizabeth bore George Barker four children and their relationship provided the impassioned inspiration for one of the most moving and immediate chronicles of a love affair ever written - By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept'Originally published in 1945 this remarkable book is now widely identified as a classic work of poetic prose which seven decades later has retained all of its searing poignancy beauty and power of impact"
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| "The Little Book of Big Weightloss" |
| "The Little Book of Big Weightloss is for anyone who has tried and failed to lose weight long term - anyone who has grown tired of all the confusing conflicting advice and complicated diet plans on offer Based on a simple set of 31 food and lifestyle 'rules' this inspiring book is packed with invaluable tips and strategies and provides a fresh 'can do' approach to dieting and sustainable health benefits Successful hair and makeup artist Bernadette Fisers had struggled with her weight for years She'd tried and failed at many diets over the years but things came to a head when she was forced to face some harsh truths her weight had ballooned to almost 130 kilos and she had a BMI reading of 42 Pre-diabetic and diagnosed as morbidly obese with a fatty liver and high blood pressure Bern decided that now was the time to ditch the faddy diets and take matters into her own hands to turn her life around So she turned to those she knew well the glamorous models she worked with finding out about their healthy eating habits and their tips on staying trim She also began researching medical reports and health and nutrition papers until finally - by trial error and a lot of experimentation - she created a healthy lifestyle plan that was quick to read easy to follow and most importantly would work long term Following her new 'rules' Bern went on to lose more than 30 kilos in just 30 weeks and she is now on a mission to help others to achieve their goals"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The 4-Week Body Blitz : Transform Your Body Shape with My Complete Diet and Exercise Plan" |
| "Chloe Madeley's 4-Week Body Blitz is an exercise and nutrition plan that shows you how to transform your body shape in just 28 days Do you have a party dress to squeeze into next month? Is there a beach holiday on the horizon you want to get in shape for? If you have a short-term weight-loss goal then this is the book for you!Chloe Madeley is a qualified personal trainer who specialises in body shape transformation In the 4-Week Body Blitz she lays out the exercises you need to do and the food you should eat every single day for four weeks in order to get yourself in shape Follow Chloe's instructions and you will see a significant difference in how your body looks What's more you don't need a gym membership or expensive equipment to follow Chloe's plan This comprehensive fully illustrated guide is full of delicious easy recipes to fuel your exercise and aid your weight-loss"
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| "The Telegraph: All New Cryptic Crosswords 9" |
| "This demanding new collection of cryptic crosswords from the archives of your favourite quality newspaper will provide the perfect entertainment in any spare moment Whether on your lunch break work commute or just a relaxing afternoon Telegraph All New Cryptic Crosswords 9 is a great selection of headscratchers for any puzzle fan to ponder over"
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| "Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Easy Tagines and More : Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook" |
| "Taste the many depths and flavours of Morocco with 200 recipes for tagines salads snacks and much more Featuring clear photographs and step-by-step instructions Hamlyn All Colour 200 Easy Tagines and More is a fantastic choice for cooks of all abilities"
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| "Hippos Go Berserk!" |
| "One hippo all alone calls two hippos on the phone So begins this counting story in which exuberant hippopotamus guests show up in ever-increasing numbers until an all night party is inevitable"
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| "The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm : The Complete First Edition" |
| "When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812 followed by a second volume in 1815 they had no idea that such stories as Rapunzel Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella would become the most celebrated in the world Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions each extensively revised in content and style For the very first time The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions These narrative gems newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book are accompanied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezso From The Frog King to The Golden Key wondrous worlds unfold--heroes and heroines are rewarded weaker animals triumph over the strong and simple bumpkins prove themselves not so simple after all Esteemed fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes offers accessible translations that retain the spare description and engaging storytelling style of the originals Indeed this is what makes the tales from the 1812 and 1815 editions unique--they reflect diverse voices rooted in oral traditions that are absent from the Grimms' later more embellished collections of tales Zipes's introduction gives important historical context and the book includes the Grimms' prefaces and notes A delight to read The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm presents these peerless stories to a whole new generation of readers"
Price: 15.49 |
| "Walking with Beatrix Potter" |
| "For many visitors Beatrix Potter is the most interesting of the Lake District writers The fact that so many of her stories have clear Lake District locations provides the basis for this book of short easy walks Follow the adventures of Jeremy Fisher Squirrel Nutkin Mrs Tiggy Winkle Peter Rabbit and many others actually walking in their footsteps and visiting their lakes and rivers their houses and gardens The 15 walks included in this book are all suitable for young and not-so-young walkers All have direct connections either to Beatrix Potter stories or to her life as a farmer and conservationist There are maps illustrations and clear directions plus parking and refreshment suggestions"
Price: 9.49 |
