Eve Karpf
1) The bookshop
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From the Booker Prize-winning author of 'Offshore', 'The Blue Flower' and 'Innocence' comes this Booker Prize-shortlisted story of books and busybodies in East Anglia. This, Penelope Fitzgerald's second novel, was her first to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It is set in a small East Anglian coastal town, where Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. 'She had a kind heart, but that is not much...
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From Britain’s leading social historian, a lyrical look at the changes to women’s lives since 1940, told with examples from her own life. The book provides an intimate, brilliant account of feminism over the last 6 decades.
“A young woman wearing a navy-blue duffle coat stood shivering in the vaulted Victorian booking hall of Temple Meads station in Bristol looking uncertainly around her. It was 1st January 1960 and the woman was me. I was...
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London, 1927: the city is buzzing with life. By day, Grace Rutherford is a copywriter at one of London's biggest advertising agencies but by night, she is Diamond Sharp, author of a racy gossip column. When Grace meets two Americans who are sworn enemies, she is drawn into a web of secrets and lies which will change her life forever…
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Imogen has been taking a step back from penguin activities since she started her new school, leaving her brother, Arthur, in charge of visiting their feathered friends. But when penguins start to go missing from the wild, she knows she has to spring into action. Could old adversaries be behind the random disappearances? With the help of their old friend, Einstein, it's time for Imogen and Arthur to turn detective again . . .
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Not every journey takes you far from home... Mr. Doubler is an expert in many things. He can bake the fluffiest lemon drizzle cake, distil divine gin, and grow perfect potatoes. But when it comes to company, he's not so confident. Since he lost his wife, he's been living on his own on top of a hill, with just one regular visitor: his housekeeper, Mrs. Millwood, who visits every day. Until the day she doesn't. With Mrs. Millwood missing, Doubler's...
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An unforgettable friend returns in this warm and fantastically funny sequel to the bestselling debut Einstein the Penguin. Imogen and Arthur have been missing their friend, the penguin, Einstein, since he went back to Australia. So when an opportunity for him to return arises, they jump at the chance. But then Einstein and his friend Isaac are kidnapped. It's time to turn detective again . . . 'A delightful series' The Bookseller Competition: paddington;code...
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In "The Railway Children", a young family must leave their comfortable London life for a house in the country when their father is taken away unexpectedly. Roberta, Peter and Phyllis spend their days at the nearby train station, befriending the station master and porter and many of the passengers. Waving goodbye to the departing London train each day and sending their love to their father who is detained there, they strike up a friendship with a kindly...
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Welcome to the Sounds of Crime, an exclusive collection of five brand new short stories by some of the best crime writers around. Using the theme of 'audio', this unique collection features brand new stories by Lawrence Block, Peter James, Val McDermid, Mark Billingham and Christopher Fowler. By turns gripping, puzzling and sinister, the Sounds of Crime will chill your blood from the first spoken word to the last... Track Listing: Dolly's Trash and...
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 8
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It's Mr. Brown's birthday! / At the Quebec Winter Carnival, Paddington becomes great friends with the Bonhomme Carnival! / When Paddington goes out caroling one night, he ends up at a dinner party.
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 9
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Paddington causes a flood. / Does the Yeti really exist? / Paddington is a contenstant on a game show.
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 6
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Mr. Curry tricks Paddington into doing some yard work for him. / Paddington and Mr. Gruber visit Buzz Booster, a rocket scientist with NASA. / Paddington experiences snow for the first time!
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 5
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Paddington embarks on a seaside adventure. / The streets of Cairo are the setting for a con that leads Paddington to "purchase" a pyramid. / Paddington goes shopping for the "finishing touch" for Mr. Bruber's newly-built patio.
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 7
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Mr. Brown has been doing many renovations that Mr. Curry has copied to a T. / Paddington heasds to the Galapagos islands. / Paddington attends the International Week festivities.
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 13
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Paddington decides to dig for buried treasure with his trusty magic probe metal detector. / Anything can happen in Hollywood, and it usually does. / Mr. Gruber and Paddington embark on a mystery tour which takes them to a waxworks museum.
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 12
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One foggy evening, Paddington spies a kidnapping. / As everyone knows, Paddington is a helpful bear…even when he doesn't know he's helping. / Mr. Gruber brings Paddington to visit the Law Courts.
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 11
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Paddington becomes an investor. / Capitol Hill is a big place but one where a young bear has a voice. / Paddijngotn packs the Brownès laundry into his wheelbarrow.
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 1
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Paddington goes to the hospital to visit Mr. Curry and ends up visiting a psychiatrist instead. / On their trip to France Mr. Gruber tells Paddington that they are going to take part in the Tour de France. / The local charity ball is marked by a most unusual dance team rhumba-ing their way to first prize glory in the dance competition.
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 10
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Paddington finds himself in a new career. / Paddington is off to the races! / Paddington celebrates his birthday at an expensive restaurant.
19) Adventures of Paddington - Season 2: Sticky Time / Corporal Paddington / Paddington Buys a Share
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 13
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Paddington loves cooking shows. / Mr. Gruber and Paddington's car breaks down. / Paddington is swindled into buying some bogus shares for the Portobello Road Oil Company.
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Adventures of Paddington Bear volume 6
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Mr. Brown's prized vegetable disappears from the garden. / To re-kindle a young Irish girl's imagination, Paddington poses as a leprechaun. / Paddingotn's first visit to the theatre is marked by a marmalade mishap and a near-row over some opera glasses.