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The Purchase
£7.64
- Paperback - Sandstone
In 1798, Daniel Dickinson, a young Quaker father and widower, leaves his home in Pennsylvania to establish a new life. He sets out with two horses, a wagon full of belongings, his five children, a 15-year-old orphan wife and a few land warrants for his future homestead. When Daniel suddenly trades a horse for a young slave, Onesimus, it sets in motion a struggle in his conscience that will taint his life forever, and sets in motion a chain of events that lead to two murders and the family's strange relationship with a runaway slave named Bett. -
Winging It: My Autobiography
£15.29
- Hardback - Black & White Publishing
As one-third of Scottish football's best-known team of brothers, Tommy McLean achieved glory as an integral part of Rangers' European Cup Winners' Cup team of 1972, before going on to manage Motherwell to Scottish Cup success in 1991. In 'Winging It', Tommy tells the untold story which lies behind his considerable footballing triumphs. -
All Because Of Henry
£8.49
- Paperback - Black & White Publishing
'All Because of Henry' picks up the lead from 'A Friend Like Henry', which traced the childhood journey of Dale, the Gardner family and, of course, their amazing golden retriever Henry, who has finally helped Dale to communicate with the world. Now, we meet Dale again, aged 17, to find out where his story goes next. He is no longer the victim of severe classical autism, but a young man facing a challenging and uncertain future. -
Peterhead: The Inside Story Of Scotland's Toughest Prison
£8.49
- Paperback - Black & White
Robert Jeffrey tells the story of the infamous Peterhead Prison in Scotland's far north-east. Built in the 1880s as part of an ambitious humanitarian plan to use convict labour to construct a 'harbour of refuge' on the town's wild, storm-battered coast, it became what some call Scotland's gulag. A cold and brutal place, it has held down some of Scotland's most violent criminals and most infamous prisoners, convicted of the most heinous of crimes. - Hans Urs Von Balthasar And The Question Of Tragedy In The Novels Of Thomas Hardy
£65.00
- Hardback - T & T Clark
What role do novels, drama, and tragedy play within Christian thought and living? The twentieth century Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar addressed these questions using tragic drama. For him, Christ was the true tragic hero of the world who exceeded all tragic literature and experience. Balthasar demonstrated how ancient, pre-Christian tragedy and Renaissance works contained important Christian concepts, but he critiqued modern novels as failing to be either truly tragic or Christian. - Katie's Pairty
£6.79
- Boards - Itchy Coo
In this board book Katie invites all her best friends round for a pairty. Lots of her usual friends are there and a few new ones. And, of course, it wouldn't be a Katie book if her wee moose wasn't hiding somewhere on every page! - Knife Edge
£16.99
- Hardback - Hodder & Stoughton
Murder, lies, betrayal: 'Knife Edge' is the explosive sequel to 'Eye Contact'. - University Of The Mind
£7.99
- Hardback - Saraband
Chris Maslanka has been thrilling - and frustrating - readers of The Guardian with his utterly unique brand of witty and innovative puzzles for the past 20 years and more. This collection brings together a variety of puzzles across a range of difficulties, illustrated with characteristically witty images. - University Of The Mind
£7.99
- Hardback - Saraband
Chris Maslanka has been thrilling - and frustrating - readers of The Guardian with his utterly unique brand of witty and innovative puzzles for the past 20 years and more. This collection brings together a variety of puzzles across a range of difficulties, illustrated with characteristically witty images. - The Hidden Target
£7.99
- Paperback - Titan Books
For Nina O'Connell the trip around the world was the holiday of a lifetime. She thought her new friends were students, but terrorism was the only degree James Kiley was pursuing. For Nina a light-hearted adventure soon becomes a game of life and death.
