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A lively and personal selection, by Hunter Davies, of eighteen fells from the legendary A. Wainwright's unique Pictorial Guides. This fascinating and intensely readable account of the man and his work is now accompanied by more than three hundred pages from the second edition of the Pictorial Guides, brilliantly revised by Chris Jesty. This is the perfect introduction to the life and works of Wainwright: an ideal book for a first-time visitor or walker, and a great armchair read. ... Read more

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A funny soap series for teenagers set in a North London comprehensive school in which the stories follow the lives and loves of a group of typical 17 year-olds. ... Read more

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From wasteground kickabouts to Italian soccer superstardom, Joe Swift sees it all. The brutality of less-talented players, the erotic attentions of women attracted to star footballers, the rapacity of smooth operators in sheepskin coats - they're all part of a frantic, roller-coaster career. ... Read more

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Flossie Teacake, the girl with the magic fur coat, enjoys more weird, wild and wonderful adventures as her alter ego, the grown-up Floz. ... Read more

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S.T.A.R.S (St. Andrew's Road School) is a soap series set in a North London school. The S.T.A.R.S sixth formers are taking part in a French exchange. Will the French enjoy themselves? The author has written a novel called "Saturday Night" in addition to the rest of the S.T.A.R.S series. ... Read more

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Hadrian's Wall stretches 73 miles along the neck of England and about ten miles are now left. In this personal account, the author, who grew up at one end of the wall, gives readers a taste of what human life was and is like along this stretch of northern Britain. ... Read more

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Relative Strangers is a history of adoption in Britain, and the true-life tale of the seventy-one-year-old Hodder triplets. The book tells the unique and moving story of how the triplets, adopted as babies in 1932, were reunited in June 2001 - the first time the three of them had been together since their birth. Their life stories and how they found each other again are interspersed with the story of adoption, which began as a legal phenomenon in the UK in 1926. The book also describes the twenty-five-year legal battle fought by NORCAP (the National Organisation for the Counselling of Children and Parents) to change the adoption laws, which helped to bring the triplets, and other adoptees, together again. Hunter Davies is one of Britain's most sympathetic and thoughtful interviewers, and the author of over thirty books. He has interviewed the triplets at length and has had access through NORCAP to other case histories, which are themselves profoundly affecting ... Read more

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A CHARMING, DELIGHTFUL BOOK
This is a totally charming and delightful book, a true account of triplets born in England in 1932 and separated very soon thereafter.Their mother died on the day of their birth and their father was unable to care for them, so they were taken in by a large orphanage near their home.They were eventually adopted by different families and, by their own accounts, had loving homes and enjoyed happy childhoods.The author is thrilled with his story and I could envision him smiling as I was reading along about how they--and a family consisting of six other siblings--were eventually brought together.It is so refreshing to read of dramatic events in people's lives that does not include any sort of abuse or violence--so much so that this book becomes very life-affirming.I loved it!

They say "never judge a book by its cover" and I didn't since Amazon didn't show the cover, but I might have if I had seen the cover of this book.It shows a photo of British orphans out for a walk, all of them dressed alike and holding hands, most of them smiling.The presumed care-taker of these FOURTEEN children looks into the camera with a placid half-smile on her face.It would appear that all's right with the world, and that is a great feeling to have in these days--or any day!

Need I say it again?I loved this book! ... Read more

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