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(0)Paula Wilcox
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Part coming-of-age story, part mystery, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep is a quirky and utterly charming debut about a community in need of absolution and two girls learning what it means to belong.
England, 1976. Mrs. Creasy is missing and the Avenue is alive with whispers. The neighbors blame her sudden disappearance on the heat wave, but ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly aren't convinced. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, the girls decide to take...
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By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
In 2007, Time magazine named him one of the most influential novelists in the world. He has twice been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. The New York Times Book Review called him simply “a genius.” Now David Mitchell lends fresh credence to The Guardian’s...
In 2007, Time magazine named him one of the most influential novelists in the world. He has twice been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. The New York Times Book Review called him simply “a genius.” Now David Mitchell lends fresh credence to The Guardian’s...
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On February 7, 2013, Charles Dickens' birthday, his most popular novel, Great Expectations, finally had its West End Première as the culmination of the bicentenary celebrations.Jo Clifford's stunning adaptation was universally acclaimed as a triumph on its UK tour prior to the West End début – 'its two one hour acts honour both playful demands of living theatre and the themes of the book.' The Times.Graham McLaren's outstanding, haunting, utterly...
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Boomers volume 1
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English
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Only Alan is looking forward to seeing flashy Mick, widower of Jean, whose funeral everyone is attending, and who arrives from Spain with a 30-year-old wife and an air of being on top of the world, but all is not as it seems.
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Boomers volume 3
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English
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Thurnemouth Day is a celebrated day. Trevor will be master of ceremonies while Joyce attempts to get Carol into the choir. When John goes to pick up Joan, he ends up fixing her toilet instead, and Alan finds himself knee-deep in a project.
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Boomers volume 2
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English
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Joyce organizes a 40th wedding anniversary party for Carol and Trevor, however, prior to setting out to the restaurant Carol confesses to Maureen and Joyce that she plans on leaving Trevor, potentially turning the celebration upside down.
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Boomers volume 5
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English
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Maureen decides to move her mother into a nursing home, but her sister Pauline disagrees with the idea. Joyce also has a mind to change residences given her tight financial situation, but she does not wish to disclose the news to anyone.
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Boomers volume 6
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English
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Every year the gang goes away for a sixties weekend at Hollinger's Hotel, but this year is different, as Alan made an error booking the rooms, an old friend tempts Carol, and Trevor surprises everyone by attempting the climbing wall.
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Boomers volume 4
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English
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Joyce is retiring from her career, and Alan has taken the time to throw her a party. At home. John's tribute video is able to lift Joyce's spirits, however sudden news of their poor financial situation means she does not have to retire.