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The celebrated American food writer M.F.K. Fisher pays tribute to that most delicate and enigmatic of foods: the oyster. She tells of oysters found in stews and soups, roasted, baked,...

Beginning with her first food memory - the greyish-pink fuzz of her grandmother's strawberry jam - M.F.K. Fisher takes us on a voyage of gastronomical discovery, from her childhood in...

Admired by W. H. Auden as one of the greatest American writers, M. F. K Fisher never focuses on just the food set before her. Instead, with unfailingly elegant prose,...

A fantastic adventure following the story of Abbie, a deaf girl with a mysterious power, who is traveling across a vast desert to scatter her mother's ashes. In a world...

Author: Myra FisherBinding: SoftbackPublished: Makor Jewish Community Library, 2007Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the diverse experiences and histories of Jewish communities in...

The uplifting and unforgettable, New York Times bestselling Schneider Award winner that's perfect for fans of Wonder! A New York Times Bestseller. An emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to...

Fisherman Achilles Smith lives off-grid on Great Barrier Island. A former elite soldier he has built a simple home by the sea and become part of a colourful community. Catching...

The book titled The Fisher King by the author Anthony Powell. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this book.

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsGraham Fisher presents this fast-paced thriller that chronicles the high-stakes exploits of Mike King as he navigates a...

Edition: 3rd pr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn with some minor damage; clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with some foxing along the book block . Markings: Name penned...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedWhat if the most powerful spiritual office in the world were thrust upon a man shaped not...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingStep into a world where beloved literary companions are given their rightful place in a definitive compendium — Who's Who in Children's...

________________________________ Her codename is Kingfisher. Her mission- to seduce and marry the most powerful man in the world. October 2016- In America, the election is a few weeks away. Journalist...

Author: Gary Followill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 The chain of events that led to the death of over 2,500 Prisoners of War - one of Australia's worst wartime...

A sweeping story of love and rescue and an unforgettable journey back in time to the Second World War - from the Nation's Favourite Storyteller At her ancestors' home in...

A sweeping story of love and rescue and an unforgettable journey back in time to the Second World War - from the master storyteller 'Morpurgo has the power to captivate,...

The best-loved girl characters in literature! The Kingfisher Book of Classic Girl Stories brings together all your favourite girl characters in one wonderful volume. Now available in paperback for the...

The book titled Said the Fisherman by the author Marmaduke Pickthall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This is a collection of women's travel writings, including work by Joan Didion, Edith Wharton, Mildred Cable, Willa Cather, Isak Dinesen, and others. In wry, lyrical, and sometimes wistful voices,...

From million-copy bestselling author Liz Kessler comes the powerful new landmark World War II novel for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Phil Earle. When Liv finds a secret box from...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing on blockA high-stakes adventure set in the shifting sands of the...

Author: Sophie Hannah Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 The world's greatest detective, Hercule Poirot-legendary star of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the...

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The pope is dead and the corridors of the Vatican hum with intrigue as cardinals gather to elect his successor. The result is a surprise: the new pope is the...

Author: C. R. AshbeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, London Humphrey Milford, 1934Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsStep into a serene English garden where the ordinary blooms with extraordinary conversation, blending...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIan Mudie's Look, the Kingfisher! is a vibrant collection of poetry rooted in the Australian landscape, capturing the raw beauty and spirit...

Fire-breathing fun! Dragons are perennial favourites with young people and this collection offers a stimulating variety of these mythical creatures! There are friendly dragons as well as fierce ones, a...

Author: Anna Wilson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 Life-affirming and lyrical, this beautiful picture book celebrates the awesome power of nature, whilegently introducing young children to the concept of...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA timeless work of German folklore, The Fisherman and His Wife chronicles the tale of a humble fisherman who catches a magical...

"Lobster is served three ways in this fascinating book: by fisherman, scientist and the crustaceans themselves. . . . Corson, who worked aboard commercial lobster boats for two years, weaves...

Author: Ruth Quayle Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 Slow down and unwind with this retelling of a fable that celebrates the simple pleasures in life. Fisherbear loves his simple...

Author: Sophie Hannah Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 The world's greatest detective, Hercule Poirot-legendary star of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile-returns to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFew authors captured the moral complexity of the modern Catholic world with the same unflinching authority as Morris West, and this complete and unabridged...

This book has over 1000 of the most amusing and amazing facts about everything a child needs to know. To pics covered include the Earth and universe, nature, the hum...

Author: James Nicholls; Peter MillerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Collins St James's Place, LondonCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis essential field guide, Collins Handguide To...

Author: Morris WestBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus/ William Heinemann., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-

Mixing memoir, history, adventure, folklore and descriptions of the deep, this is a meditation on the excitement and pleasures of fishing. Robert Hughes traces his love of fishing back to...

In a small town in western Nigeria, four young brothers - the youngest is nine, the oldest fifteen - use their strict father's absence from home to go fishing at...