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The House Opposite

by Barbara Noble, Connie Willis ...

It was curious that the aerial bombardment of London, which had ennobled so much that was normally sordid, should only debase a love affair between two people who had managed for three years to overcome the threat to their relations implicit in all such. To die together would be simple. It would not be so simple to be dug out still alive from the same collapsed building.Elizabeth Simpson is a ... Read more

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It was curious that the aerial bombardment of London, which had ennobled so much that was normally sordid, should only debase a love affair between two people who had managed for three years to overcome the threat to their relations implicit in all such. To die together would be simple. It would not be so simple to be dug out still alive from the same collapsed building.Elizabeth Simpson is a
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Lonely Planet Finland

by Barbara Woolsey, Paula Hotti, John Noble ...

Series series Travel Guide
Lonely Planet's Finland is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Relax in a traditional Finnish sauna, meet reindeers in Lapland and admire creative design in Helsinki; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's Finland Travel Guide:Lonely Planet's Top... ... Read more

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Lonely Planet's Finland is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Relax in a traditional Finnish sauna, meet reindeers in Lapland and admire creative design in Helsinki; all with your trusted travel companion.Inside Lonely Planet's Finland Travel Guide:Lonely Planet's Top...
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Brother of the More Famous Jack

by Barbara Trapido ...

Narrated by Amy Noble ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

Bloomsbury presents Brother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.**BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime**________________________A JOYFUL 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF A COMING-OF-AGE CLASSIC________________________‘There are few modern tales of first love and its disillusions that are as thoroughly realised, as brilliantly lewd, and as hilariously satisfying to men and women of all ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Brother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.**BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime**________________________A JOYFUL 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF A COMING-OF-AGE CLASSIC________________________‘There are few modern tales of first love and its disillusions that are as thoroughly realised, as brilliantly lewd, and as hilariously satisfying to men and women of all
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Vermont Off the Beaten Path®

Discover Your Fun

by Bernard W. Noble, Barbara Rogers, Stillman Rogers ...

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Tired of the same old tourist traps?Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, Vermont Off the Beaten Path shows you the Green Mountain State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed.Ski fresh powder at Smugglers Notch, Okemo, and dozens of other resortsSavor the best in locally produced food--from Cabot Creamery to ... Read more

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Tired of the same old tourist traps?Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, Vermont Off the Beaten Path shows you the Green Mountain State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed.Ski fresh powder at Smugglers Notch, Okemo, and dozens of other resortsSavor the best in locally produced food--from Cabot Creamery to
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Frankie & Stankie

by Barbara Trapido ...

Narrated by Amy Noble ...

Unabridged

10 hours 30 min

Bloomsbury presents Frankie & Stankie by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.Dinah and her sister Lisa are growing up in 1950s South Africa, where racial laws are tightening. They are two little girls from a dissenting liberal family. Big sister Lisa is strong and sensible, while Dinah is weedy and arty. At school, the sadistic Mrs Vaughan-Jones is providing instruction in mental arithmetic and ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Frankie & Stankie by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.Dinah and her sister Lisa are growing up in 1950s South Africa, where racial laws are tightening. They are two little girls from a dissenting liberal family. Big sister Lisa is strong and sensible, while Dinah is weedy and arty. At school, the sadistic Mrs Vaughan-Jones is providing instruction in mental arithmetic and
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The Travelling Hornplayer

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by Barbara Trapido ...

Narrated by Amy Noble ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

Bloomsbury presents The Travelling Hornplayer by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.Stunning and difficult, Stella Goldman is programmed for maximum nuisance capacity, but when she discovers both her father’s affair and her boyfriend’s infidelity on the same day, she flees into the arms of kindly Pen, who speaks as though he’s stepped out of Brief Encounter.Meanwhile, her friend Ellen struggles to ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents The Travelling Hornplayer by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.Stunning and difficult, Stella Goldman is programmed for maximum nuisance capacity, but when she discovers both her father’s affair and her boyfriend’s infidelity on the same day, she flees into the arms of kindly Pen, who speaks as though he’s stepped out of Brief Encounter.Meanwhile, her friend Ellen struggles to
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Temples of Delight

A Novel

by Barbara Trapido ...

Narrated by Amy Noble ...

Unabridged

9 hours

Bloomsbury presents Temples of Delight by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.Jem McCrail is a fantastical godsend to the timid young Alice Pilling. "Like a dropped acorn," she appears halfway through the week, halfway through the term, and halfway through Miss Aldridge’s Silent Reading Hour. Through the doorway she barely clears, wearing clothes like the urchin she encountered in her favorite P. G ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Temples of Delight by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.Jem McCrail is a fantastical godsend to the timid young Alice Pilling. "Like a dropped acorn," she appears halfway through the week, halfway through the term, and halfway through Miss Aldridge’s Silent Reading Hour. Through the doorway she barely clears, wearing clothes like the urchin she encountered in her favorite P. G
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Juggling

A Novel

by Barbara Trapido ...

Narrated by Amy Noble ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

Bloomsbury presents Juggling by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.Sparky Christina and her saintly adopted sister Pam couldn’t be more different. Raised in New York, they are sent to boarding school in England where they meet the similarly mismatched friends Jago and Peter. The four embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences, and eleventh-hour entrances. Their ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Juggling by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.Sparky Christina and her saintly adopted sister Pam couldn’t be more different. Raised in New York, they are sent to boarding school in England where they meet the similarly mismatched friends Jago and Peter. The four embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences, and eleventh-hour entrances. Their
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Noah's Ark

by Barbara Trapido ...

Narrated by Amy Noble ...

Unabridged

10 hours 42 min

Bloomsbury presents Noah's Ark by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.________________________‘There is no mistaking Trapido's narrative talent: racy, vibrant and witty’ – Guardian‘Reading it is rather like being bombarded with sequins’ – Observer________________________Ali Bobrow is a single parent with a fraught nine-year-old daughter, a malevolent ex with a grabby new wife, and an underused ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Noah's Ark by Barbara Trapido, read by Amy Noble.________________________‘There is no mistaking Trapido's narrative talent: racy, vibrant and witty’ – Guardian‘Reading it is rather like being bombarded with sequins’ – Observer________________________Ali Bobrow is a single parent with a fraught nine-year-old daughter, a malevolent ex with a grabby new wife, and an underused
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Much Dithering

by Dorothy Lambert ...

The most striking thing about Much Dithering was its peacefulness. The few people who saw it from charabancs on morning or evening or circular drives said: "Isn't it peaceful?" or "Isn't it quiet?". And some said they thought it was a lovely place to be buried in, but while they were alive they preferred a place with more life, if you knew what they meant.The unlikely heroine of this delightful ... Read more

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The most striking thing about Much Dithering was its peacefulness. The few people who saw it from charabancs on morning or evening or circular drives said: "Isn't it peaceful?" or "Isn't it quiet?". And some said they thought it was a lovely place to be buried in, but while they were alive they preferred a place with more life, if you knew what they meant.The unlikely heroine of this delightful
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Wine of Honour

by Barbara Beauchamp ...

I wonder how many women today are back in their pre-war ruts. For how many was the war merely a temporary disarrangement and for how many others has it meant complete re-adjustment, an entirely new set of circumstances? This is a stupid thought for me to have when, even in my own case, I don’t know the answer.Helen Townsend and neighbour Laura Watson are unlikely friends as a result of serving ... Read more

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I wonder how many women today are back in their pre-war ruts. For how many was the war merely a temporary disarrangement and for how many others has it meant complete re-adjustment, an entirely new set of circumstances? This is a stupid thought for me to have when, even in my own case, I don’t know the answer.Helen Townsend and neighbour Laura Watson are unlikely friends as a result of serving
... Read more
Table Two

by Marjorie Wilenski ...

“It’s awful to think that there are nine of us here to-day at this table and in six months’ time we may all be dead,” said Miss Purbeck. “There were thousands killed last night, so the bus conductor told me.”“You certainly are our little ray of sunshine,” said Elsie scornfully.Marjorie Wilenski’s only novel, as biting and funny as Barbara Pym at her crankiest, follows an office of women ... Read more

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“It’s awful to think that there are nine of us here to-day at this table and in six months’ time we may all be dead,” said Miss Purbeck. “There were thousands killed last night, so the bus conductor told me.”“You certainly are our little ray of sunshine,” said Elsie scornfully.Marjorie Wilenski’s only novel, as biting and funny as Barbara Pym at her crankiest, follows an office of women
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