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“george layton”

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  • The Fib

    and Other Stories

    by George Layton ...
    I was sick of Gordon Barraclough. Sick of his bullying. And I was sick of him being a good footballer.'Listen, Barraclough. My uncle is Bobby Charlton.''You're a liar.'I was.'I'm not. Cross my heart and hope to die.' I spat on my hand. If I'd dropped down dead on the spot I wouldn't have been surprised.'Funny and moving.... a rare gift.' Guardian ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Fib, The Swap, The Trick and Other Stories

    by George Layton ...
    In The Fib, The Swap and The Trick, George Layton's collections of short stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. Now published together for the first time as a bind-up*The coach started to move off. I felt frightened. All these weeks, looking forward to it, and now I didn't want to go. Please, Mum, let me go home. She was running alongside, waving her hanky and ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Swap

    and Other Stories

    by George Layton ...
    The coach started to move off. I felt frightened. All these weeks, looking forward to it, and now I did'nt want to go. Please, Mum, let me go home. She was running alongside, waving her hanky and crying...He'd nagged his mother for weeks to let him go on the school exchange, swapping his home in the backstreets of a northern town for a posh house in London. With a proper family. With a dad. But ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Trick and Other Stories

    by George Layton ...
    George Layton’s stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. From the funny and faintly ridiculous to the terribly tragic, every tale brings a young boy’s small world, and its big implications, to life. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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    Maureen & Friends

    A BBC Radio Collection of Comedy Monologues and Dramas

    by Maureen Lipman ...
    Narrated by Maureen Lipman, Oliver Cotton, Jasper Britton, Julian Rhind-Tutt, George Layton, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Full Cast ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 42 min

    Two series of Maureen Lipman's monologues and musings, plus four comedy dramas written especially for her'Marvellous' Daily TelegraphAward-winning actress and comedian Maureen Lipman has been entertaining audiences for over half a century. Her career has encompassed film, theatre, TV and radio; she has written several bestselling autobiographies; and in 2020 she was made a Dame in the Queen's ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

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    Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear from Me

    A BBC Radio 4 comedy

    by Marcus Powell, John Byrne ...
    Narrated by Marcus Powell, Full Cast, Don Warrington, Ram John Holder, Sam Kelly, Yvonne Brewster, Caroline Lee Johnson, George Layton, Lisa Sadovy0 ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 40 min

    The complete Series 1 and 2 of the BBC Radio sitcom about a cantankerous trombone player and his pianist best friendWhen sixty something musician pals Roy and George attend the funeral of an old bandmate, they realise that since they stopped performing, they've got stuck in a rut. Retirement's all well and good, but they seem to spend most of their time in front of the TV, or propping up the bar ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    by Michael Bond ...
    Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum ...
    The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with an updated cover design.‘I do wish I could see into Paddington’s mind,’ said Mrs Brown, ‘I know something’s going on. I can recognise the signs.’And there is plenty of cause for concern when Paddington takes an interest in detective work. Not to mention sewing and ballroom dancing!Stories of ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Paddington at Work

    by Michael Bond ...
    Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum ...
    The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with a brand new cover design.Paddington has a knack for ‘smelling out things’, and his sharp nose, supported by marmalade sandwiches, leads him into many adventures. Whether it’s lending a paw to a famous Russian ballet dancer, or serving baked elastic instead of ‘Baked Alaska’ this ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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  • Paddington Helps Out

    by Michael Bond ...
    Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum ...
    “Oh dear,” said Paddington, as everyone turned to look at him accusingly. “I’m in trouble again.” Somehow trouble comes naturally to Paddington.What other bear could upset the whole cinema by standing on his seat to boo the ‘bad guy’ in the cowboy film? Or drip ice-cream on the people down below? Or flood the launderette and saw Mr Curry’s kitchen into little pieces? Only Paddington! But when ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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  • The Magic Finger

    by Roald Dahl ...
    Illustrated by Quentin Blake ...
    What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted?To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • Mr Skip

    by Michael Morpurgo ...
    Believing in magic makes dreams come true…Jackie dreams of having a horse of her own, one that’ll be the fastest on the estate, the fastest in all Ireland and the fastest in the world. Mum dreams of a little cottage in the country for her and Jackie to live in.What they get is a garden gnome that Jackie finds in a rubbish skip; one she lovingly repairs and paints; a gnome she calls Mr Skip.And ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

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  • Bend It Like Beckham

    The book of the iconic 2000s film now on Netflix!

    by Narinder Dhami ...
    Read the novel of the global smash hit noughties film - now on Netflix!If you're 18, love football and can bend a ball like Beckham, the world must be your oyster, right? Wrong. If you're Jesminder - 18, Indian and a girl - forget it.Jess just wants to play football but her wedding-obsessed parents have other ideas so she hides it from them. But when Jess and her friend Jules join a women's team ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD