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Diary of an Old Man

by Chaim Bermant ...

"Yes," as Cyril might say, "being old's all right, once you get past the age of trying to be young."First published in 1966, Diary of an old man is a real tour de force. It covers one winter month in the life of an old man living in a tiny pension. The prosaic events which are recounted - keeping warm, finding accommodation, cooking, reading papers in the local library - conceal an extraordinary ... Read more

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"Yes," as Cyril might say, "being old's all right, once you get past the age of trying to be young."First published in 1966, Diary of an old man is a real tour de force. It covers one winter month in the life of an old man living in a tiny pension. The prosaic events which are recounted - keeping warm, finding accommodation, cooking, reading papers in the local library - conceal an extraordinary
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Jericho Sleep Alone

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Part Bildungsroman, part hymn to the city of Glasgow, Jericho Sleep Alone is without a doubt the finest book written about the Scots-Jewish experience.From Bar Mitzvah to an unfulfilling teaching career, Jericho Eli Broock finds himself a perennial outsider and unlucky in love, neither his on-off affair with the flighty Ninna or his financially prudent dalliance with the homely Camilla coming to ... Read more

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Part Bildungsroman, part hymn to the city of Glasgow, Jericho Sleep Alone is without a doubt the finest book written about the Scots-Jewish experience.From Bar Mitzvah to an unfulfilling teaching career, Jericho Eli Broock finds himself a perennial outsider and unlucky in love, neither his on-off affair with the flighty Ninna or his financially prudent dalliance with the homely Camilla coming to
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Swinging in the Rain

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During the war, while others fought, Hesketh planned, as a chocolate manufacturer, to put an end to world strife: Inter-Choc, a world union of chocolate makers, would bring man closer to man - through his sweet tooth. But Hesketh is thwarted by two more powerful urges - chauvinism and sex, the former Gallic, the latter British, but both indomitable. ... Read more

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During the war, while others fought, Hesketh planned, as a chocolate manufacturer, to put an end to world strife: Inter-Choc, a world union of chocolate makers, would bring man closer to man - through his sweet tooth. But Hesketh is thwarted by two more powerful urges - chauvinism and sex, the former Gallic, the latter British, but both indomitable.
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Ben Preserve Us

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I bring you up to believe that nothing is good enough for you, and you grow up to be good for nothing.Thus, Mrs. Bindle, on learning that Ben, her only-begotten son, has decided to be a Rabbi; what is more, a Rabbi in a small provincial town in Scotland. Her anxiety proves to be not unjustified, although Ben's chosen career has its compensations-perhaps Helen, the promiscuous teenage daughter of ... Read more

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I bring you up to believe that nothing is good enough for you, and you grow up to be good for nothing.Thus, Mrs. Bindle, on learning that Ben, her only-begotten son, has decided to be a Rabbi; what is more, a Rabbi in a small provincial town in Scotland. Her anxiety proves to be not unjustified, although Ben's chosen career has its compensations-perhaps Helen, the promiscuous teenage daughter of
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Berl Make Tea

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First published in 1965, this novel asks you not to laugh: it's Berl...Berl's wife ran away with the gardener. Could you blame her? Berl is a little Jewish odd-job man who wanders around in a black serge suit, striped trousers, sandals and a black homburg hat with fungus growing on it.Berl's a born victim.Always trouble. Crisis after crisis.As for now, the only thing that's worrying Berl is maybe ... Read more

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First published in 1965, this novel asks you not to laugh: it's Berl...Berl's wife ran away with the gardener. Could you blame her? Berl is a little Jewish odd-job man who wanders around in a black serge suit, striped trousers, sandals and a black homburg hat with fungus growing on it.Berl's a born victim.Always trouble. Crisis after crisis.As for now, the only thing that's worrying Berl is maybe
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Point of Arrival

A Study of London's East End

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Series series Routledge Library Editions: Immigration and Migration
Point of Arrival (1975) examines the experiences of the various immigrant groups – the Huguenots, Irish, Jews, Pakistanis – who have made their home in the East End of London. This was their point of arrival in a new country, and for many it was the only England they were to know. ... Read more

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Point of Arrival (1975) examines the experiences of the various immigrant groups – the Huguenots, Irish, Jews, Pakistanis – who have made their home in the East End of London. This was their point of arrival in a new country, and for many it was the only England they were to know.
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Lord Jakobovits

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Lord Jakobovits has been described by one commentator as Mrs Thatcher's father confessor. A staunch defender of Victorian values and family life, he has propounded his views with a forthrightness and vigour which have often placed him at the centre of controversy and have given him national prominence. And yet, if extremely conservative on some issues, he can be surprisingly liberal on others, and ... Read more

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Lord Jakobovits has been described by one commentator as Mrs Thatcher's father confessor. A staunch defender of Victorian values and family life, he has propounded his views with a forthrightness and vigour which have often placed him at the centre of controversy and have given him national prominence. And yet, if extremely conservative on some issues, he can be surprisingly liberal on others, and
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The Collector

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Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists.This tale of obsessive love—the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry—remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmerize."A superb ... Read more

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Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists.This tale of obsessive love—the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry—remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmerize."A superb
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The Veiled Lady

A Hercule Poirot Story

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Series series Hercule Poirot Short Stories
Previously published in the print anthology Poirot's Early Cases.A woman about to be married is blackmailed by a former flame who threatens to send her fiancé an old love letter she wrote. ... Read more

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Previously published in the print anthology Poirot's Early Cases.A woman about to be married is blackmailed by a former flame who threatens to send her fiancé an old love letter she wrote.
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Crusoe's Daughter

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'Touching, terribly sad, funny: a smashing novel' The TimesIn 1904, six-year-old Polly Flint is sent by her sea captain father to live with her two holy aunts in a house by the sea on England's northeast coast. The house is so close to the sea it seems to toss like a ship, and so isolated, she might be marooned on an island.There Polly lives for 81 years, while the century rages around her and ... Read more

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'Touching, terribly sad, funny: a smashing novel' The TimesIn 1904, six-year-old Polly Flint is sent by her sea captain father to live with her two holy aunts in a house by the sea on England's northeast coast. The house is so close to the sea it seems to toss like a ship, and so isolated, she might be marooned on an island.There Polly lives for 81 years, while the century rages around her and
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Death of a Unicorn

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Put in the hands of Downton Abbey fans!Classic English mystery in the vein of Josephine Tey or Dorothy Sayers.First new edition in 20+ years.Dickinson's mysteries are ripe for rediscovery. He is the only writer to have received the Golden Dagger two years in a row.Long time fans will rejoice that they can pass new copies to friends.First in a series of mystery reprints.A must for mystery bookshop. ... Read more

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Put in the hands of Downton Abbey fans!Classic English mystery in the vein of Josephine Tey or Dorothy Sayers.First new edition in 20+ years.Dickinson's mysteries are ripe for rediscovery. He is the only writer to have received the Golden Dagger two years in a row.Long time fans will rejoice that they can pass new copies to friends.First in a series of mystery reprints.A must for mystery bookshop.
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Motive v. Opportunity

A Miss Marple Short Story

by Agatha Christie ...

Series Book 13 - Miss Marple Mysteries
A classic Agatha Christie short story, featuring Miss Marple, from the collection Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories.At a meeting of the Tuesday Night Club, attorney Mr. Petherick relates an incident involving the late Simon Clode, a wealthy client. Obsessed by his granddaughter’s death, Clode turned to spiritualist Eurydice Spragg to contact her in the afterlife, and then decided to write a ... Read more

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A classic Agatha Christie short story, featuring Miss Marple, from the collection Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories.At a meeting of the Tuesday Night Club, attorney Mr. Petherick relates an incident involving the late Simon Clode, a wealthy client. Obsessed by his granddaughter’s death, Clode turned to spiritualist Eurydice Spragg to contact her in the afterlife, and then decided to write a
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