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4) Family album
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Pub. Date
2010
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Booker Prize winner Penelope Lively again shows her mastery of different viewpoints as she delves into the mystery of happy family life.
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Pub. Date
2010
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William Stone died in January 2009 aged 108. Born in rural Devon, he joined the navy during the First World War, travelled the globe just before the British Empire's light began to fade and saw action in some of the most significant sea battles of the Second World War. This book tells his story.
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ISIS
Pub. Date
2011
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Driven by his own passion for collecting, Hunter Davies has packed his note pad and set off in search of Britain's maddest museums. As he explores these hidden gems he soon discovers that they are everywhere and that they celebrate just about everything, from lawnmowers in Southport to pencils in Keswick.
12) Night road
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Set on Pine Island, this is the story of three teenagers - Lexi, Mia and her twin brother Zach. The twins meet Lexi on their first day of high school. Lexi finds a soul mate in Mia and falls in love with the gorgeous Zach. But life changes for them all on a fateful summer's night following their graduation party.
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In September 1981, BBC One screened the pilot episode of a British sitcom set in a block of council flats in Peckham, south London - 9 million people tuned in. In the 30 years since viewers first visited Nelson Mandela House, 'Only Fools and Horses' is still Britain's most-watched and best-loved sitcom.
14) The parish
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ISIS
Pub. Date
2011
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In a series of vignettes of life in her own village, Alice Taylor reasserts the priorities of public space and social community.
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Autumn Reiniger wants something special for her 21st birthday. And she expects it. Daddy's already bought her a sports car, an apartment, and admission to the private college where she parties away her weekends. In her most thrilling present yet, Autumn is treated to a 'crime spree weekend' in the California wilderness.