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A Child's War
Molly Bihet
A Child’s War re‐tells the story of Germany’s Occupation of Guernsey
through the eyes of a young girl.
235 x 165 mm | paperback | 128 pages | illustrations
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DETAILSISBN 9781848682054
£ 11.69
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A Time For Memories
Molly Bihet
From the author of A Child’s
War, this new book offers a
charming collection of stories
from the island of Guernsey.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 128 pages
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DETAILSISBN 9781848682078
£ 13.49
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Behind Castle Walls at Sudeley
...past and present
Elizabeth Lady Ashcombe
A collection of Lady Ashcombe’s writing which looks at aspects of castle life and Cotswold life with warmth and humour.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 128 pages | 40 black and white and 16 colour illustrations
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DETAILSISBN 9781848688018
£ 11.69
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The Internment Diary of an English Lady
Katherine Lack
A moving account of what life was really like for women in a German internment camp.
235 x 156 mm | hardback | 192 pages | 100 drawings and photos
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DETAILSISBN 9781445600550
£ 18.00
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Living on Tick: Tales from a Huddersfield Corner Shop
Hazel Wheeler
This charming collection of
‘shop stories’ invites the
reader to journey through the
past and discover what life
was like living in a corner shop
in the 1920s and 1930s.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 128 pages | 120 photos
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DETAILSISBN 9781848684119
£ 11.69
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My Life as an Explorer
Roald Amundsen
The true story of the first man to reach the South Pole.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 192 pages
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DETAILSISBN 9781848680593
£ 15.29
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The Complete Diary of a Cotswold Lady
Volume 1: The Lady of Rodborough
Agnes Witts
The Complete Diary of a Cotswold Lady is an extraordinary sequence of daily entries, almost without a break covering the years 1788 to 1824. During this thirty-seven year period Agnes recorded the weather, letters received and
letters sent, and most importantly of all, her social diary. Her spirits made her rise above the family’s financial disaster caused by her husband’s
bankruptcy and she and Edward always moved in the best circles, notwithstanding their straitened
circumstances…
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DETAILSISBN 9781848680104
£ 22.50
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The Diaries Of Sarah Hurst
Susan Hurst, Edited by Susan C. Djabri
The Diaries of Sarah Hurst records the day to day life of a
young woman who lived in Horsham, Sussex between 1759
and 1762. Consequently, this book can claim to be one of the most important sources of information on life in the 18th century.
248 x 172 mm | paperback | 328 pages
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DETAILSISBN 9781848683532
£ 14.39
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The Diary of a Cotswold Foxhunting Lady
Frances Witts
A striking diary representing a lost element of country life, profusely illustrated with line illustrations throughout accompanied by family photographs.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 176 pages | 200 line illustrations and photographs
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DETAILSISBN 9781848680203
£ 11.69
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The Diary of a Cotswold Parson: Reverend F. E. Witts 1783-1854
Edited by David Verey
CLASSIC EDITION Completely revised and corrected with additional text and illustrations.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 224 pages | 64 illustrations
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DETAILSISBN 9781848680159
£ 11.69
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The Diary of a Young Wife 1953
Hazel Wheeler
The year is 1953 and the North of England, like everywhere else, is full of
women ‘keeping house’ for their husbands. Washing must be scrubbed by
hand over the sink, socks must be darned by hand and tea must be on the
table by five o’clock sharp.
The Diary of a Young Wife 1953 provides a fascinating glimpse into the trials and tribulations of a young couple, trying to make it in the 1950s.
235 x 165 mm | paperback | 96 pages | 180 black and white illustrations
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DETAILSISBN 9781848684140
£ 11.69
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The Mespot Letters of a Cotswold Soldier 1915-1920
Frederick Witts
Letters from an officer on the Turkish Arabian Front to his mother in rural Upper Slaughter in Gloucestershire — worlds apart. Edited by Jasper Hadman.
235 x 156 mm | hardback | 384 pages | 100 black and white photographs
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DETAILSISBN 9781848680418
£ 22.50
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Too Few, Too Far
Malcolm Angel
REPRINTED TWICE IN HARDBACK NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK EDITION Corporal George Thomsen’s highly charged action filled account of warfare against all odds. The true story of the brave 22 marines left for dead on the shores of South Georgia. RECENTLY REVIEWED IN:
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Mail
235 x 156 mm | hardback | 172 pages | 30 colour illustrations
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DETAILSISBN 9781848680968
£ 18.00
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