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Published by Canongate Books Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 178689677XISBN 13: 9781786896773
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Inventive and original' The Times'Fans of intelligent historical fiction will be enthralled' Hilary MantelShortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionLonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political FictionThree journeys. One road.England, 1348. A gentlewoman flees an odious arranged marriage, a proctor sets out for a monastery in Avignon and a young ploughman in search of freedom is on his way to volunteer with a company of archers. All come together on the road to Calais. In the other direction comes the Black Death, the plague that will wipe out half of the population of Northern Europe.To Calais, In Ordinary Time is an exploration of love, death and power, against the backdrop of catastrophe. 400 pp. Englisch.
Published by Canongate Books Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 178689677XISBN 13: 9781786896773
Seller: Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Inventive and original' The Times'Fans of intelligent historical fiction will be enthralled' Hilary MantelShortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionLonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political FictionThree journeys. One road.England, 1348. A gentlewoman flees an odious arranged marriage, a proctor sets out for a monastery in Avignon and a young ploughman in search of freedom is on his way to volunteer with a company of archers. All come together on the road to Calais. In the other direction comes the Black Death, the plague that will wipe out half of the population of Northern Europe.To Calais, In Ordinary Time is an exploration of love, death and power, against the backdrop of catastrophe. 400 pp. Englisch.
Published by Canongate Books Ltd. Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786892367ISBN 13: 9781786892362
Seller: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'EXTRAORDINARY' The Times, 'BEAUTIFUL' Dolly Alderton, 'SHATTERING' Observer, 'INCREDIBLE' Benjamin Zephaniah, 'UNPUTDOWNABLE' Sunday Times, 'ASTOUNDING' Matt Haig 'POWERFUL' Elif Shafak At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in a foster family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. And he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe return to her since his birth.This is Lemn's story: a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph.Sissay reflects on his childhood, self-expression and Britishness, and in doing so explores the institutional care system, race, family and the meaning of home. Written with all the lyricism and power you would expect from one of the nation's best-loved poets, this moving, frank and timely memoir is the result of a life spent asking questions, and a celebration of the redemptive power of creativity. 212 pp. Englisch.
Published by Canongate Books Ltd. Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786892367ISBN 13: 9781786892362
Seller: Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'EXTRAORDINARY' The Times, 'BEAUTIFUL' Dolly Alderton, 'SHATTERING' Observer, 'INCREDIBLE' Benjamin Zephaniah, 'UNPUTDOWNABLE' Sunday Times, 'ASTOUNDING' Matt Haig 'POWERFUL' Elif Shafak At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in a foster family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. And he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe return to her since his birth.This is Lemn's story: a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph.Sissay reflects on his childhood, self-expression and Britishness, and in doing so explores the institutional care system, race, family and the meaning of home. Written with all the lyricism and power you would expect from one of the nation's best-loved poets, this moving, frank and timely memoir is the result of a life spent asking questions, and a celebration of the redemptive power of creativity. 212 pp. Englisch.
Published by Canongate Books Ltd. Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786892367ISBN 13: 9781786892362
Seller: Wegmann1855, Zwiesel, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -In this message-driven memoir, the poet Lemn Sissay reflects on adoption, self-expression and Britishness as he has experienced these things as a child in the institutional care system and in life beyond.
Published by Canongate Books Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 178689677XISBN 13: 9781786896773
Seller: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Inventive and original' The Times'Fans of intelligent historical fiction will be enthralled' Hilary MantelShortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionLonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political FictionThree journeys. One road.England, 1348. A gentlewoman flees an odious arranged marriage, a proctor sets out for a monastery in Avignon and a young ploughman in search of freedom is on his way to volunteer with a company of archers. All come together on the road to Calais. In the other direction comes the Black Death, the plague that will wipe out half of the population of Northern Europe.To Calais, In Ordinary Time is an exploration of love, death and power, against the backdrop of catastrophe. 400 pp. Englisch.
Published by Canongate Books Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786894408ISBN 13: 9781786894403
Seller: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A bold, satirical humour book on how to achieve success like a Great White Male, which Benjamin Zephaniah called 'the work of a true mastermind' 256 pp. Englisch.
Published by Canongate Books Ltd. Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786892367ISBN 13: 9781786892362
Seller: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'EXTRAORDINARY' The Times, 'BEAUTIFUL' Dolly Alderton, 'SHATTERING' Observer, 'INCREDIBLE' Benjamin Zephaniah, 'UNPUTDOWNABLE' Sunday Times, 'ASTOUNDING' Matt Haig 'POWERFUL' Elif Shafak At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in a foster family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. And he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe return to her since his birth.This is Lemn's story: a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph.Sissay reflects on his childhood, self-expression and Britishness, and in doing so explores the institutional care system, race, family and the meaning of home. Written with all the lyricism and power you would expect from one of the nation's best-loved poets, this moving, frank and timely memoir is the result of a life spent asking questions, and a celebration of the redemptive power of creativity. 212 pp. Englisch.
Published by Canongate Books Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786896788ISBN 13: 9781786896780
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.
Published by Canongate Books Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 183885150XISBN 13: 9781838851507
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Blending personal experience with cultural legacy, this homage to the oak tree presents a case for the important role it plays today: in our landscape and in our lives.
Published by Canongate Books Ltd Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786899930ISBN 13: 9781786899934
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The former Bishop of Edinburgh returns with a history of the universe and the ways we try to make meaning of it, and in the process takes a personal journey into his own beliefs. Waiting for the Last Bus and Leaving Alexandria were both Sunday Times bestsellers; the latter won the PEN/Ackerley Prize and was shortlisted for the Orwell PrizePerfect for readers of Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything, Andrew Marr's A History of the World, and Karen Armstrong's A Short History of Myth'.
Published by Canongate Books Jul 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1786891638ISBN 13: 9781786891631
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A travel literature classic. Introduced by Geoff Dyer: 'As a book about Yugoslavia it's a kind of metaphysical Lonely Planet that never requires updating'.