A House in the Country, Paperback - Ruth Adam

Reducere. " I]f only we could make the manor subscribe a little bit towards her own upkeep, " we fretted.But she was an aristocratic lady on our hands. All i...

Reducere. Echoes of a Haunting: A House in the Country, Paperback

Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins shines as the author of this amusing and thorough introduction to animal homes. Turtles, birds, fish, beave...

The Stranger's Homecoming is a love story to Portugal, but also a poignant tale of exilePublisher: Signal Books LtdAuthor(s): Igal SarnaNumber of p...

The Bobbsey Twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the longest-running series of children's novles. The books related the ...

Reducere. There is no night so dark, so black as night in the country. And while the people dream of daytime things, the nighttime world awakens. Owls swoop,...

Find it! In the country contains 25 things for children to search for whilst in the great outdoors, along with amazing facts and mind-bending puzzl...

Reducere. In ancient Saudi Arabia, the beloved daughter of a Bedouin Arab named Tiras is sacrificed to his tribe's imaginary bull-god. Devastated, Tiras grow...

Reducere. The Medina -- the Old City -- of Fez is the best-preserved, medieval walled city in the world. Inside this vibrant Moroccan community, internet caf...

One summer, just after the Great War, Tom Birkin, a demobbed soldier, arrives in the village of Oxgodby. He has been invited to uncover and restore...

Two children's stories. Below the lighthouse, beneath the waves, a fortune in Spanish gold is waiting to be discovered. In the country the villager...

In the summer of 1920 two men, both war survivors meet in the quiet English countryside. One is living in the church, intent upon uncovering and re...

The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter returns with the moving finale (The Economist) of her Resistance Quartet--the powerful and inspiring true...

Stifled by the torpor of colonial South Africa and trapped in a web of reciprocal oppression, a lonely sheep farmer seeks comfort in the arms of a ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Scott AndrewsIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 100Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 127 x 202 x 18...

DescriptionA deft interweaving of architectural and social history For aristocrats and gentry in 18th-century Ireland, the townhouses and country e...

A House in Corfu is the story of one of the most beautiful places on earth, still astonishingly unspoilt, on the west coast of Corfu. Full of colou...

Reducere. A unique book designed to be a helping hand for first-time, amateur, and experienced explorers involved in exploring different landscapes. The cont...

A story told in prose as feverishly rich as William Faulkner's, In the Heart of the Country is a work of irresistable power. J.M. Coetzee's latest ...

Reducere. The captivating memoir of a resourceful woman who started life anew in the "most beautiful house in Sicily" For fifty years, at Casa Cuseni in the ...

DescriptionA HOUSE IN ITS HUNGER is a collection that grapples with the intimacy of relationships behind closed doors. In this stunning debut, Jenn...

Publisher: Persephone Books LtdAuthor(s): Ruth AdamIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2000Dimensions: 143 x 193 x ...

Reducere. As the need for affordable, eco-friendly housing continues to rise, so does the bar for attractive, easy-to-construct designs from today's architec...

Pulitzer Prize winner John McPhee plunges into the wild frontiers and frigid climates of Alaska, exploring the varied regions and people of this no...

Reducere. 'I'm looking for two really trustworthy rabbits and six sensible clear-speaking frogs 'Young Anna Lacey has spent most of her life on a farm in Ess...

For nearly 150 years living in a house in the country has been what many of us aspire to. This book explores how this idea was imported from the US...

A House in Norway tells the story of Alma, a divorced textile artist who makes a living from weaving standards for trade unions and marching bands....

With a foreword by Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey who concludes that: `This is the world that Ruth Binney has brought so wonderfully to ...

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First published in 1913, Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country is a scathing novel of ambition featuring one of the most ruthless heroines in l...

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Reducere. France, 1940. The once glittering boulevards of Paris teem with spies, collaborators, and the Gestapo now that France has fallen to Hitler's Wermac...

Reducere. The Custom of the Country tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. The Spraggs, a famil...

Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated ...

Reducere. William Greider's groundbreaking bestseller reveals how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates--and manipulates and the world's economy...

Reducere. A New York Times BestsellerTo some people, Florida is a paradise; to others, a punch line. As Oh, Florida shows, it's both of these and, more impor...

Reducere. Joyce and Marshall each think the other is killed on September 11--and must swallow their disappointment when the other arrives home. As their bitt...

Guidebook describing over 40 walks throughout Portugal. The mainly circular half-day and day routes cover most National and Nature Parks in Portuga...

Reducere. Time-honored practices for a more self-reliant and satisfying lifestyle. Ever have the urge to raise your own chickens, grind your own flour, or st...

The Little Book of Seafood is a culinary creation containing a range of seafood recipes from chefs across the UK. Dive into this celebration of the...

The gripping story of the tumultuous destruction of the Irish country house, spanning the revolutionary years of 1912 to 1923Publisher: Yale Univer...

Jen Mace and her new friend Mike Steward learn that magic can happen when you least expect it. And though it is very exciting, it can also be dange...

Contributor(s): Author: Nicholas DawidoffIn a series of indelible portraits of country music stars, Dawidoff reveals, among others, Jimmie Rodgers,...

The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years.

Reducere. The transition from "married" to "married with children" can be tough. Before they know it, a once youthful and energetic married couple finds them...

Can there ever be a United Kingdom? In the days following the Brexit vote, a team from the National Theatre of Great Britain spoke to people nation...

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Re-Modeling the Mind: Personality in Balance starts with a challenging proposition: what if human personality is best understood by looking first a...