HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1990* Publisher: Alan Sutton.* Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth, Gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour photographic dust-wrapper. Price clipped. Minimal shelf wear to top & bottom edge and to head & tail of spine. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Maps and distance table to end papers. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no marks to text, no visible faults. Seems very lightly used. FINE* Illustrations: Colour photos throughout.* Pages: 148 pp. text. ii pp. Acknowledgements & Index at rear.* Description: Depicting the life of the Thames from Spring to Winter in over 140 colour photographs, with full informative captions and text covering its many diverse aspects - from the rules of the river to the history of Swan upping, from its archaeology to the reintroduction of salmon - a year on the Thames will be of interest to all who visit the Thames, local people and all those who live on its banks.* A FINE copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS. FINE dust jacket.*

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On Aug 10 2013, CloggieDownunder said:

The Casual Vacancy is the first adult novel by popular British author, J.K.Rowling. This contemporary fiction is set in the seemingly idyllic English village of Pagford, where the sudden death of Parish Councillor, Barry Fairbrother creates a casual vacancy on the parish council. As subsequent events are narrated from the points of view of various different characters, the picture emerges of a village whose inhabitants are not all satisfied with their lot in life, a village of simmering tensions waiting to boil over. Rowling’s characters are easily recognisable as the denizens of the typical English village, but at the same time, show individual depth and appeal (or repugnance, as the case may be). And it seems quite a few of the characters have a secret (or two). The setting, characters and events will resonate with readers, and these same happenings drive the characters to desperate actions that ultimately result in tragedy for some. Rowling manages to pack quite a lot into this novel: she has an obese megalomaniac, drug addicts, computer-savvy teens, a fawning wife, a violent husband and father, an anxious teacher, and a caring social worker, to name just a few. There is domestic violence, rape, racism, corruption, self-mutilation, bullying, gossip, teen pregnancy, child abuse and SQL injection. But if this sounds depressing, it is relieved by the underlying black humour that fills the novel. This all comes together to make a brilliant read.

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3718
Title: A Year on the Thames
Author: Felix, Paul Charlton, Bill
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - F/F/F
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0862997380
ISBN 13: 9780862997380
Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
Place of Publication: Stroud UK 192
Date Published: 1990-09-01

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