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  • Everyman’s England
    Victor Canning
    A classic travelogue that brilliantly conjures 1930s Britain.In this series of pen-portraits of England from the 1930s, Victor Canning ’evocatively captures the pattern and colour of English life’ (The Bookseller), from Cumbria to Cornwall. Canning’s heart-warming and humorous observations of sleepy villages, pastoral scenes and busy industries are a delightful time capsule int...
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    10,33 €

  • The Improvised Life of Polycarp Jarvis
    Victor Canning
    An exuberant, life-affirming novel of taking your chancesAfter a spur-of-the-moment day out with his boss’ daughter in celebration of his 21st birthday, Polycarp Jarvis decides to quit his Bristol-based junior government worker job. Newly emboldened, he embarks on an erratic, engaging and not always strictly legal course through life.Going from bus driver for the Red Dragon Mot...
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    11,71 €

  • Fly Away Paul
    Victor Canning
    How far could you go living in another’s shoes?In a mid-life moment, Paul Morison travels from America to England to discover his mother’s roots. A chance encounter and uncanny resemblance leads him to agree to assume the identity of a famous singer for a while. But it’s not just the unnerving attentions of the adoring public that he must deal with.Seeking to regain his freedom...
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    11,98 €

  • The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans
    Victor Canning
    A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discoveryWhen George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won’t follow his father’s footsteps as editor of the family-owned local newspaper, the family finds itself on a course for change. The newspaper has been going for nearly 100 years.With younger brother Alexander and sisters Loraine and Alison growing up fas...
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    11,98 €

  • Fountain Inn
    Victor Canning
    What’s going on behind the doors of Fountain Inn?When her employer suddenly disappears, young Grace Kirkstall finds herself accepting a new job at a new company in the same building – an oasis of tranquillity off the streets of London.Ben and Helen Brown’s startup company’s pitch is that, for a small consideration, they will help people out of their major and minor fixes. Their...
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    11,79 €

  • Beggar’s Bush (pb)
    Victor Canning
    Romantic comedy in three acts, first performed in April 1940, concerning a group of beggars who are forced to change their ways. ...
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    19,94 €