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|author=Hugh Jefferies

|title=Great Britain Concise Catalogue 2016

|rating=5

|genre=Reference

|summary=It's difficult to believe that it's the 30th anniversary of the first publication of ''Great Britain Concise'', but this is the thirty-first edition, with just under 500 pages and over three and a half thousand illustrations. It feels almost painful to look back to the days when the choice was between the ''Collect British Stamps'' series which never pretended (or pretends) to be more than a checklist (but got many people off to a sound start - myself included) and the specialised series, which is beyond the purse of many amateur collectors. ''Great Britain Concise'' sits comfortably between the two extremes with an affordable cover price.

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0852599722</amazonuk>

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|author= Robert Kershaw

|summary= Fifteen year old Anna has had an excruciating year, topped off with new stepparents and a new school. So she ''borrows'' her family's credit card, and runs away to LA to crash with her sister. But Hollywood isn't the escape she needs, and it soon dawns on her: she's trapped in a town full of lost souls and wannabes, with no friends, no cash and no return ticket. When her sister's obsessive ex offers her a job researching the murderous Manson girls for his next indie film, she accepts – albeit reluctantly. This is not quite the summer Anna had in mind; but the more she learns about the girls and her fate, the more she comes to understand her family – and herself.

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472150848</amazonuk>

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~~|author= Liz Fenwick~~

~~|title= Under a Cornish Sky~~

~~|rating= 3.5~~

~~|genre= General Fiction~~

|summary=''Under a Cornish Sky'' is the story of two very different women who are forced to work together to complete a common goal. Their personalities couldn't be more different, so expect fireworks along the way! Shy Demi is as timid as a mouse and although she is a skilled architect, she is never able to succeed in her career because others take credit for her work. In relationships, she is easily manipulated into doing things she doesn't always feel comfortable with; a fact that is not lost on her sleazy current boyfriend, Matt. Lady-of-the-Manor Victoria, on the other hand, simply oozes self confidence. Although she is in her sixties, she has the body of a much younger woman and has no trouble getting men to do exactly what she wants. Despite a long list of younger lovers providing a pleasurable distraction, her one true love is the family home of Boscawen, a glorious estate set in the picturesque Cornish countryside, not far from the sea.

~~|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1409148289</amazonuk>~~

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