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Bimble in Crinklewood a jaunt through lavender teardrops with dEATH hell: a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after dEATH. Bimble In Crinklewood: James S M Parker’s 5th book and conclusion to his own inferno brought on by the desertion of his father, the dEATH of his mother, battles with his own alcoholism, and, fight with depression and self-harm. |
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Bimble in Crinklewood
Who Are We But The Forgotten
James S M Parker
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Who Are We But The Forgotten |
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The Lands of de Gressier – Book 1 of the de Gressier Quartet
C. S. Bunker
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The Lands of de Gressier Book 1 of the de Gressier Quartet When Penrose Dovingdon, a wealthy young officer, and his sister Juliette, a nurse and former debutante, arrive in France at the start of World War I, they have no idea that a notorious national scandal will drive their family apart. The demands of war-torn France are a long way from high-society London, but brother and sister learn fast. World War 1 creates a series of moral and ethical dilemmas which they must navigate, as must the family of Étienne Guégan, Juliette’s future husband. Should one man be shot to save one million? Can corruption be justied when it is for a good cause? Should you forsake marrying the man you love in order to protect your brother’s life? Should the law be broken to keep the family business alive and their community in jobs? Is there ever a good reason to become best friends with your husband’s mistress? |
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Set against the battlefields of the western front and the vineyards of Bordeaux, this is a story of love, passion, betrayal, human resilience and endeavour as those involved struggle to come to terms with the hurt caused by events outside their control. C.S. Bunker is a former international corporate financier. Using over thirty years of business experience and a lifelong interest in history and politics, Bunker started to write because he had a series of truth-based stories he wanted to tell. Inspired by three very personal songs and places he knew, his first four interconnected books took over twelve years to plan and research, followed by seven years of dedicated crafting and writing. He lives in England. |
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The Vines of de Gressier – Book 2 of the de Gressier Quartet
C. S. Bunker
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The Vines of de Gressier Book 2 of the de Gressier Quartet When the German army occupies Bordeaux in August 1940, the lives of Juliette Guégan, David Daunier and Dominique Hilaire are again thrown into flux; but it is the arrival at Château de Gressier of Leutnant Heinrik Klugman, a pilot in the Luftwaffe, which twists the kaleidoscope of their lives and sends them in different directions. Once again, war creates a series of moral and ethical dilemmas to be navigated. Should you put the lives of your family at risk to work with the Resistance? Should you find comfort in the arms of your best friend’s son? How do you fight collaboration and corruption when it pervades the reputation of the very institution you have sworn to uphold? Should there be a penalty for going to the bed of your family’s enemy? Should love deny differences in age and race? |
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Set against the vineyards of Bordeaux and South Africa, and the battlefields of the Eastern Front, The Vines of de Gressier continues as a story of love, betrayal, corruption and, above all, human resilience. With much-loved characters from The Lands of de Gressier, C.S. Bunker has written another well-researched page-turner, with clever plots and sub-plots, all interwoven with people and events of history. Another must-read! |
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Shifting Classes in Twentieth Century Britain
Martin Minogue
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Shifting Classes in Twentieth Century Britain From Village Street to Downing Street Martin Minogue An unconventional family story, told with warmth and humour, this account details the mixed fortunes of a rural labouring family, a neglected group in British working-class history. The author’s progress from farmworker’s tied cottage to Cambridge University then to a Foreign Office flat in Downing Street is remarkable, as is the heroism of the working-class parents who made that transition possible. The description of shifts in social relations produced by such sharp movements between different classes illuminates current debates about the persistence of centuries-long inequalities. |
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Professor Quentin Skinner, School of History, Queen Mary University of London
A memoir of general and even exemplary significance, Shifting Classes begins in a Yorkshire village and ends amid the mandarins and politicians of Westminster and Whitehall. While both settings give rise to some marvellous comic set-pieces, the North-country background also provides a shocking account of deprivations endured and opportunities denied. There have been few accounts of rural working-class life and conditions in twentieth century Britain, and nothing that matches Shifting Classes for its vividness of detail and its power to reveal the injustices that kept the class-system in place.
Fred Inglis, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Sheffield
This is a rare, truthful and utterly appealing memoir, a ‘condition of England’ book that is at the same time a happy book, entirely without rancour.'
The Soul of de Gressier – Book 3 of the de Gressier Quartet
C. S. Bunker
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The Soul of de Gressier Book 3 of the de Gressier Quartet Henry Bellanger, the heir apparent to the de Gressier vineyards in Bordeaux, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and a secret. David Daunier, a fugitive from British ‘justice’ and the owner of a successful vineyard in the winelands of South Africa, lives under the tyranny of apartheid and has a secret. Sophie Elleswell, a young German ‘million-dollar’ supermodel, unwittingly carries deep within her psyche, her mother’s secret. Set against the backdrops of vineyards and wineries, the dealings of the drug and wine trades, and the intrigues of the City of London, the happenchance of life brings the Bellanger, Daunier and Elleswell families happily together until crime and corruption involve them in events beyond their control. Using his style of short chapters, intermingling plots and sub-plots, and strong and engaging characters, C.S. Bunker has created another gripping page-turner of love, passion, dishonesty, betrayal, tragedy and this time, revenge! |
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The Watches of de Gressier – Book 4 of the de Gressier Quartet
C. S. Bunker
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The Watches of de Gressier Book 4 of the de Gressier Quartet When Henry Guégan arrives in Moldova to help privatise its wine industry, he has no idea how dramatically his life is going to change. The country is coming out from under the yoke of communism and is in the vice-like grip of the mafia, gangsters and political corruption. Falling in love with Tania Plesca, and with the vineyards of Moldova capturing his heart, Henry is driven by ambition. He becomes deeply involved in the moral and ethical dilemmas facing the country, but with devastating effect on him and all those around. Running for his life, Henry leaves Moldova with the answer to the question that had plagued him since childhood, and with a secret; both are later uncovered by his sons and revealed to the world in a public and climactic ending. In this fourth book of the de Gressier quartet, C.S. Bunker has produced another utterly engrossing, well-researched, modern historical novel. A fast-moving story, full of excitement, drama, crime, tragedy and love, but above all, with bravery at its heart. |
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A Butterfly On My Wine Glass – Travel guide to Nouvelle – Aquitaine
Annie jefferies
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Travel guide to Nouvelle - Aquitaine: the Gironde and Dordogne areas of SW France An essential guide for both first time visitors and seasoned travellers to the area. |
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Keith Thornborough, Geneva
This small pocket sized guide to the SW France is a delight from beginning to end.
Annie Jefferies takes us on an anecdotal tour of pretty country towns, old villages, ancient castles and the beautiful rural scenery that has captured her heart.
I read this charming and humorous book with absolute pleasure.
A Devon resident ( Renata Hopkins)
I read this book in a day as I couldn’t put it down ; the local information is useful and very relevant if you are visiting the area , but I so enjoyed the little stories that unfolded along the 2 month journey and again during the winter visit ! I would have appreciated a basic map that would have illustrated the area and the relationship of one town to another . If the author is encouraged to write another book that would be my only suggestion
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Diane Kersey - resident of Tavistock, Devon
This book is charming and a lovely read .It is very interesting if you are visiting this area of France, but it is also enjoyable to read the tales that intersperse the textual facts. I particularly enjoyed the illustrations . I am buying 10 copies to give to friends at Christmas !