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1	A Long Walk in the Wintertime more books like this by Libby Purves Alice McDonald has escaped all the obvious traps that lie in wait for women. She loves her job but enjoys her clever, spirited children too; her husband (Dan the New Man) does his share at home, and their London house is always full of friends. At her thirty-seventh birthday party, Alice reflects that their life has been a pretty successful ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| first editions
2	Passing Go more books like this by Libby Purves Roy and Helen live inside a weary marriage. Three of their four children have left home: Marcus, a dotcom entrepreneur; Shona, a Britart princess; and Danny, about whom nobody will talk. Zack, the one remaining child, longs to know about Danny, and gets his chance when his father is sacked. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Free Woman more books like this by Libby Purves Sarah Penn and Maggie Reave are sisters, who are very different. Sarah has married kind, reliable Leo and settled contentedly into small-town life. Maggie, light-hearted and footloose, has spent fifteen years drifting round the world with a backpack. Now Maggie has come home, to a dank, dull British winter. Just for a few months, she says, while ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	How not to be a perfect mother : the crafty mother's guide to a quiet life more books like this by Libby Purves This is a book which sets out to show that even the most unpromising madonna can survive the years of looking after babies and toddlers. Full of down-to-earth tips and anecdotes, this is a battle-manual for the mother on the front line - going from pregnancy to pre-schoolers, and taking in sibling fights, fraught outings, nannies and careers along ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.69! \| first editions
5	Mother Country by Libby Purves Even her closest friend agreed that Shark Grayson wasn't fit to keep her baby. A heroin addict, living in a sordid London squat, she was already close to death when her American lover took charge of the situation by force, and carried off the baby Alexander to give him a loving home in the Mid-West and an affluent future. But now Alex is twenty ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
6	Home Leave more books like this by Libby Purves Catherine, Caroline, Toby and Mark are a diplomat's children whose childhood homes were wherever their father was posted. Now they are successful adults with their own lives, but when Toby goes missing, his brothers and sisters are jolted into making angry, anxious journeys to try and find him. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.09! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Acting Up more books like this by Libby Purves The Andersons are a military family with honours and traditions stretching back two hundred years. When the second Iraq war breaks out, it is only natural that their newest generations should be represented in the ranks of British officers: at 24, Lieutenant Susie Anderson delays her wedding to handsome fellow-officer Callum and joins her regiment ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $2.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Continental Drift more books like this by Libby Purves Henry is a radio DJ: young hip and single, but fretting about his little son. Philip is an ex-MP, ruined by scandal and disowned by his party; Diana, his long-suffering wife, is struggling to find a life of her own. Marianne is three stone overweight after glumly replacing her husband with chocolate eclairs and gin. Lizzie is battling with illness ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.07! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Casting Off more books like this by Libby Purves Joanna Gurney, a wife and mother, pillar of the community and partner in a tea-shop suddenly runs away to sea. She meets other "cast-offs" on her way and voyages deep into her past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.13! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	More lives than one more books like this by Libby Purves Kit Milcourt has been a climber, diver in exotic waters, and affluent young city banker. Now, because of his beloved Anna, he is a teacher. Glumly mediocre Sandmarsh High School is hard put to contain his maverick ideas, and only the soothing presence of Anna keeps the peace. But Anna can' t guard her erratic husband on the school trip-- instead a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.94! \| first editions
11	Regatta more books like this by Libby Purves Sheila Harrison always looks forward to the descent of the summer visitors to her house in Blythney, East Anglia. But she is not prepared for the upheaval caused by one young girl, Anansi, who arrives from a background Sheila can only guess at. see all copies from $2.34! new only from $8.12! \| first editions
12 view cover	A Long Walk in Wintertime more books like this by Libby Purves Alice McDonald has escaped all the obvious traps that lie in wait for women. She loves her job but enjoys her clever, spirited children too; her husband (Dan the New Man) does his share at home, and their London house is always full of friends. At her thirty-seventh birthday party, Alice reflects that their life has been a pretty successful ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.21! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	How not to be a perfect family more books like this by Libby Purves Celebrating all aspects of family life, Libby Purves covers everything from sibling rivalry and the pitfalls of Christmas, to practical tips on marriage maintenance, money matters, testing times, and trips and treats. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.69!
14 view cover	How not to raise a perfect child. more books like this by Libby Purves A perfect child: dresses neatly and practices the violin before breakfast; comes top of the class and is captain of everything; is unfailingly obedient and sweet-tempered; and is a perfect credit to its perfect mother. A real child: prefers shoelaces undone and mismatched socks; shouts 'Bum!' at granny; turns breakfast and bedtime into a ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Love Songs and Lies by Libby Purves Sally, Kate and Marienka. Three young women who meet as undergraduates in 1970s Oxford and share their romantically shabby canalside house with Max Bellinger -- clever, attractive, enigmatic Max. Sally -- our narrator --idolises Max, who is something of an homme fatale. But it is Max's wayward rock singer brother, Marty, who is to play the most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.90! \| first editions
16	All at sea : true and tall tales more books like this by Libby Purves, Royal National Life-boat Institution see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Radio: A True Love Story more books like this by Libby Purves Libby Purves has loved the medium of radio all her life. She has worked with it for almost thirty years, and been made happy, angry, frustrated, delighted, amused, tender and furious from both sides of the microphone. In this revealing, at times hilarious memoir, Libby weaves together her own experiences with the story of radio's birth and ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $39.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Mother Country-P by Libby Purves Everyone agreed that Shark Grayson wasn't fit to keep her baby. A herion addict, living in a sordid London squat, she was already close to death when her American lover took charge, carrying of the baby Alexander to give him an affluent future and a loving home in the Midwest. But now Alex is 27 and afflicted by his lost roots and a romantic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| SVS
19 view cover	Holy smoke : religion and roots : a personal memoir more books like this by Libby Purves 'Middle Age' writes Libby Purves 'is a fine high vantage point for looking back. The official passing of another thousand years away from Bethlehem is a stimulus to thinking about Christianity'. In this fascinating and very personal book she does both: recalling her childhood in convents around the world with stories of nuns amid the gilded ... see all copies from $2.34! signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Favorite Bible Stories more books like this by Libby Purves Containing 29 of the best-loved stories from both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, this collection is retold in a fresh, lively style, and includes narrative illustrations and background information on each story. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
21 view cover	One summer's grace more books like this by Libby Purves In the summer of 1988, Libby Purves set sail with her family on a voyage round the entire coastline of Britain, from the soft, sandy South-East, to the wilder shores of Orkney. They travelled in the wake of their literary-nautical forebears aboard their modern-built gaffer, Grace O'Malley, with their children, Nicholas (five) and Rose (three). As ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.15!
22 view cover	Sayings of the Wise: The Legacy of King Solomon more books like this by Lawrence Boadt, C.S.P. (Editor), Libby Purves (Foreword by) From the time of King Solomon until after the exile of the Jews in Babylon, sages and scribes composed and collected the aphorisms and longer discourses that now constitute the Old Testament books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. The powerful phrases and images they used have had a profound impact on subsequent conceptions of what it means to be ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
23 view cover	The Green Dwarf: A Tale of the Perfect Tense more books like this by Charlotte Bronte, Libby Purves (Foreword by) Only single-volume edition available. A witty and engrossing early work, The Green Dwarf displays the precocious intelligence, lively imagination and flair for storytelling which Charlotte Bronte brought to perfection in her later fiction. Lady Emily Charlesworth is in love with Leslie, a struggling artist. Lord Percy - a fierce, arrogant ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $11.05! \| SVS
24 view cover	Nature's masterpiece : a family survival book more books like this by Libby Purves "Nature's Masterpiece" provides a compendium of practical advice and reflections on modern family life in the age of computer gaming, ever younger drug and drink problems, educational upheaval and concerns about child development. see all copies from $2.34!
25	How to find the perfect boat : and live happily ever after more books like this by Libby Purves, Paul Heiney see all copies from $2.34! first editions

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