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1 The Whole Woman Germaine Greer/Doubleday pounds 16.99

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5 The Ground Beneath her Feet Salman Rushdie/Cape pounds 18.00

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6 The Year 1000 Robert Lacey/Little,Brown pounds 12.99

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7 The Testament John Grisham/Century pounds 16.99

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