In 1946, Juliet Ashton - writer of witty newspaper columns during the war - sits at her desk stumped for ideas of what to write next. Out of the blue she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams, of Guernsey, who happens to have acquired a book Juliet once owned. They begin a correspondence. Dawsey is a member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and soon other members are writing to Juliet: gawky Isola, who makes potions; Eben, the Shakespeare-loving fisherman and Will Thisbee, chef of the famous potato peel pie. She comes to know them and about their lives under German occupation and entranced by their stories, Juliet decides to visit the island and unwittingly turns her life upside down. DVD: Lily James; Michiel Huisman; Glen Powell: preloved; region 4; very good condition
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Book/DVD: The Gunslinger: Stephen King
$6.00–$7.00Book I of The Dark Tower. Roland of Gilead is the Last Gunslinger, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil in a desolate world that frighteningly echos our own. He encounters an alluring woman named Alice, begins a friendship with Jake, a kid from New York and faces an agonising choice between damnation and salvation as he pursues the Man in Black. Revised and expanded edition with a special foreword and introduction by Stephen King. Cover art by Larry Rostant. DVD: Idris Elba; Matthew McConaughey; Tom Taylor: preloved; regions 2 4 and 5; very good condition -
470 A.D: As the Western Roman Empire begins to collapses, a small band of British Roman soldiers, make a long and arduous journey to Rome. They arrive to find the city on the edge of chaos, over-run with rebellion, not far from destruction. Despite the tumultuous events around them, they resolve to continue their mission; to keep the spirit of Empire alive by rescuing the young son of the last Emperor, Romulus Augustus. A daring rescue ensures and, hearing rumours of an entire Legion of the Roman Army that has remained loyal to Rome, they begin a trek across Northern Europe to find them. By finding the Legion and establishing the boy as the legitimate Emperor, the Romans believe an uprising can be launched and the Empire revived. But the journey is futile, the Legion is nowhere to be found and they find themselves quickly losing heart. Deciding to turn back to Britain, they cross the channel in defeat, little knowing the mysterious revelations and magical destinies that await them on their return. DVD: Colin Firth; Ben Kingsley: Thomas Sangster: preloved; very good condition; region 4 -
Book I of The Chronicles Of Narnia. Narnia… the land beyond the wardrobe door, a secret place frozen in eternal winter, a magical country waiting to be set free...Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first her brothers and sister don't believe her when she tells of her visit to the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund, then Peter and Susan step through the wardrobe themselves. In Narnia they find a country buried under the evil enchantment of the White Witch. When they meet the Lion Aslan, they realise they've been called to a great adventure and bravely join the battle to free Narnia from the Witch's sinister spell. This is the original novel; this edition contains photographs from the film. DVD: William Moseley, Anna Popplewell: preloved; region 1; good condition; 2 souviner post cards with slight indents from disc box; 3rd postcard missing -
For Lucy and Edmund, having to spend the summer holidays with their odious cousin Eustace was the pits. They were gazing dejectedly at the picture of the ship with the dragon prow when - the ship began to gently rock and the wind began to blow. The frame disappeared and the three children were hurled into the waves. Grasping the ropes thrown to them, they climbed aboard to safety. They were sure they were going to have a wonderful time - they had joined Prince Caspian in his search for seven friends of his father long since lost on a dangerous voyage to the Eastern Islands. Cover art by Stephen Lavis. DVD: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Tilda Swinton: preloved; region 4; very good condition -
Book/DVD: The Woman In Black: Susan Hill
$7.00–$8.00Summoned to attend Mrs Drablow's funeral in Crythin Gifford, Arthur Kipps - a young solicitor - journeys untroubled to her tall, lonely house situated on the bleached salt marsh beyond Nine Lives Causeway. He did not suspect that Eel Marsh House guarded a pitiful secret, nor did he understand - until it was too late - that the mysterious black-clad woman who inhabited its shuttered rooms would exact a terrible revenge. DVD: Daniel Radcliffe; Liz White: pre-loved; region 1; excellent condition https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/woman-black-angel-death-martyn-waites/ -
Book/DVD: To Sir, With Love: E.R. Braithwaite
$7.00–$9.00Edward Ricardo Braithwaite was a highly qualified engineer yet in post war Britain could not find work in his field due to his colour. He was advised that teachers were needed and despite not having qualifications in that field, he took on the job of teaching the tough East End teenagers - in his own unique way. He struggles with them until he realises they don't need spelling, Latin or mathematics - instead, he teaches them that decency, respect for themselves and others and changing the world without violence is their path to success. This is E.R. Braithwaite's story. Cover shows the late Sidney Poitier in the title role. DVD: Sidney Poitier; Judy Geeson: preloved; region 4; very good condition -
Book I of Tomorrow. On a long weekend in Australia, while Effie and her friends are camping in the bush, their town is invaded and taken over by an enemy - Australia is at war. They are suddenly in the toughest situations humans can confront, facing life and death decisions, in a world where they must find courage, spirit, initiative and wisdom - or die.
DVD: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood: good condition; Region 4; preloved.
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Book/DVDs: The Lost World: Michael Crichton
$3.00–$6.00Volume II of Jurassic Park. It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end - the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. But there are rumors that something has survived.... DVD: Jurassic Park:Laura Dern; Jeff Goldblum: preloved; very good condiition; regions 2 and 4. DVD: Jurassic World: Chris Pratt; Bryce Dallas Howard;Vincent D'Onofrio: preloved; very good condition; regions 2,4 and 5.
