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DVDs coming in galore, everything from Watercolour Painting Courses to the History of the Porsche and of course some great movies too. 1 day ago
Excitement mounts as I near end of book Im reading and look forward to next on my list - Orange longlisted The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters 1 day ago
The very thought of you : Rosie Alison. Longlisted for this years orange prize for fiction selling well today. 14 days ago
Just had a good chat about Sci -fi and Fantasy books with a customer , agreed Dan Simmonds is always worth a read. 15 days ago
Happy to have finished re-working our Children's section, all looks bright and springlike after arrival of Beatrix Potter goodies 17 days ago

We like to think that The Sandwich Bookshop is a great place to browse. Drop in and you will discover our broad range of new titles across an array of categories and subjects, including the best of the new fiction titles in hardback and paperback. For those titles we don't have in stock we do provide a full ordering service, with over 300,000 titles available within 24 hours from point of order.

Can't make it to the shop? Well, welcome to our online store! Here you can browse over 2 million titles and choose your delivery option:

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Sandwich Local History Society titles are now available from The Sandwich Bookshop. As soon as we get a mo they will be available via this website but in the meantime drop by the shop, call us, or send us an email with your requirements.

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We have a growing selection of DVDs available to personal callers to the shop and can order up your favourites from our large catalogue - now extended to include a vast range of music. Of course we also offer a book search for any title you fancy, including e-books.

Summer is here

We have a fantastic selection of holiday reading for all the family in store now. Make sure all the children (and the adults) have plenty to keep them busy so that YOU can relax and enjoy your own selections. Don't forget we also stock toys as well as our amazing kites.

July is History month at Sandwich Bookshop

Pop in for some great bargains!

Battle of Britain Memorial Special

2010 marks the 70^th Anniversary of one of the most momentous battles in British history. To herald the occasion several new books have been, and continue to be published, accounting the Battle. This month's include Battle of Britain by Alfred Price, who recounts the story of the conflict both in terms of the strategic and tactical battle between two mighty air forces on the day and the fascinating yet traumatic element as those on the ground faced the reality of a German invasion. Submarine Spitfire by the same author details perhaps the most successful fighter plane of all time. During WWII it occupied a unique place in the psyche of the British people, playing a major part in saving the nation from defeat during the grim days of 1940. Battle of Britain, An Illustrated Tribute to the Heroic Few by Nigel Cawthorne is a picture-led account of those who won the war for Britain. It's appeal is huge being a beautiful book at the same time as graphically showing those interested in military and social history the scenes we cannot even imagine from a gruesome war. Finally, Voices from the Battle of Britain by Henry Buckton voices the stories of surviving veterans, those 'ordinary' participants who can remember their experiences and personal memories of the heroes who have always been the protagonists in most historical accounts. Among those included are pilots Douglas Bader, Johnnie Johnson and Adolf Galland and leaders Hugh Dowding and Winston Churchill. A fitting line up of beautifully written books to commemorate this significant occasion.

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Dead Man's Share Khadra, Yasmina Paperback World Cup of Reading - Algeria
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Kiss Of The Spider Woman Puig, Manuel; Colchie, T. (Translator) Paperback World Cup of Reading - Argentina In the still darkness of their cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the f...
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Beautiful Malice James, Rebecca Paperback World Cup of Reading - Australia Following a horrific tragedy that leaves her once perfect family devastated, Katherine Patterson ...
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Brida Coelho, Paulo Paperback World Cup of Reading - Brazil The latest spellbinding novel from one of the world's best-loved authors, Paulo Coelho, now in pa...
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Cameroon With Egbert Murphy, Dervla Paperback World Cup of Reading - Cameroon Cameroon with Egbert tells the story of a journey through the remote areas of Cameroon undertaken...
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2666 Bolano, Roberto Paperback World Cup of Reading - Chile A novel written in the last years of Roberto Bolano's life.
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Mr. Rosenblum's List Solomons, Natasha Hardback World Cup of Reading - England 'Utterly charming and very funny', Paul Torday, author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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The Elegance Of The Hedgehog Barbery, Muriel; Anderson, Alison (Translator) Paperback World Cup of Reading - France
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The Reader Schlink, Bernhard; Janeway, Carol Brown (Translator) Paperback World Cup of Reading - Germany An exceptionally powerful novel exploring the themes of betrayal, guilt and memory against the ba...
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Fly, Eagle, Fly! Gregorowski, Christopher; Tutu, Desmond; Daly, Niki (Illustrator) Paperback World Cup of Reading - Ghana A story of fulfilment and freedom shown through the parable of the baby eagle who is reared with ...
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The Late-Night News Markaris, Petros Paperback World Cup of Reading - Greece When an Albanian couple is found slaughtered, it looks like an open and shut crime of passion. Bu...
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Let The Great World Spin Mccann, Colum Paperback World Cup of Reading - Ireland (we are letting Ireland play!) An extraordinary new novel from bestselling and award-winning writer Colum McCann
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The Paper Moon Camilleri, Andrea Paperback World Cup of Reading - Italy Motionless, Montalbano waited for the surf to enter his brain and wash it clean with each breaker...
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Whiteman D'souza, Tony Paperback World Cup of Reading - Ivory Coast The Whiteman bounds into the Ivory Coast with a deep desire to Make a Difference. But then the NG...
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Kafka On The Shore Murakami, Haruki Paperback World Cup of Reading - Japan Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The ...
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The Hummingbird's Daughter Urrea, Luis Alberto Paperback World Cup of Reading - Mexico
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Close-Up Verhoef, Esther; Vincent, Paul (Translator) Paperback World Cup of Reading - The Netherlands Leon's partner died in his bath, and although the police report said she took her own life... she...
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Change Of Heart Anderson, Barbara Hardback World Cup of Reading - New Zealand Oliver Gurth Perkins is 75, and the darkest cloud on his horizon is that the local bookshop no lo...
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The Shadow Of A Smile Ozumba, Kachi A. Paperback World Cup of Reading - Nigeria Torn from his father and a loving sister, the young student Zuba is imprisoned for a crime he has...
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At The Tomb Of The Inflatable Pig Gimlette, John Paperback World Cup of Reading - Paraguay Paraguay - the name conjures up everything most exotic and extreme in South America. It's a place...
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Welcome

New Sandwich Book

Sandwich - The Completest Medieval Town in England: A Study of the Town and Port from Its Origins to 1600 (Hardcover)

by Helen Clarke, Sarah Pearson, Mavis Mate and Keith Parfitt, with documentary research by Sheila Sweetinburgh and Bridgett Jones

RRP £35 - EMAIL info@sandwichbookshop.com or PHONE (+44-1304-620404) your order for this title!

Please note that Amazon have this title as "out of stock"

Diarmuid Gavin Book Launch

Our summer author programme culminated with the launch of Diarmuid Gavin's new book, Planting, written in collaboration with Sir Terence Conran. Best known as a charasmatic BBC garden presenter, Diarmuid shares his unique talents and experience drawing upon examples of gardens worldwide to show how you can create the space you want to in at home.

Brought to The Secret Gardens at The Salutation by The Sandwich Bookshop and held in their garden marquee, Diarmuid signed copies of his book after an engaging and entertaining talk.We hope everyone who attended had as much fun as we did!

We were proud to host Jane Gardam's party to celebrate the OBE she received in the January Honours List

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Martina Cole visits Sandwich

Martina Cole

Many thanks to all who came along for what was a most entertaining evening with Martina Cole at the Bell Hotel.

Click here for a selection of Martina's books available online

Meg Cabot visits Dover Girls Grammar School

Author of The Princess Diaries and other wonderful fiction for girls, Meg Cabot, was our guest for a private event at Dover Girls Grammar School on Friday 19th September. Meg delighted the students with a 40 minute talk and question & answer session prior to formally opening the school's new library. Luckily we have captured the entire talk on a four part video, the links to which are here (for video links).

Click here for a list of Meg's books with some special discounts available to order or from the shop.

Above, Meg Cabot and Louise Vance, owner of The Sandwich Bookshop, in the newly opened DGGS library.

Alison Weir visits Sandwich

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Many thanks to everyone who came to the Guildhall to meet historian and author Alison Weir on 6th August. What a great evening! We hope you were as thrilled as we were by Alison's talk and signing session. For those that missed it, we are going to release a video of the talk in installments on YouTube. Click here to see the first installement or here to see the complete list of videos.

Click here for Alison Weir's books available from The Sandwich Bookshop

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Oz Clarke and Louise Vance, November 2007. For upcoming author events check in the shop or subscribe to our regular email updates - contact us at info@sandwichbookshop.com

Available books by Oz Clarke

Sonia Overall at The Sandwich Bookshop

A great friend of ours, local Sandwich resident and accomplished author, Sonia Overall, can very often be spotted at 60 King Street where her new paperback, The Realm Of Shells is now on sale for £7.99. (If you were to ask Sonia nicely, we feel sure she'd be happy to sign a copy for you.)

Alternatively The Realm of Shells is available on-line now by clicking the image below:

Sonia's previous book, A Likeness, is of course also available from The Sandwich Bookshop.

Sandwich Photographic Memories

Out now! Our exclusive (and limited!) Sandwich - Photographic Memories, written by Paul Harris and including a wealth of wonderful images of Sandwich and the local environs from the late 1800s to the 1950s. Available from The Sandwich Bookshop only. Order yours by clicking here: Sandwich Photographic Memories

How to Find Us

We are located in the old Roses Supply Stores building in deepest Sandwich. The address is:

60 King Street

Sandwich

Kent

CT13 9BL

Tel: +44-(0)1304 620404

Fax: +44-(0)1304 621888

60 King Street, Sandwich, Kent

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Opening Hours

Our shop is open from Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 5:00pm-ish (please call ahead for bank holiday opening).

However, you can order from this website 24hrs a day, 365 days of the year - which is pretty much always!

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by Helen Clarke, Sarah Pearson, Mavis Mate and Keith Parfitt, with documentary research by Sheila Sweetinburgh and Bridgett Jones