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Coal House Diary

A diary of 12-year-old Gwen Cartwright, whose family left behind various modern-day luxuries, swapping their high-tech lifestyle for a basic miner's cottage. It records what it is like to live as a child in a 1920s working family - the hardships that they faced and the surprising simple pleasures that are overlooked in our modern-day lives.
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A diary of 12-year-old Gwen Cartwright, whose family left behind various modern-day luxuries, swapping their high-tech lifestyle for a basic miner's cottage. It records what it is like to live as a child in a 1920s working family
- the hardships that they faced & the surprising simple pleasures that are overlooked in our modern-day lives.

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Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
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Diary - A day to day book record of events and experiences.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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