ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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Elizabeth Thompson Editor & Author

Elizabeth Thompson is an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia.

Pearls and Pebbles cover

Pearls and Pebbles

Catharine Parr Traill - Paperback

£14.99

Day by Day - the Chronicles of a Hard of Hearing Reporter cover

Day by Day - the Chronicles of a Hard of Hearing Reporter

Elizabeth Thompson - Paperback

£22.50

Colonial Citizens cover

Colonial Citizens

Elizabeth Thompson - Hardback

£100.00

Walking With Light cover

Walking With Light

Elizabeth Thompson - Paperback

£11.99

Mayr Method Diet For Beginners cover

Mayr Method Diet For Beginners

Elizabeth Thompson - Paperback

£13.15

Dieta Mayr Per Principianti cover

Dieta Mayr Per Principianti

Elizabeth Thompson - Paperback

£12.91

Dessert Cookbook cover

Dessert Cookbook

Elizabeth Thompson - Paperback

£11.06

The Vegan Keto Diet Cookbook For Rapid Weight Loss cover

The Vegan Keto Diet Cookbook For Rapid Weight Loss

Elizabeth Thompson - Paperback

£14.99

Compose Your Soul cover

Compose Your Soul

Angela Marie Nuttle - Hardback

£18.41

Colonial Citizens cover

Colonial Citizens

Elizabeth Thompson - Paperback

£30.00