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Paperback. Condición: New. As a mine-owning family, the Howells are used to the trials and tribulations that the business can bring. But after a knife-wielding miner breaks in and accuses one of the family members of murder, they realise that their safety could be at risk. George and Elizabeth, and their children, Charlie, Francis, Charlotte, Anne and Alice are settled in their Northumbrian home, or so they thought. Told in five parts through the years 1844-1866, these chronicles visit the family at historical intervals, choosing momentous days to reflect the point reached in the family's rich history. We follow Charlie through his battles in the Crimean War; Francis, through his fights to make the mines safer, Charlotte, through her marriage to a substantial local landowner, Alice, through her involvement with a major mining disaster and Anne, through her marriage to a local firm clerk. Howell Grange is a northern history.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. The tension is very high in Fairydell wood, as each fairy has to claim the prettiest flower to wear to the ball where the Prince has to take a bride. They all think that the Prince will choose Ashleigh, so the fairies must come up with a devious plan to make sure that there are no flowers left for her. There is, of course, just one flower that remains, the beautiful and extremely vain Mrs Foxglove. However, all the fairies know that she would never part with even one of her beautiful petals. Ashleigh has to try and persuade her, and then get the flower to Mrs Webb before she closes as she could transform it with her shimmering thread into an amazing gown, all before midnight and the third stroke of the bell where the Prince has to take a bride.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Ollie and Ada cross paths in a bereavement support class. There's an instant attraction but both are lost broken souls who need to find the road to recovery. Despite the tragic environment they find themselves in, they hope together that love can heal heartache but in this most delicate and challenging of environments, danger lurks at every turn. Will they push each other along, or will the demands of a new relationship cause them to crash and burn as crushing grief threatens to take over everything consuming them both? They will need to find strength, courage and rediscover their self-worth. The path of true love seldom runs smoothly. Can the pair leap from trauma to tranquillity or will fate have other ideas? One thing is for sure, life will never be the same again.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Ollie and Ada cross paths in a bereavement support class. There's an instant attraction but both are lost broken souls who need to find the road to recovery. Despite the tragic environment they find themselves in, they hope together that love can heal heartache but in this most delicate and challenging of environments, danger lurks at every turn. Will they push each other along, or will the demands of a new relationship cause them to crash and burn as crushing grief threatens to take over everything consuming them both? They will need to find strength, courage and rediscover their self-worth. The path of true love seldom runs smoothly. Can the pair leap from trauma to tranquillity or will fate have other ideas? One thing is for sure, life will never be the same again.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Can love overcome death? A pharmacy storage room. The grim sight of the body of a youngster, eyes frozen into black holes and face livid. From the top of his ear spreads a bloody gunk - it's clear that the Grim Reaper has taken his bounty. Nurse and pharmacist Sanna Blinck has had to learn to live her life as a strong, independent woman. Being a widower and an entrepreneur has meant honing her instincts and relying on her own gut. When her life is turned upside down by a vortex of events after coming upon the scene of a crime, she finds that the ghosts of her past have come to life. Using her wits to gain the trust (and love) of the policeman in charge of the murder investigation, Sanna will use everything at her disposal to get to the bottom of the case.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Can love overcome death? A pharmacy storage room. The grim sight of the body of a youngster, eyes frozen into black holes and face livid. From the top of his ear spreads a bloody gunk - it's clear that the Grim Reaper has taken his bounty. Nurse and pharmacist Sanna Blinck has had to learn to live her life as a strong, independent woman. Being a widower and an entrepreneur has meant honing her instincts and relying on her own gut. When her life is turned upside down by a vortex of events after coming upon the scene of a crime, she finds that the ghosts of her past have come to life. Using her wits to gain the trust (and love) of the policeman in charge of the murder investigation, Sanna will use everything at her disposal to get to the bottom of the case.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. Sorak is elected as the Chair of the city Senate, having remained after returning with Nasa and her son from their home in the hidden valley. A society based on the equality between the genders is slowly being established. Free of the harsh and rigid control of the old regime, many of the imperfections of a free society emerge. But not everybody is happy and below the surface, a body of women resent what Sorak is trying to do. Evidence of people living in the forest on the other side of the plain surrounding the city is detected. Belief that the original founders of the city had landed in their spacecraft in this forest area leads Nasa, Sorak's former slave and now partner, to seek out these forest people. Evidence confirms that the ancient stories about the beginnings of the are true. Contact is made with the forest people, but all is not what it seems.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The View From Here is all about Harriet, a beautiful pink toy hippo, who goes to live with a little girl called Alice.Harriet has been bought for Alice as a birthday present by her father at the Henley Regatta and she leads a very glamorous lifestyle until Alice is given a computer for her 7th birthday.Suddenly, Harriet is no longer the apple of Alice's eye but a 'has been hippo' languishing on top of a dusty wardrobe. How can she make Alice love her again.…

Paperback. Condición: New. What A Wag! is an engaging collection of poems written from the dogs' perspective. It is the eighth book of original metric rhyming verse by Gill Rowe and contains beautiful hand-drawn illustrations.Starting with the Alaskan Malamute and Alsatian, What A Wag encapsulates the charming traits and personalities of fifty different dog breeds. Whether you're dotty about the Doberman, mad about Miniature Poodles or crazy for Cavapoos, there's truly something for everyone in this cheery homage to dogs.W.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Come through the doors of the care homes with the care home manager, the home to our elderly, vulnerable adults, their final home. Experience the day-to-day life as a Registered manager and share some of her tales she tells.Susie tells her tales of horror and heartbreak but also those that will make you laugh and smile and happenings you will find unbelievable. Life in a care home, written by a care home manager.This little book will touch hearts and give an understanding of what it means to work in our care homes, the people we meet and those we care for, and those we work with.A Most Precious Gift is a token of thanks to all our staff that work in care homes and for those that showed their commitment and empathy working through the Covid Pandemic.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The View From Here is all about Harriet, a beautiful pink toy hippo, who goes to live with a little girl called Alice.Harriet has been bought for Alice as a birthday present by her father at the Henley Regatta and she leads a very glamorous lifestyle until Alice is given a computer for her 7th birthday.Suddenly, Harriet is no longer the apple of Alice's eye but a 'has been hippo' languishing on top of a dusty wardrobe. How can she make Alice love her again.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The latest episode in the life of Natalie Klein, about whom Eleanor Berry has frequently written - this time her lust for one of her many psychiatrists. This tale takes us through the doors of Harley Street and beyond.We follow the life of Natalie Klein, fearless predator in the name of lust, as she attempts to entrap her prey in her tangled web, causing scandal from the hairdressers of Mayfair to the consulting rooms of Harley Street.A woman who likes to have a stalwart stock of doctors, Natalie sets her sights at Ted Curruthers, with black humour. But does she succeed..…

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Paperback. Condición: New. Bertie the wild boar lives in a beautiful forest which he loves, but he is also very lonely. The problem is that people expect him to be fierce, so when they see him they are scared and run away. How can Bertie persuade everyone that he just wants to be friendly? He has lots of ideas, but will they work?Bertie's Big Day is a delightful story about friendship and determination which will appeal to children and adults alike. It features good messages for young readers and is ideal for bedtime reading.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The latest episode in the life of Natalie Klein, about whom Eleanor Berry has frequently written - this time her lust for one of her many psychiatrists. This tale takes us through the doors of Harley Street and beyond.We follow the life of Natalie Klein, fearless predator in the name of lust, as she attempts to entrap her prey in her tangled web, causing scandal from the hairdressers of Mayfair to the consulting rooms of Harley Street.A woman who likes to have a stalwart stock of doctors, Natalie sets her sights at Ted Curruthers, with black humour. But does she succeed..…

Paperback. Condición: New. Bertie the wild boar lives in a beautiful forest which he loves, but he is also very lonely. The problem is that people expect him to be fierce, so when they see him they are scared and run away. How can Bertie persuade everyone that he just wants to be friendly? He has lots of ideas, but will they work?Bertie's Big Day is a delightful story about friendship and determination which will appeal to children and adults alike. It features good messages for young readers and is ideal for bedtime reading.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Randal Forbes calls his phenomenal telepathic powers 'the gift'. In this third book of the Poetic Justice series, he achieves widespread fame, as an author and entrepreneur. He has left a complex trail of murder and shattered lives behind him, from his formative years at Tarnside Primary School, Redwood Private School and through his university education at Beaumont College, Oxford. The police are closely monitoring his movements but has anything been proved?His relationship with Clive Hargreaves is still thriving, as he remains his devoted partner and protector. His wife-to-be, Alison Whitaker, is unaware of 'the gift' but those who are suspicious, still wish to discredit and expose him. Randal Forbes has a dark side so powerful, that only someone with a similar 'gift' will be able to challenge him. But who would dare.…

Paperback. Condición: New. On an archaeological dig in 1930s India, Rebecca pursues love but violence and a lone man on the mountain disrupt her plans. The excavations reveal dramatic finds but there is more danger present than Rebecca and the team realise. She must fight her way up the wild Indian coast to discover the truth. Almost eighty years later, Magsie also struggles north on her own journey - to Scotland. Driven onward by a story of shattered lives from her youth, she must save her grand-daughter from the prejudices of the 21st century.…

Paperback. Condición: New. The thistle plant has a beautiful bloom, but it is protected by sharp barbs and prickly leaves. How many blooms would be plucked if not for those organic fortifications?Thistle, a name she adopts for herself, is an emotionally damaged young woman who experiences abuse, abandonment and loneliness in her childhood. As she attempts to move beyond her traumatic past, Thistle develops complex relationships with two other women, Hilary and Fliss.Set against the social landscape of the 1970s and 80s, this sensitive and considered psychological drama explores themes of friendship, self-discovery and the female experience. As in real life, there is humour and pathos. The novel invites the reader to consider the circumstances which lead its characters to make the decisions that they do and to empathise with their personal conflicts. …

Paperback. Condición: New. What A Wag! is an engaging collection of poems written from the dogs' perspective. It is the eighth book of original metric rhyming verse by Gill Rowe and contains beautiful hand-drawn illustrations.Starting with the Alaskan Malamute and Alsatian, What A Wag encapsulates the charming traits and personalities of fifty different dog breeds. Whether you're dotty about the Doberman, mad about Miniature Poodles or crazy for Cavapoos, there's truly something for everyone in this cheery homage to dogs.W.…

Paperback. Condición: New. It is 1967. A mysterious disease appears in an English town. People fall down suddenly, poleaxed, and many die. Is it caused by a bacterium, a virus, a poison? Nobody knows, and top doctors squabble over its cause. But then two junior doctors and a young anthropology student, who has recovered from the disease, join together. The three investigators continue their work to find out the cause of the disease, a virus whose worst effects are only shown in those who are very anxious. They think they have found the cause and the solution. But will they be in time? This is a gripping dystopian tale, very much relevant to events unfolding today and written by Emeritus Professor of Community Psychiatry at Imperial College, London, Peter Tyrer whose long-standing interest in the connections between mental and physical health informed the novel.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Longhorne lived alone and he understood that he would die alone. Only behind the walls of his isolation, could he attain the order and calm that he required; only there could he find the peace that made his existence bearable. Insulated also from his feelings and memories, he hoped for nothing, demanded nothing, expected nothing. Until his thirty-first birthday.A trivial incident initiates a cascade of experiences until control of his carefully regulated mind is wrested from him, changing the course of his life and the lives of others. In the space of a few days, every protective barrier that he had painstakingly fashioned is breached until he is forced to confront the truth about his past: the truth about himself.Step by step, he realises that the mysterious and powerful forces that have taken control of him are not external; in ways that he cannot fully fathom, they are part of him, and he is part of them. In connecting with himself, has he stumbled upon something fundamental that lies at the heart of all human existence. …

Paperback. Condición: New. Longhorne lived alone and he understood that he would die alone. Only behind the walls of his isolation, could he attain the order and calm that he required; only there could he find the peace that made his existence bearable. Insulated also from his feelings and memories, he hoped for nothing, demanded nothing, expected nothing. Until his thirty-first birthday.A trivial incident initiates a cascade of experiences until control of his carefully regulated mind is wrested from him, changing the course of his life and the lives of others. In the space of a few days, every protective barrier that he had painstakingly fashioned is breached until he is forced to confront the truth about his past: the truth about himself.Step by step, he realises that the mysterious and powerful forces that have taken control of him are not external; in ways that he cannot fully fathom, they are part of him, and he is part of them. In connecting with himself, has he stumbled upon something fundamental that lies at the heart of all human existence. …

Paperback. Condición: New. Amy has been sent to live with her aunt at Meadow Hill Manor in Belper, Derbyshire, to help her 'recover'. Rumours abound that the house is haunted, but Amy doesn't care. It's just another place to live and Amy is determined not to care about anything. What would be the point?Amy's obsession with shutting the world out is interrupted when she hears strange noises in the house. Here she finds herself drawn to a mysterious, magical power hidden within the building. Should she ignore it, or should she face her fears and embrace this strange, new magic?Heart-warming and unique, The Butterflies of Meadow Hill Manor is a moving fantasy fiction which sensitively weaves themes of grief and anxiety along with friendship and discovery to deliver a truly magical story.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Kabul 2005: the body of Waheed, a UN agency driver, is found in a vehicle riddled with bullet holes.Gil Moncrief, an agency advisor already struggling over his wife's mysterious disappearance, searches for Waheed's killer in a city of intrigue and insecurity where police have no modern methods of detection or interest in solving the case. Through his search, Gil comes up against the ruthless men involved in schemes of bootlegging, corruption, kidnapping and heroin production.In the centre of it all is a small plastic figure of Elvis that dangles from the windscreen; the key to unmasking the killer.DS Macdonald weaves an intricate mystery influenced by his own experiences while travelling and working in Afghanistan.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Set in a small fishing town in southern Italy called Termoli and centred around, and narrated by, the ancient castle at the heart of the town that views the stories and lives of the towns' inhabitants. The novel revolves around Thomas (an English fisherman), his flatmate Roderigo and a mysterious woman, Mariella. Thomas and Roderigo both fall under Mariella's spell, but as their relationships strengthen, friendships are destroyed, falsehoods are told, and dark pasts are revealed. Emeralds Among the Sand considers the subject of love in many forms, from conditional to unrequited love and shows how love can both trap us and set us free. Francesca Fratamico takes us to the heart of an Italian town full of intriguing characters and complex stories.…

Paperback. Condición: New. "Sit back and watch.""Watch what?""Why, the trees grow, of course.""That'll take a lifetime.""Perhaps."Zach has always been different. Now aged eleven and starting secondary school he wants nothing more than to be like other children. But when the school bully discovers that Zach famously went missing in Sherwood Forest for four years of his life, the teasing starts. If only Zach could remember what happened to him in the forest, he might be able to defend himself. With the help of his enigmatic form teacher and his friends, Zach attempts to solve the mystery of his lost years in the woods. He uncovers a centuries-old environmental conflict and magic that could change the world.…