The thought of being cooped up in Blandings Castle with Clarence, the Earl of Emsworth, Galahad & Freddie, appalled Colonel Wedge. But the arrival of Tipton Plimsoll, a rich young American, brightened his horizon. Tip-ton, in his opinion, was quite the companion for his daughter, Veronica, the dumbest beauty listed in the pages of Debrett. ...

Features 18 of the author's favourite ingredients, each of which she takes on a 'flavour journey'. Whether it's lamb, aubergines or lemons, this title provides an insight into how she comes up with her bold flavour combinations & then encourages you to experiment with the recipes & make them your own. ...

Comedy about the new boy in town whose self-aggrandizing lies come home to roost. Sam Leonard (Ryan Pinkston) is the new kid at Bridgeport High &
- sporting a Neil Diamond c.1971 haircut & having just been dropped off from an Isuzu sedan
- his work is cut out for him in the making pals dept. Sam's counsellor advises him that twisting the truth might be the way to make friends so he becomes a full-on pants-on-fire case. By lunchtime, as far as everyone is concerned, his Porsche is in the shop, his dad is a pretty big rockstar & a few hot babes including one blonde young teacher are even taking a shine to him. His worries about being found out are soon allayed by dint of the fact that his lies, after a magical mirror breaking incident, start to come true. His dad is a washed-up hippie muso who signs him a beer now & then, there's a red Porsche in the garage belonging to him & he's the top shooter on the school basketball team. Only one girl sees through it all
- the one girl who liked him without the lies anyway...


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