On the Letherii continent the exiled Malazan army commanded by Adjunct Tavore begins its march into the eastern Wastelands, to fight for an unknown cause against an enemy it has never seen.

The fate awaiting the Bonehunters is one no soldier can prepare for, & one no mortal soul can withstand

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On the Letherii continent the exiled Malazan army commanded by Adjunct Tavore begins its march into the eastern Wastelands, to fight for an unknown cause against an enemy it has never seen.

The fate awaiting the Bonehunters is one no soldier can prepare for, & one no mortal soul can withstand

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It is 1943, & Captain Mike Blackwood, Royal Marine Commando, is a survivor. Young, toughened & tried in the hellish crucible of Burma, he labours, sometimes faltering, beneath the weight of tradition, the glorious heritage of his family, & the burden of his own self-doubt.
For Blackwood, the horizon is not the lip of the trench seen by men of the Corps in the previous war, but the ramp of a landing craft smashing down into the sea, & the fire of the enemy on a Sicilian beach. Here, tradition is not enough, & Mike Blackwood must find within himself qualities of leadership which will inspire those Royal Marines who are once again the first to l&, & among the first to die.
This is the fourth novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family & the tradition in which they served.

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It is 1943, & Captain Mike Blackwood, Royal Marine Commando, is a survivor. Young, toughened & tried in the hellish crucible of Burma, he labours, sometimes faltering, beneath the weight of tradition, the glorious heritage of his family, & the burden of his own self-doubt.
For Blackwood, the horizon is not the lip of the trench seen by men of the Corps in the previous war, but the ramp of a landing craft smashing down into the sea, & the fire of the enemy on a Sicilian beach. Here, tradition is not enough, & Mike Blackwood must find within himself qualities of leadership which will inspire those Royal Marines who are once again the first to l&, & among the first to die.
This is the fourth novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family & the tradition in which they served.

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It is 1943, & Captain Mike Blackwood, Royal Marine Commando, is a survivor. Young, toughened, & tried in the hellish crucible of Burma, he labours, sometimes faltering, beneath the weight of tradition, the glorious heretage of his family, & the burden of his own self doubt. For him, the horizon is not the lip of the trench seen by men of the Corps in the previous war, but the ramp of a landing craft smashing down into the sea, & the fire of the enemy on a Sicilian beach. Here, tradition is not enough, & Mike Blackwood must find within himself qualities of leadership which will inspire those Royal Marines who are once again the first to l&, & among the first to die. ...

April knows she was found in a dustbin fourteen years ago as a new-born baby. & now she's fairly happily settled with her foster mother, Marion. But she's desperate to recall what happened in the intervening years, & to see if she can find out where she really came from in the first place.

A highly moving but very accessible novel, in Jacqueline Wilson's unique, acclaimed & adored style.

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April knows she was found in a dustbin fourteen years ago as a new-born baby. & now she's fairly happily settled with her foster mother, Marion. But she's desperate to recall what happened in the intervening years, & to see if she can find out where she really came from in the first place.

A highly moving but very accessible novel, in Jacqueline Wilson's unique, acclaimed & adored style.

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It is autumn in the Somerset town of Glastonbury. Lance Bradley is idling away his life there as usual when he receives a call for help from the eccentric sister of his old friend Rupert Alder. Inexplicably, Rupe has stopped sending the money that his dysfunctional siblings depend on. Reluctantly, Lance goes to London to learn what he can, only to find that his friend has vanished. His employers, a shipping company, believe he is guilty of a major fraud. A Japanese businessman called Hashimoto claims he has stolen a document of life & death importance. & a private detective who has been trying to trace on Rupert's behalf an American called Townley has been warned off by unnamed but immensely powerful interests. Townley, it seems, was involved in a mysterious death at Wilderness Farm, near Glastonbury, back in 1963, that year of so many shattering events which just happens also to be the year of Lance's birth.

No sooner has Lance decided that whatever Rupert was up to is too risky
for him to get involved in than he finds that he already is involved, & the only way out is to get in deeper still. Where is Rupert? What is the document he has stolen? Who is Townley? & what happened in the summer of 1963 that holds the key to a secret more devastating than Lance Bradley could ever have imagined?

Dying to Tell is a classic Robert Goddard mystery, intricate, compelling, & this time with a denoument that is, quite literally, sensational.




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It is autumn in the Somerset town of Glastonbury. Lance Bradley is idling away his life there as usual when he receives a call for help from the eccentric sister of his old friend Rupert Alder. Inexplicably, Rupe has stopped sending the money that his dysfunctional siblings depend on. Reluctantly, Lance goes to London to learn what he can, only to find that his friend has vanished. His employers, a shipping company, believe he is guilty of a major fraud. A Japanese businessman called Hashimoto claims he has stolen a document of life & death importance. & a private detective who has been trying to trace on Rupert's behalf an American called Townley has been warned off by unnamed but immensely powerful interests. Townley, it seems, was involved in a mysterious death at Wilderness Farm, near Glastonbury, back in 1963, that year of so many shattering events which just happens also to be the year of Lance's birth.

No sooner has Lance decided that whatever Rupert was up to is too risky
for him to get involved in than he finds that he already is involved, & the only way out is to get in deeper still. Where is Rupert? What is the document he has stolen? Who is Townley? & what happened in the summer of 1963 that holds the key to a secret more devastating than Lance Bradley could ever have imagined?

Dying to Tell is a classic Robert Goddard mystery, intricate, compelling, & this time with a denoument that is, quite literally, sensational.




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Many children spend their entire school lives struggling with their work. Research has shown that at least 10-15 per cent of children with apparently normal learning ability will show a significant problem with school learning. They may feel that whatever they do it is not good enough ...