Blending memories & family myths, Mary Mc Carthy takes us back to the twenties, when she was orphaned in a world of relations as colourful, potent & mysterious as the Catholic religion. There were her grandmothers: one was a blood-curdling Catholic who combined piousness & pugnacity; the other was Jewish & wore a veil to hide the disastrous effects of a face-lift. There was wicked Uncle Myers who beat her for the good of her soul & Aunt Margaret who laced her orange juice with castor oil & taped her lips at night to prevent unhealthy 'mouth-breathing'. ' Many a time in the course of doing these memoirs, ' Mary Mc Carthy says, 'I have wished that I were writing fiction.' But these were the people, along with the ladies of the Sacred Heart convent school, who helped to inspire her devastating sense of the sublime & ridiculous & her witty, novelist's imagination. ...

The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a fanatical tide of corrupted blood, it seethes across the l&, devouring all who fail to heed the Word of its elusive prophet, the Pannion Seer. In its path stands an uneasy alliance: Dujek Onearm's Host & the Bridgeburners ­ each now outlawed by the Empress ­ alongside their enemies of old including the grim forces of Warlord Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, & his Tiste Andii, & the Rhivi people of the Plains.
But more ancient clans too are gathering. As if in answer to some primal summons, the massed ranks of the undead T'lan Imass have risen. For it would seem something altogether darker & more malign threatens the very substance of this world. The Warrens are poisoned & rumours abound of the Crippled God, now unchained & intent on a terrible revenge...

Marking the return of many favourite characters from GARDENS OF THE MOON & introducing a host of remarkable new players, MEMORIES OF ICE is a thrilling new chapter in Erikson's magnificent epic fantasy & another triumph of storytelling.


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The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a fanatical tide of corrupted blood, it seethes across the l&, devouring all who fail to heed the Word of its elusive prophet, the Pannion Seer. In its path stands an uneasy alliance: Dujek Onearm's Host & the Bridgeburners ­ each now outlawed by the Empress ­ alongside their enemies of old including the grim forces of Warlord Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, & his Tiste Andii, & the Rhivi people of the Plains.
But more ancient clans too are gathering. As if in answer to some primal summons, the massed ranks of the undead T'lan Imass have risen. For it would seem something altogether darker & more malign threatens the very substance of this world. The Warrens are poisoned & rumours abound of the Crippled God, now unchained & intent on a terrible revenge...

Marking the return of many favourite characters from GARDENS OF THE MOON & introducing a host of remarkable new players, MEMORIES OF ICE is a thrilling new chapter in Erikson's magnificent epic fantasy & another triumph of storytelling.


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Clio is staying with her aunt, Hester, at Bridge House on the edge of Exmoor. A beautiful, remote house, where the sound of the rushing stream is never far distant, is the scene of many happy childhood memories, & Clio has no idea that it was the setting for a terrible incident after the second world war. She only ...

It has been a house of secrets for over sixty years
- Bridge House on the edge of Exmoor, beautiful & remote, a wild place where
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This fascinating anthology introduces us to a wide range of arguments on the subject of memory, the thread that holds our lives, & our history, together. Arranged in themed sections, the book

Includes:: specially commissioned essays by the editors & by writers with expertise in different fields

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John Gray's books have brought a powerful message to millions of people across the world. In this groundbreaking book he addresses an area of fundamental importance for all families
- the well being of our children. In MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS, CHILDREN ARE FROM HEAVEN, John Gray provides the ultimate guide for parenting, addressing the unique bond between parents & children. Geared to parents of chidren from birth to teens, this invaluable new handbook shows parents how to help their children become strong, confident, morally responsible adults by focusing on self-esteem & responsibility.
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