Discharged from the British Army in disgrace, Johnny Donoghue is eager to earn his redemption. His assignment is to slip into East Germany & arrange the defection of a top-flight scientist working on the Soviet missile systems. The British need him but cannot risk involving the Secret Intelligence Service.

No one warned Johnny, however, of the traps in store. No one reminded him how fickle politicians can be. No one really knew the horrific dangers of the East-West border.

And no one told him that the scientist



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At forty-four, Helena Treadwell thought she had everything sorted. After divorcing her control freak ex, Leonard Wallis, she & her nine-year-old son, Freddie, relocated to her home town of Castleford. She's made a happy home for them & has a successful career as a radio presenter. Finally she feels she ...

At forty-four, Helena Treadwell thought she had everything sorted. After divorcing her control freak ex, Leonard Wallis, she & her nine-year-old son, Freddie, relocated to her home town of Castleford. She's made a happy home for them & has a successful career as a radio presenter. Finally she feels she ...

When the eligible Earl of Rule offers for the hand of the Beauty of the Winwood Family, he has no notion of the distress he causes his intended. For Miss Lizzie Winwood is promised to the excellent, but impoverished Mr Edward Heron. Disaster can only be averted by the delightful impetuosity of her youngest sister, Horatia, who conceives her own, distinctly original plans.. . ...

When the eligible Earl of Rule offers for the hand of the Beauty of the Winwood Family, he has no notion of the distress he causes his intended. For Miss Lizzie Winwood is promised to the excellent, but impoverished Mr Edward Heron. Disaster can only be averted by the delightful impetuosity of her youngest sister, Horatia, who conceives her own, distinctly original plans.. . ...

Those whom God wishes to destroy he first makes mad...

The convent of Our Lady of Mercy stands alone in an uninhabited

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The year is 1827, & in a remote hut on the high plains of New South Wales, two strangers spend the night in talk. One, Carney, an illiterate Irishman, ex-convict & bushranger, is to be hanged at dawn. The other, Adair, also Irish, is an officer of the police who has been sent to supervise the hanging. As the night wears on, the two discover unexpected connections between their lives, & learn new truths. Outside the hut, Adair's troopers sit uneasily, reflecting on their own pasts & futures, waiting for the morning to come. With ironic humour & in prose of starkly evocative power, the novel moves between Australia & Ireland to explore questions of nature & justice, reason & un-reason., the workings of fate, & the small measure of freedom a man may claim in the face of death. ...

The Copper Peacock: a hideous bookmark given to Bernard, a writer, by his attractive cleaning lady, Judy. She had given him order in a hitherto chaotic life, but now the bookmark destroys all this, shattering his razor-sharp sensibilities. If only she had given herself, & not the copper peacock, then she might have lived ...

The Copper Peacock: a hideous bookmark given to Bernard, a writer, by his attractive cleaning lady, Judy. She had given him order in a hitherto chaotic life, but now the bookmark destroys all this, shattering his razor-sharp sensibilities. If only she had given herself, & not the copper peacock, then she might have lived ...

Peggy Brill understands that being a woman equals being busy, with the demands of family, career, friends, homemaking, commuting etc. etc. Realistically the way we live isn't going to change but we can change how we use & take care of our bodies. She believes the Core Programme is a daily investment for lifelong health. The benefits include getting rid of aches & pains, beating tiredness, boosting day-long energy, building strength & stamina & looking & feeling good. The Core Programme has been specifically evolved for women, unlike other fitness regimes designed for the male physique which may even damage women. It will help build strength in the core of a woman's body: the neck, back, shoulders, pelvis, abdomen & hips. Each exercise is illustrated with detailed photographs & reader self-tests throughout help women identify their own core needs & track improvement. Dozens of case histories are included, illustrating both the common problems women face & the near-instant benefits of this simple programme. ...