A vivid unforgettable story of an unlikely sisterhood-an emotionally powerful & haunting tale of friendship that illuminates the plight of women in a traditional culture-from the author of the bestselling The Pearl That Broke Its Shell & When the Moon Is Low For two decades Zeba was a loving wife a patient mother & a peaceful villager But her quiet life is shattered when her husband Kamal is found brutally murdered with a hatchet in the courtyard of their home Nearly catatonic with shock Zeba is unable to account for her whereabouts at the time of his death Her children swear their mother could not have committed such a heinous act Kamal's family is sure she did & demands justice Barely escaping a vengeful mob Zeba is arrested & jailed As Zeba awaits trial she meets a group of women whose own misfortunes have also led them to these bleak cells thirty-year-old Nafisa imprisoned to protect her from an honor killing; twenty-five-year-old Latifa who ran away from home with her teenage sister but now stays in the prison because it is safe shelter; & nineteen-year-old Mezhgan pregnant & unmarried waiting for her lover's family to ask for her hand in marriage Is Zeba a cold-blooded killer these young women wonder or has she been imprisoned as they have been for breaking some social rule? For these women the prison is both a haven & a punishment Removed from the harsh & unforgiving world outside they form a lively & indelible sisterhood Into this closed world comes Yusuf Zeba's Afghan-born American-raised lawyer whose commitment to human rights & desire to help his motherland have brought him back With the fate of this seemingly ordinary housewife in his hands Yusuf discovers that like Afghanistan itself his client may not be at all what he imagines A moving look at the lives of modern Afghan women A House Without Windows is astonishing frightening & triumphant ...

Matt Hopwood set off with just a small bag & a walking stick no possessions & an open mind to walk many hundreds of miles the length & breadth of the country He relied entirely on the generosity of strangers for shelter & asked people to tell him their transforming stories They did All of these deeply enthralling profoundly honest stories weave a web of tenderness connection compassion & community For some people their love story will span decades & tell a tale of romantic love evolving through the passing years Others' stories express fleeting moments of connection care concern Most love stories are marked by sadness & loss Some stories are concerned with maternal & paternal love others with a love of place a visceral connection with spirit through landscape Love stories also connect deeply with our identities in how we belong & how we are welcomed in society Each story is different Each beautiful Each valuable ...

WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION CONTEMPORARY ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD 2015 As heart wrenching & life-affirming as One Day or Me Before You A HUNDRED PIECES OF ME is a story about what it means to finally live life to the full Letters from the only man she's ever truly loved A keepsake of the father she never really knew A blue glass vase that catches the light on a grey day Gina Bellamy is starting again after a few years she'd rather forget But the belongings she's treasured for so long don't seem to fit who she is now So Gina makes a resolution She'll keep just a hundred special items
- the rest can go But that means coming to terms with her past & learning to embrace the future whatever it might bring ' Bittersweet lovely & ultimately redemptive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better' Jojo Moyes' Such a brilliant book So satisfying & clever & deeply moving I'll be passing it on to all my friends' Sophie Kinsella' This vibrant & uplifting novel has not only entertained me hugely but made me change the way I look at life' Katie Fforde
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There once was a hungry lion a penguin (Well he was just here) a little calico kitten (I could have sworn I just saw him) a brown mouse (Now wait a second) a bunny with floppy ears & a bunny with un-floppy ears (Okay this is just getting ridiculous) a frog a bat a pig a slightly bigger pig a wooly sheep a koala a hen & also a turtle Hey! What's going on here The very hungry lion is all set to enjoy an exciting day with his other animal pals But all of a sudden his friends start disappearing at an alarming rate! Is someone stealing the hungry lion's friends or is the culprit a littlecloser to home? With sharp wit adorable illustrations & hysterical twists galore this debut picture book asks
- what do you think happened to the hungry lion's friends?
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Martin Clunes & Keeley Hawes star in this made-for-TV crime drama based on the true story of the 1940s serial killer John George Haigh After mistakenly believing a Latin term to mean that murder can only be proven with the evidence of a body Haigh (Clunes) discovers a way to get rid of potential victims by using sulphuric acid He first kills his friend Donald Mc Swan (Neil Mc Kinven) in order to assume control of his business but in order to increase his finances Haigh takes a number of further victims When those who knew the deceased become suspicious a criminal investigation is launched & it looks as though Haigh&s murderous ways will finally be put to a stop Actors Martin Clunes Keeley Hawes Richard Hope & Celia Imrie Director Harry Bradbeer Certificate 15 years & over Languages English ...

A beautiful & informative alphabet book created in association with the National Galley
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Mohamed El-Bachiri is a Muslim He lost his wife Loubna in the Brussels bombing of March 2016
- a young woman murdered by a fanatical
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Alongside a satisfying relationship a career we love is one of the foremost requirements for a fulfilled life Unfortunately it is devilishly hard to understand oneself well enough to know quite where one's energies should be directed A Job To Love is designed to help us out of some of these impasses It is a guide to how we can better understand ourselves & locate a job that is right for us With compassion & a deeply practical spirit this book guides us to discover our true talents & to make sense of our confused desires & aspirations before it is too late ...

An invaluable collection of poetry for use by teachers at every stage of school life from primary to mid-teens The poems are arranged by age of the child from six to fourteen & provide support for the subject matter of lessons from botany & physics to history & astronomy They encompass a wide variety of moods from gratitude & wonder at the natural world to the courage & heroism of individuals pitted agains the odds & range from ancient Egypt to modern times Works by well-known poets -- Shakespeare Blake Wordsworth Browning -- are found together with the refreshingly unfamilar Sections on alliterative verse riddles tongue-twisters action verses & the seasons of the year provide a stimulus for practical activities in the classroom Also included are meditative verses for teachers to help them deepen their understanding of the children in their care A resource book to treasure it will awaken a love of poetry in both young & old ...

From steam engine to spaceship tractor to tandem take a journey into the weird & wonderful world of transportation! Travel back in time & explore the first bikes cars trains & planes Then discover shiny new modes of transport & explore the amazing ways machines transport us around today Packed with lively illustrations & fun facts plus a free fold-out poster this delightful informative picture book will be a brilliant addition to any bookshelf ...