Teenager Lewis Hoxworthy discovers a disturbing painting in a medieval barn; a discovery which excites archaeologist Neil Watson who is excavating an ancient manor house nearby But when former rock star Jonny Shellmer is found shot through the head in Lewis's father's field & Lewis himself goes missing after contacting a man on the internet Detective Inspector Wesley Peterson & his boss Gerry Heffernan face one of their most intriguing cases yet It seems that the Devon village of Derenham is not only full of resident celebrities seeking the rural idyll but full of secrets ancient & modern Lewis's distraught parents seem to have something to hide Then the mysterious owner of a new age shop is silenced before she can reveal what she knows about Jonny Shellmer Is Jonny's death linked to Lewis's disappearance? & does Jonny's best known song ' Angel' contain a clue? As Neil Watson uncovers the story of Derenham's medieval past it becomes clear that the Derenham Doom
- a painted portrayal of hell & judgement more than half a millennium old
- holds the key to the mystery & as events reach a terrifying climax Wesley Peterson has to act swiftly if he is to save a young life

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The hill people & the Mexicans arrived on the same day It was a Wednesday early in September 1952 The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with two weeks to go & the season looked hopeless The cotton however was waist high to my father almost over my head & he & my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard It could be a good crop Thus begins the new novel from John Grisham a story inspired by his own childhood in rural Arkansas The narrator is a seven year old farm boy named Luke Chandler who lives in the cotton fields with his parents & grandparents in a little house that's never been painted The Chandlers farm eighty acres that they rent not own & when the cotton is ready they hire a truckload of Mexicans & a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it For six weeks they pick cotton battling the heat the rain the fatigue & sometimes each other As the weeks pass Luke sees & hears things no seven year old could possibly be prepared for & finds himself keeping secrets that not only threaten the crop but will change the lives of the Chandlers forever A Painted House is a moving story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience ...

With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts Research Professor of English University of Sussex A Pair of Blue Eyes though early in the sequence of Hardy's novels is lively & gripping Its dramatic cliff-hanging episode for example is at once tense ironic feministic & erotic With settings in Wessex & London the novel also has some strongly autobiographical features as the blue-eyed heroine Elfride Swancourt is based largely on Emma Gifford who became Thomas Hardy's first wife Elfride's vivacious nature attracts several lovers but she is beset by sexual prejudice & the ensuing ironies reveal the constraints of her times A Pair of Blue Eyes provides an engaging & moving experience for today's readers ...

' At night among the reeds on the bayou Chicot could still hear the woman's wail mingled now with the croaking of the frogs' From one of the most daring writers of fin-de-siecle America five stories of awakening that range from Louisiana's plantations & poverty-stricken bayous to its gilded cities Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Kate Chopin (1850-1904) The Awakening & Selected Stories & At Fault are available in Penguin Classics ...

Tracklist LP-A1 As It Begins LP-A2 When The World Becomes Undone LP-A3 Love The Ones You Hate LP-A4 Fell In My Hole LP-B1 Succumbing To The Event Horizon LP-B2 Vultures LP-B3 End Of Days LP-C1 The Woods LP-C2 We All Break Down LP-C3 Lay With The Wicked LP-D1 Splinters LP-D2 Dreams Of The End LP-D3 Closure CD-1 As It Begins CD-2 When The World Becomes Undone CD-3 Love The Ones You Hate CD-4 Fell In My Hole CD-5 Succumbing To The Event Horizon CD-6 Vultures CD-7 End Of Days CD-8 The Woods CD-9 We All Break Down CD-10 Lay With The Wicked CD-11 Splinters CD-12 Dreams Of The End CD-13 Closure ...

In this accessible guide to bilingualism in the family & the classroom Colin Baker delivers a realistic picture of the joys & difficulties of raising bilingual children The Q&A format of this book makes it the natural choice for the busy parent or teacher who needs an easy reference guide to the most frequently asked questions This revised edition

Includes:: more information on bilingualism in the digital age & incorporates the latest research in areas such as neonatal language experience multilingualism language mixing & the effect that siblings have on family language choice

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A unique collection of stunning photographs & detailed portraits of over fifty of the most striking owl species around the ...

Chris Stewart's Driving Over Lemons (9780956003805) told the story of his move to a remote mountain farm in Las Alpujarras
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Exploring issues of colonialism faith & the limits of comprehension EM Forster's A Passage to India is edited by Oliver Stallybrass with an introduction by Pankaj Mishra When Adela Quested & her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore they quickly feel trapped by its insular & prejudiced ' Anglo-Indian' community Determined to escape the parochial English enclave & explore the 'real India' they seek the guidance of the charming & mercurial Dr Aziz a cultivated Indian Muslim But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz & the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the centre of a scandal that rouses violent passions among both the British & their Indian subjects A masterly portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism A Passage to India compellingly depicts the fate of individuals caught between the great political & cultural conflicts of the modern world In his introduction Pankaj Mishra outlines Forster's complex engagement with Indian society & culture This edition reproduces the Abinger text & notes & also

Includes:: four of Forster's essays on India a chronology & further reading E M Forster (1879-1970) was a noted English author & critic & a member of the Bloomsbury group His first novel Where Angels Fear To Tread appeared in 1905 The Longest Journey appeared in 1907 followed by A Room With A View (1908) based partly on the material from extended holidays in Italy with his mother Howards End (1910) was a story that centred on an English country house & dealt with the clash between two families one interested in art & literature the other only in business Maurice was revised several times during his life & finally published posthumously in 1971 If you enjoyed A Passage to India you might like Rudyard Kipling's Kim also available in Penguin Classics' His great book masterly in its presence & its lucidity' Anita Desai

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play David Lean made a comeback after a 12 year absence with this Oscar-winning adaptation of EM Forster&s novel Judy Davis plays Miss Quested a young English woman recently arrived in India who accuses the seemingly humble Dr Aziz (Victor Banerjee) of raping her during a trip to the Marabar caves The subsequent trial lays bare the tensions which exist between the native population & the British colonialists as well as the sexual repression which lurks under the surface of the polite society the British attempt to recreate on foreign soil ...