A redemptive & captivating novel from the No 1 bestselling author of PS I Love You Ever wondered where lost things go? Ever since the day her classmate vanished Sandy Shortt has been haunted by what happens when something
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- disappears Finding has become her goal Jack Ruttle is desperate to find his younger brother who vanished into thin air a year ago He spots an ad for Sandy's missing persons agency & is certain that she will answer his prayers & find his brother But then Sandy disappears too stumbling upon a place that is a world away from the only one she has ever known Now all she wants more than anything is to find her way home

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They've got their eyes on you a quirky creepy & unforgettable adventure perfect for fans of Roald Dahl Neil Gaiman & Tim Burton violet hates living in Perfect Why does everyone have to wear special glasses to stop them going blind? What are the strange noises in the night & why is Mum acting so weird? Then Dad disappears & violet is determined to uncover the truth with the help of the mysterious Boy But returning normality to Perfect is a battle they never imagined Illustrations Black & white text throughout ...

Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2015 From the writer of BBC TV's MAN IN AN ORANGE SHIRT comes Sunday Times Top Ten hardback & paperback bestseller A PLACE CALLED WINTER
- picked for the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club & the Waterstones Book Club'A mesmerising storyteller; this novel is written with intelligence & warmth' The Times To find yourself sometimes you must lose everything A shy but privileged elder son Harry Cane has followed convention at every step Even the beginnings of an illicit dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence
- until the shock of discovery & the threat of arrest force him to abandon his wife & child & sign up for emigration to Canada Remote & unforgiving his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England & yet it is here isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape under the threat of war & madness that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength & capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before

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Richard Rogers founder of Rogers Stirk Harbour Partners is a pre-eminent architect of his generation whose approach to buildings is infused with his enthusiasm for modernism love of life & strong sense of social justice From the Pompidou Centre in Paris to the Lloyds Building in the City of London & from airports to cancer care centres to low-cost homes the buildings he & his partners have designed blend private use public space & civic value In part inspired by his 2013 Royal Academy exhibition A place for all people is a mosaic of life projects & ideas for a better society Ranging backwards & forwards over a long & creative life & integrating relationships projects stories collaborations & polemics with case studies drawings & photographs A place for all people is a dazzling & inspiring book as original as its author ...

In The Lent Factor Graham James wrote about 40 people (one for each day of Lent) who had inspired him & helped to shape his spiritual journey In this new book he turns his attention to places from the Flinders Ranges in Australia to Devil's Island (French Guiana) via the Holy Land Center Parcs & Holborn Underground Station As with the previous book each chapter of A Place for God offers a daily reflection beginning with a suggested Bible reading & ending with a short prayer & employing the same engaging combination of autobiography history & spirituality Some of the locations are well known & others very obscure what they have in common is the part they have played in the author's life in enabling his discovery of the divine in the landscape & the built environment & of a God who always locates himself in our world supremely revealed in Jesus of Nazareth' ...

From the double Man Booker prize-winner comes an extraordinary work of historical imagination
- this is Hilary Mantel's epic novel
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A devastating accident is only the start of Emily Mattison's troubles When Emily Mattison falls victim to a near-fatal accident shortly after receiving an unexpected inheritance from a distant cousin her ruthless nephew George seizes the opportunity to take control of his aunt's assets It's only when Emily reaches The Drover's Hope the former pub on the edge of the Lancashire moors bequeathed to her by her late cousin Penelope that she begins to feel safe She also discovers that love can be found in the most unexpected places But it's not so easy to escape the clutches of someone as determined as George ...

A boy exiles himself from his family through a shocking act of violence Years later having built a new life he returns to try to understand his past He attempts to reconcile with his family but the closer he gets to them the more he sets the course for disaster 320 pages No Nathan Martin ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A Place to Call Home is a sweeping romantic drama set in 1950s rural Australia following the lives of nurse Sarah Adams & the Blighs a wealthy & complicated Pastoralist family living in Inverness New South Wales where sex death & secrets are never far below the surface Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish) leads the cast as Sarah Adams a woman with a mysterious past who has returned to Australia after 20 years abroad The idyllic way of life in Inverness begins to work its magic on Sarah & she begins to heal from the horrors of World War Two & find love again But can she really find a place to call home? This DVD set contains all 33 episodes from series one to three & an additional bonus episode containing an alternative series two finale ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A Place to Call Home is a sweeping romantic drama set in 1950s rural Australia following the lives of nurse Sarah Adams & the Blighs a wealthy & complicated Pastoralist family living in Inverness New South Wales As Australia faces internal & external threats to its way of life so too do the people of Inverness & previous alliances & relationships are tested Sarah&s dilemma between her feelings for George & her duty to her husband Rene is exacerbated by a heart breaking secret; James & Olivia&s relationship is under pressure by the desire for physical fulfilment while the true parentage of Baby George is threatened with exposure; Elizabeth Bligh&s decision to leave Ash Park to explore a life of her own proves more difficult than she thought & the difference between Anna & Gino&s fairytale romance & the reality of married life threatens to tear them apart This DVD set contains all 10 episodes of series 3 & a bonus alternative series two finale ...