Written by one of the all-time greats of Scottish literature truly revolutionary "A Scots Quair" is a trilogy of novels " Sunset Song" (1932) " Cloud Howe" (1933) & " Grey Granite" (1934) At each book's core is the heroine Chris Guthrie as she grows from a child into adulthood through the Great War to the development of communism in the 1920s Grassic Gibbon's writing is unique & riveting blending Scots & English in an accessible style & eloquent in its humanity & celebration of nature ...

Meet Isla Sophie Dominik James & Rashida
- Scottish children representing a multicultural blend of culture & race that typifies
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' For a scream in the early hours of the morning in Soho even from a female throat to stop dead in his tracks a hard-boiled constable it had to be something entirely out of the ordinary' Soho during the blackouts of the Second World War When a piercing scream rends the air & a bloodied knife is found Detective Inspector Mac Carthy is soon on the scene He must move through the dark seedy Soho underworld
- peopled by Italian gangsters cross-dressing German spies & glamorous Austrian aristocrats
- as he attempts to unravel the connection between the mysterious Madame Rohner & the theft of secret anti-aircraft defence plans

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At Everdene setting for THE BEACH HUT two people meet both with secrets to hide Written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotion Jenna is known as The Ice Cream Girl She doesn't mind the name one bit After all it's a happy name & there are far worse jobs than selling ice creams on Everdene beach Craig spends as much time as he can at the beach hut in Everdene he rents with a few of his mates As a policeman it is a restful change from his daily life & he's surfing mad One weekend he's down there on his own when he notices a girl on the beach He's young free & single & she catches his eye But on this particular summer weekend both Jenna & Craig's lives are about to change ...

The murder of two clam fishermen off the island of Pellestrina south of the Lido on the Venetian lagoon draws Commissario Brunetti into the close-knit community of the island bound together by a code of loyalty & a suspicion of outsiders worthy of the Mafia When the boss' secretary Signorina Elettra volunteers to visit the island where she has relatives Brunetti finds himself torn between his duty to solve the murders concerns for Elettra's safety & his not entirely straightforward feelings for her ...

Is Italy a united country or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities? Tim Parks goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities This is a highly personal account of one man's relationship with a country its people & its national sport A book that combines the pleasures of travel writing with a profound analysis of one country's mad mad way of keeping itself entertained ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Detective Andreas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) seemingly perfect life is thrown into disarray when he is called out to a domestic dispute between a junkie couple to find their infant son neglected & crying in a closet With red tape stopping Andreas from intervening to protect the child the usually collected policeman finds himself powerless & shaken to the core Slowly losing his grip on right & wrong he decides to take justice from outside the law & in to his own hands in an attempt to save the child from a life of destitution & an early grave ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The discovery of a deep family secret & and a passionate story as seen through the eyes of Francois an only child who invents an imaginary brother & imagines his parents& past The day he reaches 15 a family friend reveals an upsetting truth to the young Francois but one that will make him stronger Actors Cecile De France Patrick Bruel Ludivine Sagnier Julie Depardieu Mathieu Amalric Nathalie Boutefeu Yves Verhoeven Yves Jacques Sam Garbarski & Orlando Nicoletti Director Claude Miller Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Duration 2 hours & 26 minutes (approx) ...

BY THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHORWill opening the door lead to love & happy endings? Romance humour & happy-ever-after endings the delicious romantic new novel from the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of A Vintage Wedding & A Summer at Sea & Modern-day Austen Great fun& Red& Top-drawer romantic escapism& Daily Mail& Deliciously enjoyable& Red& Warm brilliant & full of love& Heat Lorna & her friend Philly work together in the grounds of a beautiful manor house in the Cotswolds But even though they are surrounded by family & friends the door to true love remains resolutely closed Could their discovery of a secret garden mean this is about to change? ...

We live our lives immersed in name brand products It's hard to drive down the street without seeing a plethora of chain restaurants car dealerships branded clothing they're all around us What most of us don't know is that the origins of many of the most well-known & beloved brands in the world are shrouded in controversy drug use & sometimes even addled with blatant racism A Secret History of Brands cuts through the rumours & urban legends & paints a picture of the true dark history of famous brands like Coca-Cola Hugo Boss Adidas Ford Bayer Chanel & BMW among others Explore the mystery of the cocaine content of Coca-Cola the Hitler-Henry Ford connection & why Bayer is famous for Asprin but began their journey with Heroin & how Kellogg's Corn Flakes were crafted to deter sexual arousal Thoroughly researched Mc Nabb details first-hand conducted interviews alongside fairly weighed research to present the decisive view of brands histories that you haven't heard of yet ...