This collection of eight short stories combines Catherine Lim's sharp powers of observation with her insightful comments on the conflicts both internal & external brought about by love in the lives of men & women in modern-day Singapore The result is a vibrant assortment of stories & voices brimming with courage deep introspection & heartfelt emotion Powerful & riveting this collection is sure to captivate your mind & tug at your heartstrings & with its relentless prose & evocative charm ...

The third in a fantastic series of animal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters with beautiful black-&-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon A sick puppy abandoned on Jasmine's farm urgently needs her help to survive & though he adores her Jasmine doesn't know if Sky will ever trust people again But it's not until she gets into terrible danger that she finds out Brilliant storytelling that will make you laugh & cry this is Dick King-Smith for a new generation Look out for Jasmine's other adventures!A Piglet Called Truffle A Duckling Called Button ...

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not be in want Travel the shepherd's path to the green pastures & cool refreshing waters of Psalm 23 As a shepherd Phillip Keller shares his insights into the life & character of sheep-and of the Good Shepherd who loves & cares for them This beloved classic will give new meaning to the ageless Shepherd Psalm enriching your trust in & love for the Lord who watches closely over you ...

Considered a classic at the time of its publication in 1910 A Shepherd's Life is a rare account of the lives of those who lived on & worked the land in nineteenth-century rural Britain A masterful work of prose W H Hudson focuses on the story of one man a Wiltshire shepherd named Caleb Bawcombe whose tales of sheep dogs farmer's wives poachers & local fairs become a sublime account of a way of life that has largely disappeared from these shores ...

The bestselling debut saga novel of 2017 Powerful absorbing storytelling that fans of sagas by Dilly Court Rosie Goodwin & Maggie Hope will adore Sally Swann thought life couldn't get much worse Then a single coin changed hands A dismal cottage in the heart of Bolton Lancashire has been Sally's prison since Joseph Goden 'bought' her from the workhouse as his wife A drunkard & bully Joseph rules her with a rod of iron using fists & threats to keep her in check When Sally gives birth however she knows she must do anything to save her child from her husband's clutches She manages to escape & taking her baby flees for the belching chimneys of Manchester in search of her only relative But with the threat of discovery by Joseph who will stop at nothing to find her Sally must fight with every ounce of strength she has to protect herself & her son & finally be with the man who truly loves her For a fresh start does not come without a price ...

On the frozen island of Skane the sky speaks Beautiful lights appear on clear nights & their colours have meaning Green means all is well & the Goddess is happy Blue means a snow storm is on the way & then there's red Red is rare A warning Seventeen years ago the sky turned red just as Osa was born unleashing a plague that claimed the lives of hundreds of villagers including her own mother This time when the night sky once again bleeds crimson she must discover what it means before so many lives are lost again ...

They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids So reader beware--you're in for a scare! Best friends Erin & Marty love the scary " Shock Street" horror movies They're anticipating the thrill of a lifetime when they visit the Shock Street theme park But the thrill turns into a chill when they get stuck on a ride & attacked by terrifying giant bugs Will they ever get out? ...

Bartolome de Las Casas was the first & fiercest critic of Spanish colonialism in the New World An early traveller to the Americas who sailed on one of Columbus's voyages Las Casas was so horrified by the wholesale massacre he witnessed that he dedicated his life to protecting the Indian community He wrote A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies in 1542 a shocking catalogue of mass slaughter torture & slavery which showed that the evangelizing vision of Columbus had descended under later conquistadors into genocide Dedicated to Philip II to alert the Castilian Crown to these atrocities & demand that the Indians be entitled to the basic rights of humankind this passionate work of documentary vividness outraged Europe & contributed to the idea of the Spanish ' Black Legend' that would last for centuries ...

In A Short Book About Painting writer & broadcaster Andrew Marr tackles the subjects of inspiration creativity politics beauty & form How does the artist make good work? What constitutes good? How important is technique
- & the imagination? Following a serious stroke in 2013 that left him partially paralysed Marr struggled with the physical rigours of painting using oils This led to his wrestling with some of the very fundamental questions about painting as an art form in itself
- & to interrogate himself daily about brushstrokes colour balance line & texture Using his own work in progress as examples of failures & examples of techniques from classical artists right up to the present day Marr examines how the painter can improve & learn from his or her mistakes Marr's provocative political & instructive book is not just an essential resource for all amateur painters it is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the creative process & the limits of human artistic achievement

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As Graeme Williams states readers of John Milton & Beatrix Potter will know reading about bad characters tends to be much more fun than reading about good ones I confess to thinking that Paradise Lost & the Tales of Mr Tod & of Two Bad Mice are all more entertaining to read than Paradise Regained or the Flopsy Bunnies & I have found that the same is true about writing about judges' While there are plenty of books about Good English Judges indeed their goodness' may well have been one of their authors' main reasons for writing them there is as yet no book specifically about Bad Judges in this country though there are quite a few in the United States No doubt there are a number of reasons for this the law of libel within its limits protects the living & the old maxim de mortuis nil nisi bonum' may protect the dead at least for a decent interval post mortem' In recent times there have been fewer Bad Judges than in the past even though there are now more judges at every level than there were fifty years ago The position today is no doubt the result of our modern & on the whole very sensible & worthwhile practice of appointing new' permanent judges only after they have attended judicial training have sat as a judge in a part-time temporary judicial post before appointment & have performed in that capacity well enough to justify long-term judicial office ...