National Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2013 They lied to protect their country He told the truth to save it A gripping historical thriller from the bestselling author of FATHERLAND January 1895 On a freezing morning in the heart of Paris an army officer Georges Picquart witnesses a convicted spy Captain Alfred Dreyfus being publicly humiliated in front of twenty thousand spectators baying ‘ Death to the Jew!’ The officer is rewarded with promotion Picquart is made the French army’s youngest colonel & put in command of ‘the Statistical Section’ – the shadowy intelligence unit that tracked down Dreyfus The spy meanwhile is given a punishment of medieval cruelty Dreyfus is shipped off to a lifetime of solitary confinement on Devil’s Island – unable to speak to anyone not even his guards his case seems closed forever But gradually Picquart comes to believe there is something rotten at the heart of the Statistical Section When he discovers another German spy operating on French soil his superiors are oddly reluctant to pursue it Despite official warnings Picquart persists & soon the officer & the spy are in the same predicament… Narrated by Picquart An Officer & a Spy is a compelling recreation of a scandal that became the most famous miscarriage of justice in history Compelling too are the echoes for our modern world an intelligence agency gone rogue justice corrupted in the name of national security a newspaper witch-hunt of a persecuted minority & the age-old instinct of those in power to cover-up their crimes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Catherine Steadman & Jacqueline Bisset star in this drama directed by Don Mc Brearty Aspiring writer Tilly (Steadman) has been travelling around Europe with her grandmother Isabella (Bisset) being shown what it is like to live in modern 1870&s society As they arrive in Dublin Isabella plans to teach Tilly the value of letters & the written word & she sets up a meeting with Ireland&s poet laureate the Earl of Shannon (Robert O& Mahoney) What Isabella fails to tell Tilly however is that the Earl of Shannon is a past love & she hopes that he will pull some strings to get Tilly&s work published ...

Storytelling kept alive the myths legends & history of the Blasket Islands In her old age Peig Sayers recounted her life to her son who recorded the tale in this book She recalls the events of her life & her simple philosophy in a moving poetic style Such everyday tasks as collecting turf for roots catching & eating seals & preparing for a wake are depicted alongside such momentous events as drownings at sea pilgrimages & the spread of the news of the Easter uprising in 1916 There were 'clouds of sorrow' but helping to lift them was the friendship she found in the community which 'was like a little rose in the wilderness' The Blasket Islands are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula Until their evacuation just after the Second World War the lives of the 150 or so Blasket Islanders had remained unchanged for centuries A rich oral tradition of story-telling poetry & folktales kept alive the legends & history of the islands & has made their literature famous throughout the world The 7 Blasket Island books published by OUP contain memoirs & reminiscences from within this literary tradition evoking a way of life which has now vanished ...

Mark Stevenson has been to the future a few years ahead of the rest of us
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An unfortunate accident as a toddler left both of Malcolm Linsell's hands burned At the age of 13 a Plastic surgeon released a burns scar contracture on his right hand & it was from this day on that unknowingly inspired Malcolm to become a plastic surgeon ...

Jeremy Oakshott Fellow of Jerusalem Hall & an authority on the Crusades is content with life until renowned archaeologist Mrs Lestrange urges him to join her expedition to Syria His wealthy uncle Ambrose Littlemore refuses to help him & is murdered soon afterwards Detective Inspector Antrobus has already investigated the savage murder of one of Oakeshott's old friends but the scholar's alibis are completely water-tight Assisted by his doctor friend Sophia Jex-Blake Antrobus looks further afield visiting two criminal lunatic asylums a remote nunnery & a quiet country village where at last they uncover the truth about five savage murders & the identity of their perpetrator ...

An Unbreakable Bond is the gripping second novel in The Breckton Novels from bestselling saga author Mary Wood It is 1913 & for best friends Megan & Hattie born at the turn of the century & brought up in a convent orphanage in Leeds the time has come to make their way in the world Megan is to become an apprentice seamstress & Hattie is to work as a scullery maid at Lord Marley's country residence Once separated Megan begins to excel at dress-making but Hattie is less fortunate After a devastating encounter with Lord Marley she is forced to earn a living working the streets where she uncovers horrors greater than any she could have imagined As the two grow up both Megan & Hattie's paths are beset with danger at every turn with the heinous Lord Marley never far away Can their unbreakable bond carry them through their suffering & allow them to make way for true love that may be just around the corner? ...

An argument A crash In an instant Joanna's world is changed forever One minute Joanna Schrock was arguing with her parents & the next her parents' lives were claimed in a hit-&-run buggy accident Her body is broken but her heart is in even deeper pain- after all how do you cope with your parents' deaths when your last words were spoken in anger? After an extended stint in a physical rehabilitation center Joanna re-enters her Amish life But nothing is the same-not even her feelings for Andrew Beiler Joanna has loved Andrew since the age of twelve & her feelings have not changed throughout the years She is thrilled when Andrew wants to get married but she wonders whether it's love he's feeling or pity As the couple's wedding date approaches Joanna isn't overcome with the deep joy she was hoping to feel; instead she's wracked with anxiety & guilt Joanna hears God whispering to her Be strong & courageous but she's afraid that courage looks a lot like walking away from her dreams & into the plan of her Heavenly Father If Joanna takes the first step toward healing will it cost her everything she's ever wanted? Or could God be changing the desires of her heart? ...

Belgium 1917 At a military hospital in Poperinge close to the horrors of the front line Sister Helen Chalmers strives tirelessly to save the many injured soldiers brought in from battle The hardships of war & the need for comfort throws Helen into the arms of the eminent surgeon Captain Richard Carson
- although she knows a romance with a married man will never last It's not long before Helen is swept off her feet by Captain James Havers a man with whom she can see a future When James is injured in the fighting he is sent back to Britain to recover But it's soon clear his injuries are more than just physical; the violence of warfare has left him a changed man Helen must summon what strength she can to help the man she loves overcome the lasting & devastating effects of war
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" What&s a kiss?" This lively 65th Anniversary commemorative piece from Jim Shore captures Wendy&s innocent attempt to enlighten Peter Pan on the subject while a disapproving Tink swoops in to put a stop to things This perfect gift or self purchase is made from resin Unique variations should be expected as this product is hand painted Packed in branded gift box Not a toy or children&s product Intended for adults only ...