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 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Drama based on the novel by Mark Spragg Einar Gilkyson (Robert Redford) was a successful rancher until he developed a serious drinking problem Now on the wagon Einar looks after what&s left of his spread with his friend Mitch (Morgan Freeman) a one-time cowhand who never fully recovered after being mauled by a bear Einar&s son Griffin died in a car crash while Griffin&s wife Jean (Jennifer Lopez) was driving & Einar never forgave Jean for the death When Jean arrives on his doorstep eleven years later accompanied by a granddaughter he has never met he reluctantly allows them to stay But old trouble makes its way back to town in two ways
- Jean&s violent boyfriend Gary (Damien Lewis) tracks her down & wants to make her pay for leaving him while the bear who attacked Mitch comes down from the mountains looking for new prey
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For the twentieth anniversary of the Matthew Bartholomew series Sphere is delighted to reissue the first three books with beautiful new series-style covers In 1350 the people of Cambridge are struggling to overcome the effects of the Black Death
- & with a high mortality rate among priests & monks the townsfolk are vulnerable to sinister cults that have sprung up At Michaelhouse Matthew Bartholomew is training new physicians when the body of a friar is found in the massive chest that the University uses to store precious documents While investigating Bartholomew stumbles across a derelict church being used as a meeting place for the mysterious sect he believes is at the heart of a web of blackmail & deceit
- with intention to overthrow the established religion

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There is a dark secret that is hiding at the heart of New York City & diminishing the city's magicians' power in this fantasy thriller by acclaimed author Kat Howard In New York City magic controls everything But the power of magic is fading No one knows what is happening except for Sydney-a new rare magician with incredible power that has been unmatched in decades & she may be the only person who is able to stop the darkness that is weakening the magic But Sydney doesn't want to help the system she wants to destroy it Sydney comes from the House of Shadows which controls the magic with the help of sacrifices from magicians ...

Aaliya Saleh lives alone in her Beirut apartment surrounded by stockpiles of books Godless fatherless childless & divorced Aaliya is her family's 'unnecessary appendage' Every year she translates a new favourite book into Arabic then stows it away The thirty-seven books that Aaliya has translated over her lifetime have never been read
- by anyone This breathtaking portrait of a reclusive woman follows Aaliya's digressive mind as it ricochets across visions of past & present Beirut Colourful musings on literature philosophy & art are invaded by memories of the Lebanese Civil War & Aaliya's own volatile past As she tries to overcome her ageing body & spontaneous emotional upwellings Aaliya is faced with an unthinkable disaster that threatens to shatter the little life she has left A love letter to literature & its power to define who we are the prodigiously gifted Rabih Alameddine has given us a magnificent rendering of one woman's life in the Middle East
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With an introduction by Andrew Solomon' It stands alone in the literature of manic depression for its bravery brilliance & beauty' Oliver Sacks I was used to my mind being my best friend Now all of a sudden my mind had turned on me it mocked me for my vapid enthusiasms; it laughed at all of my foolish plans; it no longer found anything interesting or enjoyable or worthwhile Dr Kay Redfield Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic depression (bipolar disorder)
- & has experienced its terrors & cruel allure first-hand While pursuing her career in medicine she was affected by the same exhilarating highs & catastrophic lows that afflicted many of her patients From her jubilant childhood to the disquiet that has dominated her adult life she charts a journey through her own mind & those of others An Unquiet Mind is a definitive examination of manic depression from both sides doctor & patient the healer & the healed A classic memoir of enormous candour & courage it teems with the wit & wisdom of its creator
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EVERY MOTHER IS A WOMAN WITH A PAST'A haunting debut about grief loss & motherhood' The Pool' An intriguing tale of love loss & missed opportunities written with verve & delivers an amazing twist' Sunday Mirror' Tender & moving this part-thriller part-memoir will leave you floored' Emerald Street When Katharine is found dead at the foot of her stairs it is the mystery of her life that consumes her daughter Laura The medical examiner's report in which precious parts of Katharine's body are weighed & categorised motivates Laura to write her own version of events; to bear witness to the unbearable blank space between each itemised entry It forces her to confront a new version of the woman she knew only as her mother
- a woman silenced by her own mother & wronged by her husband A woman who felt shackled by tradition & unable to love freely With the heart of a memoir & the pace of a thriller An Unremarkable Body reveals an overwhelming desire to make sense of an unfulfilled life
- & to prove that an unremarkable body does not mean an unremarkable life' Beautiful sensitive & poignant' Clarissa Goenawan author of Rainbirds' Spare confident & affecting A compelling read' Joanna Barnard author of Precocious & Hush Little Baby' An incredibly moving story of maternal love sacrifice & how little we know those closest to us' Chloe Mayer author of The Boy made from Snow

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Two families One proposal A decision that could pull them apart The much-anticipated novel from the number one bestselling author of City of Friends 336 pages Trollope Joanna ...

The story of the remarkable Tom Crean who ran away to sea aged 15 & played a memorable role in Antarctic exploration He spent more time in the unexplored Antarctic than Scott or Shackleton & outlived both Among the last to see Scott alive Crean was in the search party that found the frozen body An unforgettable story of triumph over unparalleled hardship & deprivation ...