Is duty enough reason to live a lie? When John meets Savannah he realises he is ready to make some changes Always the angry rebel at school he has enlisted in the Army not knowing what else to do with his life Now he's ready to turn over a new leaf for the woman who has captured his heart What neither realises is that the events of 911 will change everything John is prompted to re-enlist & fulfil what he feels is his duty to his country But the lovers are young & their separation is long Can they survive the distance? ...

Director Lasse Hallstr÷m & screenwriter Jamie Linden collaborate to adapt author Nicholas Sparks& novel about a young soldier who falls for an idealistic college girl ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Laughs from the classic television comedy series in which John Lacey joins the &1-2-1 Club& for divorced people ...

Director Lasse Hallstr÷m & screenwriter Jamie Linden collaborate to adapt author Nicholas Sparks& novel about a young soldier who falls for an idealistic college girl ...

SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Dear Leader contains astonishing new insights about North Korea which could only be revealed by someone working high up in the regime It is also the gripping story of how a member of the inner circle of this enigmatic country became its most courageous outspoken critic Jang Jin-sung held one of the most senior ranks in North Korea's propaganda machine helping tighten the regime's grip over its people Among his tasks were developing the founding myth of North Korea posing undercover as a South Korean intellectual & writing epic poems in support of the dictator Kim Jong-il Young & ambitious his patriotic work secured him a bizarre audience with Kim Jong-il himself thus granting him special status as one of the ' Admitted' This meant special food provisions a travel pass & immunity from prosecution & harm He was privy to state secrets including military & diplomatic policies how the devastating ' Scrutiny' was effected & the real position of one of the country's most powerful elusive men Im Tong-ok Because he was praised by the Dear Leader himself he had every reason to feel satisfied with his lot & safe Yet he could not ignore his conscience or the disparity between his life & that of those he saw starving on the street After breaking security rules Jang Jin-sung together with a close friend was forced to flee for his life away from lies & deceit towards truth & freedom ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All 20 surviving episodes of the 1960s ITV sitcom written by & starring Rodney Bewes The series follows the trials & tribulations of Albert Courtnay (Bewes) an idealistic young man from the north of England who moves to London in search of fame & fortune but instead ends up working in a sweet factory ...

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of John Murray a sparkling anthology of letters from John Murray authors to their publisher 320 pages Mc Clay David ...

A collection of hilarious letters to & from pop stars of yesteryear Eurythmics Heaven 17 Chesney Hawkes & many many more 400 pages Philpott Derek ...

Katherine Reay's Dear Mr Knightley kept me up until 200 am; I simply couldn't put it down -Eloisa James New York Times best-selling author of Once Upon a Tower Samantha Moore has always hidden behind the words of others-namely her favorite characters in literature Now she will learn to write her own story-by giving that story to a complete stranger Sam is to say the least bookish An English major of the highest order her diet has always been Austen Dickens & Shakespeare The problem is both her prose & conversation tend to be more Elizabeth Bennet than Samantha Moore But life for the twenty-three-year-old orphan is about to get stranger than fiction An anonymous Dickensian benefactor (calling himself Mr Knightley) offers to put Sam through Northwestern University's prestigious Medill School of Journalism There is only one catch Sam must write frequent letters to the mysterious donor detailing her progress As Sam's dark memory mingles with that of eligible novelist Alex Powell her letters to Mr Knightley become increasingly confessional While Alex draws Sam into a world of warmth & literature that feels like it's straight out of a book old secrets are drawn to light & as Sam learns to love & trust Alex & herself she learns once again how quickly trust can be broken Reminding us all that our own true character is not meant to be hidden Reay's debut novel follows one young woman's journey as she sheds her protective persona & embraces the person she was meant to become Dear Mr Knightley is a stunning debut-a pure gem with humor & heart -Serena Chase USA Today
Includes: Reading Group Guide Plus Bonus Material Q & A with Katherine Reay & Sam's Reading List
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' An absolute page-turner' Mail on Sunday Dear Mr MI'd like to start by telling you that I'm doing better now I do so because you probably have no idea that I was ever doing worse Much worse in fact but I'll get to that later on Mr M is being watched As a famous writer he is no stranger to the limelight although interest in his work has been dwindling of late His print runs are smaller than they used to be as are the crowds at his bookshop signings Our narrator clearly takes a keen interest in M's work & indeed in every aspect of his life But what exactly are his intentions? & to what does Mr M owe the honour of his undivided attention? Our narrator seems to be no stranger to murder while his own story appears to bear more than a passing resemblance to the plot of Mr M's most famous novel a teacher has an affair with a student only to be brutally murdered by the girl & her teenage boyfriend The body is never found That's the problem with fiction in real life bodies have an awkward habit of turning up Mr M has used some artistic licence & our narrator is not pleased not pleased at all & just before he fades into obscurity he's prepared to give Mr M one last review & it's unlikely to be a rave Dear Mr M is an unsettling & irresistibly readable literary thriller set in the world of writing & bookselling by Herman Koch the author of the international bestseller The Dinner ...