A masterly tale of secrets & ill-fated loves told with perception & sensitivity 336 pages Norton Graham ...

The classic book that inspired Kes the famous film now published as a Penguin Essential for the first time Barry Hines's A Kestrel for a Knave was published in 1968 & was made into one of the key British films of the sixties Billy Casper is beaten by his drunken brother ignored by his mother & failing at school He seems destined for a hard miserable life down the pits but for a brief time he finds one pleasure in life a wild kestrel that he has raised & tamed himself ...

Melissa Caughey shares her advice in an engaging way so that kids understand what it means to keep chickens & what kind of housing food equipment & care the chickens will need to thrive She also

Includes:: ideas for lots of creative activities sure to spark enthusiasm & imagination such as speaking chicken creating a veggie pinata for the flock & making a chicken fort in the backyard She even offers ten egg-centric recipes that kids will love to make & eat including French toast egg drop soup & Mexican egg pizza

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As Christmas of 1354 approaches the town is gripped by the worst blizzards in living memory As physician of Michaelhouse Matthew Bartholomew struggles to help the poorer citizens cope with freezing temperatures while his colleagues prepare for the festivities The weather has trapped many travellers in the town including Matthew's erstwhile love Philippa She & her wealthy husband Walter are invited to Michaelhouse for the main feast & Matthew hopes their stay will be brief
- but a man found dead in a nearby church turns out to be Walter's servant & then events conspire to ensure that Walter will never leave Cambridge again
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A car hurtles down the driveway of a luxury villa in Switzerland The driver is a young woman Lucia Bernardi Inside the house ...

After 1918 post-war euphoria spread across Europe & America Technology was changing the pace of life & aeroplanes motorcars & ocean liners were making the world a smaller place with enhanced communications Some were making their fortunes & for those who could afford it it was an exciting time of cocktail parties nightclubs & jazz Fashion was Paris elegance the Paris Expo of 1925 & Art Deco with the lure of the avant-garde; but much of the wealth was in America represented by the jazz age glamour The Great Gatsby & Hollywood & the emancipated wealthy fashionable woman of means wanted newly-designed jewellery & accessories decorated with contemporary motifs to reflect her new status The vanity case the ultimate jewelled fashion accessory was designed & made mostly in Paris by the skilled designers & craftsmen who understood that the fashionable modern woman needed a practical solution to containing her lipstick powder compact cigarettes lighter theatre tickets keys & all the other small paraphernalia about her person Made of precious metals including platinum & gold with inlays of lacquer gemstones mother of pearl jade or enamel these &reticules& took hundreds of hours of patient craftsmanship to complete & were very very expensive Objects of desire to be passed round & shown off at gatherings of the super-rich they became miniature status symbols to be seen with at the opera or restaurant ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play In 1960s New York Walter Stackhouse (Patrick Wilson) is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara (Jessica Biel) who leads a seemingly perfect life But his fascination with an unsolved murder leads him into a spiral of chaos as he is forced to play cat-&-mouse with a clever killer & an over-ambitious detective while at the same time lusting after another woman Actors Patrick Wilson Jessica Biel Haley Bennett Eddie Marsan Vincent Kartheiser Directors Andy Goddard Writers Susan Boyd Producers Susan Boyd Ted Hope Kelly Mc Cormick Christine Vachon Language English Subtitles Bulgarian Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French Greek Hungarian Icelandic Norwegian Portuguese Romanian Serbian Slovak Slovene Spanish Swedish Dubbed Spanish Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

Rafiki presents the new born lion cub Simba on Pride Rock This Lion King figurine is made from resin Unique variations are to be expected as this product is hand painted Packed in a branded gift box Not a toy or children&s product Intended for adults only ...

The Spirit of Christmas A collection of delightful wooden decorations that capture the essence of that special time of year This glass dome Christmas decoration encases a festive Santa adorned with royal throne & ribbon to help hang off your Christmas tree This classic vintage style decorative Kloche will make a stunning display in your home Material Glass with a wooden base Packaging Presented in a branded unique giftbox ...

London 1944 Britain's capital is back in the firing line It has been several years since the Blitz ended but now death is dropping from the skies once more Has the tide of war turned again? Anna Cooper survived the Blitz but she lost her mother & the people closest to her Amid the flames & rubble she discovered that everything she thought she knew about her family was a lie She learned that nobody was prepared to take an orphaned girl seriously & she decided to fight back Now Anna flies warplanes for the Air Transport Auxiliary but she knows it is not enough Hitler is ready to unleash one final terrifying secret weapon against which there is no defence But Anna won't let that happen If there is no defence there is only one option attack ...