&I write this sitting in the kitchen sink& is the first line of this timeless witty & enchanting novel about growing up Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian & impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of nowhere Her journal records her life with her beautiful bored sister Rose her fadingly glamorous stepmother Topaz her little brother Thomas & her eccentric novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer&s block However all their lives are turned upside down when the American heirs to the castle arrive & Cassandra finds herself falling in love for the first time ...

&I write this sitting in the kitchen sink’ This is the diary of Cassandra Mortmain which tells of her extraordinary family & their crumbling castle home Cassandra&s father was once a famous writer but now he mainly reads detective novels while his family slide into genteel poverty Her sister Rose is bored & beautiful & desperate to marry riches Their step-mother Topaz has habit of striding through the countryside wearing only her wellington boots But all their lives will be soon be transformed by the arrival of new neighbours from America & Cassandra finds herself falling in love BACKSTORY Get to know Dodie Smith & be inspired to keep your own diary! ...

At least 5000 years old the I Ching is a book of oracles containing the whole of human experience Used for divination it is a method of exploring the unconscious; through the symbolism of its hexagrams we are guided towards the solution of difficult problems & life situations It can also be read as a book of wisdom revealing the laws of life to which we must all attune ourselves if we are to live in peace & harmony ...

Jim Shore adds his unique artistic touch as Daffy Duck confronts Marvin the Martian & his space modulating ray gun in this harrowing scene from the classic Looney Tunes cartoon Never fear Daffy wins out & the world is saved For now Unique variations should be expected as product is hand painted Item is packed in a branded craft 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 or region free DVD player in order to play This box set features the series as originally broadcast--13 episodes of circa 50mins each I Claudius is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves& I Claudius & Claudius the God Written by Jack Pulman it proved one of the corporation&s most successful drama serials of all time It starred Derek Jacobi as Claudius with Sin Phillips Brian Blessed John Hurt & Patrick Stewart I Claudius follows the history of Rome narrated by the elderly Claudius from the death of Marcellus nephew & son-in-law of Augustus in the first episode to Claudius& own death in the last The series opens with Augustus the emperor of Rome attempting to find an heir & his wife Livia plotting to elevate her own son Tiberius to this position The plotting & double-crossing continue for many decades through the conspiracy of Sejanus & the rule of the lunatic emperor Caligula culminating in Claudius& seemingly accidental rise to power Special Features 70-minute documentary about the TV show 70-minute documentary about an abandoned 1937 film version 4 & a half minutes of alternative scenes ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2017 & THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2017THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYour body is teeming with tens of trillions of microbes It's an entire world a colony full of life In other words you contain multitudes They sculpt our organs protect us from diseases guide our behaviour & bombard us with their genes They also hold the key to understanding all life on earth In I Contain Multitudes Ed Yong opens our eyes & invites us to marvel at ourselves & other animals in a new light less as individuals & more as thriving ecosystems You'll never think about your mind body or preferences in the same way again ' Super-interesting He just keeps imparting one surprising fascinating insight after the next I Contain Multitudes is science journalism at its best' Bill Gates ...

Dog lovers will laugh out loud at the quirkiness & unbridled enthusiasm of their canine pals in this hilarious collection of poems by lovable if sometimes misguided dogs In these tongue-in-cheek poems the author who successfully interpreted the musings of poetic felines in the bestseller I Could Pee on This & Other Poems by Cats now turns his talent to our canine friends who yearn to share their creativity & explain some of their hidden motives Featuring such titles as 'I Dropped a Ball' 'I Lose My Mind When You Leave the House' & ' Can You Smell That' & accompanied by photos of the canine authors throughout I Could Chew on This perfectly captures the inner workings of the canine psyche ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An upbeat & acerbic romantic comedy with a real edge from writerdirector Amy Heckerling (Clueless) Rosie a smart sexy & successful single mom refuses to accept that life has passed her by just because she has turned 40 Rosie stays young at heart through the love & friendship she shares with her teenage daughter Then talented young actor Adam walks into her life & straight into her heart Finally Rosie seems to have met the right man though he&s many years her junior but is this just one more time she&ll have to say I could never be your woman? Actors Michelle Pfeiffer Paul Rudd Tracey Ullman Fred Willard Henry Winkler Stacey Dash Jon Lovitz & Saoirse Ronan Director Amy Heckerling Certificate 12 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 33 minutes (approx)
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Cat lovers can rejoice in the quirkiness of their feline friends with these insightful & curious poems from the singular mind of house cats In this fully illustrated book of tongue-in-cheek poetry the author of the internationally syndicated comic strip Sally Forth helps cats unlock their creative potential & explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans With titles like ' Who Is That on Your Lap? This is My Chair Kneel Before Me Nudge & Some of My Best Friends Are Dogs the poems collected in I Could Pee on This perfectly capture the inner workings of the cat psyche With photos of the cat authors throughout I Could Pee on This shows cats at their wackiest & most lovable ...

' Unpredictable challenging & compelling' Sophie Hannah author of Did You See Melody? From the first time I saw them together I knew it felt wrong I didn't like the way he touched her or the self-conscious way he played with Molly & Luke Joanne saw none of it of course So I did it to prove to her that she was wrong I did it for us Emily's instincts tell her that best friend Joanne's new boyfriend is bad news Emily fears for Joanne Fears for Joanne's children But Joanne won't listen because she's in love So Emily watches & waits & then she makes a choice But Emily has a past & secrets too & is she really as good a friend to Joanne as she claims?' Never before have I read such a compelling chilling read that kept me intrigued from beginning to end If you adore psychological thrillers & books such as The Girl on the Train then this is a must read!' Red Headed Book Lover Blog'I Did It For Us held me from the off It's compelling slickly plotted & brilliantly written' Amanda Jennings author of In Her Wake ...