The Good Messenger is an epic tale of love loyalty & deception set across three decades & John Simmons' new novel following the success of Spanish Crosings 400 pages Simmons John ...

'A heart-warming & a heart-breaking story beautifully written & sensitive compelling' Woman's Way'A fascinating exploration of difficult subjects Moriarty writes with compelling authority' Irish Times' There is warmth & heart aplenty in this delicately told story' Daily Mail'OMG! I'm an emotional wreck after reading this novel probably not helped by the fact that I pulled an all-nighter to finish it I just could not put it down' Eileen Dunne RTEKate has been through the fire with her three children Having been left devastated & homeless after her husband's affair & the break-up of their family somehow she has pulled through Though times are still tough she's beginning to see the start of a new life But when twelve-year-old Jesssica is diagnosed with cancer Kate's resilience is put to the ultimate test She has an eighteen-year-old son consumed with hatred of his father a seven-year-old who is bewildered & acting up & an ex-husband who won't face up to his responsibilities & in the middle of it a beloved child who is trying to be brave but is getting sicker by the day Kate knows she must put to one side her own fear & heartbreak & do right by her children particularly Jessica But maybe doing the right thing means doing the unthinkable? Praise for Sinead Moriarty' Heartfelt & deeply moving I couldn't put it down' Susan Lewis' Intriguing & thought provoking a great read' Katie Fforde' Gripping & thought-provoking
- I was desperate to discover how it would pan out!' Paige Toon' We ate this fabulous story up
- 4 stars' Heat magazine' Love lies & longing
- this has it all
- 4 stars' Woman magazine' Intriguing
- a dramatic twist in the tale will keep you engrossed' Candis




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If Liane Moriarty had written Friend Request ' It's Jenna' Ark says ' She's
- ' His voice tears off' She's dead' One ordinary afternoon
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You are born into it or marry in Loyalty is absolute bloodshed revered & you kill or go to your grave before betraying The Family This code of omerta is how the ' Ndrangheta became the world's most powerful mafia The Good Mothers is the story of the women who broke the silence We live in their buildings work in their companies shop in their stores eat in their restaurants & elect politicians they fund Founded more than 150 years ago by shepherding families in the toe of Italy the ' Ndrangheta is today the world's most powerful mafia with a crushing presence in southern Italy a market-moving size in global finance & a reach that extends to fifty countries around the world & yet remarkably few of us have ever heard of it The ' Ndrangheta's power rests on a code of silence omerta enforced by a claustrophobic family hierarchy & murderous misogyny Men & boys rule Girls are married off as teenagers in arranged clan alliances Beatings are routine A woman who is unfaithful'
- even to a dead husband
- can expect her sons brothers or father to kill her to erase the family shame' In 2009 when abused wife Lea Garofalo disappears' after giving evidence against her mafiosi husband prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti realises the ' Ndrangheta's bigotry may be its great flaw The key to bringing down this criminal empire is to free its women & allow them to speak out & testify When Alessandra finds two collaborators inside Italy's biggest crime families she must persuade them to cooperate & save themselves & their children The stakes could not be higher Alessandra is fighting to save a nation The mafiosi are fighting for their existence The women are fighting for their lives Not all will survive

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play James Caan Logan Miller & Keir Gilchrist star in this American thriller High school friends Ethan & Sean (Miller & Gilchrist) conduct an experiment to see if they can make their neighbour believe his house is haunted Their chosen target is old hermit Harold Grainey (Caan) who lives across the street & after rigging his house with cameras the pair sit back to watch their prank unfold However they are shocked by his response as Harold appears unfazed by their attempts to scare him & he instead turns his attention to turning the tables on his young tormentors Actors James Caan Logan Miller Keir Gilchrist Laura Innes Edwin Hodge Directors Kasra Farahani Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 ...

Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2017 County Kerry Ireland 1825 Nora bereft after the sudden death of her beloved husband finds herself alone & caring for her young grandson Micheal Micheal cannot speak & cannot walk & Nora is desperate to know what is wrong with him What happened to the healthy happy grandson she met when her daughter was still alive? Mary arrives in the valley to help Nora just as the whispers are spreading the stories of unexplained misfortunes of illnesses & the rumours that Micheal is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley Nance's knowledge keeps her apart To the new priest she is a threat but to the valley people she is a wanderer a healer Nance knows how to use the plants & berries of the woodland; she understands the magic in the old ways & she might be able to help Micheal As these three women are drawn together in the hope of restoring Micheal their world of folklore & belief of ritual & stories tightens around them It will lead them down a dangerous path & force them to question everything they have ever known Based on true events & set in a lost world bound by its own laws The Good People is Hannah Kent's startling novel about absolute belief & devoted love Terrifying thrilling & moving in equal measure this long-awaited follow-up to Burial Rites shows an author at the height of her powers ...

What is a good psychopath? & how can thinking like one help you to be the best that you can be? Professor Kevin Dutton has spent a lifetime studying psychopaths He first met SAS hero Andy Mc Nab during a research project What he found surprised him Mc Nab is a diagnosed psychopath but he is a GOOD PSYCHOPATH Unlike a BAD PSYCHOPATH he is able to dial up or down qualities such as ruthlessness fearlessness conscience & empathy to get the very best out of himself
- & others
- in a wide range of situations Drawing on the combination of Andy Mc Nab's wild & various experiences & Professor Kevin Dutton's expertise in analysing them together they have explored the ways in which a good psychopath thinks differently & what that could mean for you What do you really want from life & how can you develop & use qualities such as charm coolness under pressure self-confidence & courage to get it? The Good Psychopath Manifesto gives you a unique & entertaining road-map to self-fulfillment both in your personal life & your career

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play In the life of a young CIA agent during the Cold War his dedication to work costs him his innocence his soul & his connection to family particularly his young son Actors Robert De Niro Matt Damon & Angelina Jolie Director Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Certificate 15 years & over Year 2006 Screen Widescreen 2401 Anamorphic Languages English Additional Languages English SDH ; German ; Spanish Japanese ; Brazilian Portuguese ; Cantonese ; Czech ; Korean ; Latin American Spanish ; Thai ; Traditional Mandarin Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 2 hours & 47 minutes (approx) ...

Eczema is the most common skin disorder in the industrialized world followed closely by psoriasis rosacea & acne However conventional medicine still offers no permanent solution to these conditions In this book natural health author Shann Nix Jones tells the incredible story of how she discovered a chemical-free method to help treat these conditions during her struggle to heal her son's eczema & save her husband from a life-threatening MRSA superbug infection Shann's staggering discovery is that eczema is not actually a skin condition
- it's an autoimmune disorder Your skin is simply a map of your gut; in order to heal the skin you must first heal the gut Shann reveals the latest scientific research about the 'microbiome'
- the vast ecosystem of microorganisms that lives inside us In simple easy-to- understand language she explains the gut-skin connection what eczema psoriasis rosacea & acne really are; why they're often accompanied by hay fever asthma IBS & food allergies; & how adopting the kefir-based Good Skin Solution can help to treat both the symptoms & the underlying causes of your skin condition If you or anyone you know are suffering from an on-going skin condition this book could be the lifeline you've been waiting for

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With an Introduction & Notes by Sara Haslam Department of English The Open University The Good Soldier is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction an inspiration for many later distinguished writers including Graham Greene Set before the First World War it tells the tale of two wealthy & sophisticated couples one English one American as they travel socialise & take the waters in the spa towns of Europe They are 'playing the game' in style That game has begun to unravel however & with compelling attention to the comic as well as the tragic results the American narrator reveals his growing awareness of the sexual intrigues & emotional betrayals that lie behind its facade ...