A flooded world A floating circus Two women in search of a home North lives on a circus boat with her beloved bear keeping a secret that could capsize her life Callanish lives alone in her house in the middle of the ocean tending the graves of those who die at sea As penance for a terrible mistake she has become a gracekeeper A chance meeting between the two draws them magnetically to one another
- & to the promise of a new life But the waters are treacherous & the tide is against them ' The Gracekeepers is enchanting & heart-tugging If you love Margaret Atwood you'll love this' Sunday Telegraph'A wondrous read' Stylist' Clever & original' The Times' Truly magical' Heat
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Picked for BBC Radio 2's Book Club Everyone said the Graces were witches They moved through the corridors like sleek fish ripples in their wake Stares followed their backs & their hair They had friends but they were just distractions They were waiting for someone different All I had to do was show them that person was me Like everyone else in her town River is obsessed with the Graces attracted by their glamour & apparent ability to weave magic But are they really what they seem? & are they more dangerous than they let on? This beautifully-written thriller will grip you from its very first page ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play This set features a double helping of films starring the enigmatic Gracie Fields

Includes:: Sally In Our Alley & Looking On The Brightside Actors Gibb Mc Laughlin Gracie Fields Ian Hunter Ben Field Ivor Barnard Directors Maurice Elvey Graham Cutts Basil Dean Writers Miles Malleson Basil Dean Alma Reville Archie Pitt Brock Williams Producers Basil Dean Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1

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War music & identity are explored & dissected in this powerful & affecting novel from one of the UK's greatest authors 352 pages Priest Christopher ...

As far as Benjamin Braddock's parents are concerned his future is sewn up Now he has graduated from college he will go to Yale or Harvard get a good job & enjoy a life of money cocktails & pool parties in the suburbs just like them For Benjamin however this isn't quite enough When his parents' friend Mrs Robinson a formidable older woman strips naked in front of him & they begin an affair it seems he might have found a way out That is until her daughter Elaine comes into the picture & things get far more complicated ...

Director Mike Nichols's THE GRADUATE is the satirical coming-of-age comedy that became an emotional touchstone for an entire generation In the late 1960s Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) a confused college graduate is pulled in myriad directions by family friends & associates just days after receiving his degree Seduced by Mrs Robinson (Anne Bancroft) an older friend of the family Ben carries on an affair with the married woman even as he falls for her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross) However Ben & Elaine's attempts at romance are threatened by the spiteful rage of Mrs Robinson who proceeds to hastily arrange Elaine's marriage to another boy leading up to one of the most memorable endings in cinema history With its striking photography & clever editing THE GRADUATE established Nichols as a major director The film also made a star out of young Hoffman who gives an understated portrayal of the perplexed Ben--the actor's first role in a Hollywood film which he almost didn't get because he wasn't Waspy enough Outstanding performances by the rest of the cast are highlighted by Bancroft's sexy embittered turn as Mrs Robinson & Ross's endearing presence as the gorgeous yet innocent Elaine The film's impact on popular culture is immeasurable Plastics will live on eternally as depressing but solid career advice & older women will never eye younger men without fear of becoming a Mrs Robinson Buck Henry (who appears briefly in the film) cowrote the influential screenplay based on the novel by Charles Webb & the soundtrack by Simon & Garfunkel remains a movie classic ...

THE GRAFT by Sunday Times No 1 bestseller Martina Cole is an unflinching novel that exposes a world that many would rather ignore The 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) Martina's unique powerful storytelling will appeal to fans of Karin Slaughter & Patricia Cornwell When Nick Leary hears the sound of an intruder's footsteps downstairs one night something inside him snaps The thought of losing his beautiful wife & sons their luxurious home & possessions everything he's grafted for pushes him to attack But this single act sets in motion something way beyond Nick's control He's picked the wrong fight this time & now it's too late to go back ...

The new Liverpool-based World War Two saga from the author of Goodnight Sweetheart is a tale of four very different young women thrown together by war A unique bond is formed as the hostilities take their toll on Britain When Diane Wilson leaves Cambridge for Liverpool destined for Derby House & war work as a teleprint operator she is intent on mending her broken heart But will hundreds of miles ease the pain of her betrayal? From the moment she first lays eyes on Myra Stone in the Wavertree terrace she is billeted to Diane senses she's bad news But does Myra's bitterness & caustic wit belie a secret heartache? Ruthie starts work at the munitions factory enduring terrible conditions in order to put food on the table for herself & her widowed mother But Ruthie is befriended by lively & vivacious Jess Hunt who injects colour & fun into the drab surroundings All four women are brought together at The Grafton the local dance hall favoured by American GIs as well as the local girls In this heady uncertain time infatuation & passion blossom But has each girl found true love
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The Grail is neither a secret a world treasure in the shape of a cup a specific mortal woman nor a hidden chosen family The Grail is a state of heart & mind! An old Spanish manuscript is given to Lars & for two years it lies untouched in his office until one day the sun falls upon the book & Lars is drawn to pick it up once again The pages reveal symbols & signs that he had not previously seen & so begins the final part of his journey to discover the importance of the feminine archetype for our times His travels take him to the caves of the holy mountain of Montsegur & on to the Southern Pyrenees & Mary Magdalene's secret cave near Perillos During his travels Lars meets a nameless Being of Light who presents him with the answers to many of today's spiritual dogmas ...

Yes it is true! Nemesis Now has found the one & only Grail! Designed by our inspired in-house team this Chalice is based on the Holy Grail It features a wider more rounded cup decorated in extravagant arches filled with elaborate patterns As you move down to the stem its simple texture is broken up by a decorative orb The base replicates the patterns on the cup & is filled with raised jewels Cast in the finest resin before being expertly h&-painted & finished in Bronze this mythical Goblet will have anyone in awe & wonder! The Grail Chalice Cast in the finest resin Painstakingly h&-painted Finished in Bronze ...