With an introduction by Hilary Mantel One of his secret pleasures was the loading of social dice against himself He did not seem for one moment to consider the efforts made by kind or sensitive people to even things up or if such notions ever occurred to him he would have observed them with detached amusement & reloaded more dice In 1950s London Antonia Fleming faces the prospect of a life lived alone Her children are now adults; her husband Conrad a domineering & emotionally complex man is a stranger As Antonia looks towards her future the novel steadily moves backwards in time tracing Antonia's relationship with Conrad to its beginning in the 1920s through years of mistake & motherhood dreams & war Originally published in 1956 The Long View is Elizabeth Jane Howard's uncannily authentic portrait of one marriage & one woman Observant & heartbreaking written with exhilarating wit it is a gut-wrenching account of the birth & death of a relationship
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Slavomir Rawicz was a young Polish cavalry officer On 19th November 1939 he was arrested by the Russians & after brutal interrogation he was sentenced to 25 years in the Gulags After a three month journey to Siberia in the depths of winter he escaped with six companions realising that to stay in the camp meant almost certain death In June 1941 they crossed the trans-Siberian railway & headed south climbing into Tibet & freedom nine months later in March 1942 after travelling on foot through some of the harshest regions in the world including the Gobi Desert First published in 1956 this is one of the world's greatest true stories of adventure survival & escape has been the inspiration for the film The Way Back directed by Peter Weir & starring Colin Farrell & Ed Harris ...

A generation after the events of The Long Earth mankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by Stepping Where Joshua & Lobsang once pioneered now fleets of airships link the stepwise Americas with trade & culture Mankind is shaping the Long Earth
- but in turn the Long Earth is shaping mankind A new America' called Valhalla is emerging more than a million steps from Datum Earth with core American values restated in the plentiful environment of the Long Earth
- & Valhalla is growing restless under the control of the Datum government Meanwhile the Long Earth is suffused by the song of the trolls graceful hive-mind humanoids But the trolls are beginning to react to humanity's thoughtless exploitation Joshua now a married man is summoned by Lobsang to deal with a gathering multiple crisis that threatens to plunge the Long Earth into a war unlike any mankind has waged before

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The NUMBER ONE New York Times Bestseller' Compelling An original voice' (Peter James) Clara Morrow's husband is missing When he fails to come home on the first anniversary of their separation as promised Clara asks the only person she trusts to try & find him former Chief Inspector of Homicide Armand Gamache As Gamache journeys further into the case he is drawn deeper into the tortured mind of Peter Morrow a man so desperate to recapture his fame as an artist that he would sell his soul As Gamache gets closer to the truth he uncovers a deadly trail of jealousy & deceit Can Gamache bring Peter & himself home safely? Or in searching for answers has he placed himself & those closest to him in terrible danger? From number one New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny comes an evocative immersive novel brimming with atmosphere & heart-stopping suspense
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'A quietly profound humane tour de force' Guardian The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity Small Angry Planet When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer she isn't expecting much The ship which has seen better days offers her everything she could possibly want a small quiet spot to call home for a while adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy & distance from her troubled past But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer The crew is a mishmash of species & personalities from Sissix the friendly reptillian pilot to Kizzy & Jenks the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running Life on board is chaotic but more or less peaceful
- exactly what Rosemary wants Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful But Rosemary isn't the only person on board with secrets to hide & the crew will soon discover that space may be vast but spaceships are very small indeed PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS' Never less than deeply involving' DAILY MAIL' Explores the quieter side of sci-fi while still wowing us with daring leaps of imagination' i BOOKS' So much fun to read' HEAT' Chambers is simply an exceptional talent quietly & beautifully redefining the space opera' TORCOM' The most fun that I've had with a novel in a long long time' i O9
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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 A disquieting story of obsession & manipulation unfolds in a critically acclaimed thriller based on a novel by crime writer Edgar Lustgarten Oscar & Golden Globe winner Rex Harrison plays a man accused of murdering his mistress with Lilli Palmer (then Harrison&s wife) as the woman who stands by her husband as he fights for his life in the courtroom An outstanding Brit-Noir The Long Dark Hall is presented here in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements When Arthur Groome finds his girlfriend murdered at her Earls Court flat he is stricken with grief & fear When the police question him about the crime Arthur a married man denies all knowledge of the girl Soon however he finds himself charged with murder & inexorably drawn towards the gallows SPECIAL FEATURE Image Gallery ...

A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees their physical beauty their special characteristics & uses & their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways but our relationship with trees has many

Dimensions beyond mere practicality Trees are so entwined with human experience that diverse species have inspired their own stories myths songs poems paintings & spiritual meanings Some have achieved status as religious cultural or national symbols In this beautifully illustrated volume Fiona Stafford offers intimate detailed explorations of seventeen common trees from ash & apple to pine oak cypress & willow The author also pays homage to particular trees such as the fabled Ankerwyke Yew under which Henry VIII courted Anne Boleyn & the spectacular cherry trees of Washington DC Stafford discusses practical uses of wood past & present tree diseases & environmental threats & trees' potential contributions toward slowing global climate change Brimming with unusual topics & intriguing facts this book celebrates trees & their long long lives as our inspiring & beloved natural companions

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In 1917 the Great War rages on & for the Hunters their friends & their servants the war is where they live now David has returned from the Front a shadow of his former self; his sister Diana newly married copes with pregnancy alone her husband at the Front Aunt Laura eager for challenge goes to France with an ambulance; while Beattie struggles to manage war work & household while racked with her secret guilt & a new threat of exposure U-boat attacks face Britain with starvation & with the worsening privation comes a new horror as Germany begins a lethal bombing campaign But even in the darkest hours of war new life & new hope can burgeon with the promise that the future might still hold happiness for them all The Long Long Trail is the fourth book in the War at Home series by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles author of the much-loved Morland Dynasty novels Set against the real events of 1917 at home & on the front this is a vivid & rich family drama featuring the Hunter family & their servants ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play John Wayne Robert Mitchum & Henry Fonda star in this classic war drama centered around the Normandy Landings of 1944 Filmed as a docudrama the story is told from the points of view of several high-ranking officials & follows the development & events of Tuesday 6th June 1944 the day which will be forever known as D-Day Actors John Wayne Rod Steiger Robert Ryan Robert Mitchum Henry Fonda Directors Ken Annakin Andrew Martin Bernhard Wicki Producers Darryl Zanuck Elmo Williams Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play On June 6 1944 the Allied Invasion of France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe The attack involved 3000000 men 11000 planes & 4000 ships comprising the largest armada the world has ever seen Presented in its original black & white version The Longest Day is a vivid hour-by-hour re-creation of this historic event Featuring a stellar international cast & told from the perspectives of both sides it is a fascinating look at the massive preparations mistakes & random events that determined the outcome of one of the biggest battles in history Winner of two Oscars (Special Effects & Cinematography) The Longest Day ranks as one of Hollywood&s truly great war films Actors Hans Christian Blech Richard Burton Red Buttons Sean Connery Henry Fonda Gert Frobe Curt Jurgens Peter Lawford Sal Mineo Roddy Mc Dowall Robert Mitchum Kenneth More Leslie Phillips Wolfgang Preiss Robert Wagner & John Wayne Director Ken Annakin & Andrew Marton Certificate PGYear 1962 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio Additional Languages German ; French Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Norwegian ; Swedish Duration 2 hours & 58 minutes (approx)
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