You’re a young woman You can choose Which career to pursue Who to have sex with Who to marry & have children – or not – with This is now Step into the shoes of Olive You’re a happy open-hearted girl Your (tricky) mother is dead & you live with your father in a solid Edwardian house with apple trees in the garden Your passion for books gets you easily into university where the world is surely waiting for you There you meet a boy But then you make a mistake – the kind any one of us could make – & face an impossible choice You are young still & full of hope You can’t possibly know how that mistake will sit in your heart Or that when you get a job at a school you will fall in love with an older colleague But the affair must stay secret; the world won’t have it any other way All you have ever wanted is for your heart to be free But you are living in a time & place where freedoms we now take for granted had the power to destroy PRAISE FOR SUSAN HILL& Subtle & profoundly moving one of our finest novelists& Sunday Times& Almost unbearably poignant this short book will live long in the memory& Independent on Sunday&A novel of great structural & stylistic control& Guardian ...

Everyone likes Olive Piper A happy open-hearted child growing up in the 1950s her life is contented When her passion for reading gets her into university she feels sure the world is waiting for her But then she makes a mistake
- the kind any one of us could make
- & faces an impossible choice &A shattering coming-of-age story& Daily Telegraph

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A rich blend of history & spirituality adventure & politics laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple's previous work In AD 587 two monks John Moschos & Sophronius the Sophist embarked on an extraordinary journey across the Byzantine world from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt Their aim to collect the wisdom of the sages & mystics of the Byzantine East before their fragile world shattered under the eruption of Islam Almost 1500 years later using the writings of John Moschos as his guide William Dalrymple set off to retrace their footsteps Taking in a civil war in Turkey the ruins of Beirut the tensions of the West Bank & a fundamentalist uprising in Egypt William Dalrymple's account is a stirring elegy to the dying civilisation of Eastern Christianity ...

A rich blend of history & spirituality adventure & politics laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple’s previous work In AD 587 two monks John Moschos & Sophronius the Sophist embarked on an extraordinary journey across the Byzantine world from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt Their aim to collect the wisdom of the sages & mystics of the Byzantine East before their fragile world shattered under the eruption of Islam Almost 1500 years later using the writings of John Moschos as his guide William Dalrymple set off to retrace their footsteps Taking in a civil war in Turkey the ruins of Beirut the tensions of the West Bank & a fundamentalist uprising in Egypt William Dalrymple’s account is a stirring elegy to the dying civilisation of Eastern Christianity ...

Over recent years the field of Science of Learning has increased dramatically Unfortunately despite claims that this work will greatly impact education very little research makes it into teacher practice Although the reasons for this are varied a primary concern is the lack of a proper translation framework From the Laboratory to the Classroom aims to consolidate information from many different research disciplines & correlate learning principles with known classroom practices in order to establish explanatory foundations for successful strategies that can be implemented into the classroom It combines theoretical research with the diverse & dynamic classroom environment to deliver original effective & specific teaching & learning strategies & address questions concerning what possible mechanisms are at play as people learn Divided into five sections chapters cover A Framework for Organizing & Translating Science of Learning Research Motivation & Attention as Foundations for Student Learning Memory & Metamemory Considerations in the Instruction of Human Beings Science of Learning in Digital Learning Environments Educational Approaches for Students Experiencing Learning Difficulties & Developmental Characteristics of Gifted Children Brain Behaviour & Classroom Practice Forging Research Practice Relationships via Laboratory Schools This fascinating text gathers an international team of expert scientists teachers & administrators to present a coherent framework for the vital translation of laboratory research for educational practice Applying the Science of Learning framework to a number of different educational domains it will be an essential guide for any student or researcher in education educational psychology neuropsychology educational technology & the emergent field of neuroeducation ...

Pankaj Mishra's provocative account of how China India & the Muslim World are remaking the world in their own image
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THE NEW SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NEIL WHITEHe hides in the shadows watching waiting until the time is right Mary Kendricks a smart pretty twenty-four-year-old teacher has been brutally murdered & Robert Carter is accused of killing her When defence lawyer Dan Grant inherits Carter's case only weeks before the trial starts everyone expects him just to babysit it but Dan's not that kind of lawyer He'll follow the evidence
- wherever it takes him But as Dan & his investigator Jayne Brett look into the case they discover that there is more to it than meets the eye In order to do their jobs they need to push the limits of the system even if it means putting themselves in danger Together they will get to the truth
- whatever the cost

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From Lonely Planet the world&s leading travel guide publisher From the Source is a groundbreaking cookbook series that introduces food lovers & travel enthusiasts to the world&s most authentic local dishes by transporting them into the kitchens where they were perfected Each country-specific edition features sumptuous original photography up to 70 classic recipes & inside stories & tips from the world&s best local cooks from street-food vendors to Michelin-starred chef patrons With From the Source Italy you&ll tour through Northeast Italy&s earthy & elegant hot broth-based soups & warming polenta & risotti Northwest Italy&s preserved cods & cakes of forest-harvested truffles & hazelnuts Central Italy&s dark gamey stews & fresh porcini mushroom pastas & Southern Italy&s citrus-scented fish grills & herby salads Authors Lonely Planet Sarah Barrell & Susan Wright About Lonely Planet Since 1973 Lonely Planet has become the world&s leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination an award-winning website mobile & digital travel products & a dedicated traveller community Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves& Lonely Planet It&s on everyone&s bookshelves; it&s in every traveller&s hands It&s on mobile phones It&s on the Internet It&s everywhere & it&s telling entire generations of people how to travel the world& -- Fairfax Media & Lonely Planet guides are quite simply like no other&
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Lonely Planet presents Japan's most authentic dishes
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