Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award this tale is linked in its poignancy & humour to Lord the the Flies This edition is part of a series of pre- & post-1914 works chosen especially for 14-18 year olds The series features fiction anthologies poetry plays & non-fiction ...

Geronimo is determined to prove that he's a true friend even if it means climbing Mouse Everest! Professor Paws von Volt needs him & that's good enough for Geronimo Guided by Sherpas & with 'help' from his family he sets out on an epic rescue mission But what is that looming shadow following him? & why is Geronimo the only mouse to see it? ...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK FOR SPRING 2017 When the body of a young girl is found hanging from a tree the only clue the police have is an airline tag around her neck It reads I'm travelling alone' In response police investigator Holger Munch is immediately charged with assembling a special homicide unit But to complete the team he must track down his former partner Mia Kruger
- a brilliant but troubled detective
- who has retreated to a solitary island with plans to kill herself Reviewing the file Mia finds something new
- a thin line carved into the dead girl's fingernail the number 1 She knows that this is only the beginning To save other children from the same fate she must find a way to cast aside her own demons & stop this murderer from becoming a serial killer PRAISE FOR I'M TRAVELLING ALONE' Terrific Intelligent & gripping May well propel Bjork to deserved international fame' The Times ' This is a simply terrific debut The characters are completely believable the plot is scalpel sharp & as the hunt escalates it will frighten the wits out of you in an utterly brilliant way' Sunday Mirror Tense thrilling & genuinely scary' Heat Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series & Danish crime drama The Bridge' Crime Scene Magazine' Samuel Bjork's formidable I'm Travelling Alone is despatched with real elan Mia's confrontation with both her own demons & a very human one is mesmerising fare' Independent The latest Norwegian crime-writing sensation' Sunday Times


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Entertaining honest & occasionally messy I'm Wrecked This Is My Journal is packed full of lists"ations doodles & more Ideal for all frazzled new parents this is the perfect companion for all those odd thoughts bizarre expectations & the real-life experiences of being a parent during the roller-coaster first year with your baby Whether you're looking for gin in the word search or playing parenting bingo this frank witty book will make you smile as you embark on the extraordinary
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- journey into parenthood

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WITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHORThe definitive biography of the late Leonard Cohen
- singer-songwriter musician poet & novelist
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When Mamrie simultaneously enters her thirties & finds herself single for the first time since college the world is suddenly full of possibilities Emboldened by a maturing cool confidence plus the newfound independence of an attachment-free lifestyle Mamrie commits herself to living life as fully as possible She seeks out once-in-a-lifetime experiences (like meeting the Dixie Chicks) bucket-list goals (like visiting the Moulin Rouge) & madcap adventures (like going anchors-away on a Backstreet Boys cruise)
- all while diving back into the dating world for the first time in a decade
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When Laurie Moran's husband was brutally murdered only three-year-old Timmy saw the face of his father's killer Five years later his piercing blue eyes still haunt Timmy's dreams Laurie is haunted by more
- the killer's threat to her son as he fled the scene ' Tell your mother she's next then it's your turn' Now Laurie is dealing with murder again this time as producer of a true-crime cold-case television show The series will launch with the twenty-year-old unsolved murder of Betsy Powell Betsy a socialite was found suffocated in her bed after a gala celebrating the graduation of her daughter & three friends The sensational murder was news nationwide Reopening the case in its lavish setting & with the cooperation of the surviving guests that night Laurie is sure to have a hit on her hands But when the estranged friends begin filming it becomes clear each is hiding secrets small & large & a pair of blue eyes is watching events unfold too
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I've lost it (The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose My engagement ring It's been in Magnus's family for three generations & now the very same day his parents are coming I've lost it The very same day Do not hyperventilate Poppy Stay positive!! )A couple of glasses of bubbly with the girls & Poppy's life has gone into meltdown Not only has she lost her engagement ring but in the panic that followed she's lost her phone too When she spots an abandoned phone in a bin it seems it was meant to be Finders Keepers! Except the phone's owner elusive businessman Sam Roxton doesn't agree He wants his phone back & doesn't appreciate Poppy reading all his messages & wading into his personal life Can things get any more tangled? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Billy Fury stars as himself in this crazy tale of a pop star & his love of animals Billy who already has quite an entourage of animals decides to get himself a sheepdog But much to the chagrin of his long-suffering manager Billy returns with a thoroughbred racehorse which he smuggles into the backstage area before a show An argument ensues but when the animal develops pneumonia Billy must choose between his love of the horse & his performing commitments ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play BAFTA-award winning I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG is the outstanding critically acclaimed breakthrough film of the year Kristin Scott Thomas (Four Weddings & a Funeral The English Patient) offers a truly sensational performance in this utterly engrossing & deeply moving tale of two sisters who rebuild their relationship after fifteen years apart The estranged women gradually rediscover common ground & learn how to relate to one another through the memories of their childhood All the while the spectre of their time apart looming overhead… This intelligent & compassionate film is a testament to the power of family love & forgiveness Age Rating 12 ...