There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight It's been there for an age I keep on saying that I'll write a journal So I'll start right here right now I open the book & write the very first words My name is Mina & I love the night Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum I'll let my journal grow just like the mind does just like a tree or a beast does just like life does Why should a book tell a tale in a dull straight line? And so Mina writes & writes in her notebook & here is her journal Mina's life in Mina's own words her stories & dreams experiences & thoughts her scribblings & nonsense poems & songs Her vivid account of her vivid life In this stunning book David Almond revisits Mina before she has met Michael before she has met Skellig Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Thriller based on cartoonist Peter O& Donnell&s story about an orphaned girl who survives wars deserts & sundry hardships to become the tough manager of a Tangiers casino Deflecting demands by a terrorist leader (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) while also creatively keeping hostages alive Modesty (Alexandra Staden) agrees to a game of roulette with the strongman She plays for lives; he plays to hear chapters from her unknown life reluctantly told ...

'PROOF THAT THE SPY GENRE IS FLOURISHING IN THE 21ST CENTURY' Guardian'I know for certain that there is a mole somewhere within the intelligence services His codename is Nobody ' Solomon Vine is a spy on a fast track to the top But when a prisoner is shot in unexplained circumstances on his watch only suspension & exile beckon Three months later MI6's Head of Station in Istanbul is violently abducted from his home With the Service in lockdown uncertain of who can be trusted thoughts turn to the missing man's oldest friend Solomon Vine On the run & determined to clear his name Vine tries to uncover the truth But his investigation soon reveals that there's much more at stake than the life of a single spy' Compelling intense & sharply authentic' James Swallow bestselling author of Nomad 'A supremely confident debut' Daily Mail ' Authentic mysterious fraught with deception betrayal & uncertain allegiances' Jason Matthews author of Red Sparrow ' Such a smart pacey twisty thriller Tremendous!' CJ Tudor author of The Chalk Man ...

A breathless gripping must-read for fans of Terry Hayes' I Am Pilgrim & James Swallow's Nomad'I know a secret A secret that changes everything ' Solomon Vine was the best of his generation a spy on a fast track to the top But when a prisoner is shot in unexplained circumstances & on his watch only suspension & exile beckon Three months later in Istanbul MI6's Head of Station is violently abducted from his home With the Service in lockdown uncertain of who can be trusted thoughts turn to the missing man's oldest friend Solomon Vine Officially suspended Vine can operate outside the chain of command to uncover the truth But his investigation soon reveals that the disappearance heralds something much darker & that there's much more at stake than the life of a single spy My Name is Nobody is a sophisticated pacey & accomplished debut novel by 26-year-old rising star Matthew Richardson Appealing to fans of the TV series Homeland & The Night Manager
- as well as Charles Cumming & Robert Harris
- this is a gripping multi-layered & assured debut thriller that drips with an insider's knowledge of London's corridors of power' Told with panache & a taste for the intricacies of craft that mark it as outstanding Solomon Vine reminds me not so much of le Carre's Smiley but rather Len Deighton's spy in his marvellous debut The Ipcress File If he keeps going Vine could be that good a supremely confident debut' Daily Mail'A remarkable thriller gripping multi-layered & assured'
- Shots Magazine' Compelling intense & sharply authentic'
- James Swallow bestselling author of Nomad 'I dare you to find a first novel as self-assured impeccably researched & beautifully rendered Richardson paints a portrait of espionage that calls to mind early le Carre'
- Gregg Hurwitz No 1 bestselling author of Orphan X




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A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother They will leave their town she explains & it will be sad but also a little bit exciting They will have to say goodbye to friends & loved ones & that will be difficult They will have to walk & walk & walk & although they will see many new & interesting things it will be difficult at times too A powerful & moving exploration that draws the young reader into each stage of the journey inviting the chance to imagine the decisions he or she would make From the winner of the V&A Student Illustration Award 2016 ...

The Sultan secretly commissions a great book a celebration of his life & the Ottoman Empire to be illuminated by the best artists of the day
- in the European manner In Istanbul at a time of violent fundamentalism however this is a dangerous proposition Even the illustrious circle of artists are not allowed to know for whom they are working But when one of the miniaturists is murdered their Master has to seek outside help Did the dead painter fall victim to professional rivalry romantic jealousy or religious terror? With the Sultan demanding an answer within three days perhaps the clue lies somewhere in the half-finished pictures From Turkey's winner of the Nobel Prize & author of Istanbul & The Museum of Innocence this novel is a thrilling murder mystery set amid the splendour of Istanbul & the Ottoman Empire Part fantasy & part philosophical puzzle My Name is Red is also a stunning meditation on love artistic devotion & the tensions between East & West
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You are my sister now' Victoria said quietly & solemnly Never forget it I love you like a sister & you are my only friend in all the world' Miss V Conroy is good at keeping secrets She likes to sit as quiet as a mouse neat & discreet But when her father sends her to Kensington Palace to become the companion to Princess Victoria Miss V soon finds that she can no longer remain in the shadows Miss V's father has devised a strict set of rules for the young princess which he calls the Kensington System It governs her behaviour & keeps her locked away from the world He says it is for the princess's safety but Victoria herself is convinced that it is to keep her lonely & unhappy Torn between loyalty to her father & her growing friendship with the wilful & passionate Victoria Miss V has a decision to make to continue in silence or to speak out By turns thrilling dramatic & touching this is the story of Queen Victoria's childhood as you've never heard it before ...

You are my sister now' Victoria said quietly & solemnly Never forget it I love you like a sister & you are my only friend in all the world' Miss V Conroy is good at keeping secrets She likes to sit as quiet as a mouse neat & discreet But when her father sends her to Kensington Palace to become the companion to Princess Victoria Miss V soon finds that she can no longer remain in the shadows Miss V's father has devised a strict set of rules for the young princess which he calls the Kensington System It governs her behaviour & keeps her locked away from the world He says it is for the princess's safety but Victoria herself is convinced that it is to keep her lonely & unhappy Torn between loyalty to her father & her growing friendship with the wilful & passionate Victoria Miss V has a decision to make to continue in silence or to speak out By turns thrilling dramatic & touching this is the story of Queen Victoria's childhood as you've never heard it before ...

MY NAME'5 DODDIE is a courageous & hugely entertaining celebration of a remarkable life being lived to the max You will laugh you may cry but Doddie's story is an absolute must-read
- rugby fan or not 288 pages 2x 8pp full colour plate sections Weir Doddie
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Samuel's an educated boy Been taught by a priest He was never supposed to be a slave He's a good boy too thought- ful & kind The type of boy who'd take the blame for something he didn't do if it meant he could save his brother So now they don't call him Samuel anymore & the sound of guns is getting ever closer Jon Walter's second novel is a beautiful & moving story about the power of belief & the strength of the human spirit set against the terrifying backdrop of the American Civil War ...