Shortlisted for the 2017 Costa First Novel Award New Faces of Fiction 2017 Observer Observer Fiction to look out for in 2017 The Irish Times What To Look Out for in 2017 from Independent Publishers Jen Campbell's Most Anticipated Books of 2017' Jean Bookish Thoughts Most Anticipated Releases of 2017' A dark social-realist fairytale spotlighting the shadowy underside of 1920s England Summer 1923 the modern world Orphaned Lucy Marsh climbs into the back of an old army truck & is whisked off to the woods north of London
- a land haunted by the past where lost souls & monsters conceal themselves in the trees In a sunlit clearing she meets the funny men' a quartet of disfigured ex-soldiers named after Dorothy's companions in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Here are the loved & the damaged dark forests & darker histories & the ever-present risk of discovery & violent retribution Xan Brooks' stunning debut is heartbreaking disturbing & redemptive
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A mysterious gothic Christmas tale set in a frost-bound Victorian country mansion When orphaned Seren Rees is given a mysterious package by a strange & frightened man on her way to her new home she reluctantly takes it with her But what is in the parcel & who are the Family who must not be spoken of 224 pages Fisher Catherine ...

Katherine Woodfine's bestselling debut novel A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9 with gorgeous Edwardian period detail Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton Chris Riddell's Goth Girl & Robin Stevens' Murder Most Unladylike series You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of Sinclair's department store! Enter a world of bonbons hats perfumes & MYSTERIES around every corner WONDER at the daring theft of the priceless CLOCKWORK SPARROW! TREMBLE as the most DASTARDLY criminals in London enact their wicked plans! GASP as our bold heroines Miss Sophie Taylor & Miss Lilian Rose CRACK CODES DEVOUR ICED BUNS & vow to bring the villains to justice The Clockwork Sparrow is the first book in the Sinclair's Mysteries quartet which is perfect for fans of Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls & M G Leonard's Beetle Boy The other books are The Jewelled Moth & The Painted Dragon & look out for the thrilling conclusion in The Midnight Peacock coming in October! Cover & interior illustrations by Julia Sarda A wonderful book with a glorious heroine & a true spirit of adventure'
- Katherine Rundell award-winning author of Rooftoppers Katie age 10 for lovereading 4kidscouk
- 'A brilliant historical detective novel
- I read it in one sitting & couldn't put it down! The characters were really believable & the story was so exciting My new favourite!' Celeste age 13 for lovereading 4kidscouk
- ' An incredible read full of mystery wonder & adventure This is now one of my top ten' The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2016 Katherine Woodfine is a true champion of children's literature Until 2015 she was Arts Project Manager for Booktrust where she project-managed the Children's Laureateship & YALC the UK's first Young Adult Literature Convention curated by Malorie Blackman She is part of the founding team at Down the Rabbit Hole a monthly show for Resonance FM discussing children's literature Katherine blogs at followtheyellowcouk She lives in London



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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 group of bachelor boys from a small Irish village place an advert in the Miami Herald inviting women in their early twenties to come & live with them Very soon the whole village knows about the advert; the women of the village begin to look at themselves more closely & then start showing the men that they are more than just innocent village girls from Donegal ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play François Pignon (Daniel Auteuil) an accountant in a condom factory hears that he is about to be made redundant & decides that he might be able to save his job if he pretends to be gay The ploy works; the management&s fear of appearing politically incorrect causes them to do an about-face & ask François to stay on But these new revelations about his sexuality begin to cause the accountant all kinds of trouble particularly when macho colleague Felix Santini (Gerard Depardieu) falls in love with him ...

THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK fits into the pocket allowing cloudspotters to identify cloud formations anytime & anywhere All the common cloud types are represented as are many of the rare ones each fully described & illustrated with a range of photographs Not only is THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to be able to identify & understand every cloud that floats by it also caters for the competitive cloudspotter Points are awarded for each cloud type identified
- the rarer the cloud the greater points
- & there's space to fill in where & when it was sighted Beautifully designed in colour throughout & full of the humour that made THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE so engaging the HANDBOOK is the essential reference for anyone with their head in the clouds

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Contains The Cloud of Unknowing The Mystical Theology of Saint Denis The Book of Privy Counselling & An Epistle on Prayer Against a tradition of devotional writings which focussed on knowing God through Christ's Passion & his humanity these texts describe a transcendent God who exists beyond human knowledge & human language These four texts are at the heart of medival mystical theology in their call for contemplation calm & above all love as the way to understand the Divine ...

In the third installment of the thrilling Amulet series Emily Navin & their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship & set off in search of the lost city of Cielis which is believed to be located on an island high above the clouds The mysterious Leon Redbeard is their guide & there's a surprising new addition to the crew the Elf King's son Trellis But is he ally or enemy? & will Emily ever be able to trust the voice of the Amulet? ...

His real name was Franklin But everyone called him The Cloudspotter Have you ever looked up at the sky to see a whole new world developing in the clouds? You have? Then you'll love this book about Franklin There isn't a single cloud that Franklin can't spot
- big ones small ones silly ones sneaky pretend-they-can't-see-you ones But when Scruffy Dog comes along things begin to change for Franklin How can he concentrate on cloudspotting when Scruffy is such a distraction? & what's more important
- his hobby or his friend?A beautifully realised picture book celebrating the power of the imagination & the importance of friendship from the creator of The Story Machine

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' The clouds are nature's poetry & the most egalitarian of her displays since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them Clouds are for dreamers & their contemplation benefits the soul Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger of being overlooked ' Gavin Pretor Pinney is the chairman & founder member of the Cloud Appreciation Society He contends that we are blessed in this country with a uniquely rich & varied cloudscape which has hitherto been sadly undervalued His book teaches us to appreciate their different varieties
- the cumulus nimbostratus & Morning Glory to name only a few
- & all their beauties & significances both meteorological & cultural We learn how Hindus believed the cumulus clouds were the spiritual cousins of elephants how thermal air currents act on fair weather cumuli & how to save a fortune in psychiatric bills by using the clouds as Rorschach images that reflect our state of mind as well as nature's moods Looking up will never be the same again

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