Giant waves crashed down on our little boat I was terrified but my mum hugged me tight & told me “ Everything will be okay Don’t worry it will be okay” Surviving the journey Anh had to adapt to his new home Life could be hard for a small Vietnamese boy with no English & funny lunches & parents who had to work all the time to make ends meet However no matter what the difficulty Anh learnt to see the bright side of life & eventually there was triumph The Little Refugee tells of one family&s survival against the odds & the transforming power of hope Awarded an Honour Book in the 2012 Children&s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year awards The Little Refugee tells the uplifting & inspiring childhood story of one of Australia&s favourite personalities& Awesome I sort of liked how it was sad in the beginning but it was happy in the end&
- Sinead aged 7
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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 BAFTA Award Winning Christmas feature starring Santa Claus& little reindeer accidentally gets wrapped up like a gift & falls off the sled He gets delivered to a little boy who sees in him a very special gift The boy builds the reindeer a shed on his roof & they soon become best friends! During a whole year they are going to live beautiful adventures together But as Christmas approaches the little reindeer can&t help looking up at the sky the little boy understands his friend has to leave ...

A gorgeous warm & joyful story from bestselling author Jenny Colgan author of LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY WELCOME TO ROSIE HOPKINS' SWEETSHOP OF DREAMS & MEET ME AT THE CUPCAKE CAFENina is a librarian who spends her days happily matchmaking books & people
- she always knows what someone should read next But when her beloved library closes & she's suddenly out of a job Nina has no idea what to do next Then an advert catches her eye she could be the owner of a tiny little bookshop bus driving around the Scottish highlands Using up all her courage & her savings Nina makes a new start in the beautiful Scottish highlands But real life is a bit trickier than the stories she loves
- especially when she keeps having to be rescued by the grumpy-but-gorgeous farmer next door

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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 Seymour Krelbourne works at a struggling flower shop where he shows the owner Gravis Mushnick a plant hybrid he has been working on Named Audrey II in honour of Audrey Fulguard the plant proves an instant attraction & business at Mushnick&s booms almost overnight A delighted Mushnick invites Seymour & Audrey out for a meal to celebrate their new found success but Audrey already has a date with her boyfriend & Seymour needs care for the ailing plant Seymour soon realises that the onoly thing that can keep Audrey II alive is blood
- human blood! At first Seymour supplies the blood himself from his finger but Audrey II&s appetite grows & grows as her size grows & grows The line & Feed me Seymour I&m hungry& has grisly implications for everyone A cult classic from Roger Corman the low budget film (it was reportedly filmed in two days!)inspired a Broadway play a remake of the film in 1986 & launched the career of Jack Nicholson Actors Jack Nicholson Dick Miller Jonathan Haze Jackie Joseph & Mel Welles Director Roger Corman Certificate PGYear 1960 Languages English Duration 1 hour 12 minutes (approx)
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' Chandler grips the mind from the first sentence' Daily Telegraph A classic Philip Marlowe adventure by Raymond Chandler author of The Big Sleep & undisputed master of hard-boiled crime Her name is Orfamay Quest & she's come all the way from Manhattan Kansas to find her missing brother Orrin Or leastways that's what she tells PI Philip Marlowe offering him a measly twenty bucks for the privilege But Marlowe's feeling charitable
- though it's not long before he wishes he wasn't so sweet You see Orrin's trail leads Marlowe to luscious movie starlets uppity gangsters suspicious cops & corpses with ice picks jammed in their necks When trouble comes calling sometimes it's best to pretend to be out ' One of the greatest crime writers who set standards others still try to attain' Sunday Times' Chandler is an original stylist creator of a character as immortal as Sherlock Holmes' Anthony Burgess
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play THE LITTLE STRANGER tells the story of Dr Faraday the son of a housemaid who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor During the long hot summer of 1947 he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall where his mother once worked The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries But it is now in decline & its inhabitants
- mother son & daughter
- are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life When he takes on his new patient Faraday has no idea how closely & how terrifyingly the family&8217;s story is about to become entwined with his own Actors Domhnall Gleeson Will Poulter Ruth Wilson Liv Hill Charlotte Rampling Directors Lenny Abrahamson Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 1

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Alice Rose is a foundling discovered on the Yorkshire moors above Haworth as a baby Adopted but then later rejected again by a horrid step-mother Alice struggles to find a place where she belongs Only baking
- the scent of cinnamon & citrus & the feel of butter & flour between her fingers
- brings a comforting sense of home So it seems natural that when she finally decides to return to Haworth Alice turns to baking again taking over a run-down little teashop & working to set up an afternoon tea emporium Luckily she soon makes friends
- including a Grecian god-like neighbour
- who help her both set up home & try to solve the mystery of who she is There are one or two last twists in the dark fairytale of Alice's life to come but can she find her happily ever after? Wonderfully wry heart-warming & life-affirming Trisha Ashley's hilarious novel will charm lovers of romantic comedies & it contains recipes!



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Chef Eric Low puts together a collection of 42 authentic & highly popular Teochew recipes in The Little Teochew Cookbook From ...

The bestselling author of THE VILLA returns with a gorgeous & evocative summer read about love & starting over' The perfect holiday companion'
- Heat' It will make you want to jump on the first flight out to Sardinia'
- Hello' Sun-soaked escapism'
- Best Faye has just completed her degree in interior design when she finds herself jobless & boyfriend-less While debating what to do next she receives a surprise phone call from her old college friend Charlotte who now lives in Sardinia & is married to Italian hotelier Fabio When Charlotte suggests that Faye relocate for a month to house-sit Faye wonders if a summer break in sunny Sardinia might be the perfect way to recharge her batteries & think about her future But then Charlotte tells Faye that there's something more behind the sudden invitation her friends Marisa & Alessandro are looking for a designer to renovate a crumbling old theatre they own in the scenic village of Deriu The idea certainly sounds appealing to Faye but little does she know what she's letting herself in for if she accepts this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT ROSANNA LEY' An impeccably researched & deftly written narrative that kept me hooked until the end'
- Kathryn Hughes bestselling author of The Letter ' Such a wealth of fascinating characters set in a glorious village in Sardinia'
- Amazon reviewer' The ultimate feel-good read perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore Victoria Hislop & Leah Fleming'
- Candis ' On so many levels a fantastic read'
- Amazon reviewer'A fascinating story with engaging themes'
- Dinah Jefferies bestselling author of Before The Rains ' Warm enthralling one of my favourite authors'
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Early one morning the little train wakes up in his home town Little Snoreing & decides to go on an adventure He chugs & puffs his way through villages past castles & over bridges But soon he gets tired & the big city is a bit scary there&s only one thing for it; he&ll have to head back! THE LITTLE TRAIN Graham Greene&s first children&s book was originally published in 1946 with Ardizzone&s illustrations commissioned 28 year later First published by The Bodley Head in 1974 this new edition brings the classic little train back to life for a whole new generation ...