' As intoxicating as the finest island rum' Independent From the bestselling author of The Dovekeepers comes a love story about one of history's most captivating 'invisible' women Rachel the mother of Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro Growing up on the idyllic island of St Thomas in the early 1800s Rachel dreams of life in faraway Paris Rachel's mother a pillar of their tight-knit refugee community of Jews who escaped the European Inquisition has never forgiven her daughter for refusing to live by the rules But Rachel's fate is not in her own hands in order to secure the future of her father's business she is married off to a widower with three children When her husband dies suddenly & his handsome nephew Frederic arrives from France to settle the estate Rachel seizes control of her life beginning a defiant passionate love affair that sparks a scandal affecting her entire family including her favourite son Camille Pissarro who will one day become a founder member of the Impressionists & one of history's greatest artists Set in a world of lush exquisite beauty The Marriage of Oppositesshows Alice Hoffman at the height of her considerable powers The marriage of Rachel & Frederic is an unforgettable story of an extraordinary woman & her forbidden love ...

Wynsdown 1949 In the small Somerset village of Wynsdown Charlotte Shepherd is happily married & now feels settled in her adopted home after arriving from Germany on the Kindertransport as a child during the war Meanwhile the squire's fighter pilot son Felix has returned to the village with a fiancee in tow Daphne is beautiful charming & harbouring secrets After meeting during the war Felix knows some of Daphne's past but she has worked hard to conceal one that could unravel her carefully built life For Charlotte too a dangerous past is coming back in the shape of fellow refugee bad boy Harry Black Forever bound by their childhoods Charlotte will always care for him but Harry's return disrupts the village quiet & it's not long before gossip spreads The war may have ended but for these girls trouble is only just beginning ...

Published in ebook & paperback as Home You'd recognise my mother's name if I told it to you You'd wonder briefly where is she now? & didn't she have a daughter while she was missing? And whatever happened to the little girl? Helena's home is like anyone else's With a husband & two daughters & a job she enjoys But no one knows the truth about her childhood Born into captivity & brought up in an isolated cabin until she was 12 Helena was raised to be a killer by the man who kept her captive
- her own father Now he has escaped from prison & Helena knows instinctively that he is coming for her To keep her family safe she must find him before he finds her Even if it means returning to the darkest parts of her past Even if she has to go home 'I loved this book' LEE CHILD' Gave me chills' KARIN SLAUGHTER' Sensational' CLARE MACKINTOSH ' You won't be able to stop turning the pages' MEGAN ABBOTT' Mesmerising' ALEX MARWOOD'A nail-biter' COSMOPOLITAN' Haunting' LAURA MARSHALL author of FRIEND REQUEST'A knockout' SARAH HILARY'I was absolutely gripped' GILLY MACMILLAN' Eerie & breathtaking terrific & terrifying' TEA OBREHT author of THE TIGER'S WIFE' Thrilling' MARK EDWARDS
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A child is presented with a marshmallow & given a choice Eat this one now or wait & enjoy two later What will she do? & what are the implications for her behaviour later in life? Walter Mischel's now iconic 'marshmallow test' one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to living a successful & fulfilling life self-control not only predicts higher marks in school better social & cognitive functioning & a greater sense of self-worth; it also helps us manage stress pursue goals more effectively & cope with painful emotions But is willpower prewired or can it be taught? In his groundbreaking new book Dr Mischel draws on decades of compelling research & life examples to explore the nature of willpower identifying the cognitive skills & mental mechanisms that enable it & showing how these can be applied to challenges in everyday life--from weight control to quitting smoking overcoming heartbreak making major decisions & planning for retirement With profound implications for the choices we make in parenting education public policy & self-care The Marshmallow Test will change the way we think about who we are & what we can be & since as Mischel argues a life with too much self-control can be as unfulfilling as one with too little this book will also teach you when it's time to ring the bell & enjoy that marshmallow ...

Deep inside the Palombian jungle a rickety old boat sails up a sluggish river On board is one of the world's most famous hunters & he's vowed to be the first to capture a Marsupilami But that's no easy prey The long-tailed creature is smart
- much smarter than any human believes & an alliance with the local natives isn't going to be much help they hate the Marsupilami who keeps outwitting them & they're desperate to find out what he tastes like
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The Sunday Times Bestseller behind the major new film from Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon & Jessica Chastain I'm stranded on Mars I have no way to communicate with Earth I'm in a Habitat designed to last 31 days If the Oxygenator breaks down I'll suffocate If the Water Reclaimer breaks down I'll die of thirst If the Hab breaches I'll just kind of explode If none of those things happen I'll eventually run out of food & starve to death So yeah I'm screwed Andy Weir's second novel Artemis is now available ...

During a manned mission to Mars Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm & left behind by his crew But Watney has survived & finds himself stranded & alone on the hostile planet With only meager supplies he must draw upon his ingenuity wit & spirit to subsist & find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive Millions of miles away NASA & a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring if not impossible rescue mission As these stories of incredible bravery unfold the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return Based on a best-selling novel & helmed by master director Ridley Scott THE MARTIAN features a star studded cast that

Includes:: Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig Kate Mara Michael Pena Jeff Daniels Chiwetel Ejiofor & Donald Glover

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In the Young Readers Edition of The Martian Classroom-appropriate language Discussion questions & activities Q&A with Andy Weir Six days ago astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars Now he's sure he'll be the first person to die there After a dust storm nearly kills him & forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead Mark finds himself stranded & completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive
- & even if he could get word out his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive Chances are though he won't have time to starve to death Damaged machinery the unforgiving environment or plain old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first But Mark isn't ready to give up yet Drawing on his ingenuity his engineering skills & a relentless dogged refusal to quit he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play During a manned mission to Mars Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm & left behind by his crew But Watney has survived & finds himself stranded & alone on the hostile planet With only meager supplies he must draw upon his ingenuity wit & spirit to subsist & find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive Millions of miles away NASA & a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring if not impossible rescue mission As these stories of incredible bravery unfold the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return Based on a best-selling novel & helmed by master director Ridley Scott THE MARTIAN features a star studded cast that

Includes:: Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig Kate Mara Michael Pena Jeff Daniels Chiwetel Ejiofor & Donald Glover

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