An unforgettable novel
- a riveting heart-wrenching story of injustice & racism in 1940s Louisiana that is as powerful & profound
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Designed by the European Helicopter Industries (EHI) partnership during the 1980s initially as a naval helicopter to help combat the threat of an attack from Soviet missile submarines the Merlin has evolved into a multi-role helicopter today The AW101 combines the most advanced technologies safety by design mission systems & leading-edge manufacturing to provide a proven platform for long-range Search & Rescue (SAR) operations in certain countries With a typical range of 750 nm (over 1300 km) in standard configuration the AW101 is the most capable SAR helicopter in the world today Other roles include transportation for Heads of State & VVIP operators; Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR); Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO); Anti-Surface Warfare (ASu W); Airborne Surveillance & Control (ASa C); Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM); troop transport; utility support CASEVACMEDEVAC; & Combat Search & Rescue (CSAR) Lavishly illustrated throughout Rich Pittman offers a fascinating portrait of an enduring & popular aircraft & traces its journey from design to the front line ...

This voyage is special It will change everything One September evening in 1785 the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door One of his captains is waiting eagerly on the step He has sold Jonah's ship for what appears to be a mermaid As gossip spreads through the docks coffee shops parlours & brothels everyone wants to see Mr Hancock's marvel Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence & through the doors of high society At an opulent party he makes the acquaintance of Angelica Neal the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on & a courtesan of great accomplishment This meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new course on which they will learn that priceless things come at the greatest cost What will be the cost of their ambitions? & will they be able to escape the destructive power mermaids are said to possess? In this spell-binding story of curiosity & obsession Imogen Hermes Gowar has created an unforgettable jewel of a novel filled to the brim with intelligence heart & wit ...

Picked as a MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2018& by Vogue Sunday Times Observer The Times Sunday Mirror Daily Express BBC Arts Red Magazine Stylist The Pool Emerald Street Independent The Herald Irish Times Irish Tatler The Journal & Irish Independent A brilliantly plotted story of mermaids madams & intrigue in 1780s London & I wouldn&t be surprised to see it become the Essex Serpent of 2018&
- The Pool& Imogen Hermes Gowar is a soon-to-be literary star&
- Sunday Times THIS VOYAGE IS SPECIAL IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHINGOne September evening in 1785 the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door One of his captains is waiting eagerly on the step He has sold Jonah&s ship for what appears to be a mermaid As gossip spreads through the docks coffee shops parlours & brothels everyone wants to see Mr Hancock&s marvel Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence & through the doors of high society At an opulent party he makes the acquaintance of Angelica Neal the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on & a courtesan of great accomplishment This meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new course on which they will learn that priceless things come at the greatest cost Where will their ambitions lead? & will they be able to escape the destructive power mermaids are said to possess? In this spell-binding story of curiosity & obsession Imogen Hermes Gowar has created an unforgettable jewel of a novel filled to the brim with intelligence heart & wit

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THE MERMAID CHAIR is a No 1 New York Times bestseller from Sue Monk Kidd ' Highly charged full of sexual & spiritual desire Every bit as moving & convincing as The Secret Life of Bees' Mirror In her forties & married for half her life Jessie Sullivan honestly believes that she is happy She has a lovely home a dependable husband & an accomplished & adored teenage daughter But when shocking news about her mother compels Jessie to visit the island where she grew up she finds herself drawn to Brother Thomas a Benedictine monk on the verge of taking his final vows Amidst the seductive beauty of the South Carolina salt marshes Jessie is torn between powerful new longings & her enduring marriage After all these years she is finally beginning to understand who she really is & where she belongs But she has still to discover how much of her old life has a place in the new one ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Animated feature directed by Adam Qiu When an estate project designed by Xuan threatens the marine environment of Shan & the other mermaids she tries to persuade Xuan to abandon the project Though she succeeds the pair must now fend off the advances of a hidden organisation hunting the mermaids Directors Adam Qiu 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 ...

Why did Wynn Staniland a legend in the literary world suddenly become a recluse in the 1980s? Most assumed he stopped writing because of his wife's bizarre suicide; a death that mirrored a murder case from the nineteenth century & now a promising young author called Zac Wilkinson is working on Staniland's biography & hopes to reveal the true story to a waiting world
- while at the same time keeping his own troubled past hidden from public view When Wilkinson is found brutally murdered DI Wesley Peterson finds links to the unexplained poisoning of a middle-aged couple at a local caravan park
- & Wynn Staniland appears to be the connection As Wesley delves further into the case he suspects a sinister puppet show might provide the solution a grim re-enactment of the murder of Mary Field a cause celebre from the reign of Queen Victoria that inspired Staniland's best-known novel The case becomes personal for Wesley when he discovers his son is involved & as he begins to unravel decades of secrets & deception the shocking truth proves almost too much to bear

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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 Roman's life is changed forever by a meeting & a kiss with a strange young woman he meets at at a lake deep in the forest It is a meeting he soon regrets when he falls prey to a mysterious ailment which gradually deprives him of all his strength & vigor His bride Martha is ready tp do whatever it takes to free her fianc&233; from the ancient curse But is her love strong enough to break it? ...

In this special 20th anniversary edition Lee Child introduces the Gold Dagger award-winning serial killer thriller that began the Number One bestselling crime series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill hero of TV's much-loved Wire in the Blood You always remember the first time Isn't that what they say about sex? How much more true it is of murder Up till now the only serial killers Tony Hill had encountered were safely behind bars This one's different
- this one's on the loose Four men have been found mutilated & tortured As fear grips the city the police turn to clinical psychologist Tony Hill for a profile of the killer But soon Tony becomes the unsuspecting target in a battle of wits & wills where he has to use every ounce of his professional nerve to survive A tense beautifully written psychological thriller The Mermaids Singing explores the tormented mind of a serial killer unlike any the world of fiction has ever seen
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This novel tells the classic tale of the mischievous Master of Sherwood Forest who lives the outlaw life with Little John Friar Tuck Will Scarlet & his band of Merry Men bedevilling the implacable Sheriff of Nottingham during the reign of Richard the Lionhearted This edition features over 40 full-colour illustrations by author Howard Pyle bringing this timeless text to life ...