Sweeping romance directed by Nick Cassavetes set in a small coastal town in the American South
- partly in the 1940s & partly in
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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 Behind every great love is a great story Adapted from Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel & directed by Nick Cassavetes (the son of legendary director John Cassavettes) A sweeping love story told by a man reading from his faded notebook (James Garner) to a woman in a nursing home (Gena Rowlands
- real-life mother of Nick Cassavetes) ' The Notebook' follows the lives of two North Carolina teens from very different worlds (Ryan Gosling & Rachel Mc Adams) Though her upbringing takes place in an antebellum mansion & he grew up in the kind of house where musicians strum on the porch that doesn't stop Noah & Allie from spending one incredible summer together before they are separated first by her parents & then by WWII After the war is over everything is different Allie is engaged to a successful businessman & Noah lives alone with his 200-year-old house that he lovingly restores But when Allie reads a newspaper article about Noah's handiwork She knows that she's got to find him & make a decision once & for all about the path her life
- & her love
- must take Actors Ryan Gosling Rachel Mc Adams James Garner Gena Rowlands James Marsden Sam Shepard David Thornton Joan Allen Kevin Connolly Tim Ivey & Starletta Du Pois Director Nick Cassavetes Certificate 15 years & over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 2 hours & 3 minutes (approx)



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' An indescribable aching futile longing for myself' The young Danish aristocrat Malte Laurids Brigge has been left rootless by the early death of his parents Now living in Paris Malte begins to record his life in a series of loosely connected notes diary entries prose poems parables & stories ostensibly collected by a fictional editor to form the Notebooks Focusing on Malte's observations & experiences in the present recollections of his childhood & family & his reflections on historical events these notes in highly crafted poetic prose explore the themes of life in the metropolis poverty sickness & death love memory & time & perception & language The only extended prose work by the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge is a landmark in the development of the twentieth-century novel It marks a radical departure from nineteenth-century realism transcending conventions of linear narrative to reflect a consciousness in crisis & an archetypal confrontation with the modern ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

The Notting Hill Mystery has been widely described as the first detective novel The story is told by the insurance investigator Ralph Henderson who is building a case against the sinister Baron R suspected of murdering his wife in order to claim her life insurance Henderson descends into a maze of intrigue including a diabolical mesmerist kidnapping by gypsies slow-poisoners a rich uncle's will & three murders Presented in the form of diary entries family letters chemical analysis reports interviews with witnesses & a crime scene map the novel displays innovative techniques that would not become common features of detective fiction until the 1920s This novel launched the British Library Crime Classics series in 2012 & is now reissued with a striking new cover design ...

Makes the principles of traditional nutrition available to modern parents This book provides holistic advice for pregnancy & newborn interventions vaccinations breastfeeding & child development as well as a compendium of natural treatments for childhood illnesses from autism to whooping cough ...

Mumsnet ' Best Books for Christmas 2016'' Ideal for anyone who has ever wondered what on earth to read next' SJ WATSON' Witty engaging & informative The sort of book you choose for a friend & end up wanting to keep' RACHEL JOYCEThis is a medical handbook with a difference Whether you have a stubbed toe or a severe case of the blues within these pages you'll find a cure in the form of a novel to help ease your pain You'll also find advice on how to tackle common reading ailments
- such as what to do when you feel overwhelmed by the number of books in the world or you have a tendency to give up halfway through When read at the right moment a novel can change your life & The Novel Cure is an enchanting reminder of that power
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Isabel Dalhousie is one of Edinburgh's most generous (but discreet) philanthropists
- but should she be more charitable? She wonders
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A collected edition of Bruce Chatwin's acclaimed captivating novels
- On the Black Hill Utz & The Viceroy of Ouidah
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Imardin is a city of dark intrigues & deadly politics where those who wield magic wield power Into this established order has blundered a young street-girl with extraordinary magical gifts Adopted by the Magicians' Guild her life is changed forever
- but for better or for worsesonea knew that she'd face a tough time training within the Magicians' Guild but she little realised the level of animosity she would face from her fellow novices The sons & daughters of the most powerful families in the realm her classmates seem determined to see her fail
- at whatever cost But in accepting the protection of the guild's high lord Sonea may have embraced an even bleaker fate For High Lord Akkarin harbours a secret that is far darker than his magician's robes

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Winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award 2016 & the Scottish Children's Book Award 2016 & the North East Book Award 2015 (so far) When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident Before long the 'shop from nowhere' -- & its owner Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic & enchantment Recruited as Mr Silver's apprentice Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium's vast labyrinth of passageways & rooms -- rooms that contain wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined But when Mr Silver disappears & a shadow from the past threatens everything the Emporium & all its wonders begin to crumble Can Daniel save his home & his new friends before the Nowhere Emporium is destroyed forever? Ross Mac Kenzie unleashes a riot of imagination colour & fantasy in this astonishing adventure perfect for fans of Philip Pullman Cornelia Funke & Neil Gaiman ...