An atmospheric chilling page turner from rising star Martin Stewart reminiscent of Stand by Me & Stranger Things Sep Arkle Mack Lamb & Hadley five friends thrown together one hot sultry summer When they discover an ancient stone box hidden in the forest they decide to each make a sacrifice something special to them committed to the box for ever & they make a pact they will never return to the box at night; they'll never visit it alone; & they'll never take back their offerings Four years later a series of strange & terrifying events take place Someone broke the rules & now everyone has to pay But how much are they willing to sacrifice? ...

Winner of a PEN Translates! grant Selected as a 'book to look out for in 2017' by The Guardian & Buzz Feed Books In these witty postmodern stories Yoon riffs on pop culture experiments with punctuation flirts with sci-fi & in a metafictional twist mocks his own position as omnipotent author Highly literary his narratives offer an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life exploring the bewildering disjunct & oft-hilarious contradictions of a modernity that is at odds with many traditional Thai ideas on relationships family school & work ...

The Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna who came into foster care aged ten having been abused victimised & rejected by her family Donna had been in foster care with her two young brothers for three weeks when she is abruptly moved to Cathy's When Donna arrives she is silent withdrawn & walks with her shoulders hunched forward & her head down Donna is clearly a very haunted child & refuses to interact with Cathy's children Adrian & Paula After patience & encouragement from Cathy Donna slowly starts to talk & tells Cathy that she blames herself for her & her brothers being placed in care The social services were aware that Donna & her brothers had been neglected by their alcoholic mother but no one realised the extent of the abuse they were forced to suffer The truth of the physical torment she was put through slowly emerges & as Donna grows to trust Cathy she tells her how her mother used to make her wash herself with wire wool so that she could get rid of her skin colour as her mother was so ashamed that Donna was mixed race The psychological wounds caused by the bullying she received also start to resurface when Donna starts reenacting the ways she was treated at home by hitting & bullying Paula so much so that Cathy can't let Donna out of her sight As the pressure begins to mount on Cathy to help this child things start to get worse & Donna begins behaving in erratic ways trashing her bedroom & being regularly abusive towards Cathy's children Cathy begins to wonder if she can find a way to help this child or if Donna's scars run too deep ...

Sexuality is power'
- so says the Marquis de Sade philosopher & pornographer extraordinaire His virtuous Justine keeps to the rules
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Samantha Laschen is a doctor specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder She's moved to the coast to escape her problems & to be alone with her young daughter But now the police want her to take in Fiona Mackenzie a girl whose parents have been savagely murdered 368 pages French Nicci ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In a modest house in suburban America Paul Gold (Joshua Jackson) lies ill in his bedroom nursed by his mother Esther (Glenn Close) A stone&s throw away Annette Jennings (Patricia Clarkson) is in the midst of a messy divorce Meanwhile after years dedicated to his job Jim Train (Dermot Mulroney) begins to realise that his family functions just fine without him Helen Christianson (Mary Kay Place) is bored by her husband & the banalities of her life Also tending to the yard work in the neighbourhood is Randy (Timothy Olyphant) friendly & outgoing on the surface but harbouring dark secrets that will soon come boiling to the surface ...

This is so much more than a compilation of recipes gorgeous though they themselves are This is a book that tells a story both cultural & personal & her voice is as engaging as her food' Nigella Lawson Barberries fresh herbs date molasses dried limes saffron; Yasmin's Persian pantry staples are a roll call of my favourite ingredients Her recipes are a mouthwatering showcase of a beautiful country' Yotam Ottolenghi Not just a great cookbook but a book full of stories
- a love letter to Iran & its people' Diana Henry Armed with little more than a notebook & a bottle of pomegranate molasses British-Iranian cook Yasmin Khan traversed Iran in search of the country's most delicious recipes Her quest took her from the snowy mountains of Tabriz & the paddyfields of Gilan to the cosmopolitan cafes of Tehran & the pomegranate orchards of Isfahan where she was welcomed into the homes of artists farmers electricians & teachers Through her travels she gained a unique insight into the culinary secrets of the Persian kitchen & the lives of ordinary Iranians today In The Saffron Tales Yasmin weaves together a tapestry of stories from Iranian home kitchens with exclusive photography & fragrant modern recipes that are rooted in the rich tradition of Persian cooking All fully accessible for the home cook Yasmin's recipes range from the inimitable fesenjoon (chicken with walnuts & pomegranates) to kofte berenji (lamb meatballs stuffed with prunes & barberries) & ghalyieh maygoo (prawn coriander & tamarind stew) She also offers a wealth of vegetarian dishes including tahcheen (baked saffron & aubergine rice) & domaj (mixed herb flatbread & feta salad) as well as sumptuous desserts such as rose & almond cake & sour cherry & dark chocolate cookies With stunning photography from all corners of Iran & gorgeous recipe images this lavish cookbook rejoices in the land life flavours & food of an enigmatic & beautiful country
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As Erik & the crew of The Golden Dragon set off in search of adventure little do they know that their courage skill strength & stamina will all be tested to the extremes

Includes:: an exclusive foreword from Monty Python's Terry Jones & newly coloured illustrations from Michael Foreman Age range 8

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This is the tale of a Viking warrior by the name of Erik But Erik is no ordinary Viking With his trusty band of men he sets sail in search of the land where the sun goes at night
- but he finds much more! The Sea Dragon Dogfighters & giants combine to make his voyage a great saga of thrilling adventures Written by Terry Jones most famous for his membership of the Monty Python team this is a wonderful tale expertly spun which won the Children's Book Award
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One hundred years ago Selma Lagerloef became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature She assured her place in Swedish letters with this sweeping historical epic her first & best-loved novel & the basis for the 1924 silent film of the same name that launched Greta Garbo to stardom Set in 1820s Sweden it tells the story of a defrocked minister named Goesta Berling After his appetite for alcohol & previous indiscretions end his career Berling finds a home at Ekeby an ironworks estate owned by Margareta Celsing the Majoress that also houses & assortment of eccentric veterans of the Napoleanic Wars Berling's defiant & poetic spirit proves magnetic to a string of women who fall under his spell against the backdrop of political intrigue at Margareta's estate & the magnificent wintry beauty of rural Sweden ...