' Someone jolted my elbow as I drank & said Je vous demande pardon & as I moved to give him space he turned & stared at me & I at him & I realised with a strange sense of shock & fear & nausea all combined that his face & voice were known to me too well I was looking at myself' By chance two men
- one English the other French
- meet in a provincial railway station Their resemblance is uncanny & they spend the next few hours talking & drinking
- until at last John the Englishman falls into a drunken stupor It's to be his last carefree moment for when he wakes his French companion has stolen his identity & disappeared So John steps into the Frenchman's shoes & faces a variety of perplexing roles
- as owner of a chateau director of a failing business head of a fractious family & master of nothing



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One night there was a thunderstorm A tattered scarecrow stood in the wind & rain taking no notice until a bolt of lightning struck his turnip head The scarecrow blinked with surprise & came to life So begins the story of the Scarecrow a courteous but pea-brained fellow with grand ideas He meets a boy Jack who becomes his faithful servant & they set out to journey to Spring Valley together Along the way there's no end of excitement
- battle & shipwreck brigands & tricksters
- & it's up to Jack time after time to save the day

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Jack Mc Evoy hero of Connelly's breakthrough novel The Poet returns in this major milestone in crime publishing 576 pages Connelly Michael ...

The final battle is coming As the Sleeping Prince tightens his hold on Lormere & Tregellan the net closes in on the ragged band of rebels trying desperately to defeat him Twylla & Errin are separated isolated & running out of time The final battle is coming & Aurek will stop at nothing to keep the throne forever Explosive rich & darkly addictive this is the stunning conclusion to Mel Salisbury's internationally best-selling trilogy that began with THE SIN EATER'S DAUGHTER ...

They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids So reader beware--you're in for a scare! Jodie loves visiting her grandparents' farm Okay so it's not the most exciting place in the world Still Grandpa tells great scary stories & Grandma's chocolate chip cookies are the best But this summer the farm has really changed The cornfields are sparse Grandma & Grandpa seem worn out & the single scarecrow has been replaced by twelve evil-looking ones Then one night Jodie sees something really odd The scarecrows seem to be moving Twitching on their stakes Coming alive ...

THE SCARECROWS' WEDDING is the eagerly awaited new picture book from the creators of THE GRUFFALO & STICK MAN now available as a chunky board book with hardback cover Written in Julia Donaldson's glorious rhyme & illustrated in glowing colour by Axel Scheffler THE SCARECROWS' WEDDING is a fabulous love story with drama humour originality
- & a happy ending! Two scarecrows Betty O' Barley & Harry O' Hay are planning the perfect wedding But wicked scarecrow Reginald Rake has other ideas & almost ruins their special day Harry must become a hero before he & Betty can have the wedding of their dreams
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Written in Julia Donaldson's glorious rhyme & illustrated in glowing colour by Axel Scheffler THE SCARECROWS' WEDDING is a fabulous love story with drama humour originality
- & a happy ending! The bestselling book is now available with a high-quality audio CD brilliantly performed by award-winning actress Imelda Staunton The CD contains the full story with music The Scarecrows' Wedding Listening Game & the br&-new Scarecrows' Wedding Song which was written specially for this CD by Julia Donaldson
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THE SCARECROWS' WEDDING is the bestselling picture book from superstar duo Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler This Early Reader edition contains the complete classic story & pictures in a pocket-book format & with an extra-clear font & layout to support children who are gaining confidence in reading A fabulous love story full of drama humour & originality; it tells the story of two scarecrows as they plan the best wedding ever the best wedding yet The wedding that no one will ever forget Betty O' Barley & Harry O' Hay know just what they need for the perfect wedding day a goose-feather dress; two wedding rings & lots of pink flowers! But as they search the farm to find everything on their list things don't quite go to plan & the scarecrows' special day is almost ruined by wicked scarecrow Reginald Rake ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Scarlet & The Black is an entertaining & inspirational true story of courage & ingenuity During the German occupation of Rome in 1943 an athletic Irish priest Monsignor Hugh O (Gregory Peck) devotes all the time he can spare from his work at the Vatican to hide Allied POWs from the Nazis risking his life in the process ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play English Civil War adventure starring Lionel Jeffries & Oliver Reed After King Charles I (Robert Rietty) is captured by Roundhead supporters Col Judd (Jeffries) & Captain Sylvester (Reed) it falls to a small group of local supporters of the King to mount a rescue attempt The daunting task is soon lessened however by the involvement of Judd&s daughter Claire (June Thorburn) who goes behind her father&s back to secretly help the locals with their plans ...