1760 Spitalfields Anna Butterfield's life is about to change forever as she moves from her idyllic Suffolk home to be introduced into London society A chance encounter with a French silk weaver Henri draws her in to the volatile world of the city's burgeoning silk trade Henri is working on his master piece' to become a master weaver & freeman; Anna longs to become an artist while struggling against pressure from her uncle's family to marry a wealthy young lawyer As their lives become ever more intertwined Henri realises that Anna's designs could give them both an opportunity for freedom But his world becomes more dangerous by the day as riots threaten to tear them apart forever Inspired by real historical events & characters The Silk Weaver is a captivating unforgettable story of illicit romance in a time of enlightenment & social upheaval ...

Now a major BBC drama The Strike series When novelist Owen Quine goes missing his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike At first she just thinks he has gone off by himself for a few days
- as he has done before
- & she wants Strike to find him & bring him home But as Strike investigates it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realises The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows If the novel were published it would ruin lives
- so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him & when Quine is found brutally murdered in bizarre circumstances it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer a killer unlike any Strike has encountered before A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike & his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott


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Now a major BBC drama The Strike series When novelist Owen Quine goes missing his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike At first she just thinks he has gone off by himself for a few days
- as he has done before
- & she wants Strike to find him & bring him home But as Strike investigates it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realises The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows If the novel were published it would ruin lives
- so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him And when Quine is found brutally murdered in bizarre circumstances it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer a killer unlike any he has encountered before A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike & his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott


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A hilarious joke book raising money for the Jeans for Genes appeal The Silliest Joke Book Ever from Puffin Books is a hilariously funny book containing hundreds of jokes on every subject under the sun as well as the favourite jokes of famous celebrities All royalties will be going to the Jeans for Genes Appeal in association with Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital The appeal funds research into genetic disorders in children A Jeans for Genes Day is held every year when people are invited to wear their jeans for a GBP1 donation ...

This laugh-out-loud book is bursting with lists facts jokes & funny true stories all about silly people silly animals silly inventions silly names & much more Discover The Great Stink the man who ate a bike a girl really called Lorna Mower & a sofa that can do 101mph Find out about famous pranks crazy festivals nutty cats gross foods epic sports fails ludicrously silly words & really rubbish predictions There are even lots of great silly things to do Unmissable! ...

A new hardback edition with a cover design by Tolkien himself to complement the popular Hobbit & Lord of the Rings hardbacks



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Designed to take fans of The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings deeper into the myths & legends of Middle-earth The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days of the First Age of Tolkien's world It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back & in whose events some of them such as Elrond & Galadriel took part The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth the first Dark Lord dwelt in Middle-Earth & the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor Included in the book are several shorter works The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation & in the Valaquenta the nature & powers of each of the gods is described The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age & Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age as narrated in The Lord of the Rings This pivotal work features the revised corrected text &

Includes:: by way of an introduction a fascinating letter written by Tolkien in 1951 in which he gives a full explanation of how he conceived the early Ages of Middle-earth

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A new B-format edition of this novel designed to take fans of The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings deeper into the myths & legends of Middle-earth The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days of the First Age of Tolkien’s world It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back & in whose events some of them such as Elrond & Galadriel took part The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth the first Dark Lord dwelt in Middle-Earth & the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor Included in the book are several shorter works The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation & in the Valaquenta the nature & powers of each of the gods is described The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age & Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age as narrated in The Lord of the Rings This pivotal work features the revised corrected text &

Includes:: by way of an introduction a fascinating letter written by Tolkien in 1951 in which he gives a full explanation of how he conceived the early Ages of Middle-earth

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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of first publication a new de luxe edition of The Silmarillion featuring the revised reset text a colour frontispiece illustration bound in special materials & presented in a matching slipcase The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days of the First Age of Tolkien’s world It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back & in whose events some of them such as Elrond & Galadriel took part The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth the first Dark Lord dwelt in Middle-Earth & the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor Included in the book are several shorter works The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation & in the Valaquenta the nature & powers of each of the gods is described The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age & Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age as narrated in The Lord of the Rings For the first time we are publishing a deluxe edition of this pivotal work featuring the revised corrected text & including by way of an introduction a fascinating letter written by Tolkien in 1951 in which he gives a full explanation of how he conceived the early Ages of Middle-earth Quarter-bound & set in a matching slipcase this attractive edition will prove a fine addition to any Tolkien collection ...

They thought ghosts didn't exist But when Aladdin's parents discover food is being stolen from their restaurant he & his friends decide to investigate Soon Aladdin notices a strange boy
- dressed in short trousers despite the freezing cold But as hard as he tries to catch him the boy always disappears
- leaving no tracks in the fresh snow Before long Aladdin & his friends are pulled into a web of secrets & history treasure & crime Can they uncover the mystery of the curious Silver Boy?

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