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17th Century Russia remains very much a patriarchal society For the headstrong & wilful Katia daughter of Baron Alexei Sergeyevich Ulenka life in the terem (a palace sanctuary where the virtue of girls is safeguarded) is unbearable when all she wants to do is experience the freedom of riding a horse But ride a horse she does Dressed as a servant girl Katia meets & goes riding with the darkly intriguing German stable boy Wiley But Wiley is headstrong too & soon is challenged by the aristocratic Feodor Katia's cousin After three secret meetings Katia & Wiley start to fall in love but such a union could never be in a world where rich girls are seen as commodities to be used for advancement through marriage To give himself any kind of chance with Katia Wiley joins the dragoons with Pavel Katia's brother & then begins the years of physical emotional & intentional separation ...

Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is legendary She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over eight hundred years But the real Eleanor remains elusive
- until now Based on the most up-to-date research bestselling novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor's magnificent story to life as never before Young vibrant privileged Eleanor's future is golden as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137 her childhood ends abruptly Forced to marry the young prince Louis of France Eleanor is still struggling to adjust to her new role when Louis' father dies & they become King & Queen of France Leaving everything behind the vivacious Eleanor must face the complex & faction-riddled French court She is only 13 Overflowing with scandal politics sex triumphs & tragedies The Summer Queen is the first novel in a stunning new trilogy from award-winning & much-loved author Elizabeth Chadwick
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The Summer That Never Was is the thirteenth novel in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series following on from Aftermath A skeleton has been unearthed Soon the body is identified & the horrific discovery hits the headlines Fourteen-year-old Graham Marshall went missing during his paper round in 1965 The police found no trace of him His disappearance left his family shattered & his best friend Alan Banks full of guilt That friend has now become Chief Inspector Alan Banks & he is determined to bring justice for Graham But he soon realises that in this case the boundary between victim & perpetrator between law-guardian & law-breaker is becoming more & more blurred ...

Autobiographical without being an autobiography confessional without disclosing his private self The Summing Up written when Maugham was sixty-four is an inimitable expression of a personal credo It is not only a classic avowal of a professional author's ideas about style literarture art drama & philosophy but also an illuminating insight into this great writer's craft ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Documentary about the ill-fated mountaineering expedition to the summit of K2 where eleven climbers lost their lives in 2008 Although K2 is behind Mount Everest in terms of height the peak is still considered the more challenging climb due to the unpredictable & arduous nature of its terrain & its regular extreme storms Film-maker Nick Ryan interviews the survivors of the 2008 expedition & together with footage recorded on the mountain we are offered an insight into the great difficulties experienced & suggestions as to the reasons behind the eleven lost lives Actors Christine Barnes Hoselito Bite Marco Confortola Pat Falvey Niall Foley Directors Nick Ryan Language English Number of discs 1 ...

Enter the world of the Summoner with this beautifully designed special edition handbook including a complete illustrated Demonology & an exclusive new story
- the never-seen-before diary of the Summoner who inspired the series hero Fletcher A perfect Christmas gift for all Summoner fans! 224 pages Matharu Taran
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Ray Atlee a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia is forty-three & newly single His father a very sick old man who lives the life of a recluse in the ancestral home in Clanton Mississippi was once a beloved & powerful official who towered over local law & politics for many years With the end in sight Judge Atlee issues a summons to Ray to return home to Clanton to discuss the details of the family estate Ray reluctantly heads south but the family meeting does not take place The Judge dies too soon & in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret which Ray believes only he knows Until it becomes clear that someone else knows too ...

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller Winner of The Good Reads Choice Award for Poetry 2017 From Rupi Kaur the bestselling author of Milk & Honey comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry Illustrated by Kaur The Sun & Her Flowers is a journey of wilting falling rooting rising & blooming It is a celebration of love in all its forms this is the recipe of life said my mother as she held me in her arms as i wept think of those flowers you plantin the garden each year they will teach youthat people toomust wiltfallrootrisein order to bloom Praise for Rupi Kaur Kaur is at the forefront of a poetry renaissance' Observer Kaur made her name with poems about love life & grief They resonate hugely' Sunday Times Poems tackling feminism love trauma & healing in short lines as smooth as pop music' New York Times Caught the imagination of a large atypical poetry audience Kaur knows the good her poetry does it saves lives' Evening Standard Breathing new life into poetry It has people reading & listening' The Pool Every so often a book comes along that seems to have a life of its own that is passed lovingly from one reader to another with recommendations that insist You must read this Rupi Kaur's Milk & Honey is one such book' Red Magazine Rupi Kaur's poetry communicates distils life Her success is a simply wonderful thing for poetry Her work reveals how powerful & accessible poetry can be It seems to help people too & is a fine example of the healing power of art' Allie Esiri editor of four bestselling poetry anthologies & apps Rupi Kaur blazing a trail for new generations to discover verse is a wondrous thing Her star is shining brightly A drop of poetry can flood the imagination It can also ease the mind Her work is clearly bringing such pleasures to countless readers
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- & that is a cause for celebration for anyone who cares about poetry' Ben Holden editor of bestselling anthologies Poems That Make Grown Men Cry & Poems That Make Grown Women Cry

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