When a mysterious stranger & his brown bear show up on the same day that Axel & Tess's father dies in an accident Axel fears he might be going crazy especially as only he can see them However the strange duo are quickly forgotten when Axel & Tess are shipped off to Finland to stay with grandparents that they've never met But when they arrive in Finland Axel is stunned when the stranger & his bear reappear More incredibly the stranger tells him that his parents are lost & need help Desperate to see his father again & actually meet his mother Axel follows the man & his bear disappearing deep into the frozen wilds of northern Finland When Tess realises that her brother has vanished she's distraught & so begins the frantic search across snow & ice into the dark forest But as the hours creep by & with no sign of Axel Tess begins to wonder if her brother has ventured onto a path that she cannot follow Delving into the timeless fantastical world of Nordic mysticism set against the harsh beauty of a frozen landscape The Winter Placeis an imaginative beautiful story of loss love & hope a story of family & of a brother & sister who find each other again ...

A compelling & gripping novel from Lulu Taylor the bestselling author of Her Frozen Heart & The Snow Rose 544 pages Taylor Lulu ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play When two German soldiers take a Norwegian war prisoner one cold winter s night during WW2 they are thankful to discover a house in the Scandinavian wilderness in which to find respite from the storm Yet as the night progresses they begin to question their choice of shelter; the house is not the cosy refuge it first seemed Actors Mats Reinhardt Frederik von Luttichau Espen Edvartsen Directors Reinert Kiil Language German Norwegian Subtitles English Dubbed Norwegian Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The year is 2307 AD The earth is frozen over & virtually uninhabitable The remaining humans live underground unable to survive the sub-arctic temperatures With no man power scientists bio-engineered Humanoids that possess great strength speed & tolerance to extreme cold A rogue humanoid named ASH-393 escapes from captivity & threatens to lead a humanoid rebellion against mankind Arizona Federation leader General Trajan sends an elite team of Spartan 7 soldiers to hunt down & terminate ASH Actors Branden Coles Arielle Holmes Paul Sidhu Directors Joey Curtis Format PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

When Tess finds herself unexpectedly alone & back in Ribblemill the childhood village she thought she'd escaped she's sure she can survive a temporary stay But the ghosts of the past hover close by & Tess must face them if she's to discover whether home is where her heart has been all along 200 pages Field Kate ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Winter War The dramatic story of the winter of 1939-1940 when Finland defended herself against overwhelming odds during an attack by the Soviet Army The historic battle has come to be known as the Finnish Miracle Ambush During a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines a soldier learns his fiancee has been killed by the Russians Now the war is personal The young blue-eyed officer changes into a killing machine Actors Taneli Mäkelä Vesa Vierikko Timo Torikka Heikki Paavilainen Antti Raivio Esko Kovero Martti Suosalo Markku Huhtamo Peter Franzen Irina Björklund Kari Heiskanen Taisto Reimaluoto Kari Väänänen & Tommi Eronen Director Pekka Parikka & Olli Saarela Certificate 15 years & over Year 1989 ; 1999 Languages Finnish Subtitles English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The dramatic story of the winter of 1939-1940 when Finland defended herself against overwhelming odds during an attack by the Soviet Army The historic battle has come to be known as the Finnish Miracle ...

The prophecy was clear Upon the death of three kings the world will be plunged into chaos & all the cast-out demons of history will return to bring blood & horror to the world Two of the kings are dead The third about to be born is hunted by the Demon Riders of the Krayakin Lords of the Undead All the terrifying forces of evil range against a pregnant queen at bay in a haunted forest But she is not alone Three warriors stand with her the last remnants of the once proud Drenai army Three old men ancient heroes discarded by the king; Nogusta the Swordsman Kebra the Bowman & the hulking fighter Bison The fate of empires rests on their fading skills as they journey through a tormented world on a perilous quest to save the unborn king ...

' Wild places make wild people but only some have magic blood There are those with frozen hearts whose souls know only winter They would drive me from my home It will not do Really it will not' In her small Welsh town there is no one quite like Morgana She has not spoken a word out loud since she was a child & her silence
- as well as the magic she can't quite control
- makes her an oddity taunted by rumour & mystery Concerned for her safety her mother arranges for Morgana to marry Cai Jenkins the widower from the far hills who knows nothing of the nasty things folk say about her daughter After a swift wedding Cai takes his new wife to his farm Initially heartbroken to leave her home Morgana soon begins to falls in love with the place & the rugged mountains that surround it
- just as Cai slowly begins to win her heart But it isn't long before her strangeness begins to be remarked upon A dark force is at work
- a person who will stop at nothing to turn the townspeople against Morgana even at the expense of those closest to her Forced to defend her home her lover & herself from all comers Morgana must learn to harness her power or lose everything



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This guide helps make Shakespeare's play more accessible It contains a complete text of the original work along with a line-by-line modernisation & plenty of helpful commentary Spark Notes ...