An extraordinary tale about the search for love from the acclaimed Costa & Carnegie winning novelist Sally Gardner. Jazmin has been shunned ever since her best friend Becky disappeared. But Becky didn`t just disappear
- she jumped off a tall building & seemingly never reached the ground. It was as if she simply vanished into thin air. Did Jazmin have something to do with her disappearance? Or was it more to do with Icarus, so beguiling & strangely ever youthful, with whom Becky became suddenly besotted... With detailed & intriguing black & white illustrations throughout.
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An extraordinary tale about the search for love from the acclaimed Costa & Carnegie winning novelist Sally Gardner. Jazmin has been shunned ever since her best friend Becky disappeared. But Becky didn`t just disappear
- she jumped off a tall building & seemingly never reached the ground. It was as if she simply vanished into thin air. Did Jazmin have something to do with her disappearance? Or was it more to do with Icarus, so beguiling & strangely ever youthful, with whom Becky became suddenly besotted...
Includes: detailed & intriguing black & white illustrations throughout.

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Theo Randall loves Italian food. As head chef at the iconic River Cafe he won a Michelin star for his Italian menus & his restaurant Theo Randall at the Inter Continental is consistently voted on of the best Italians in the UK. In his new book, Theo wants to show you how to make his favourite Italian dishes at home
- the food he cooks & eats when he`s not working at his restaurant. Theo focuses on what he loves best
- a few finest top quality ingredients making perfectly balanced flavour combination
- & offers over 100 recipes with simple methods that work in a home kitchen. For Theo, food is a pleasure to be shared with friends & family & cooking should be relaxing, enjoyable. With this in mind, Theo`s recipes take from just 15 minutes to make from scratch so you can pick a dish depending on the time you have, then spend more time eating, enjoying & sharing the food you`ve prepared. Chapters are split by meal times with an emphasis on simplicity, with big & small sharing plates & lots of one-pots on offer. There are speedy starters, mains & puddings but Theo shows you how to make Italian staples from scratch too. So, when you do have time & want to make your own pastry or bake your own pizza, you have the best recipes to h&. Fresh & innovative, Theo`s approach means you can relax at mealtimes while enjoying delicious food every day of the week.


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` My name is Gemma Dowler. On 21 March 2002, a serial killer named Levi Bellfield stole my sister & sent our family to Hell... ` Everyone thinks they know the story of Milly Dowler. Haunting headlines about the missing schoolgirl splashed across front pages. The family`s worst fears realised when her body was found months later. The years of waiting for the truth, only to learn that the killer, known to the police, lived just yards from where Milly had vanished. The parents subjected to horrific psychological torture at a trial orchestrated by the murderer. & the shocking revelation of what journalists would do for a story
- criminal acts that brought down a national newspaper. But these bare facts hide the true story. In My Sister Milly, Gemma Dowler shares the heartbreaking account of Milly`s disappearance, the suspicions that fell on the family, the fatal errors made by the police, & the media`s obsession that focused relentlessly on every personal, intimate & emotional aspect of the Dowlers` lives. It is the story of two stolen childhoods
- Milly`s & Gemma`s
- & about the love that kept the family together as they struggled with terrible darkness & injustice. However, this book is a story of hope & recovery. It`s taken fifteen years of pain for the family to find their voice. The family has worked hard & has received intensive therapy to recover from the trauma of Milly`s murder. Their story shows that whatever suffering you endure in life, there is always hope, & there is always love. Now, for the first time, Gemma tells their story & that of the real Milly. Above all, in this book the family want to bring back to life their incredible daughter & sister. Now, finally, the truth about Milly Dowler can never be denied.


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Published for the first time in flipback
- the new, portable, stylish format that`s taken Europe by storm. Sara Fitzgerald`s
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My Soul to Take sees the return of Thora, Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s heroine from her highly acclaimed “ Last Rituals”. A grisly murder is committed at a health resort situated in a recently renovated farmhouse, which turns out to be notorious for being haunted. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is called upon by the owner of the resort
- the prime suspect in the case
- to represent him. Her investigations uncover some very disturbing occurrences at the farm decades earlier
- things that have never before seen the light of day.“ My Soul to Take” is a chilling, dark & witty crime novel that belongs up there with Indridasun’s superb murder mysteries.


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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the celebrated bestselling author of All Over but the Shoutin` & winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Rick Bragg, comes a poignant & wryly funny collection of essays on life in the South. Keenly observed & written with his insightful & deadpan sense of humor, he explores enduring Southern truths about home, place, spirit, table, & the regions` varied geographies, including his native Alabama, Cajun country, & the Gulf Coast. Everything is explored, from regional obsessions from college football & fishing, to mayonnaise & spoonbread, to the simple beauty of a fish on the hook. Collected from over a decade of his writing, with many never-before-published essays written specifically for this edition, My Southern Journey is an entertaining & engaging read, especially for Southerners (or the Southern at heart) & anyone who appreciates great writing. ...

A fun language learning sticker activity atlas. Learn about the world & its languages whilst learning Spanish, too! Colourful maps of the main regions of the world feature countries, oceans, rivers, lakes & mountains labelled in Spanish. The sticker pictures are arranged in seven informative themes: animals, crops, food, industry, monuments, natural features & plants. Lists of the national languages of each region appear on each map. Beautifully illustrated maps. Fun stickers to encourage Spanish practice. A simple pronunciation guide for each sticker word. Lists of countries & map words in Spanish & English. ...

Covering popular topics such as zoo, high street, forest, classroom, supermarket, food & animals. Simple & colourful sticker scenes for young Spanish language learners. Match the word to the illustration to make your own thematic sticker dictionary. Over 50 Spanish words to find, match & practise. ...

`I was prime minister for three years & three days. Three years & three days of resilience. Three years & three days of changing the nation. Three years & three days for you to judge.` On Wednesday, 23 June 2010, with the government in turmoil, Julia Gillard asked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a leadership ballot. The next day, Julia Gillard became Australia`s twenty-seventh
- & first female
- prime minister. Australia was alive to the historic possibilities. Here was a new approach for a new time. It was to last three extraordinary years. This is Julia Gillard`s chronicle of that turbulent time, a strikingly candid self-portrait of a political leader seeking to realize her ideals. It is her story of what it was like
- in the face of government in-fighting & often hostile media
- to manage a hung parliament, build a diverse & robust economy, create an equitable & world-class education system, ensure a dignified future for Australians with disabilities, all while meeting international obligations & building strategic alliances for the future. This is a politician driven by a sense of purpose
- from campus days with the Australian Union of Students, to a career in the law, to her often gritty, occasionally glittering rise up the ranks of the Australian Labour Party. In this refreshingly honest account, peppered with wry humour & personal insights, Julia Gillard does not shy away from her mistakes, admitting freely to errors, misjudgements & policy failures, as well as detailing her political successes. Here we see what lay behind the resilience & dignified courage Gillard showed as prime minister, her view of the vicious hate campaigns directed against her, & a reflection on what it means
- & what it takes
- to be a female leader in contemporary politics. Here, in her own words, Julia Gillard reveals what life was really like as Australia`s first female prime minister.






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