I`ve planted my feet on Fijian earth & I intend to stay here until the last sunset. Why don`t you join me? Leave behind everything that didn`t work out! When recently-widowed Kat writes to her four old school friends, inviting them to live with her on a cocoa plantation in the South Pacific, they swap icy pavements & TV dinners for a tropical breeze & an azure-blue ocean. Leaving behind loneliness, dead-end jobs & marriages that have gone sour, they settle into the Women`s House, surrounded by palms & cocoa trees; & locals with the puzzling habit of exploding into laughter for no discernible reason. Each of the women has her issues to resolve, & secrets to keep. But together the friends find a new purpose, starting a business making chocolate: bittersweet, succulent pieces of happiness. As they embrace a new culture that views ageing so differently from their own, will they learn to accept & forgive: to discover the value of friendship, & a better way to live? ...

*LIMITED AVAILABILITY!* Pre-order now & you could receive an EXCLUSIVE EDITION on publication. Contains a secret message from KARIN SLAUGHTER & her signature on the front. You`ve known her your whole life... Andrea Oliver knows everything about her mother Laura. She knows she`s always lived in the small town of Belle Isle; she knows she`s a pillar of the community; she knows she`s never kept a secret in her life. but she`s hiding something... Then one day, a trip to the mall explodes into a shocking act of violence & Andy suddenly sees a completely different side to Laura. & it could destroy you both... Hours later, Laura is in hospital, her face splashed over the newspapers. But the danger has only just begun. Now, Andy must go on a desperate race to uncover the secrets of her mother`s past. Unless she can, there may be no future for either of them... THE THRILLING NEW BOOK FROM NO. 1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KARIN SLAUGHTER ...

` An important & timely story that explores the ongoing impact of war & how it`s often left to the women to pick up the pieces. The way Hart has made a mosaic of different women`s experiences, be they British, American or Iraqi, is profoundly moving. Pieces of Me is a love story that will leave you in tatters & yet there is an enduring sense of women making, mending & creating that gives this book a radiance. I will never forget it.` Tor Udall, author of `A Thousand Paper Birds` Emma did not go to war looking for love, but Adam is unlike any other. Under the secret shadow of trauma, Emma decides to leave Iraq & joins Adam to settle in Colorado. But isolation & fear find her, once again, when Adam is re-deployed. Torn between a deep fear for Adam`s safety & a desire to be back there herself, Emma copes by throwing herself into a new role mentoring an Iraqi refugee family. But when Adam comes home, he brings the conflict back with him. Emma had considered the possibility that her husband might not come home from war. She had not considered that he might return a stranger.` An astounding debut, Pieces of Me is a beautiful book written with emotion & compassion & will stay with me for a long time. It`s characters & story tugged at my heart with every turning page.` Nina Pottell, Books Editor Prima Magazine & Costa Book Awards Judge` Heart-wrenching & heart-warming in equal measure, Pieces of Me is an incredibly moving tale of love & conflict. A compelling & accomplished debut, Natalie writes with the skill & confidence of a writer who`s been published for years. I couldn`t put it down` Harper`s Bazaar` Pieces of Me is a brilliantly observed & nuanced look at the war in Iraq & how conflict impacts on the lives of everyone involved` Laura Kaye, author of English Animals`I devoured this book, & I feel like I`ll carry Emma & Adam with me for a long time. Hart tells this devastating story beautifully` Laura Pearson, author of Missing Pieces` Pieces of Me churns with love & rage & hope & terror, as only the best war books can. Natalie Hart writes like a born storyteller, & she uses that gift here to explore how the Iraq War lingers in the dark corners of souls desperate to move on from it. Readers are in for a ride` Matt Gallagher, author of Youngblood` Pieces of Me is a quietly powerful exploration of the complex effects of the Iraq war... The novel builds in power & speaks authoritatively on the polarisation of the lives changed forever by conflict` Zoe Lambert` Natalie Hart`s brilliant Pieces of Me is-like Graham Greene`s The End of the Affair-a love story set amid the ruins of war. As a British civilian who meets her American husband in Iraq, the narrator, Emma Mc Laughlin, is a first-hand witness to the ways armed conflict breaks soldiers & non-combatants alike. Her testimony, & this novel, is unforgettably complex & devastating-as it should be` Whitney Terrell, author of The Good Lieutenant` Natalie Hart`s vivid novel, Pieces of Me, examines the lives of deployed soldiers` families & displaced Iraqi civilians, eloquently revealing how even the most tightly knit relationships can unravel under the stress of war` Siobhan Fallon, author of You Know When the Men Are Gone & The Confusion of Languages ...

” Timely & timeless.” --Jacqueline Woodson” Important & deeply moving.” --John Green Acclaimed author Renee Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it`s trying to break her. Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she`s ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. & Jade has: every day she rides the bus away from her friends & to the private school where she feels like an outsider, but where she has plenty of opportunities. But some opportunities she doesn`t really welcome, like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for ”at-risk” girls. Just because her mentor is black & graduated from the same high school doesn`t mean she understands where Jade is coming from. She`s tired of being singled out as someone who needs help, someone people want to fix. Jade wants to speak, to create, to express her joys & sorrows, her pain & her hope. Maybe there are some things she could show other women about understanding the world & finding ways to be real, to make a difference.A 2017 New York Public Library Best Teen Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017, Young Adult ...

A classic adventure from the author of A Town Like Alice & On the Beach. With An Introduction by John Boyne. John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade & he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who are forced to stay behind in order to help the Allied war effort. As the conflict grows closer the roads become impassable & Howard also comes across five more children who need his help. He ends up leading this motley group of youngsters through the French countryside, constantly beset by danger yet heroically protecting his charges. Nevil Shute Norway was born on 17 January 1899 in Ealing, London. After attending the Dragon School & Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer & published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton & they went on to have two daughters. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write & settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) & On the Beach (1957). ...

Piedmont & Aosta Valley: Italian Alps
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Piemonte & Val d’ Aosta regions of Italy in Touring Club Italiano’s series of regional road maps at 1:200, 000, used by millions of locals & tourists alike & always among Stanford’s perennial best-sellers. Coverage extends eastwards to Milan & Pavia & southwards to the Ligurian coast with Genoa & Savona, &

Includes:: Italian Alps, Lake Maggiore, Novara, Biella, Gran Paradiso National Park, etc.TCI maps have subtle but very effective relief shading plus spot heights to present the topography. Names of mountain ranges, valleys, peaks, etc. are shown & national parks & other protected areas are prominently highlighted. Road network is presented in great detail, from motorways to dirt tracks navigable only with difficulty. Minor roads are very clear & easy to read &, where necessary, are drawn without generalizing their course, showing the twists & turns across the mountainous terrain. Steep roads are annotated with three levels of gradient markings. Scenic routes are highlighted. Motorways have the usual features such as toll barriers, services, etc. Railway network shows stations & level crossings &, where appropriate, ferry routes are marked. In mountainous areas refuges, cable car lines, chair lifts, etc. are marked Towns & villages of particular interest are highlighted in three grades, with symbols indicating various monuments, castes, churches, etc. The maps have no geographical co-ordinates. On the reverse each title has an index plus a national distance table. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Piedmont & the Aosta Valley at a detailed scale of 1:150, 000 on a large, double-sided map in Freytag & Berndt’s very popular “ Top 10 Tips” series. A booklet attached to the map cover provides descriptions of the region’s 10 best sights, street plans of Turin & Aosta, plus the map index. Many place names are in large print to make navigating easier. Coverage extends east to the outskirts of Milan & south to the Ligurian coast between Albenga & Genoa. Maps in this series have topography well presented by subtle hill-shading with spot heights, plus colouring for woodlands; national & regional parks are highlighted. Road network emphasizes motorways & regional roads, but also

Includes:: small local roads & selected country tracks, most annotated with driving distances. Scenic routes are highlighted & the maps show roads closed to motor vehicles and/or not recommended for caravans, winter closures, toll routes, etc. Names of larger local towns are in bold print, making navigating in unfamiliar terrain much easier. Railway lines & ferry routes are included & local airports are marked. Picturesque locations are highlighted & in each title 10 best places of interest are prominently marked & briefly described in a booklet attached to the map cover. Symbols indicate various landmarks & facilities, e.g. archaeological sites, churches & castles, campsites, hostels, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10` intervals. The index, listing all the localities with their postcodes, is in the booklet attached to the map cover. The booklet also provides street plan (s) of the region’s main town (s). Map legend & the descriptions include English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Piedmont & Val d` Aosta at 1:200, 000 in Mair Dumont`s Marco Polo regional series of Italy with special features to aid navigation & route planning. The index in a separate booklet

Includes:: street plans of Genoa & Turin.A fold-out extension of the map cover gives at-a-glance overview of the whole area covered by the map with the adjoining regions, highlighting main places of interest & making it much easier to find various localities on the main map and/or plan a route. A set of seven peel-on/peel-off stickers, removable without damaging the map, is provided to make routes or locations more prominent when navigating. The maps boldly stress main roads & motorways in strong colours & selected towns in large letters, but also show minor roads & villages in considerable detail. Road information

Includes:: toll roads, traffic restrictions & seasonal closures, gradient marking for steep roads, scenic routes, etc. Motorway services clearly indicate types of facilities available there. Railway network

Includes:: narrow gauge & tourist lines, cable car lines, & chair lifts. The series is particularly good for identifying geographical

Features: mountain & hill chains, valleys, national parks, etc. Picturesque towns & places of interest are given star rating, & other tourist information

Includes:: campsites & youth hostels, landmarks, recreational facilities etc. Latitude & longitude grid is drawn at intervals of 10`. Multilingual map legend & all information include English. Each title comes with a booklet which contains a street plan of the central area in the region’s main city, plus an extensive index of place names including geographical features. Also provided are a table with distances & traveling times & main traffic & speed regulations.









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Piedmont & Val d' Aosta at 1:200, 000 in Mair Dumont's Marco Polo regional series of Italy with special features to aid navigation & route planning. The index in a separate booklet

Includes:: street plans of Genoa & Turin.A fold-out extension of the map cover gives at-a-glance overview of the whole area covered by the map with the adjoining regions, highlighting main places of interest & making it much easier to find various localities on the main map and/or plan a route. A set of seven peel-on/peel-off stickers, removable without damaging the map, is provided to make routes or locations more prominent when navigating. The maps boldly stress main roads & motorways in strong colours & selected towns in large letters, but also show minor roads & villages in considerable detail. Road information

Includes:: toll roads, traffic restrictions & seasonal closures, gradient marking for steep roads, scenic routes, etc. Motorway services clearly indicate types of facilities available there. Railway network

Includes:: narrow gauge & tourist lines, cable car lines, & chair lifts. The series is particularly good for identifying geographical

Features: mountain & hill chains, valleys, national parks, etc. Picturesque towns & places of interest are given star rating, & other tourist information

Includes:: campsites & youth hostels, landmarks, recreational facilities etc. Latitude & longitude grid is drawn at intervals of 10'. Multilingual map legend & all information include English. Each title comes with a booklet which contains a street plan of the central area in the region









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