` By turns savvy, witty & achingly sad, this is a novelist at the top of his game.` Mail on Sunday Forced to flee the scandal brewing in her hometown, Catherine Goggin finds herself pregnant & alone, in search of a new life at just sixteen. She knows she has no choice but to believe that the nun she entrusts her child to will find him a better life. Cyril Avery is not a real Avery, or so his parents are constantly reminding him. Adopted as a baby, he’s never quite felt at home with the family that treats him more as a curious pet than a son. But it is all he has ever known. And so begins one man’s desperate search to find his place in the world. Unspooling & unseeing, Cyril is a misguided, heart-breaking, heartbroken fool. Buffeted by the harsh winds of circumstance towards the one thing that might save him from himself, but when opportunity knocks, will he have the courage, finally, take it? ...

It is wartime London, & the carelessness of people with no future flows through the evening air. Stella discovers that her lover Robert is suspected of selling information to the enemy. Harrison, the British intelligence agent on his trail, wants to bargain, the price for his silence being Stella herself. Caught between two men & unsure who she can trust, the flimsy structures of Stella`s life begin to crumble. ...

Full of mouth-watering flavours, sunshine & escapist adventure, The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop will delight readers who enjoy Carole Matthews & Jenny Colgan. Anna & her husband Matteo are ready to embark a delicious Italian adventure. After a year & a half running their ice cream shop on Brighton beach & raising their baby Isabella, Matteo is starting to miss Italy. A shared passion for ices means it`s easy to settle on a new business idea
- they`ll open a shop in Sorrento`s cobbled square, a short walk from the sparkling blue sea. For a while, life is sweet; but then Matteo`s overbearing family get involved.. . Anna`s younger sister Imogen feels like things are finally coming together
- she`s living with boyfriend Finn in a beach house in Brighton, & her photography is taking off. Then her career stalls, & the lure of Capri
- & a man from her past
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Cane, Cob & Chimney Jewett are young Georgia sharecroppers held under the thumb of their God-fearing father, Pearl. When he dies unexpectedly, they set out on horseback for Canada, robbing & looting their way to wealth & infamy. But little goes to plan & soon they`re pursued by both the authorities & the stories emanating from their trail of destruction
- making the Jewett Gang out to be the most fearsome trio of murdering bank robbers in the Midwest. The truth, though, is far more complex than the legend. & the heaven they`ve imagined may in fact be worse than the hell they sought to escape.
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The Heavens is a stunning wall map from National Geographic that presents the stars & constellations of the northern & southern ...

Officially launched in 2017, the Hebridean Way offers walkers the opportunity to experience the magic of Scotland`s Outer Hebrides in one inspirational journey. The waymarked route stretches 247km (155 miles) from Vatersay to Stornaway, linking ten major islands of the archipelago by means of causeways & two ferry crossings: Vatersay, Barra, Eriskay, South Uist, Benbecula, Grimsay, North Uist, Berneray, Harris & Lewis. Suitable for most walkers with a moderate level of fitness, it can be completed in 8-14 days & is rich in natural, historical & cultural interest. This guidebook presents the Hebridean Way in 10 stages of 16-35km (10-22 miles), plus two additional stages to extend the route to the Butt of Lewis in line with future plans. Detailed route description is accompanied by 1:50, 000 OS mapping, stunning photography to whet your appetite & a wealth of information about local points of interest. The introduction offers an overview of the islands` geology, history, plants & wildlife as well as comprehensive practical advice for walking the route, such as when to go, how to get there (and back) & what to take. Accommodation listings can be found in the appendices. The route is a celebration of the diverse landscapes of the Hebrides, from dazzling white shell beaches to wild moorland & flower-strewn machair. It visits Neolithic & Bronze Age remains, ruined forts & castles & monuments commemorating Bonnie Prince Charlie & the Highland Land Struggle. The islands are also a great location to spot seabirds, raptors & a number of migratory species. Informative & inspiring, Richard Barrett`s guidebook is an ideal companion to discovering this captivating route. ...

This title tells the story of Oban & the Hebrides in World War II from the author`s private photograph collection of this period. Included are first-hand accounts from military & civilians of U-boat attacks, convoy attacks, gathering, training & repairs & the preparation for D-day. ...

Paul Murton has spent half-a lifetime exploring some of the most beautiful islands in the world
- the Hebrides. He has travelled
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If there`s one distinctive feature of the British countryside, it has to be the hedgerow. In fact, hedgerows are such an established part of our landscape that sometimes we take them for granted. But take a closer look, & the diversity & variety of plant species that form them is little short of wondrous. & it is not only plant life that thrives in abundance in the hedgerow
- native wild animals, birds & insects are protected & nourished by them. We know that at least 65 species of birds live in our hedgerows & that they are crucial to the survival of moths, bats & dormice. Hedgerows can provide a great fund of fresh, wild food for us, too, & this is partly what this book is about. In ” The Hedgerow Handbook” Adele Nozedar reintroduces the wild & natural hedgerow ingredients that our grandmothers used on a regular basis
- but gives them a fresh & contemporary twist. From angelica to ash & bird cherry to borage, from pineapple weed to plantain & wild garlic to wimberries, each entry is accompanied by an exquisite full colour illustration to help you identify each plant or flower, along with its history & folklore, & culinary & medicinal uses. You won`t find yet another recipe for blackberry pie nor nettle soup here however
- this is not your run-of-the mill hedgerow book. Instead, why not try Adele`s Spicy Ash Key Pickle, her Beechnut Turron, Red Clover Lemonade or Wild Raspberry Vodka? The ” Hedgerow Handbook” is much more than a foraging book
- it is an inspiration & a trigger for a new experience of our countryside & for memories: of a summer filled with hot sunny days; or of the time you got drenched in a sudden rain shower miles away from the warmth & dryness of your car or home, which made those blackberry muffins even more enjoyable.



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An exploration of everything the countryside means to us, from a hundred years of the Telegraph's archive. The Telegraph is, as its former editor Max Hastings identified, more than any other national broadsheet the newspaper of the countryside, which over the years has been written about in its pages by such distinguished writers as J.H.B. Peel, John Betjeman & W.F. Deedes, alongside eminent modern naturalists like Richard Mabey & even unlikely proponents of the rural life like Boris Johnson. This anthology is no bland celebration of bucolic idyll, but rather an exploration of everything that the countryside represents to the British. For some it means the reintroduction of long-lost wildlife such as the red kite, or ancient crafts like thatching. For others it means jouncing along a green lane in a four-wheel-drive Range Rover. To the Prince of Wales, his new town of Poundbury is the countryside while subjects as diverse as crop circles, second homes, Mad Cow Disease & polytunnels are all flashpoints in the modern debate about what, & who, the countryside is for. Hugely varied, by turns funny & provocative, this is an essential exploration of a central aspect of our national identity. ...