The Midlands & South Pennines are where the English Lowlands give way to the mountains of the north & west. In both the Welsh Marches & southern Pennine moors, this landscape of contrast contains both the wooded hills & grass scarplands of the south together with the high moorlands & cragged uplands of Wales & Northern Engl&. This volume describes the ascent of each of the distinct summits across the region that are below 2000 feet in altitude. With route maps & photographs, the walks in this book range from gentle strolls to rewarding hikes. It is divided into five sections, each one beginning with an explanation of the area's geology to enhance walkers' understanding of the landscape they are exploring. It also contains an introduction & advice on footpaths & rights of way, plus tips on hill safety & conditions for both the novice & experienced walker alike. It provides information on the hill names, details of local accommodation & a list of contacts. ...

Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanfords Travel Writing Awards 2016. Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing Award. An appreciation of the hills of Wales; their character, the inherent quality of their landscapes, their resonance & histories. ...

For decades they have remained close, sharing recipes & customs, & shaped by ancient ways. They are the Hindi-Bindi Club, a nickname given by their daughters to the mothers who left India to start anew daughters now facing struggles of their own. For Kiran, Preity & Rani, adulthood means balance, from the ways they tweak their mothers` cooking to rejecting their parents` beliefs. But will they have the courage of the Hindi-Bindi Club to hold on to their dreams
- or create new ones?
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The invitation was delivered by bees. It wasn t addressed to anyone at all, but Ben knew it was for him. It would lead him to an old, shambolic museum, full of strange & bewitching creatures. A peculiar world of hidden mysteries & curious family secrets... & some really dangerous magic. Filled with her own wonderful illustrations, The Hippo at the End of the Hall is Helen Cooper`s debut novel. ...

The invitation was delivered by bees. It wasn t addressed to anyone at all, but Ben knew it was for him. It would lead him to an old, shambolic museum, full of strange & bewitching creatures. A peculiar world of hidden mysteries & curious family secrets... & some really dangerous magic. Filled with her own wonderful illustrations, The Hippo at the End of the Hall is Helen Cooper`s debut novel. ...

Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet & drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments & disgusted with a world that undervalues him, Ted seeks a few months repose & free drink at Swafford Hall, the country mansion of his old friend Lord Logan. But strange things have been going on at Swafford. Miracles. Healings. Phenomena beyond the comprehension of a mud-caked hippopotamus like Ted. With this funny & deliciously readable novel, Stephen Fry takes his place as one of the most talented comic novelists of his generation. ...

We all know who the hipster are
- or do we? Discover the hip people of this world in all their habitats: the coffee shop, the
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Gost is surrounded by mountains & fields of wild flowers. The summer sun burns. The Croatian winter brings freezing winds. Beyond the boundaries of the town an old house which has lain empty for years is showing signs of life. One of the windows, glass darkened with dirt, today stands open, & the lively chatter of English voices carries across the fallow fields. Laura & her teenage children have arrived. A short distance away lies the hut of Duro Kolak who lives alone with his two hunting dogs. As he helps Laura with repairs to the old house, they uncover a mosaic beneath the ruined plaster &, in the rising heat of summer, painstakingly restore it. But Gost is not all it seems; conflicts long past still suppurate beneath the scars. ...

Gost is surrounded by mountains & fields of wild flowers. The summer sun burns. The Croatian winter brings freezing winds. Beyond the boundaries of the town an old house which has lain empty for years is showing signs of life. One of the windows, glass darkened with dirt, today stands open, & the lively chatter of English voices carries across the fallow fields. Laura & her teenage children have arrived. A short distance away lies the hut of Duro Kolak who lives alone with his two hunting dogs. As he helps Laura with repairs to the old house, they uncover a mosaic beneath the ruined plaster &, in the rising heat of summer, painstakingly restore it. But Gost is not all it seems; conflicts long past still suppurate beneath the scars. ...

The Thames lies at the very heart of London & the south of England
- both physically & metaphorically
- & this engaging & personal

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