Ginger is in her forties & a recovering alcoholic when she meets & marries Paul. When it becomes clear it`s too late for her to have a baby of her own, she tries to persuade him to consider adoption, but he already has a child from a previous marriage & is ten years older than her, so doesn`t share her longing to be a parent at any cost. As a compromise, they sign up to an organisation that sends poor inner-city kids to stay with country families for a few weeks in the summer, & so one hot July day eleven year old Velveteen Vargas, a Dominican girl from one of Brooklyn`s toughest neighbourhoods, arrives in their lives, & Ginger is instantly besotted. Bemused by her gentle middle-aged hosts, but deeply intuitive in the way of clever children, Velvet quickly senses the longing behind Ginger`s rapturous attention. While Velvet returns her affection, she finds the intensity of it bewildering. Velvet`s own passions are more excited by the stables nearby, where she discovers she has a natural talent for riding & a deep affinity with the damaged horses cared for there. But when Ginger begins to entertain fantasies of adopting her, things start to get complicated for everyone involved. This is a heartbreakingly honest & profoundly moving portrait of the nearly unbridgeable gaps between people, & the way we long for fairytale endings despite knowing that they don`t exist. ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN`S PRIZE FOR FICTION Ginger is in her forties & a recovering alcoholic when she meets & marries Paul. When it becomes clear it`s too late for her to have a baby of her own, she tries to persuade him to consider adoption, but he already has a child from a previous marriage & is ten years older than her, so doesn`t share her longing to be a parent at any cost. As a compromise, they sign up to an organisation that sends poor inner-city kids to stay with country families for a few weeks in the summer, & so one hot July day eleven year old Velveteen Vargas, a Dominican girl from one of Brooklyn`s toughest neighbourhoods, arrives in their lives, & Ginger is instantly besotted. Bemused by her gentle middle-aged hosts, but deeply intuitive in the way of clever children, Velvet quickly senses the longing behind Ginger`s rapturous attention. While Velvet returns her affection, she finds the intensity of it bewildering. Velvet`s own passions are more excited by the stables nearby, where she discovers she has a natural talent for riding & a deep affinity with the damaged horses cared for there. But when Ginger begins to entertain fantasies of adopting her, things start to get complicated for everyone involved. This is a heartbreakingly honest & profoundly moving portrait of the nearly unbridgeable gaps between people, & the way we long for fairytale endings despite knowing that they don`t exist. ...

The Marin is an impressive floor-standing 40cm (16”) globe, one of handcrafted warmth; its distinctive stand is handmade from wrought-iron with a rustic textured finish. The globe itself has sumptuous antique-style oceanography with raised-relief & an exquisite brass-plated meridian complete this wonderfully contemporary interpretation. ...

Geoff Hunt is known to millions of readers across the world as the artist responsible for the covers of Patrick O` Brian`s Aubrey-Maturin novels, & more recently for those of Julian Stockwin`s Thomas Kydd books. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the leading marine artists of his generation. More than a showcase of the versatility & creativity of his work, this book, written by the artist himself, also reveals its accuracy, through five key case studies that explain the initial inspirations, gathering of source material & often lengthy artistic progression that leads to the creation of a finished painting. The artist has selected over 150 paintings & sketches to illustrate his prolific career, painting techniques & influences, dividing them into sections on Nelson`s Navy, The American War of Independence, illustrating the naval writers & the Modern Maritime Scene, which

Includes:: recent commissions from the commercial sector & yachting community.

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Aimed at watchkeeping officers & those aspiring to their GMDSS certificates, thispractical & concise guide takes the reader through a typical voyage & all thecommunication routines that will be required, both for safety & commercial reasons. Crew calls are covered & examples of costings are given. Regulations, satellite & l&-based radio systems, distress, emergency & safety communications inspections are covered. ...

The Mark of Athena is the explosive third part in Rick Riordan`s number one series
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On May 30th, 1593, a celebrated young playwright was killed in a tavern brawl in London. That, at least, was the official version. Now Christopher Marlowe reveals the truth: that his `death` was an elaborate ruse to avoid being convicted of heresy; that he was spirited across the Channel to live on in lonely exile; that he continued to write plays & poetry, hiding behind the name of a colourless man from Stratford
- one William Shakespeare. With the grip of a thriller & the emotional force of a sonnet, this remarkable novel in verse gives voice to a man who was brilliant, passionate & mercurial. A cobbler`s son who counted nobles among his friends, a spy in the Queen`s service, a fickle lover & a declared religious sceptic, he was always courting trouble. Memoir, love letter, confession, settling of accounts & a cry for recognition as the creator of some of the most sublime works in the English language, The Marlowe Papers brings Christopher Marlowe & his era to vivid life. Written by a poet & scholar, it is a work of exceptional art, erudition & imagination.
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On May 30th, 1593, a celebrated young playwright was killed in a tavern brawl in London. That, at least, was the official version. Now Christopher Marlowe reveals the truth: that his 'death' was an elaborate ruse to avoid being convicted of heresy; that he was spirited across the Channel to live on in lonely exile; that he continued to write plays & poetry, hiding behind the name of a colourless man from Stratford
- one William Shakespeare. With the grip of a thriller & the emotional force of a sonnet, this remarkable novel in verse gives voice to a man who was brilliant, passionate & mercurial. A cobbler's son who counted nobles among his friends, a spy in the Queen's service, a fickle lover & a declared religious sceptic, he was always courting trouble. Memoir, love letter, confession, settling of accounts & a cry for recognition as the creator of some of the most sublime works in the English language, The Marlowe Papers brings Christopher Marlowe & his era to vivid life. Written by a poet & scholar, it is a work of exceptional art, erudition & imagination.
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In 2003, ” The Marmite Cookbook” was published & quickly became the surprise bestseller of Christmas 2003. Now there`s another! Love it or hate it, there`s no ignoring Marmite. The original Marmite Cookbook was described as being possibly the most divisive cookbook ever, in which case ” The Marmite World Cookbook” must be a very close second. Paul Hartley`s culinary magic sees Marmite infiltrate itself into some of the finest & most far-flung cuisines of the world.. . slowly mingling into the tagines of North Africa & making audacious appearances in everything from Chicken Caesar Salad to Mexican Beanpot with Cornmeal Dumplings. Marmite pops up in Thai-style Oxtail Soup, Georgian Feast Bread, & Rump Steak Kebabs, & it even makes a cameo appearance in Jamaican Curried Goat. There really is no stopping this versatile spread in its globetrotting quest to lift great dishes to new-found Marmitey heights. As well as being packed with fabulous recipes, ” The Marmite World Cookbook” is full of anecdotes, trivia & irresistible photography, making it a truly indispensable book for the Marmite faithful. ...

The Marne from Paris to Vitry-le François in a series of guides from Editions Grafocarte/ Editions de l` Ecluse to France’s canals & navigable waterways with mapping showing facilities & navigational hazards along each route, general information on signals & regulations, & descriptions of places of interest. Coverage also

Includes:: part of the canal joining the Aisne to the Marne between Reims & Condé-sur-Marne. Each guide provides mapping of the route showing locks, stop gates, mooring quays, tunnels, weirs, dangerous shoals, sand or mud banks, etc., as well as a wide range of facilities from drinking water & rubbish disposal to various types of shops, restaurants, pharmacies, shipyards & engine repair workshops, etc. The mapping is usually presented as vertical 28 x 8.5cm panels which, together with the annotations, occupy one whole page of the guide & so each cover 14km or more of the route. Also included as necessary are more detailed enlargements of main basins or photographs of bridges, shown usually as viewed from both directions. The text providing navigational information & tips as well as descriptions of places of interest & a general background are kept separate from the maps but, where possible, placed on the adjoining page to the relevant section of the route. The guides also provide general information on rules & regulations, plus illustrations of navigational signals. Each guide also has an index of locations along the route annotated with symbols indicating various facilities, accompanied where possible with contact details.* All of the text, explanations & the map legend are in French, English & German.** Please note:** The publishers’ name has changed from Editions Grafocarte to Editions de l’ Ecluse & the series name shown on each title is Fluviacarte of Navicarte depending on whether mapping of coastal waters is included. Various combinations of these names can be found"ed in other publications on French waterways.

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