Three Brothers follows the fortunes of Harry, Daniel & Sam Hanway, born on a post-war council estate in Camden Town. Marked out from the start by curious coincidence, each boy is forced to make his own way in the world
- a world of dodgy deals & big business, of criminal gangs & crooked landlords, of newspaper magnates, back-biters & petty thieves. London is the backdrop & the connecting fabric of these three lives, reinforcing Ackroyd`s grand theme that place & history create, surround & engulf us. From bustling, cut-throat Fleet Street to hallowed London publishing houses, from the wealth & corruption of Chelsea to the smoky shadows of Limehouse & Hackney, this is an exploration of the city, peering down its streets, riding on its underground, & drinking in its pubs & clubs. Everything is possible
- not only in the new freedom of the 1960s but also in London`s timeless past.

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In a house by the sea there happily live a dog, a cat & a mouse. Well, happily enough until a stranger knocks on the door one night, offering them each a special free gift. Who is this mysterious salesman blowing into their little world & turning it upside-down? & can their happy home survive his trouble-making gifts? ...

This is a beautifully-illustrated story about Thomas the little blue Tank Engine who one day finds himself going slower & slower... What can be wrong? But he is delighted when The Fat Controller tells him that he needs new wheels. He can`t wait to puff around Sodor showing them off. But Thomas is soon to find out that new wheels will take some getting used to & he`ll need help from all his friends to get back to full speed again... ...

A celebration of inspirational women from all over the world & throughout history, told in Marcia Williams` much-loved comic-strip style. Join Marcia Williams as she celebrates incredible women from around the world & throughout history. From writers to warriors & astronauts to activists, discover their awesome stories & be amazed by their achievements. Marcia Williams` much-loved comic-strip style will encourage even the most reluctant reader to enjoy this inspirational book packed with facts, "es & jokes. ...

A celebration of inspirational women from all over the world & throughout history, told in Marcia Williams` much-loved comic-strip style. Join Marcia Williams as she celebrates incredible women from around the world & throughout history. From writers to warriors & astronauts to activists, discover their awesome stories & be amazed by their achievements. Featuring Cleopatra, Boudicca, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Wangari Maathai, Mae C. Jemison, Cathy Freeman & Malala, & packed with facts, "es & jokes
- hip, hip, hooray!
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* As mentioned on BBC`s Desert Island Discs*`A fascinating exploration of faith & friendship, rich & poor, & the devastating clash of tradition & modernity` Independent Set across Istanbul & Oxford, from the 1980s to the present day, Three Daughters of Eve is a sweeping tale of faith & friendship, tradition & modernity, love & an unexpected betrayal. Peri, a wealthy Turkish housewife & mother, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground
- an old polaroid of three young women & their university professor. A relic from a past
- & a love Peri had tried desperately to forget. The photograph takes Peri back to Oxford University, as nineteen year old sent abroad for the first time. To her dazzling, rebellious Professor & his life-changing course on God. To the house she shares with her two best friends, Shirin & Mona, & their arguments about identity, Islam & feminism. & finally, to the scandal that tore them all apart. Shirin, Peri & Mona, they were the most unlikely of friends. They were the Sinner, the Believer & the Confused.

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Peri, a wealthy Turkish housewife, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground
- an old polaroid of three young women & their university professor. A relic from a past
- & a love
- Peri had tried desperately to forget. The photograph takes Peri back to Oxford University, as an eighteen year old sent abroad for the first time. To her dazzling, rebellious Professor & his life-changing course on God. To her home with her two best friends, Shirin & Mona, & their arguments about Islam & femininity. & finally, to the scandal that tore them all apart.


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It`s 28 June 1389, the Field of the Blackbirds. A Christian army made up of Serbs, Bosnians, Albanians & Romanians confront an Ottoman army. In ten hours the battle is over, & the Muslims possess the field; an outcome that has haunted the vanquished ever since. 28 June 1989, the Serb Leader Slobodan Milosevic launches his campaign for a fresh massacre of the Albanians, the majority population of Kosovo. In three short narratives, Kadare shows how legends of betrayal & defeat simmered in European civilisation for six hundred years, culminating in the agony of one tiny population at the end of the twentieth century. ...

Set in an upper-middle-class Tel Aviv apartment building, this best-selling & warmly acclaimed Israeli novel examines the interconnected lives of its residents, whose turmoils, secrets, unreliable confessions, & problematic decisions reveal a society in the midst of an identity crisis. ...

Discover the sights of London as Panda, Fox & Donkey journey through the capital aboard a red tour bus on a royal adventure. See if you recognise all the tourist attractions that these three friends see on their journey as they are introduced many interesting characters. This Top That Publishing storybook comes with a press out & build London bus model that kids will enjoy slotting together during this interactive story telling experience. For children aged 3+. ...