One morning in October 2013, nineteen-year-old Ayan Juma & her sixteen-year-old sister Leila left their family home in Oslo. Later that day they sent an email to their parents. ` Peace, God`s mercy & blessings upon you, Mum & Dad.. . Please do not be cross with us...` Leila & Ayan had decided to travel to Syria, `and help out down there as best we can`. They had been planning for months. By the time their desperate father Sadiq tracks them to Turkey, they have already crossed the border. But Sadiq is determined to find them. What follows is the gripping, heartbreaking story of a family ripped apart. While Sadiq risks his own life to bring his daughters back, at home his wife Sara begins to question their life in Norway. How could her children have been radicalised without her knowledge? How can she protect her two younger sons from the same fate? Asne Seierstad
- with the complete support of the Juma family
- followed the story from the beginning, through its many dramatic twists & turns. It`s a tale that crosses from Sadiq & Sara`s original home in Somalia, to their council estate in Oslo, to Turkey & to Syria
- where two teenage sisters must face the shocking consequences of their decision.


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” One can either do this or do that.. . do it or not do it
- you will regret both.” Soren Kierkegaard A bench looking out onto
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Susie Kelly & her husband Terry had long dreamed of owning a home in France, but ironically it wasn`t until they were facing homeless penury in England that they realized their dream. With five dogs, two parrots & their elderly horses, they moved to an old farmhouse in the Poitou-Charentes region with dirt floors, no water & a primitive electricity supply. While Terry was back in England trying to support them all, Susie Kelly contended with a homicidal gas cooker at the bottom of the garden, burst pipes, a guinea fowl that turned somersaults & bit people on the shin & a constant stream of people turning up at her door with needs of their own. Sometimes the enormity of renovating a house with insufficient funds & little help seemed overwhelming. She saw her husband infrequently. Their English neighbour was imprisoned on drug-smuggling charges. & when Terry developed a condition that brought him close to death, the dream threatened to turn into a nightmare. There were times when Susie & Terry seemed to be taking two steps backward, but the kindness of the local community & the tranquillity of the landscape inspired them to make a new life for themselves & their animals in the place they now called home. ...

A smart & funny story from the author of The Rosie Project
- two misfits walk 2, 000 km along the Camino to find themselves &,
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” Two Vagabonds in Languedoc”
- written in 1925
- is Jan & Cora Gordon`s charming & evocative sketch of the French village of

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Two Way Luggage Strap is a 5.5cm wide polypropylene clip-close strap for double security on cases & bags, enabling you to strap wrap your luggage criss-cross, both vertically & horizontally. Two Way Luggage Straps are made in various high glo colours to help you identify your baggage. ...

Beginning in Kathmandu in Nepal, & ending in the tranquill hill town of Kandy in Sri Lanka, Anne Mustoe's amazing journey by bicycle followed the path of the Ramayana's central characters Rama & Sita -- & Hanuman, their divine helper. With her chosen method of transport, she was able to mix & interact with local people; to learn of their customs & daily lives in ways that are closed to the conventional traveller. Rich experiences make up this remarkable adventure, & the book is packed with anecdotes that really bring the journey alive.

The Indian subcontinent is explored in all its cultural & spiritual diversity & the story is told with sympathy, humour, keen observation & the relish of the open road.

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Two Wheels in the Dust: From Kathmandu to Kandy covers Anne Mustoe’s amazing trip by bicycle from the mountains of Nepal, across the hectic cities of India, to the tranquil charm of Sri Lanka’s ancient capital Kandy. The author interweaves her evocative descriptions of her journey, full of keen observations & enjoyment of the open road, with the story of the Sanskrit epic The Ramayana. ...

As bicycle races go, the attractions of the Tour Divide are not immediately apparent. For a start, it is the longest mountain-bike race in the world, running nearly 3, 000 miles down the Rockies from Canada to Mexico. But the distance is not the only challenge
- the total ascent of 200, 000 ft is the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest nearly seven times. Then there are the dangerous animals likely to be encountered on the route: grizzly bears, mountain lions & wolves, not to mention rattlesnakes & tarantulas. Worse, the rewards for all this effort are strictly limited. Unlike in the Tour de France, there is no fabled yellow jersey & no prize money. Yet, undaunted, & in spite of never having owned a mountain bike, Paul Howard signed up. Battling the worst weather for generations, drinking whiskey with a cowboy & singing karaoke with the locals, Howard`s journey turned into more than just a race
- it became the adventure of a lifetime.

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