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From the author of the best-selling LOST IN THE SNOW Alfie has always loved playing in the overgrown garden next door. It is here he plays with Penguin, an enormous black-&-white ct, a stray who Alfie has claimed as his own. But when his next door neighbour's granddaughter, Grace, comes to live with her, she decides Penguin belongs to her! Alfie knows he can't force Penguin to be with him, but he wishes the cat din't want to spend time with Grace either. What neither of them realizes is that while they thought Penguin was with the other one, he has actually disappeared... ...

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Ireland lies on the western edge of the great European land mass, its eastern edge tucked into the largest of the British Isles, its western coast thrusting out into the Atlantic Ocean. It is not a very big isl&, being a little over 300 miles from to to bottom & about 170 miles at its widest point. Organised into chapters that look at each region within Irel&, A Celebration of Ireland visually expresses the variety of life & nature that makes this island unique
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The Royal Society of Marine Artists has been a focal point for some of Britain's best artists for more than sixty years, its annual exhibitions a showcase for the excellence of their art. The first edition of this book has become a sought-after collector's item. Ten years on, the second edition brings the story up to date with over twenty additional artists & some fine new images. As before, this is the very best of British marine art. ...

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Details: The technique of stop-motion model animation ? bringing models to life by filming them one frame at a time ?
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Read by Anna Stone. A spellbinding novel about the fragility of a young marriage, from Anita Shreve, one of our great chroniclers of the mysteries of the human heart. Margaret & Patrick have been married just a few months when they set off on what they hope will be a great adventure
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Cressida Collins is the queen of makeovers. With a well-placed stitch, button or seam, she can transform any frock in The Vintage Dress Shop & give customers their Cinderella moment. Like her beautifully organised workroom under the eaves, Cress’s life away from the shop is just as orderly & mapped out. But when her boyfriend of fifteen years drops a bombshell, it explodes all the carefully laid plans Cress had for her future. It’s going to take more than needle & thread to put Cress’s own life back together. Will she ever be brave enough to say goodbye to her old dreams & start over? But after designing a dress for a customer & transforming her into the woman she always wanted to be, Cress realises that it can be fun not to follow a pattern. Then there’s her blossoming friendship with Miles, a very handsome & very sexy film director… Cress is about to discover that leaving a few loose threads might be the best way to mend her broken heart… A wonderfully uplifting, fun... ...

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Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris with Martine Mc Cutcheon as Jodie Ricks in this BBC Radio 4 comedy detective drama. Charles finds himself uncharacteristically employed in a film, having landed the part of Szabec, a middle management vampire in ' The Wreathing'. His co-star is swimwear model turned actress Jodie Ricks & before long, Jodie is using Charles as a confidant. Poor Jodie is in terrible trouble
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A Certain Freedom

After the death of his wife, Hamilton Forsyth scandalises the small Ayrshire town of Saltcoats by departing for pastures unknown. His three adult children are left reeling with shock - and with the family ironmongery shop to run. Walter, son and heir, looks set to manage the business and marry the suitable Clarissa Pinkerton but drops a bombshell on his sisters by saying he's going to marry the housemaid Sarah who is pregnant. Unable to tolerate the housemaid becoming mistress of their house, the girls find there are few choices within their social structure. Reluctantly, Belle moves in with her meddling Aunt Beatrice. Tarred with the brush of her brother's behaviour and thwarted in love, Morna moves down the social scale and into a boarding house. Gradually, she finds her feet, a
job as a teacher - and an interest in the suffragette movement. Belle's main interest lies elsewhere - with Samuel Gilmartin, an attractive rogue with a head for business and an eye for the main change. She in turn scandalises society by marrying him.

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After the death of his wife, Hamilton Forsyth scandalises the small Ayrshire town of Saltcoats by departing for pastures unknown. His three adult children are left reeling with shock
- & with the family ironmongery shop to run. Walter, son & heir, looks set to manage the business & marry the suitable Clarissa Pinkerton but drops a bombshell on his sisters by saying he's going to marry the housemaid Sarah who is pregnant. Unable to tolerate the housemaid becoming mistress of their house, the girls find there are few choices within their social structure. Reluctantly, Belle moves in with her meddling Aunt Beatrice. Tarred with the brush of her brother's behaviour & thwarted in love, Morna moves down the social scale & into a boarding house. Gradually, she finds her feet, a job as a teacher
- & an interest in the suffragette movement. Belle's main interest lies elsewhere
- with Samuel Gilmartin, an attractive rogue with a head for business & an eye for the main change. She in turn scandalises society by marrying him.

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