Being British is about tolerance, decency & the determination to talk about the weather on all occasions as well as a tendency, when a stranger stands on one's foot, to apologize.' Martin Bell A Miscellany of Britain is a unique collection of entertaining information from many different sources, which adds up to an illuminating snapshot of the country & its people. Where else in one place could you discover the origins of driving on the left, the lives & times of Britain's greatest adventurers & explorers, advice for making the perfect cup of tea, a list of sports the Brits invented & when the faggot was at its most popular as a foodstuff? A Miscellany of Britain covers the geography, history & culture of the British Isles, taking you from the Domesday Book to the speeches of Winston Churchill via Dolly the sheep, the Sunday roast, Alfred Hitchcock's darkest thoughts & strange folk customs that have survived the centuries. This is the ideal book for anyone interested in Britain & all things British. ...

When a driver dies during a glamourous classic car event at her family's estate, Dr Nell Ward is in a race against time to uncover the truth & prevent the killer from making a speedy getaway...  Back in her natural habitat, Dr Nell Ward heads to a woodland pond to survey local newt populations. She's shocked to discover a car submerged in the water
- with the driver dead behind the wheel. Nell recognises the dead man as professional racing driver, & tabloid love rat, Jack Rafferty, whose performance on (and off) Finchmere's racetrack had earned him enemies.  Suspecting this isn't the tragic accident it appears DI James Clark calls upon Nell & her ecological skills to help find the murderer. But she soon finds that more lurks under the surface than she could ever have imagined. Despite the danger, Nell is determined to dredge up the truth from the murky depths of this case, before it's too late...  Product Information:  •� ISBN:�  9781471415357 •� Author: Sarah Yarwood-Lovett •� Pu...
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It was only a mistletoe kiss, Miss Preece told herself, stepping out into the icy December evening & locking the library doors behind her. A mistletoe kiss means nothing, everyone knows that; but this did not quench the warm glow inside her. Hetty Gilbert is a canal child with no permanent address, so when she needs to join the library, she cannot do so. Miss Preece dislikes children, but Hetty's longing for books touches a chord & she stretches the rules to allow the girl to read on the premises. Soon, Hetty's chief desire is to become a librarian like her friend. But with war on the horizon, their lives will never be the same. In 1939 Hetty joins in the war effort, for her knowledge of canal boats is desperately needed, whilst Miss Preece can only sit & listen to the dangers her young friend faces, knowing she herself can do nothing to help. But her chance will come, & with it the meaning behind that fragile mistletoe kiss.. . ...

Its the hotly anticipated sequel to the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, WITHERING TIGHTS ? laugh your tights off as Tallulah Casey & her bonkers mates return for a new term at Dother Hall performing arts college. Boys, snogging & bad acting guaranteed! Yaroooo! Tallulahs triumphant Heathcliff in ? Wuthering Heights? the comedy musical was enough to secure her place at Dother Hall performing arts college for another term. She can?t wait to see her pals again, Charlie & the boys from Woolfe Academy & maybe even bad boy Cain? Could the bright lights of Broadway be calling? & for who? Find out in the next Misadventures of Tallulah Casey. ...

These are definitely not your usual granny squares! Bursting with colour & ingenuity, these exciting & adventurous crocheted blocks, designed by Celine Semaan & Leonie Morgan, will really get your creativity flowing. With more than 40 bright & contemporary designs, blocks are the best way to try out new stitches & colour combinations. There are also four gorgeous projects showing you how to combine your granny squares into larger items, including a blanket, cushion & wall hanging. A useful colour section will help you to select fabulous colour combinations, & all the granny square patterns have written instructions, charts & photos showing the stitch detail. Product Information:  •� ISBN:�  9781800920385 •� Author: Celine Semaan & Leonie Morgan  •� Publisher:�   Search Press •� Format:�   Paperback •� Pages:�  128 •� Dimensions:� 22.2 x 0.9 x 22.2 cm ...

Details: Born into terrible poverty, Millie Ashs hopes for a better life are threatened by a fatal accident in Dee Williams
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We're all on a search for happiness, but we're looking in the wrong places.

Everyone looks externally to find contentment,

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Hilarious, illustrated school-based antics where everything that happens leads to DRAMA & RUNNING AROUND & even some FAINTING! Izzy & her friends are on a school trip to a big lake. Gary Petrie is excited because the lodges where they’re staying have ROBES & SLIPPERS! The lake is dark & deep & a bit scary. But it’s when they open their packed lunches that they know! There’s a MONSTER in the lake & it’s coming for their CRISPS! Laugh-out-loud fun from Blue Peter Award winners Pamela Butchart & Thomas Flintham. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788009690 • Author: Pamela Butchart  • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 cm ...

Details: Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments
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It’s raining & Barnaby is bored.

Then he has a brilliant idea: he’s going to make a den. “ But a monster might move in!”

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