When Hetty Huggins made a promise to her dying mother that she would look after her younger sister & brothers, little did she know how difficult this would be. But despite the threat of being turned out onto the streets by the unscrupulous tallyman & the never-ending struggle just to exist, Hetty is determined her family will never starve or want for a roof over their heads. Longing for something better out of life than the daily grind of making matchboxes for a pittance, she dreams of setting up her own business. With the help of friends she sells hot potatoes on the streets & things begin to look up for them all. But when the tallyman comes calling, they are faced once more with a future full of hardship & despair. ...

Destitute. Quinta Haig is struggling to make ends meet at Top Field with her ailing mother, Laura. Their small Yorkshire farm is run-down & isolated & when the only way to take their goods to market is lost, Quinta is prepared to sacrifice almost anything for both of them to survive. Coveted. Noah Bilton, a wealthy neighbour, has designs on Top Field as well as ideas for the future of Laura & her daughter. He offers an uneasy solution to keep them out of the workhouse, but Laura Haig will have nothing to do with it, or him. When strangers appear at Top Field looking for shelter, Quinta's hopes are renewed
- but Noah is resolved to take what he wants by fair means or foul. Deserted. Quinta finds love against all odds, but is deserted at her most vulnerable. The hardships that follow give her a steely determination to seek retribution from the man who has wronged her
- but can revenge ever bring back her happiness?

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Quinta Haig is struggling to make ends meet at Top Field with her ailing mother, Laura.

Their small Yorkshire farm is

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Finding a soul-mate for a mother who deserves to be loved! Meg's teenage daughter, Lindsey, had the nerve to place a personal ad on her behalf
- ' Wanted: Perfect Partner. I'm dating-shy, divorced & seeking a man with marriage in mind.' Worse, Steve Conlan, who answered the ad, was perfect, according to Lindsey. Did a teenage matchmaker get it right? Robin Masterton's young son, Jeff, thinks he needs a dog more than anything in the world. & there just happens to be one next door! But the friendly black Lab belongs to Cole Camden, the unfriendliest man in the neighbourhood. Still, Jeff persists
- & ropes his mum in as the persuader. Perhaps there's a chance he'll have a dog, & a dad in time for Father's Day... Make time for friends. Make time for Debbie Macomber.

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Throughout the East there runs a legend of a great mountain at the centre of the world, where four rivers have their source. Charles Allen traces this legend to Western Tibet where there stands Kailas, worshipped by Hindus & Buddhists alike as the home of their gods & the navel of the world. Close by are the sources of four mighty rivers: the sacred Ganges, the Indus, the Sutlej & Tsangpo-Brahmaputra. For centuries Kailas remained an enigma to the outside world. Then a succession of remarkable men took up the challenge of penetrating the hostile, frozen wastelands beyond the Western Himalayas, culminating in the great age of discovery, the final years of the Victorian era. A Mountain in Tibet is an extraordinary story of exploration & high adventure, full of the excitement & colour. ...

Featuring a personal foreword by Patrick Hemingway, Ernest's sole surviving son, & an introduction by the editor & grandson of the author, Sean Hemingway, this new edition also

Includes:: a number of unfinished, never-before-published Paris sketches revealing experiences that Hemingway had with his son, Jack, & his first wife, Hadley. Also included are irreverent portraits of other luminaries, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald & Ford Madox Ford, & insightful recollections of his own early experiments with his craft. Sure to excite critics & listeners alike, the restored edition of A Moveable Feast brilliantly evokes the exuberant mood of Paris after World War I & the unbridled creativity & unquenchable enthusiasm that Hemingway himself epitomized.

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Books Kids Adventure Books Five days, five tasks, no technology. How will Holly survive in the woods? Holly's second 'dadventure' is a screen-free challenge
- Mum has packed her & Dad off to a log cabin in Fir Forest for five days with NO technology. There are other people camping in the woods, though
- Zeb & his show-off dad who are camping 'properly' in tents & fishing for their dinner. Holly's dad is treating her like a baby & being more embarrassing than ever, but Zeb & Holly soon hit it off & enjoy exploring the forest together. A few days in Zeb's dad goes missing, & they discover there is a bear on the loose from the local safari park. It's up to Holly & her new friend to work together, save the day & prove themselves to their fathers
- all without their phones or any tech gadgets!   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781848125896 •†Author:†  Dave Lowe •†Publisher:†  Bonnier Publishing Fiction •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 182 •†Dimensions:† 19.7...


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1969. A job in the Prison Service is not for everyone. The training is hard, the cells are bleak & a thick skin is needed. But

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A facsimile first edition hardback of the Miss Marple books, published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance & to celebrate her new-found success on television. When The Murder at the Vicarage was published in October 1930, little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie, already famous for her early Poirot titles, was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years, with Miss Marple's Final Cases published in 1979, three years after Agatha's death. To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marple's first appearance, & to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form
- 12 novels & two short story collections. Reproducing the original typesetting & formats from the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies, these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.
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Agatha Christie’s most ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation

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