Ellen & Mirren are mill girls who earn extra money by working in a fish & chip shop several evenings a week. Mirren is engaged to Donald who has gone to America & will send for her when he is settled. However, when he does so, she is unable to leave as her mother is sick & dying. By the time her responsibilities have ended, Donald has found another... Robbie, Mirren's brother, is getting involved with politics & often brings home a friend, Joe, usually following a fight when they need patching up. Mirren is dead against the political meetings but, after several failed dates with other men, she realises she is rather attracted to Joe. ...

The magic of Christmas has arrived... much to William's dismay!

William intends to spend Christmas alone with his cat.

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3 Br&-New Christmas Romances with Canine Charm! On the Secretary's Christmas List Bree has landed an amazing job but her new boss is a difficult, unreliable playboy
- who is also infuriatingly gorgeous... When Bree looks after Jackson's son & energetic puppy, she realises what she wants this Christmas... The Patter of Paws at Christmas Ingrid has to spend Christmas with gorgeous zookeeper Gabriel Marque. They need to keep watch for the zoo's first litter of wild dogs. Will the patter of tiny paws bring them together, this time forever? The Soldier, the Puppy & Me Christmas is a difficult time for war hero Trey Mc Fadden & it doesn't help that his neighbour, Ella Delancey, & her adorable puppy, Fizz, seem determined on spreading festive cheer.
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Books Children's Fiction Books Aria is excited to celebrate her puppy's first Christmas
- they'll make snowmen & eat lots of food,
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A sparkling celebration of our much-loved Queen Elizabeth II for her Platinum Jubilee including special writings & illuminating

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A shooting incident at a private school just north of Edinburgh. Two seventeen-year olds killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. As Detective Inspector John Rebus puts it, 'there's no mystery'... except the why. This question takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-Army himself, Rebus becomes fascinated by the killer, & finds he is not alone. Army investigators are on the scene, & won't be shaken off. The killer had friends & enemies to spare
- ranging from civic leaders to the local Goths
- leaving behind a legacy of secrets & lies. Rebus has his share of personal problems, too. He's fresh out of hospital, hands heavily bandaged, & he won't say how it happened. Could there be a connection with a house-fire & the unfortunate death of a petty criminal who had been harassing Rebus's colleague Siobhan Clarke? Rebus's bosses seem to think so... Read by Tom Cotcher

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Two seventeen-year-olds are killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. The mystery takes Rebus

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Books Crime Books Six decades. Seven people. One unspeakable secret. 1957. A catastrophe occurs at the pharmaceutical lab in Coventry where sixteen-year-old Wilf is working for the summer. A catastrophe that needs to be covered up at all costs. 2017. Phiney is shocked by the death of her grandfather, Wilf, who has jumped from a railway bridge at a Coventry station. Journalist Mat Torrington is the only witness. Left with a swarm of unanswered questions, Phiney, Mat & Wilf's wife, Dora, begin their own enquiries into Wilf's death. It is soon clear that these two events, sixty years apart, are connected
- & that Wilf is not the only casualty. But what is the link? & can they find out before any more lives are lost?   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780857308498 •†Author:   Jane Jesmond  •†Publisher:   Oldcastle Books Ltd •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 320 •†Dimensions:†19.8 x 12.9 cm
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This title is part of the " My First Picture Book" series: perfect for every toddler to help encourage language skills, understanding, enjoyment & sharing. These books are a bridge between board books & picture books; printed on toddler-tough card with rounded corners. Explore a sleepy jungle setting, counting up the increasing number of animals until ten unruly puffer fish unleash chaos, leading to a rapid count down as the animals scatter. Little readers will love seeing how Cheeky Monkey's actions cause havoc
- can you spot him on every page? This is the perfect way to discover counting.
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Details: Posing as an escaping Nazi war-criminal Bernie Gunther arrives in Buenos Aires &, having revealed his real identity
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