I was to stand trial for my life. I was twenty-two years old. I had been married for ten weeks & a widow for six. In the summer of 1914, the Empress Alexandra, a magnificent ocean liner, suffers a mysterious explosion on its voyage from London to New York City. On board are Henry Winter, a rich banker, & his young new wife, Grace. Somehow, Henry manages to secure a place in a lifeboat for Grace. But the survivors quickly realize it is over capacity & could sink at any moment. For any to live, some must die. As the castaways battle the elements, & each other, Grace watches & waits. She is a woman who has learned the value of patience
- her journey to a life of glittering privilege has been far from straightforward. Now, she knows, it is in jeopardy, & her very survival is at stake. Over the course of three perilous weeks, the passengers on the lifeboat plot, scheme, gossip & console one another while sitting inches apart. Their deepest beliefs about goodness, humanity & God are tested to the limit as they begin to discover what they will do in order to survive. The Lifeboat is a page-turning story of moral dilemmas, & also the moving & haunting story of Grace, a woman as unforgettable & complicated as the story she recounts.
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Legend born meets Percy Jackson in this dark & thrilling debut fantasy romance. When consumed by shadow, even the faintest light can be blinding... After a childhood haunted by disturbing hallucinations of the Shadow Man, Alexis Michaels’s only comfort is the blue amulet he’s had since before he can remember. Now, the visions have gone, & Alexis craves a normal life.   But when a trip to Stonehenge unites him with three other teens carrying similar gems, normality is abandoned when they are plunged into a hidden world of power-wielding Elementals, & told they are the chosen ones, destined to save the world from an eternal night. Trained by legends & guided by heroes, Alexis & his companions must venture on a perilous quest, facing tests of love, loss, & loyalty.  But a dark past plagues Alexis as they prepare to defeat an adversary more ominous than they could imagine, & a looming secret sets to corrupt the mission, their lives, & his mind. Product Information:  •†I... ...

Talented painter Edith Fairchild is poised to begin a life of newlywed bliss & artistic creation in the inspiring setting of Spindrift

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Home place, Sussex, 1937. The English family at home? Every summer, brothers Hugh, Edward & Rupert Cazalet take their families back to their childhood home in the heart of Sussex for two glorious, sunlit months. But not even this idyllic sitting can alleviate heartache, fear & loneliness. Hugh, haunted by memories of battle in France, is terrified at the prospect of another war. Handsome, charming Edward who escaped from the war unscathed is more occupied by his continuous affairs, of which his desperately bored wife, Villy, is unaware. Talented painter Rupert finds he cannot birth paint & be married to his beautiful, demanding wife Zoe. & their sister Rachel is so loyal to her family that she has no time to devote to the woman she feels so passionate about
- lovely, half-Jewish Sid.
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Michael Jayston reads this complete, full-length novel about a murderer in a secluded lighthouse, by bestselling author P.D James. Combe Island off the Cornish coast has a bloodstained history but now, privately owned, it offers respite to over-stressed men & women in positions of high authority who require privacy & security. However, the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered. Adam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly & discreetly, but at a difficult time for him & his depleted team. Dalgliesh is uncertain about his future with Emma Lavenham, the woman he loves, Detective Inspector Kate Miskin has her own emotional problems, & Sergeant Francis Benton-Smith is worried about working under her. Hardly have the team begun to unravel the motives of the suspects than there is a second brutal killing... ...

From the author of the ever-popular Flashman novels, a collection of film-world reminiscences & trenchant thoughts on Cool Britannia, New Labour & other abominations. In between writing Flashman novels, George Mac Donald Fraser spent thirty years as an "incurably star struck" screenwriter, working with the likes of Steve Mc Queen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cubby Broccoli, Burt Lancaster, Federico Fellini & Oliver Reed. Now he shares his recollections of those encounters, providing a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes. Far from starry-eyed where Tony Blair & Co are concerned, he looks back also to the Britain of his youth & castigates those responsible for its decline to "a Third World country.. .misruled by a typical Third World government, corrupt, incompetent & undemocratic". Controversial, witty & revealing
- or "curmudgeonly", reactionary, undiluted spleen, according to the critics
- The Light's on at Signpost has struck a chord with a great section of the public. Perhaps, as one reader suggests, it should be "hidden beneath the floorboards, before the Politically-Correct Thought Police come hammering at the door, demanding to confiscate any copies".

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Mma Ramotswe & Mma Makutsi have always relied on the advice of the classic guide to their trade, The Principles of Private Detection. But who is the eminent author, Mr Clovis Andersen, & what if he were to come to Botswana? That seems a very unlikely possibility, & yet.. . When Mr Andersen visits Botswana on holiday, he is delighted & intrigued to stumble across a roadside sign that reveals the existence of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Professional courtesy suggests that he call & announce himself. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi & Phuti Radiphuti are embarking on married life & building a new house
- a tricky business under any circumstances but especially hazardous when the name of the contractor is the Joy & Light Building Company.
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Mma Ramotswe & Mma Makutsi have always relied on the advice of the classic guide to their trade, The Principles of Private Detection. But who is the eminent author, Mr Clovis Andersen, & what if he were to come to Botswana? That seems a very unlikely possibility, & yet... When Mr Andersen visits Botswana on holiday, he is delighted & intrigued to stumble across a roadside sign that reveals the existence of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Professional courtesy suggests that he call & announce himself. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi & Phuti Radiphuti are embarking on married life & building a new house
- a tricky business under any circumstances but especially hazardous when the name of the contractor is the Joy & Light Building Company.
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Read by Adjoa Andoh Mma Ramotswe & Mma Makutsi have always relied on the advice of the classic guide to their trade, The Principles of Private Detection. But who is the eminent author, Mr Clovis Andersen, & what if he were to come to Botswana? That seems a very unlikely possibility, & yet... When Mr Andersen visits Botswana on holiday, he is delighted & intrigued to stumble across a roadside sign that reveals the existence of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Professional courtesy suggests that he call & announce himself. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi & Phuti Radiphuti are embarking on married life & building a new house
- a tricky business under any circumstances but especially hazardous when the name of the contractor is the Joy & Light Building Company.
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Details: They're called Lincoln Lawyers: the bottom of the legal food chain, the criminal defence attorneys who operate
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