Mel Charles found himself eternally in the shadow of his brother John, the ' Gentle Giant' of Juventus & Wales, considered one of the best of his generation. It was a question that stalked his career from a homesick schoolboy at Leeds to playing for his hometown club Swansea. Always the joker, larger than life Mel embarked on some hair-brained but hilarious business ventures after his football career ended. Now 75, but still celebrated by Welsh football fans as one of the heroes of 1958, ' Charlo' tells his own uplifting story. ...

Details: In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two great empires: the Persian & the Roman. A hundred
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French-born Marie Gabin forms a friendship with Veronica Attwood in their final two years at school, but this is tested when Marie is forced to disclose a secret to her friend. The First World War takes its toll when Marie loses the man she loves. Veronica's husband suffers injuries which eventually leave her a widow, but she finds consolation in her love for the l&. Returning to France, Marie marries her childhood sweetheart, but once again life brings involvement in war for the two friends. Loving their Yorkshire l&, Veronica & her daughters enlist in the Land Army. When a bomber squadron arrives on a newly constructed airfield on part of the estate, relationships are formed. Veronica's daughter Elise joins the RAF & is recruited into the SOE. But secrets will out. On a mission to France, Elise faces dangers she did not expect as she searches for Marie & the truth
- a truth that will have an outcome she never envisaged.
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Details: French-born Marie Gabin forms a friendship with Veronica Attwood in their final two years at school, but this
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After just a year of close, loving marriage, Ruth has been widowed. Her beloved husb&, Ben, has been killed in a tragic accident & Ruth is left, suddenly & totally bereft. Unable to share her sorrow & grief with Ben's family, who are dealing with their pain in their own way, Ruth becomes increasingly isolated. ...

Have fun completing this colourful In The Wild Activity Sticker Book. 

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When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never found, & Adam himself was discovered with his back pressed against an oak tree & his shoes filled with blood. He had no memory of what had happened. Twenty years on, Rob Ryan
- the child who came back
- is a detective in the Dublin police force. He's changed his name. No one knows about his past. Then a little girl's body is found at the site of the old tragedy & Rob is drawn back into the mystery. Knowing that he would be thrown off the case if his past were revealed, Rob takes a fateful decision to keep quiet but hope that he might also solve the twenty-year-old mystery of the woods.

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When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods one day with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never found, & Adam himself was discovered with his back pressed against an oak tree & his shoes filled with blood. He had no memory of what had happened. Twenty years on, Rob Ryan
- the child who came back
- is a detective in the Dublin police force. He's changed his name. No one knows about his past. Then a little girl's body is found at the site of the old tragedy & Rob is drawn back into the mystery. Knowing that he would be thrown off the case if his past were revealed, Rob takes a fateful decision to keep quiet but hope that he might also solve the twenty-year-old mystery of the woods.

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Addy & Prue Fairweather live with Nell, their widowed mother, in a flat above her shop on the Scotland Road. The sisters, however, are very different.

Addy is dark-haired, plain & always in trouble whereas Prue is flaxen-haired, blue-eyed & as angelic as her looks imply. To make matters worse, Nell makes no secret of her preference for the younger girl, increasing Addys jealousy & resentment.

On the other side of the coin, Giles Frobisher & his twin sister, Gillian, live in a crumbling mansion near the sea in Devon. The family have lost most of their money in the Depression, so Giles leaves university & joins the Fleet Air Arm.

He meets the Fairweather girls briefly on a visit to Liverpool but they lose touch. When they meet again Addy & Prue are no longer children & Giles realises he is falling in love...

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780099584674
• Author: Katie Flynn
• Publisher: Penguin
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 455
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3cm













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From an award-winning journalist, this is a study of Ireland during the Second World War. It covers a range of topics, from German U-boats to conscription attempts in Northern Irel&. It also talks about Ireland's neutrality during the period, which is relevant for contemporary times. ...