1925, a damp wintry night in Berlin. Englishman Philip Gibson, in Germany to seek the answers to a tantalising mystery surrounding the Grand Duchess Anastasia, witnesses an attack on Natasha, a young woman who has fled from Russia. When Philip takes the fragile, lonely Natasha in to help her recuperate, she quickly falls for his kind & caring nature. But when further threats are made on her life, Philip finds himself at the heart of another mystery. What is it that links Natasha to this mysterious, damaged woman? & will her love for Philip survive the secrets that will be unearthed? ...

The laugh-out-loud funny girl-series returns.

This time Nat’s off on a geography field trip. It should be a chance to get

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Join Nathan Outlaw as he takes you on a journey through his style of cooking... the essentially simple but clever with flavour combination!

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Recently awarded two coveted Michelin stars for his eponymous fish restaurant in Rock, Cornwall, Nathan Outlaw is one of the most exciting upcoming chefs in Britain today. British seafood is his passion. His style of cooking is unique & simple, allowing the individual flavours of the ingredients to shine through. Sourcing sustainable fish & local produce in season, he uses his considerable flair to take simple fish cooking to new heights. In Modern British Seafood Nathan shares the secrets of his unique approach & provides a tempting collection of original recipes. Beginning with a guide to sourcing & buying, followed by a step-by-step guide to preparing all types of fish & shellfish, he then explains cooking techniques, showing how to pan-fry, grill, bake, steam, barbecue & deep-fry fish to perfection, avoiding the pitfalls of overcooking. The core of the book is divided into the four main groups: flat, round, oily & shell fish, & within this structure 30 fish are dealt with individually. The descriptive text for each tells you the optimum size to buy & eat, the best cooking methods & which herbs, seasonings & sauces go with each fish, allowing you to create a dish quickly & simply. Then, for each fish, Nathan gives 2-3 recipes, ranging from everyday quick dishes he cooks at home, through recipes for leisurely lunches or dinners with family or friends, to signature dishes from his restaurant
- the sort you might cook for a dinner party. In all there are over 100 recipes, all easy to replicate at home. Photographed on location in Cornwall, this superb new fish bible also has a real sense of place.
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Mau is on his way home from the Boys' Isl&. Soon he will be a man. & then the wave comes
- a huge wave, dragging black night behind
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This collection brings together a wealth of innovative poetry styles that have flourished in the 20th century, whether in the witty modern-day sonnets of Wendy Cope, the nonsense poems of Spike Milligan, the prose poems of T.S. Elliot, or the rhythmic & vibrant outpourings of Benjamin Zephaniah. ...

A selection of 100 popular love poems, based on a nation-wide poll. They include John Donne's " The Good-Morrow", Shakespeare's sonnet " Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?", Andrew Marvell's " To His Coy Mistress", & Elizabeth Barrett Browning's " How Do I Love Thee?". ...

In 1995 BBC Television's " Bookworm" programme conducted a poll amongst viewers to determine their favourite poems. The top 100 are presented in this book. They include the winner, Kipling's " If", & many other classics, as well as modern verse by writers such as Seamus Heaney & Ted Hughes. ...

At an unspecified time in the near future, the world has enjoyed decades of peace & prosperity, thanks to the world-wide dissemination of an anti-violence vaccine that was invented by a ruthless industrialist named Nolebody. When scientists discover that the vaccine has a half-life, the administration is not prepared to keep order. ...

This book provides your child with a whole year of ready to go activities & support on key English topics which will be being taught in school from 2014. * Workbooks for home learning or classroom practice * Linked website with additional activities, answers & support for parents. * Developed by teachers. ...