In Never Surrender Robert Kershaw captures the authentic voices of the ordinary heroes of the Second World War, from the soldiers ...

ï ½I am six. We are sitting on the piano bench. Daddyï ½s wearing his undershorts. Thatï ½s all. Iï ½m wearing my white underpants. Thatï ½s all. It doesnï ½t feel like weï ½re going to make beautiful musicï ½ï ½ Catherine Mc Callï ½s father was a high-profile doctor, her mother regularly hosted bridge parties. Growing up in their beautiful, historic home in Brooklyn, Cathy appeared to have everything a girl could want. No one, not the neighbours, the nuns at school or her beloved grandmother, could have guessed that there was a torture chamber in the basement of 763 Montgomery Place, or that Cathy was being raped repeatedly by her father. By the age of eighteen, Cathy didnï ½t know either: she had repressed every memory of abuse. Twenty years later, looking after her now ailing parents, Cathyï ½s memories begin to return. In this starkly authentic & utterly immediate memoir, Cathy describes both how she uncovered the horrific secrets sheï ½d kept so well throughout her childhood & her inspirational journey to overcome them. ...

A nail biting thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. When prep school junior Julia Whitmire is found dead in the bathtub of her familys Upper East Side apartment, her left wrist slashed & suicide note resting on her dresser, Ellie Hatcher & her partner, J.J. Rogan initially write the case off as a suicide. Julias parents insist that their daughter would never take her own life, but Ellie knows all too well that family members can be the last to accept the truth. But when Julias mother appeals to her with the evidence ? including a h&-written suicide note she believes her internet-obsessed daughter would never have composed ? Hatcher is confronted with the possibility of a troubled young girl's murder. ...

Delve into a deliciously unpredictable thriller that puts D.D. Warren & Flora Dane on a shocking new case to solve a vicious murder

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- This book is written in Welsh.

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When ' Never Gonna Give You Up’ propelled Rick Astley into the pop stratosphere, it changed his life forever. Nothing could have prepared the young, unassuming boy from Lancashire for what was in store for him. This is Rick's story – in his own words. At just nineteen, Rick agreed to sign with legendary music producer Pete Waterman – under the wings of music powerhouse Stock Aitken Waterman. Unpredictable, outlandish adventures followed, giving him a peek into the mechanics of the music industry – all of which would eventually take Rick from the shadows of local bands to international stardom. From platinum-selling albums to worldwide tours, the world was at Rick’s feet. & then, suddenly, at what seemed like the height of fame, it wasn’t. At twenty-seven, Rick retired himself from the industry that had brought him much success & financial stability. Behind the hits & the glitz & glamour was a young man coming to terms with his new-found fame, the realities of life in the pop-m... ...

Details: From precocious childhood to unstable middle age, Michael Jackson was a universally recognised icon, a true
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The stunningly original & brilliant first novel from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman. Now a six part radio dramatisation on BBC Radio 4 & BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Under the streets of London theres a world most people could never even dream of. A city of monsters & saints, murderers & angels, & pale girls in black velvet. Richard Mayhew is a young businessman who is about to find out more than he bargained for about this other London. A single act of kindness catapults him out of his safe & predictable life & into a world that is at once eerily familiar & yet utterly bizarre. Theres a girl named Door, an Angel called Islington, an Earl who holds Court on the carriage of a Tube train, a Beast in a labyrinth, & dangers & delights beyond imagining... & Richard, who only wants to go home, is to find a strange destiny waiting for him below the streets of his native city.

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In 1465, the Nevills must have thought they'd reached the pinnacle of power & influence in Engl&. They had already lost a great deal for the Yorkist cause. Within six years, as the Wars of the Roses turned into one of the bloodiest periods of English history, they'd lose even more for the Lancastrians. ...

Squirrel skulduggery is afoot when Mr Toad calls in the builders to renovate his home. Why do the squirrels look so strange? Teejay, Mo, & Ratty are suspicious & follow the squirrels to Wildwood Industrious HQ where the Chief Weasel has hatched a dastardly plan. Can the children outwit the villains & ensure Mr Toad & his property stay safe? ...