The Calder valley, west of Halifax, was the last ditch of Elmet, the last British Celtic kingdom to fall to the Angles. For centuries it was considered a more or less uninhabitable wilderness, a notorious refuge for criminals, a hide-out for refugees. This title celebrates this area where the author spent his early childhood. ...

Offering a bridge between the short story & the novel, this book is made up of eight stories with each one portraying a character for a single day. The stories range from a transsexual coping with her new body, prejudice & literary agents, to a cheating husband finding everything catching him up too quickly for comfort. ...

Offers a bridge between the short story & the novel, combining the qualities of both. This title

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It has been said that " The history of childhood is a nightmare from which we have only recently begun to awake'. This nightmare was particularly evident on the streets of Victorian London when society was going through a massive & tumultuous change. In the nineteenth century, the population in Britain trebled from 10 million to 32 million bringing with it numerous social problems, principally poverty & attendant ill-health. Many of the victims of this upheaval were children who made up 40 per cent of the population (compared to 20 per cent now). This led to an increased focus on the role children played in society seen most famously in the writings of Charles Dickens. Indeed Charles Dickens became one of the chief supporters of the new children's hospital founded at Great Ormond St to alleviate infant suffering & death. The ensuing history of the hospital is no less intriguing & this book charts its rise to become a world famous institution, surviving the blitz, pioneering many medical procedures & saving many lives. Wonderful pictures accompany the fascinating text along with celebrity anecdotes & stories from the children themselves. ...

The author follows the story of R.E.M. from its origins to a leading world-wide act. This edition brings the band's story up-to-date, covering the departure of drummer Bill Berry, Michael Stipe's increasing role as a spokesman for humane causes, & the group's music up to their Reveal album. ...

Unable to forgive herself for the death of her two-year-old son Bobby in a car accident, Menley Nichols' marriage to Adam starts to fall apart
- until the birth of their daughter Hannah. Determined to rebuild a life together around their precious baby, Menley & Adam decide to rent a house on Cape Cod for a month, confident that the tranquility of the place will be ideal for Menley & little Hannah. But the peace they crave is disturbed when strange things start to happen
- incidents which make Menley relive the horror of the accident in which she lost Bobby...incidents which make her fear for Hannah. & step by step, Menley & Adam are drawn into a dark & sinister web of events which threatens their marriage, their child, & ultimately Menley's sanity.

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Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat.

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Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking it's 2004 & she's a twenty-five-year-old with crooked teeth & a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually 2007
- she's twenty-eight, her teeth are straight, she's the boss of her department
- & she's married! To a good-looking millionaire! How on earth did she land the dream life! She can't believe her luck
- especially when she sees her stunning new home. She's sure she'll have a fantastic marriage once she gets to know her husband again. He's drawn up a 'manual of our marriage', which should help. But as she learns more about her new self, chinks start to appear in the perfect life. All her old colleagues hate her. A rival is after her job. Then a dishevelled, sexy guy turns up...and lands a new bombshell. What happened to her? Will she ever remember? & what will happen if she does? Read by Sally Phillips


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Details: Shari just stepped onto the balcony for some fresh air, she didn't mean to fall. Whilst her friends assume it
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The hilarious romantic comedy from Sophie Kinsella. Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking she's twenty-five with crooked teeth & a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually three years later
- she's a super-toned twenty-eight-year-old, her teeth are straight, she's the boss of her department
- & she's married to a good-looking millionaire! She can't believe her luck
- especially when she sees her stunning new loft apartment. & she'll definitely have a fantastic marriage once she gets to know her husband again. He's drawn up a 'marriage manual', which should help. But soon she realises her perfect life isn't all it seems. All her old friends hate her. A rival is after her job. Then a dishevelled, sexy guy turns up... & lands a new bombshell. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780552772761 •†Author:   Sophie Kinsella •†Publisher:   Transworld Publishers Ltd •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 443 •†Dimensions:†19.8 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm


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