Liverpool late 1950s. This is a story of three people: a suppressed mother; a father, projectionist at the local cinema which has seen better days; & their daughter Martha. It is a time of many escapes: Nureyev defects in London; Gagarin escapes the earth's atmosphere to be the first man in space; the Beatles escape the dreariness of Liverpool to seek their fortune in Hamburg. In Britain the drab 50s are giving way to the lively 60s & the young sense it. With shades of Billy Liar, & Absolute Beginners, this novel brilliantly captures that longing for freedom. SHE'S LEAVING HOME is about the madness, the intensity & the passion that made the sixties an iconic decade. ...

When Caroline Shipleys two-year-old daughter disappeared, her whole world came crashing down.

Now, fifteen years later,

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Details: This book actually giggles?and so will children, in pure delight. When Mommy Elephant finally gets baby rocked
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Its Christmas Eve & Santas favourite time of year.

He sings & laughs noisily, as he delivers his presents. Will his high

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Shiatsu is a traditional method of treating illness through stimulating points & meridians with the fingers, thumbs & palms. This book is an instructive manual for pregnant women, practitioners, partners & birthing partners. The author provides practical solutions to a host of problems associated with pregnancy. ...

In 1173 the rebellious sons of King Henry II ignite unrest & bloody warfare throughout Engl&. When mercenary soldier Joscelin de Gael encounters Linnet de Montsorrel on the road to London, he has no inkling of how much she is about to change his life, nor does she realise the effect he is going to have on hers. Both Joscelin & Linnet are survivors, scarred by their pasts, but their greatest challenge is facing the future as old wounds are torn open amid bitter & deadly family conflicts. ...

The year is 1016 & England burns while the Viking armies blockade the great city of London. King Ethelred lies dying & the England he knew dies with him; the warring kingdoms of Mercia, Wessex & Northymbria tremble on the brink of great change. One man lives to bear witness to the upheaval: Godwin, barely out of boyhood & destined to become one of his country's great warriors. When Ethelred's son Edmund takes the throne, determined to succeed where his father failed, he plucks Godwin from domestic peace to be right-hand man in his loyal shield wall. Godwin must traverse the meadows, wintry forests & fogbound marshes of Saxon Engl&, raising armies of monks, ploughmen & shepherds against the Viking invader. With epic courage & ferocity, Godwin & Edmund repel the butchering Danes in three great battles. But an old enemy, the treacherous Earl Eadric, dogs Godwin's footsteps, & as the final battle approaches, around the valiant English the trap begins to close. ...

1016 & England is burning, while the advancing Vikings blockade the great city of London, Godwin barely out of boyhood & destined to become one of his countries great warriors, with epic courage & the last battle approaching can Godwin overcome the trap set out to defeat the valiant English, 19.7cm x 12.5cm x 3.4, pages 497 ...

In a future less than fifty years away, the world is still as we know it. Time continues to tick by. The truth is that it is ticking away. A powerful few know what lies ahead. They are preparing for it. They are trying to protect us. They are setting us on a path from which we can never return. This title tells the history of the silo. ...

The much-loved picture book pair of pooches continue their adventures in a two-colour fiction format, ideal for children growing in confidence as readers & beginning to read alone. In the title story, Shifty & Sam lead the way in a wacky race that has been sabotaged by the one & only Red Rocket! ...