Silas Marner  (1861) is Eliot's classic tale of an outsider.

A weaver who comes to live & work alone in the Midlands

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The noise between Patch & Nora has gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past, bridged two irreconcilable worlds & faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty & trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven & earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch & Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for
- & their love
- forever.

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The noise between Patch & Nora has gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past, bridged two irreconcilable worlds & faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty & trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven & earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch & Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for
- & their love
- forever.

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Together Patch & Nora have overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past, bridged two irreconcilable worlds & faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty & trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven & earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch & Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for
- & their love
- forever.

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Detective Hanlon is addicted to violence. She likes the rush, the danger, the losing control...

When Hanlon is suspended

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On the surface it may seem slightly surprising that a master of verbal humour should also be a devotee of silent comedy, but Paul Merton is completely passionate about the early days of Hollywood comedy & the comic geniuses who dominated it. His knowledge is awesome
- as anyone who watched his BBC 4 series Silent Clowns or attended the events he has staged nationwide will agree
- his enthusiasm is infectious, & these qualities are to be found in abundance in his new book. Starting with the very earliest pioneering short films, he traces the evolution of silent comedy through the 1900s & considers the works of the genre's greatest exponents
- Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy & Harold Lloyd
- showing not only how each developed in the course of their career but also the extent to which they influenced each other. At the same time, Paul brings a comedian's insight to bear on the art of making people laugh, & explores just how the great comic ideas, routines, gags & part-falls worked & evolved. His first book for ten years, this richly illustrated history of silent comedy is destined to be a classic.



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When a gruesomely slaughtered body wrapped in plastic is discovered, Reiko Himekawa soon uncovers eleven other murders with a similar 'signature' & a reference to something called 'strawberry night, ' a group that recruits victims & murderers on the internet. To solve the case, Reiko is forced to reach back into her own troubled past. ...

Berlin 1930. Sound film is conquering the big screen, leaving many by the wayside: producers, cinema owners
- & silent film stars.
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Detective Jane Rizzoli discovers the rest of the body on a nearby rooftop, the head nearly severed. The only clue Jane has is two strands of hair, but it's enough for Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles to make a startling connection. This violent attack has its roots in an unsolved murder-suicide case from nineteen years ago. ...

When 16-year old Lisa gives crucial evidence in the manslaughter case that puts her stepfather in prison, the trauma that follows causes her to make some dramatic, life-changing decisions. Besieged by guilt & tormented by her mother's grief, Lisa makes a conscious decision to no longer speak. She packs her bags & heads for Sheffield. ...