Is it better to forgive & forget, or should you just get even? Is it possible to live in the country & not lose your mind completely? Do chickens really make good pets? & what exactly is a hardy perennial? Alice Mayhew, part-time architect & full-time mother to Alfie, is to gardening what Alan Titchmarsh is to deep-sea fishing. So finding she's been volunteered to design a new garden for the village comes as a bit of a shock, because apart from anything else she's far too busy trying to convince Alfie that wearing green trousers doesn't make you Peter Pan, & that flying is best left to the experts. Molly O' Brien is finding it hard enough coping with Lily (aged four & likes washing up) & Matt (aged thirty two & doesn't) before she discovers she's pregnant. & then there's Lola Barker, who causes havoc wherever she goes, & brings a whole new meaning to the word high-maintenance. Toddlers, jelly, bad behaviour, romance & gardening tips all loom large in Gil Mc Neil's hilarious & heartbreaking new novel. Stand By Your Man turns prejudices & assumptions upside down with humour & passion, telling it like it really is. Sometimes it's hard to be a woman ...

The year is 1774 & Bolitho is now a newly appointed third lieutenant joining the 28-gun frigate Destiny at Plymouth. It is a far step from midshipman's berth to wardroom
- & at a time when most of the fleet is laid up Bolitho is considered fortunate. Bolitho's promotion is tinged by personal sadness, but his new captain soon points out that Bolitho's loyalty is to him, the ship & His Britannic Majesty
- in that order. Despatched on a secret mission far south to Rio & then to the Caribbean, Destiny & her company face the hazards of conspiracy, treason & piracy
- &, as the little ship sails on, Bolitho has to learn amid broadside battles at sea & the clash of swords in h&-to-hand actions how to accept his new responsibilities as a King's officer.


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More than 100, 000 people claim to have seen Munster beat the All Blacks at Thomond Park, Limerick, even though the ground could only hold 12, 000. Here, the author sets out the real story of that day in October 1978, through the eyes of those who were ther ...

Books Romance Books Dumped by Instagram post. Not a whiff of a social life. Can it get any worse? After a string of failed relationships
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In Stand Up Sit Down Peter Caton considers the arguments for & against the choice to stand to watch football. He visits the 23 English grounds that still have terraces, seeking the views of clubs & supporters, travels to Yorkshire to watch rugby league & to Germany to stand on a convertible terrace. ...

The small, but ultra active market of specialized paper money, including state, provincial & from commercial bank issues, is based on the intricate details of these unique notes. That's where this all-inclusive paper money catalog comes in handy. With more than 25, 000 updated prices & 12, 000 illustrations of paper money issued since 1600, this book delivers the details you need in an easy-to-use book you can rely on. This book has 1246 pages & is 27.5cm x 21cm x 6.2cm ...

The perfect game for family, tumbling fun!  Take turns to remove a block from the tower. Be careful not to make the tower tumble!  A great addition to your family game collection, for parties, game nights & get-togethers.  Product Information:  • Tower Tumble Game • Family Game • Ages 3+  • Measures Approx. 26 x 8 x 8cm   ...

Christmas Christmas Decorations Decorate your home this Christmas with the help of this adorable festive gonk. Great for standing upright on any flat surface, this gonk is a delightful & festive addition to any holiday decor. Perfect for decorating your mantelpiece, Christmas tree & much more! Product Information: • Standing gonk plush decoration  • Christmas Decoration • Brand: Winterworks • Measures: 53 x 13 x 8cm   ...

Rebus is working in a cold case unit... but when a long-dead case bursts back to life, he cant resist the opportunity to get hi feet under the CID desk once more.

Rebus is as stubborn & anarchic as ever so he quickly finds himself in deep with pretty much everyone, including Siobhan Clarke.

All Rebus wants to do is uncover the truth... can he stay on the right side of the law to do it?

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781409109402
• Author: Ian Rankin
• Publisher: Orion Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 422
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3cm













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Late November, 1980. Student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police officers.  As he discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been found murdered in a nearby park, & her new boyfriend is missing, he realises two things in quick succession: he is undoubtedly a suspect as he has no convincing alibi, & he has own suspicions as to what might have happened... Late November 2019. An dig near Scotch Corner unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more recent than the Roman remains the archaeologist is looking for. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks & his team are called in &, as an investigation into the find begins, the past & the present meet with devastating consequences. Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9781529343212 •†Author: Peter Robinson •†Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:†368 •†Dimensions: 12.6 x 2.8 x 19.6 cm ...