As the haunting air raid sirens of World War II echoed around blacked out streets, the people of London & other British cities would gather together in tube stations, tunnels, railway arches, basements & makeshift shelters at the bottom of gardens, fearful of what the night might bring from the dark skies. Here, in these cramped refuges, families & strangers would find comfort & distraction in the form of games, stories & jokes. Evelyn August brings together over five hundred games, pensees, puzzles, jokes & literary snippets which provided some amusement during the long nights of the blitz. From 'A thought for the petrol-rationed motorist' & ' Prayers of the Great' (Henry VIII, Raleigh, Plato), to ' What happened to the shilling?' & ' What to do when sleep won't come', The Black-out Book provides an insight into the pastimes & distractions sought during the blitz. Entertaining to all, nostalgic for many, what emerges in this fascinating book is the spirit & humour of the British people during the terrifying black-out nights of World War II. ...

As the haunting air raid sirens of World War II echoed around darkened streets, the people of London & other British cities would gather together in tube stations, tunnels, railway arches, basements & makeshift shelters at the bottom of gardens, fearful of what the night might bring. Evelyn August brings together over five hundred games, puzzles, jokes & literary snippets which provided families & strangers with amusement, comfort & distraction during the long nights of the Blitz. ...

CCTV footage captures Cate & Aiden Gascoigne driving home seconds before their car plunges into a ravine & explodes. When fire crews arrive, the vehicle is empty. Cate & Aiden have vanished. Missing persons investigator David Raker has solved too many impossible cases. He knows that behind every disappearance lies a dark tale waiting to be uncovered. What he doesn't know is how dark this one is
- or how close it will get to him...   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781405943741 •†Author:   Tim Weaver •†Publisher:   Penguin •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 464 •†Dimensions:†12.9 x 2.7 x 19.8 cm 
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A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty & inhabitants of deep-rooted

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Decimus Rex is fighting his way through the perilous maze beneath the arena to locate the blade of fire, a legendary sword that Doom is intent upon possessing. But before he can retrieve the sword, Decimus must first rescue his friends. Will he manage it, or is his time about to run out? ...

What’s your perfect blend?

On her wildly popular recipe blog, Tess Masters—aka, The Blender Girl—shares easy plant-based

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Brooklyn teens Lucy, Cecilia & Agnes find themselves in the emergency room at Perpetual Help Hospital at the lowest point in their lives. Lucy, the superficial party girl; Cecilia, a drop out rock chick; & Agnes, a hopeless romantic. All rebels running from their lives & themselves, plagued by broken hearts & broken dreams. Enter Sebastian: mysterious, compelling, seductive. He brings the girls together & seems to provide each of them with what they long for.. . & they begin to heal. But Sebastian is on the run
- & soon the girls are hunted too.. . A dark, contemporary rock 'n' roll retelling of three famous female martyrs
- Agnes, Cecilia & Lucy
- & their transformation from street deliquents to soul models.


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Laura Chases older sister Iris, married at eighteen to a politically prominent industrialist but now poor & eighty-two, is living in Port Ticonderoga, a town dominated by their once-prosperous family before the First War.

While coping with her unreliable body, Iris reflects on her far from exemplary life, in particular the events surrounding her sisters tragic death. Chief among these was the publication of The Blind Assassin, a novel which earned the dead Laura Chase not only notoriety but also a devoted cult following.

Sexually explicit for its time, The Blind Assassin describes a risky affair in the turbulent thirties between a wealthy young woman & a man on the run. During their secret meetings in rented rooms, the lovers concoct a pulp fantasy set on Planet Zycron.

As the invented story twists through love & sacrifice & betrayal, so does the real one; while events in both move closer to war & catastrophe.

By turns lyrical, outrageous, formidable, compelling & funny, this is a novel filled with deep humour & dark drama.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781860498800
• Author: Margaret Atwood
• Publisher: Virago
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 637
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 4cm















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From the author of The Handmaid's Tale & Alias Grace.

Laura Chase's older sister Iris, married at eighteen to a politically

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Four DVDs which tell the stories of the bombing raids on London, Coventry, Dresden & Hamburg during World War II. Saturation bombing during World War II as practiced by both the Nazis & Allied forces' air services was & remains a controversial tactic. Intended to devastate industry, disrupt transport & demoralise populations, the heavy civilian casualties inflicted on cities including London, Coventry, Dresden & Hamburg horrified many & created great dissent. These four films examine the reasoning behind the strategy, its execution & the terrifying impact on those who suffered through some of the most brutal bombardments in the history of warfare. ...