Think Nascar meets gourmet.

Loreal Gavins background is unique & combined with a strong, quirky personality, she elevates

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In 1663 the summer in London was chill & wet, a bleak contrast to the sun of Portugal & Spain from where Thomas Chaloner has just returned. He finds that much has changed during his four months' absence. A tax on printed newssheets has led to a plethora of handwritten pamphlets & the coffee houses are abuzz with the rivalry between the two main producers, & with the hypocritical activities of L' Estrange, a man appointed to censor the news, but who also profits by its dissemination. Then, to his deep sorrow, Chaloner learns that his friend Maylord is dead, reputedly from eating green cucumbers but he has to put his grief to one side while he reports to his employer. He is immediately given a task: to investigate the strange death of one of L' Estrange's lackeys, a solicitor named Newburne who died after partaking of some cucumberï ½ Eminent physicians might claim such food is dangerous, but Chaloner's own experience tells him that two such deaths within days of each other are no coincidence. Why should a sensitive musician & a shady solicitor have met such similar ends? ...

Berlin 1943. August Schlegel lives in a world full of questions with no easy answers. Why is he being called out on a homicide case when he works in financial crimes?

Why did the old Jewish soldier with an Iron Cross shoot the block warden in the eye then put a bullet through his own head? Why does Schlegel persist with the case when no one cares because the Jews are all being shipped out anyway? & why should Eiko Morgen, wearing the dreaded black uniform of the SS, turn up & say he has been assigned to work with him?
 
Corpses, dressed with fake money, bodies flayed beyond recognition: are these routine murders committed out of rage or is someone trying to tell them something...

For fans of Robert Harris, David Peace & Joseph Kanon
- a taut, gripping & darkly menacing novel set in wartime Berlin.






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Since they were pupils in the village school, it had been obvious that Becca the ploughman's daughter & George the blacksmith's son would one day marry. But Becca's scheming younger sister, Ellen, upsets their plans with a shocking announcement: she is pregnant with George's child. Shock & disillusionment sour Becca's good nature, but it is partly restored when Jethro, newly returned to the district, begins to pay her attention & eventually proposes marriage. He has inherited a nearby cottage from his aunt, & has plans to build a business specialising in furniture. While Becca & Jethro run their thriving business, Ellen & George have too many children & not enough money. The needy Ellen is forced to accept the charity that Becca offers, but it seems the two sisters will not be true friends again. Especially as George remains convinced he married the wrong sister. 17.6 x 11 x 2.6 cm, pages 393 ...

Inspired by the 1807 classic by the poet William Roscoe, The Butterfly Ball is retold through delightful verses composed by William Plomer & accompanied by detailed nature notes from the wildlife expert Richard Fitter. This beautifully redesigned edition contains all of the original text & pictures, including new reproduction of Alan ...

An unforgettable journey of discovery...

Federica is moved from Chile to Cornwall when her parents separate, &

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New edition of the Smarties-Prize-winning story from the former Children's Laureate. Now published into the First Modern Classics list, fantastic stories for young readers. A lyrical & moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa, & his lifelong friendship with a white lion. Bertie rescues an orphaned lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school far away in England & the lion is sold to a circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see one another again, but it is the butterfly lion which ensures that their friendship will never be forgotten. ...

She needed to save her family... but who was going to save her?

There was a time when the Carter sisters’ father

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The first tarot deck inspired by the Byzantine Empire, this sumptuous & evocative package will appeal to all those with an interest in history, ancient kingdoms, iconography & history of art.

The Byzantine world, which lasted from 330 to 1453 CE, combined the elegance & power of Rome with the opulence & splendor of the Orient. This combination brought about richness in the world of art, literature, & spirituality that has seldom been equaled.

Yet it also has a mysterious resonance, & it is to this world of emperors & empresses, saints & sinners, faith & miracles that the creators of this dazzling new tarot have turned, capturing the Byzantine vision, magic, & enchantment.

Contains:
• 78 Cards
• 160-page illustrated guidebook

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781859063910
• Author: John Matthews & Cilla Conway
• Publisher: Connections Book Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 160
• Dimensions: 23.5 x 14.5 x 5cm















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The manic madness of Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty) strikes again in this totally wired, out of control comedy! Slip the cable guy fifty bucks & you'll get the movie channels for free
- it's a time honoured urban ritual. But when Steven Kovacs (Matthew Bro
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