The delightful tale of a young couple who in the late 1970s, on impulse, became the new landlords of the most remote, bleak & lonely pub
- The Tan Hill Inn
- located in the bleak landscape of the Yorkshire Dales. Having seen an article in the newspaper about the pub's search for a new manager, they arrived just three weeks later as the new landlords of the The Tan Hill Inn. It is a wild, wind-swept place, set alone in a sea of peat bog & heather moorland that stretches unbroken as far as the eye can see. With only sheep & grouse for company, their closest neighbour was four miles away & the nearest town twelve. They had no experience of licensed trade or running a pub, no knowledge of farming & a complete inability to understand the dialect of the sheep farmers who were their local customers. Eager, well-meaning, but in over their heads, our two heroes embarked on a disaster-strewn career that somehow also turned into a lifelong love affair with the Dales. The Inn at the Top is an entertaining ramble around the Inn, the breath-taking Dales countryside & a remarkable array of local characters, giving an insight into life in a very different different time & place.

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Details: Matt Hunter's life has already been blown apart once. A fight, a friend in trouble, & the dull crack of someone's
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On 12 CD's. Vincent Marzello reads John Grisham's gripping tale of a terrible miscarriage of justice, based on a true story. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress in Ada, Oklahoma, called Debra Sue Carter was raped & murdered. For five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson
- a major league drop-out
- & his friend Dennis Fitz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 & charged with capital murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution's defence was built on hearsay & unreliable testimonies. Dennis Fritz was found guilty & given a life sentence; Ron Williamson was sent to Death Row. John Grisham's first work of non-fiction is an exploration of small-town justice gone terribly awry.

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As five we were mighty, the points on a star? Once we five joined, it was never boys against girls? Two of our triangles cut themselves off & ran away together, & we were never whole again. Never. As five we were mighty, the points on a star? Once we five joined, it was never boys against girls? Two of our triangles cut themselves off & ran away together, & we were never whole again. Never. Years ago, they were the best of friends. But as time passed, they grew apart, became adults with families of their own, & began to forget about the past ? & the terrible lies they shared. But now Gordon, the youngest & wildest of the five, has died & the others are thrown together for the first time in years. Could their long-ago lie be the reason for their troubles today? Is it more dangerous to admit to what they?d done or is it the strain of keeping the secret that is beginning to wear down on their souls. ...

' Who could read the programme for the excursion without longing to make one of the party?' So Mark Twain acclaims his voyage from New York City to Europe & the Holy Land in June 1867. His adventures produced The Innocents Abroad, a book so funny & provocative it made him an international star for the rest of his life. He was making his first responses to the Old World
- to Paris, Milan, Florence, Venice, Pompeii, Constantinople, Sebastopol, Balaklava, Damascus, Jerusalem, Nazareth, & Bethlehem. For the first time he was seeing the great paintings & sculptures of the ' Old Masters'. He responded with wonder & amazement, but also with exasperation, irritation, disbelief. Above all he displayed the great energy of his humour, more explosive for us now than for his beguiled contemporaries.
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Books Wellbeing Books Welcome to the Insecure Girls' Club! At some point or another, we all feel insecure. Whether it's about our body image, friendships, workplace politics or comparison more generally, it's something we all have in common. But we don't have to let it rule our lives. A reassuring hug when you're having a bad day, The Insecure Girl's Handbook is for anyone who wants to manage their anxiety better, stop imposter syndrome in its tracks or halt those unwelcome waves of self-doubt. Offering tips, coping mechanisms & small pearls of wisdom, Olivia Purvis is here to guide you through those feelings that hold you back & empower you to put yourself first & make a change.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781841883885 •†Author: Liv Purvis  •†Publisher:†  Seven Dials •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 256 •†Dimensions:† 12.95 x 1.91 x 19.69 cm ...

Jake Humphrey has one of the best jobs in the world. Flying around the world presenting Formula One to six million people is not a bad occupation. & there is plenty that the viewer doesn't get to see, quite a lot of it rather surprising too. Travelling around the globe in the F1 bubble, Jake brings you close to the action. With his unique access to the key characters in the sport, he reveals a side of figures such as Jenson Button & Lewis Hamilton rarely seen before, as well as showing what it is like to work with F1 legends David Coulthard & Eddie Jordan. From techie heaven driving the Red Bull simulator to witnessing moments of great sporting triumph, Humphrey takes the reader behind the scenes in the paddock to unveil the changing face of F1, as well as recounting the pitfalls faced by a TV presenter permanently walking the tightrope of public humiliation. ...

When the body of a young woman is found by a Northumberland railway line, it's a baptism of fire for the Murder Investigation Team's newest detective duo: DCI David Stone & DS Frankie Oliver.

The case is tough by anyone's standards, but Stone is convinced that there's a leak in his team
- someone is giving the killer a head start on the investigation. Until he finds out who, Stone can only trust his partner.

But Frankie is struggling with her own past. & she isn't the only one being driven by a personal vendetta. The killer is targeting these women for a reason. & his next target is close to home...

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781409174073
• Author: Mari Hannah
• Publisher: Orion
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 407
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm












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A Man Lay Dead A game of 'murders' at Sir Hubert Handesley's country house party becomes far too realistic for anyone's liking. First a guest arrives with a dangerously lethal dagger & then, when the gong sounds to announce the start of the game, the victim plays dead in a very convincing manner. Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn believes the unusual dagger is a vital clue to the real-life murder, & soon he's on the trail of a Russian secret society. A Surfeit of Lampreys Like all good aristocrats, the Lampreys are charming but penniless
- so a visit from the wealthy head of the it family is greatly anticipated. However, their Uncle Gabriel isn't persuaded to part with his money & a row ensues. When a body is found in the lift leading to the Lampreys' flat, Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn finds a family immersed in hidden secrets & intrigue.
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I was looking down, watching the shark come. It seemed to swell up in size as it rushed towards me. Every detail was burned into my mind in those frantic seconds. I saw the hog's snout with the two slotted nostrils, the golden eyes with the black pupils like arrowheads, the broad blue back from which stood the tall executioner's blade of the dorsal fin. Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, has reformed & is making an honest living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the seductive waters of the Indian Ocean. Suddenly men from the world of violence Harry has put behind him overturn his good intentions, involving him in a hectic race to recover a fabulous treasure from an ancient wreck. ...