As onetime classmates meet over the course of a weekend for their high school's fortieth reunion, they discover things that will irrevocably affect the rest of their lives. For newly divorced Dorothy Shauman, it is the possibility to finally attract the attention of the class heartthrob, Pete Decker. For the ever self-reliant, ever left-out Mary Alice Mayhew, it's a chance to re-examine a painful past. For Lester Heseenpfeffer, a veterinarian & widower, it is the hope of talking shop with a fellow vet
- or at least that's what he tells himself. For Candy Armstrong, the class beauty, it's the hope of finding friendship before it is too late. As Dorothy, Mary Alice, Lester, Candy, & the other classmates converge for the reunion dinner, four decades melt away: Desires & personalities from their youth re-emerge, & new discoveries are made. For so much has happened to them all. & so much can still happen.
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Eve knows what she wants. After nine good years & two kids together, it's about time Liam made an honest woman of her. Eve's sister Sam knows more than she should. Sam's always thought Eve was too good for Liam. Then she learns the truth about his business trips to Australia, & her suspicions are confirmed. & Brooke, safe on the other side of the world, knows nothing. Until a mysterious delivery arrives for her & promises to change her life forever. It seems someone doesn't want Brooke to be the last to know.. . ...

Imagine you are an RAF torpedo pilot in World War Two, sent on missions so dangerous that you're later likened to the Kamikaze. Suicide wasn't a recognised part of the objective for British airmen, yet some pilots felt they had accepted certain death just by climbing into their cockpits. There were times in 1942 when Arthur Aldridge felt like this. At the age of 19, this courageous young man had quit his studies at Oxford to volunteer for the RAF. He flew his Bristol Beaufort like there was no tomorrow
- a realistic assumption, after seeing his best friend die in flames at the end of 1941. Aldridge was awarded a DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) for his bravery on the same strike on a German cargo ship during which he lost a wing tip by flying too close to the deck. He was equally lucky to survive his squadron's chaotic torpedo attack on the giants of Hitler's maritime fleet during the notorious Channel Dash. As 1942 wore on, & the stress became intolerable, Aldridge & his Cockney gunner Bill Carroll held their nerve, & ' Arty' was awarded a Bar to his DFC for sinking two enemy ships off Malta & rescuing a fellow pilot while wounded. Malta was saved by the skin of its teeth, Rommel denied vital supplies in North Africa, & the course of the war was turned. Aldridge was still only 21 years old. Now both 91, but firm friends as ever, Aldridge & Carroll are two of the last torpedo airmen who deserve their place in history alongside our heroic Spitfire pilots. Their story vividly captures the comradeship that existed between men pushed by war to their very limit.
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` Like all the Jim Stringer adventures, The Last Train to Scarborough bewitches with its detail, dry humour & laid-back ruminations.' Observer It is March 1914, & Jim Stringer is uneasy about his new assignment. It's not so much the prospect of a Scarborough lodging house in the gloomy off-season that bothers him, or even the fact that the last railwayman to stay in the house has disappeared without a trace. It's more that his chief inspector seems to be deliberately holding back details of the case ...

Details: One hundred years have passed since Robert Falcon Scotts beleagured expeditionary team arrived at the South Pole,
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Words can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill… Natalka & Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation to come the agency’s way. Then a murder case turns up. Local writer, Melody Chambers, is found dead & her family are convinced it is murder. Edwin, a big fan of the obit pages, thinks there’s a link to the writer of Melody’s obituary who pre-deceased his subject. The trail leads them to a slightly sinister writers’ retreat. When another writer is found dead, Edwin thinks that the clue lies in the words. Seeking professional help, the amateur investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, to find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction. The unmissable new novel from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529433470 • Author: Elly Griffiths • Publisher: Quercus Publishing plc • Fo... ...

Marcus Trower hated WWF. He hated Hulk Hogan, Big Daddy & all the other spandex-clad musclemen who over the years had made a mockery of his beloved sport. For him, wrestling
- real wrestling
- was a means of expression, both physical & mental. It was also, in Britain at least, a dying art. Then tragedy struck
- chronic health problems prevented him doing what he loved most. Unwilling to let go, he travelled to such far-flung reaches as India, Mongolia, Nigeria & Brazil in an attempt to uncover some deeper, perhaps spiritual, dimension to wrestling. Amidst incredible scenery & a cast of colourful characters, Marcus discovered the true origins of wrestling appeared to have little to do with spirituality & everything to do with seduction... The Last Wrestler is the story of one man's rebellion against the office-bound constraints of the modern world. Vivid, comic & often moving, it reveals a testosterone-fuelled world you never knew existed.


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Books Crime Books Detective Renée Ballard works ' The Late Show', the notorious graveyard shift at the LAPD. It's thankless work for a once-promising detective, keeping strange hours in a twilight world of crime. Some nights are worse than others. & tonight is the worst yet. Two shocking cases, hours apart: a brutal assault, & a multiple murder with no suspects. Ballard knows it is always darkest before dawn. But what she doesn't know
- yet
- is how deep her investigation will take her into the dark heart of her city, the police department & her own past... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781409147558 • Author: Michael Connelly • Publisher: Orion Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3 cm

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A hilarious, fully illustrated joke book for children aged 8+. Containing over 800 eye-wateringly funny gags including: comedy classics (old favourites given a modern twist); one-liners; silly shaggy dog stories; the best spoof film, song & book titles you've ever heard; & many more! The humorous illustrations give added pace & extra laughs. A great gift for all the family to enjoy! 27 x 22 x 1 cm, pages 128 ...

The fourth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s
- the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian
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