Alexia Kennedy – interior decorator extraordinaire – has been tasked with giving the little village of Middledip the community café it’s always dreamed of.

After months of fundraising, the villagers can’t wait to see work get started – but disaster strikes when every last penny is stolen. With Middledip up in arms at how this could have happened, Alexia feels ready to admit defeat.

But help comes in an unlikely form when woodsman, Ben Hardaker & his rescue owl Barney, arrive on the scene. Another lost soul who’s hit rock bottom, Ben & Alexia make an unlikely partnership.

However, they soon realise that a little sprinkling of Christmas magic might just help to bring this village – & their lives – together again...

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780008260019
• Author: Sue Moorcroft
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Format: Harper Collins
• Pages: 356
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm













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Cloverdale is known for its winding roads, undulating hills & colourful cottages, & now for its Library of Shared Things: a

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She was wearing red shoes! With silver heels! Elisabeth Devine causes quite a stir on her arrival in the village. No one can understand why the head of a big inner city school would want to come to sleepy little Barton-in-the-Dale, to a primary with more problems than school dinners. & that's not even counting the challenges the mysterious Elisabeth herself will face: a bitter former head teacher, a grumpy caretaker & a duplicitous chair of governors, to name but a few. Then there's the gossip. After all, a woman who would wear red shoes to an interview is obviously capable of anything... Warm, funny & poignant, Gervase Phinn's first novel for adults creates a fictional world that's as real as can be. It will delight all his fans, & win him many more. 19.7 x 13 x 2.6 cm, pages 392 ...

Elisabeth Devine causes quite a stir on her arrival in the villages. No one can understand why the head of a big inner city school would want to come to sleepy little Barton-in-the-Dale, to a primary with more problems than school dinners. & that's not even counting the challenges the mysterious Elisabeth herself will face: a bitter former head teacher, a grumpy caretaker & a duplicitous chair of governors, to name but a few. Then there's the gossip. After all, a woman who would wear red shoes to an interview is obviously capable of anything... ...

Get ready for a bedtime adventure story with the littlest dreamer.

Save your pet from the clutches of a fierce dragon,

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Sisters Carol & Jackie havent had the easiest of childhoods, but as they grow up & begin their own lives both hope for happier times ahead. Stylish Carol works in Lewiss department store, while Jackie dreams of drama school, & a career on the stage.

But the sisters are heartbroken when they discover they have been dating the same man, & an unexpected pregnancy causes a rift between them. Parents Dora & Joe must overcome their past hurts & help their daughters, despite the meddling of Joes second wife Ivy.

As the sisters troubles spiral & difficult decisions must be made, can the family pull together
- or will Jackie & Carols sisterly bond be destroyed forever?

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780349132495
• Author: Pam Howes
• Publisher: Bookouture
• Format: Bookouture
• Pages: 287
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm












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Liverpool, 1901. The Tempest family is all but destitute, barely able to put food on the table.

When Florrie falls ill

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On the dirty backstreets of Liverpool, housemaid Maud Linklater witnesses an appalling accident.

Rushing young chimney-sweep

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Rosie is in a coma, unable to reach out to the world or communicate. She only has one chance to make it back to consciousness
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Armed with razor-sharp instincts & a licence to kill, James Bond battles diabolical arms merchants bent on world domination in this thrilling, lightning-paced adventure. Timothy Dalton brings energy, humour & ruthless cunning to his debut performance as Agent 007. ...