In 1963 at the age of 17, Dwayne Hallston discovers James Brown & wants to perform just like him. His b&, the Amazing Rumblers, studies & rehearses Brown's Live at the Apollo album in the storage room of his father's shop in their small North Carolina town. Meanwhile, Dwayne's forbidden black friend Larry, aspiring to play piano like Thelonius Monk, apprentices to a jazz musician called the Bleeder. His mother hopes music will allow him to escape the South. A dancing chicken & a mutual passion for music help Dwayne & Larry as they try to achieve their dreams & maintain their friendship, even while their world says both are impossible. In THE NIGHT TRAIN, Edgerton's trademark humour reminds us of our divided national history & the way music has helped bring us together ...

When their midnight snack is interrupted by some shocking news, the ninjas don't hang about!

Their new mission is to

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Books Adventure Books Follow Lana & Harrison from The Day I Fell into a Fairytale, as they adventure through a storybook land… Lana & Harrison are staying with their grandparents when they discover their favourite tree to play in are under threat. That night, a magical golden thread leads them up through the hollow of the tree into a storybook l&, where wind & rain rage & a fearsome beast terrifies all who live there. When Harrison is kidnapped by the evil Spider Queen, Lana must do whatever it takes to find him, save the villagers & restore the balance of the storybook world, before the night is out. By bestselling author, comedian & beloved actor, Ben Miller, who brings you another magical & hilarious story that both adults & children will enjoy!   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781471192494 •†Author:†  Ben Miller •†Publisher:†  Simon & Schuster Ltd •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 304 •†Dimensions:† 21.6 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm ...

Matron Kathleen Fox has the job of putting the Nightingale Hospital back together. But memories & ghosts of those lost fill the bomb-damaged buildings, & she wonders if she is up to the task.

In the name of festive cheer Kathleen decides to put on a Christmas Show for the patients. The idea is greeted with mixed feelings by the nurses, who are struggling with their own post-war problems.

And the newly-formed rivalry between newcomer Assistant Matron Charlotte Davis & ward sister violet Tanner isn’t helping matters.

As rehearsals begin however, it seems the show isn’t just a tonic for the patients – could the Nightingale Christmas Show be just what the doctor ordered for the nurses too?

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781787462113
• Author: Donna Douglas
• Publisher: Penguin
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 358
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm













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From the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona Linna Stockholm, Sweden: the lifeless body of a young woman is discovered on an abandoned boat. Later, a man is found hanging alone in his apartment. Should the deaths be treated as suicide or murder? Only four people know the answer. & one man wants them dead. Can Detective Inspector Joona Linna keep them alive long enough to find out the truth? ...

San Francisco Forensic Psychiatrist Jo Beckett doesn't dissect the body or the crime scene
- she dissects a life & a mind, recreating
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Nightwalkers dwell in the shadows; they live in a world where every night holds secrets. Hunted by magic, beset by evil, the Nightwalkers face their darkest hour yet. When the unthinkable happens, only one legendary male has the power & the will to save them: Adam ...

The thrilling story of how nine young women, captured by the Nazis for being part of the Resistance, launched a breathtakingly

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Books True Story Books The powerful true story about how nine young women, captured by Nazi for being part of the Resistance, launched a breathtakingly bold escape & found their way home… Caught out in heroic acts against the brutal occupiers, nine young women were each tortured & sent east into Greater Germany to a concentration camp, where they formed a powerful friendship. In 1945, as the war turned against Hitler, they were forced on a Death March, facing starvation & almost certain death. Determined to survive, they made a bid for freedom, & so began one of the most breathtaking tales of escape & resilience of the Second World War. The book is written by Gwen Strauss, the great-niece of one of the nine. In revealing the heart-stopping escape & survival of these heroes who fought fearlessly against Nazi Germany & lived to tell the tale.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781786581549 •†Author:†  Gwen Strauss •†Publisher:†  Bonnier Publishing Fiction •†For... ...

August Witte is firmly against having children. But after seven years of marriage, his wife is delighted when she realizes she is unexpectedly pregnant. August is terrified, recognizing he never learned the first thing about being a good parent from his father London. A widower since August was a toddler, London has always valued the game of golf--a sport August has never had any talent for--more than his son. In spite of how he hates the game, when August confronts his father, he finds himself agreeing to meet each month of the pregnancy for a round of golf. In exchange, London will give him the only thing that could make August agree to pick up a club again
- memories of his mother, which he has written on golf scorecards since the day he met her. But August quickly realizes that his father's motive is not to teach him about golf but to teach him about life
- & he may discover that the old man just might know something about it worth sharing.

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