Ten high achieving ladies are gathered together in the week between Christmas & the New Year, at the expensive Castle Spa, seeking, through Botox, aromatherapy & general all round pampering, a new beginning to their lives. The Ladies lounge around in the Jacuzzi, drinking champagne & eating chocolate telling each other the stories of their lives. Starting with the Trophy wife's tale: her spell in a Greek prison has left her in serious need of a makeover; the Brain Surgeon's tale: of twins & mistaken identity; the Judge's tale: of the sex change which allowed him to judge the pleasures of the bedchamber from both male & female perspectives. The manicurist, the public speaker, the journalist, the company director, the ex vicar's wife, the screenwriter, all share their stories, ending with the stepmother's tale, a reversal of Cinderella's fate, with the stepmother as victim... Sparkling, witty, always compassionate & occasionally libidinous, Fay Weldon's new novel recalls Boccaccio's late medieval masterwork, The Decameron. Boccaccio dedicated his book to the ladies of his time, who were forced to hide their amorous passions under a veil of discretion, while men were free to indulge theirs. ...

Jakob has found the long-lost SPACE TRAIN!

But it's old, battered & broken.

With the help of Granny & Derek

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Read With Biff, Chip & Kipper is the UK's best-selling home reading series. Over 5 million copies of the series sold in the UK alone since 2005. It is based on Oxford Reading Tree which is used in 80% of primary schools. Level 4 First Stories have been specially written to introduce & practise a range of key everyday words. Fun plots & carefully levelled text create the perfect combination to build children's confidence & enjoyment in reading. Key words at this level include: saw, said, came, out, she, was, looked, children, went, going, what, help, them These four engaging Biff, Chip & Kipper storybooks include tips for reading together & for talking about the story, puzzles & fun activities. Written by Roderick Hunt & beautifully illustrated by Alex Brychta, they are perfect for children who are developing their vocabulary & reading skills. Level 4 Phonics stories are also available to introduce letter sounds & practise reading by sounding out words, as children learn to do at school. ...

The first, authoritative history of Spain's darkest period. In a work of meticulous scholarship & research, Paul Preston, the world's foremost historian of 20th-century Spain, charts how & why Franco & his supporters set out to eliminate all 'those who do not think as we do'
- some 200, 000 innocent men, women & children across Spain.
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A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you're actually in love...  

Catalina

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Details: China both delighted & frustrated Wexford; the beauty, the history, all of that brought immense pleasure. But
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An explosive & shocking biography of Jose Mourinho
- revealing the dark side of 'the special one'. When Jose Mourinho announced
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Details: The year is 1859. Gwen Carrick first meets Edward Scales on a windswept beach in Cornwall. The spark is instant
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Holly is off on her first international Dadventure!

Dads taking Holly on one of his travel-writing trips
- to Malaysia!


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Books Colouring Books Unleash your creativity with this The Spectacular Sugar Skulls Colouring Book!   Immerse yourself in a world of captivating designs that will both inspire & relax you. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781398829350 •†Author: Tansy Willow •†Publisher:   Arcturus Publishing •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 96 •†Dimensions:† 25 x 28 x 0.8 cm ...