As a mother, wife, employer & editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel Dalhousie is aware that to be human is to be responsible. So when a neighbour brings her a new & potentially dangerous puzzle to solve, once again Isabel feels she has no option but to shoulder the burden. A masterpiece painting has been stolen from Duncan Munrowe, old-fashioned philanthropist, father to two discontented children, & a very wealthy man. As Isabel enters into negotiations with the shadowy figures who are in search of a ransom, a case where heroes & villains should be clearly defined turns murky: the list of those who desire the painting
- or the money
- lengthens, & hasty judgement must be avoided at all cost. Morals, it turns out, are like Scottish clouds: complex, changeable & tricky to get a firm grip on; they require a sharp observational eye, a philosophical mindset, & the habit of kindness. Fortunately for those around her, Isabel Dalhousie is in possession of all three.

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Approaching 80, frail & alone, a remarkable man makes the journey from his sheltered home in England to Berlin to meet his granddaughter.

He has six days left to live & must relate his life story before he dies...

His life has been rich & full. He has witnessed firsthand the rise of the Nazis, experienced heartrending family tragedy, fought in the German army, been interred in a POW camp in Scotland & faced violent persecution in peacetime Britain. But he has also touched many lives, fallen deeply in love, raised a family & survived triumphantly at the limits of human endurance.

He carries within him an astonishing family secret that he must share before he dies... a story that will mean someone else’s salvation.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781785300820
• Format: Paperback
• Author: Juliet Conlin
• Publisher: Black & White
• Pages: 440
• Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 3.2cm















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This book offers the hidden story behind the forces that shape our day-to-day lives, often with out knowing it. With the truth behind why it's difficult to get a foot on the property ladder, where the banks went wrong & why the gap between rich & poor nation is so great. ...

Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. All the slaves lead a hellish existence, but Cora has it worse than most;

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Welcome to the underground world. Where the rats rule! The Underground Chronicles is a gripping fantasy series from the author of the Hunger Games. When eleven year old Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room in his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underl&, where spiders, rats & giant cockroaches co-exist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, & Gregor's arrival is no accident. Gregor must play a vital role in the Underland's uncertain future. ...

Read by Morwenna Banks. Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, & cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on pressure & adrenalin. Until one day...she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge it'll wreck her career. She goes into meltdown, flees London & finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a beautiful mansion, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper & is offered the job. They have no idea they've hired a Cambridge-educated lawyer with an IQ of 158
- & Samantha has no idea how to work the oven.
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A mesmerising Gothic mystery from Costa Award-shortlisted author Nicholas Bowling. To the horror of young gravedigger, Ned, bodysnatchers have been visiting his churchyard in the dead of night. Until now, he’d been daydreaming about another visitor, a daughter of the manor, Obedience Wellrest. But sixteen-year-old Obedience has troubles of her own: her loving but overbearing father, & his wish to see her married to a rich man of science, Phineas Mordaunt. When Mordaunt starts to poke his nose into her family history in particular the ruinous research of late Uncle Herbert – Obedience enters into a dangerous game with Death, & Ned might be the only person who can save her. A mesmerising tale of magic, death & science, wrapped up in a delicious Gothic mystery. Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9781912626687 •†Author: Nicholas Bowling •†Publisher: Chicken House Ltd •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:†304 •†Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3cm ...

In 1961, when Don Revie became manager of Leeds United, they were a struggling Second Division club. By 1974 they had won two League Championships, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (twice), the FA Cup & the League Cup; players like Jack Charlton & Billy Bremner were household names. Yet this was a team that inspired neither admiration nor grudging respect, but rather a deep & visceral loathing ? matched only by the bellicose devotion of their own supporters. The undeniable artistry of players like striker Allan Clarke was overshadowed by a ruthless professionalism, epitomised in the scything tackles of Norman Hunter. Still, when Revies Leeds United side were let off the leash ? the 7-0 humiliation of Southampton is enshrined in Match of the Day mythology ? their brilliance was compelling. At the heart of their outlaw status was the eccentric personality of Don Revie himself. Clad in his lucky blue suit, a man for whom team-building meant rounds of carpet bowls, here reigned less a football manager than, in his own estimation, the ?head of the family?. The aftermath of the Revie era is explored, including Brian Cloughs infamous 44 days at the helm of the ? Damned United?. The Unforgiven is the definitive history of the most defiantly unconventional team in British football. ...

Someone is trying to destroy David Eliots school.

A year ago, hed have been happy to see the end of Groosham Grange &

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The honeymoon of a lifetime... with her sworn enemy.

Olive is always unlucky; her identical twin sister Ami, on

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