An extraordinary woman. A legendary queen.

In 1154, Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the most powerful women in Europe,

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Bring colour & life to your garden during the cold winter months with  Emma Hardy’s wonderful planting ideas.

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March 1928. The Great War has been over for ten years, but Freddie Abrahams still hasn't recovered from the loss of his brother. Even now, on holiday in south-west France, he cannot escape his grief. When his car crashes, Freddie stumbles down from the hills to a village nearby. There he meets Marie, a beautiful young woman who is also mourning a lost generation. Her story of the fate of her family moves him deeply. But it will also lead Freddie to the caves above the village
- & to the heart of a shocking secret. By turns thrilling, poignant & haunting, this is a story of two lives touched by war & transformed by courage. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt
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When Marnie receives a phone call that summons her to the side of a once-beloved friend, she is wrenched from her orderly London life & sent back into a past from which she has fled but never escaped.

Ralph, Marnie & Oliver once knew each other well & are still inextricably bound by ties of love & betrayal. Now they meet again in Ralphs secluded cottage in the Scottish highlands, to spend the precious days that Ralph has left with each other.

As they reminisce, Marnie is taken back to the summer years ago when everything changed between them & heartbreak & desire broke up their little group.

Will Ralph have the chance to say what needs to be said before its too late? & can they put the devastating events of twenty years ago to rest & rekindle the intimacy they once shared?

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781405940337
• Author: Nicci Gerrard
• Publisher: Penguin
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 373
• Dimensions: 18 x 11 x 2.5cm













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Books Historical Fiction Books Liverpool, 1941: After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool, she is more determined than ever to sign up & do her bit. Joining the WAAF also means she is closer to her beau
- until Jez is sent thousands of miles from home. While Jez is in Africa, someone from the past starts spreading vicious rumours that could threaten their relationship, & Cadi finds herself torn between keeping secrets & telling the truth to protect those she holds dear. Cadi has always believed that their love can weather any storm but as the snow sweeps in, she faces an impossible choice. Will her decision leave her broken-hearted or will Cadi & Jez be reunited in time for Christmas? Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781804948200 •†Author: Katie Flynn •†Publisher:†  Penguin •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 448 •†Dimensions:†12.85 x 2.79 x 19.84 cm
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Bounded by the River Dee in the west & by the River Mersey in the east, the Wirral peninsula is a remarkable place.

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For thousands of years people have been fascinated by birds, & today that fascination is still growing. In 2007 bird-watching is one of the most popular pastimes, not just in Britain, but throughout the world, & the range of interest runs from the specialist to the beginner. In The Wisdom of Birds, Birkhead takes the reader on a journey that not only tells us about the extraordinary lives of birds
- from conception & egg, through territory & song, to migration & fully fledged breeder
- but also shows how, over centuries, we have overcome superstition & untested 'truths' to know what we know, & how recent some of that knowledge is. It was only in the nineteenth century that the ancient belief that swallows hibernated under water (!) finally gave way to general acceptance of the facts of migration. In the same century of dazzling experimental science, even Darwin chose not to dwell on the sexual promiscuity of female birds to spare the blushes of his daughter, who was helping to correct the proofs of The Descent of Man. Conceived for a general audience, & illustrated throughout with more than 100 exquisitely beautiful illustrations, many of them rarely, if ever, seen before, The Wisdom of Birds is a book full of stories, knowledge & unexpected revelations.

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The Wisdom of Compassion offers rare insights into the Dalai Lamas life as he interacts with remarkable people from all walks of life. In these deeply engaging behind-the-scenes stories we see not only the Dalai Lama at his most human, & most humane, but also the way he approaches the world with humour & optimism. As he empathizes with those who are suffering, & demonstrates the tangible benefits of practising forgiveness & compassion, the Dalai Lama reveals the many lessons he has learned, including how: * His collaborations with leading neuroscientists, psychologists, teachers & students from around the world have taught him how to educate the heart; * His inspiring friendship with a blind Irishman, the only person he calls his hero, has taught him how one can overcome adversity; * Through his encounters with illiterate grandmothers learning how to harness solar power for their communities, a beggar girl, & his soulmate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, he has discovered how compassion can be translated into action. Enhanced by the Dalai Lamas seven decades of practice & illuminated through captivating anecdotes, The Wisdom of Compassion can help readers to lead more fulfilling lives. The Dalai Lama also shows how, when we open our hearts & minds to others, we are on the surest path to true happiness. ...

Channel the magical guidance of unicorns & discover their powers of positivity, spiritual healing & general awesomeness.


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Passion & betrayal fuse in this powerful novel of Tudor Engl&. Alys joins the nunnery to escape poverty but finds herself thrown back into the outside world when Henry VIII's wreckers destroy her sanctuary. With nothing but her looks, her magic & her own instinctive cunning. Alys has to tread a perilous path between the faith of her childhood & her own female power. When she falls in love with Hugo, the feudal lord & another woman ...