Its a long hot summer. Temperatures are soaring & a strange creature has been spotted on Dartmoor. Connie Lionheart & her friends soon discover that the creature is a chimera. When it attacks Connie, leaving her gravely wounded, Col & Rat must rescue her from hospital: she needs treatment beyond the knowledge of mortals. But a weakened Connie is easy prey for the evil shapeshifter Kullervo. He believes that, finally, the time is ripe for him to seize her Universal power, gather his army of mythical beings, & wipe out humanity. The battle between him & Connie will be a fight to the death. & the prize will be the future of mankind. ...

WINNER OF THE 2016 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVELLONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZEAn Elle Book of the Year An Independent Book of the Year One to Watch Independent on Sunday A Bookseller Best Debut of 2015 One to Watch 2015 Huffington Post An Amazon Rising Star' The Chimes is a remarkable debut. It's inventive, beautifully written, & completely absorbing. I highly recommend it.' Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds A mind-expanding literary debut composed of memory, music & imagination.A boy stands on the roadside on his way to London, alone in the rain. No memories, beyond what he can hold in his hands at any given moment. No directions, as written words have long since been forbidden. No parents
- just a melody that tugs at him, a thread to follow. A song that says if he can just get to the capital, he may find some answers about what happened to them. The world around Simon sings, each movement a pulse of rhythm, each object weaving its own melody, music ringing in every drop of air. Welcome to the world of The Chimes. Here, life is orchestrated by a vast musical instrument that renders people unable to form new memories. The past is a mystery, each new day feels the same as the last, & before is blasphony. But slowly, inexplicably, Simon is beginning to remember. He emerges from sleep each morning with a pricking feeling, & sense there is something he urgently has to do. In the city Simon meets Lucien, who has a gift for hearing, some secrets of his own, & a theory about the danger lurking in Simon's past. A stunning debut composed of memory, music, love & freedom, The Chimes pulls you into a world that will captivate, enthral & inspire.
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In the second of his series of Christmas books, Charles Dickens wrote The Chimes one year after A Christmas Carol. Tackling familiar themes of redemption, social injustice & family, it is a story of hope & contemplation & is a moving festive read well worth discovering. As Trotty's working day as a lowly messenger draws to a close, his daughter, Meg, arrives with her fiance Richard in tow, & they proudly announce their wedding for the following day. This is cause for celebration of course, although their happiness is tempered by the comments of an alderman & other well-off citizens on the rights of the poor to marry. During the night, Trotty hears the chimes of a church bell & ventures out to climb the belltower. At the top he is greeted by goblins who tell him that he died during the climb & must now spend his time watching his friends & family live out their lives. What he witnesses makes for grim viewing: Richard turns to drink & dies penniless, leaving a widowed Meg to cope with bringing up their child; Trotty's friend Will is in & out of prison, & Will's daughter Lilian ends up falling into prostitution. But the worst is yet to come. Destitute & desperate, Meg contemplates drowning herself & her young child. Wild with fear, Trotty cries out that he has learnt his lesson & suddenly his daughter is able to see him. At the last second, he rescues her from the brink of destruction. Trotty wakes as if from a dream to the bells chiming out the beginning of a new year, & finds that no time has passed & it is New Year's Day. But as he sees his daughter cheerfully preparing for her wedding day, he is baffled as to whether this is just a dream within a dream. ...

A fantastic bumper volume containing 100 classic stories from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. Curl up round the fire, hang your stocking on the mantlepiece, & plunge into Enid Blyton's magical world of toys that come alive, animals that talk & magical folk who get into all sorts of scrapes. Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children's author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree-, The Mysteries, The Famous Five & The Secret Seven. She was also considered the queen of short, quirky stories full of imaginative adventures & unusual characters
- & many of these are contained here, in the pages of The Chimney Corner Collection.
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This is a fantastic bumper volume containing 100 classic stories from the worlds best-loved childrens author, Enid Blyton. Curl up round the fire, hang your stocking on the mantlepiece, & plunge into Enid Blytons magical world of toys that come alive, animals that talk & magical folk who get into all sorts of scrapes. Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous childrens author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree, The Mysteries, The Famous Five & The Secret Seven. She was also considered the queen of short, quirky stories full of imaginative adventures & unusual characters
- & many of these are contained here, in the pages of The Chimney Corner Collection.
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" The Chimney Sweepers Boy"
- a classic crime novel by bestselling, prize-winning author Barbara Vine. " Gripping,
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The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
- a classic crime novel by bestselling, prize-winning author Barbara Vine' Gripping, almost impossible
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The Chimp is the emotional machine that we all possess. It thinks independently from us & can make decisions… the main purpose of this book is to help you to manage your Chimp & to harness its strength & power when it is working for you & to neutralise it when it is not. Do you sabotage your own happiness & success? Are you struggling to make sense of yourself? Do your emotions sometimes dictate your life? The Chimp Paradox is an incredibly powerful mind management model that can help you become a happy, confident, healthier & more successful person. Prof Steve Peters explains the struggle that takes place within your mind & then shows how to apply this understanding to every area of your life so you can:
- Recognise how your mind is working
- Understand & manage your emotions & thoughts
- Manage yourself & become the person you would like to be. The Chimp Mind Management Model is based on scientific facts & principles, which have been simplified into a workable model for easy use. By giving you an understanding of the way in which your mind works & how you can manage it this book will help you to develop yourself & give you the skills to remove anxiety, have confidence & choose your emotions. It will help you to identify what is holding you back or preventing you from having a happier & more successful life. Each chapter explains different aspects of how you function & highlights key facts for you to understand & offers exercises to help you develop. By undertaking these exercises you will see immediate improvements in your daily living &, over time, you will develop emotional skills & practical habits that will help you to become the person that you want to be, & live the life that you want to live.


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Do you sometimes behave irrationally or impulsively? Do you face some situations with fear & trepidation? Do feelings of self-doubt consume everyday activities? Leading Consultant Psychiatrist, Prof Steve Peters, knows more than anyone how impulsive behaviour or nagging self-doubt can impact negatively on our professional & personal lives. In this, his first book, Steve shares his phenomenally successful mind management programme that has been used to help elite athletes & senior managers alike to conquer their fears & operate with greater control, focus & confidence. Seemingly complex concepts are made simple with the use of memorable analogies -- such as the 'chimp', that seemingly irrational & impulsive being that inhabits our minds -- & real-life case studies. Never before will you have had such a deep & clear understanding of your own behaviour & natural responses to certain people or situations. This knowledge, combined with simple techniques that can be easily incorporated into daily life, will help you to control your emotional impulses & reach your full potential, leading to success at work & a happier, harmonious home life. 8 CDs ...

The ground-breaking mind management model for confidence, success & happiness
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