Only the good die young. Right? Elizabeth Valchar has it all: friends money beauty a cute boyfriend & assured popularity. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday she is found drowned next to her parents boat. Everyone thinks it was a tragic accident
- teens drinking on a boat a misstep leading to a watery death. But Liz is still here after death & she doesnt know why. There are gaps in her memory. Her only company Alex a boy killed by a car a year earlier Liz sets out to piece together her life. But their small coastal town is hiding many secrets
- about families boyfriends & friendship. Plus Alex hates Liz for being mean when they were alive. Was she as squeaky clean as she thinks she was? Could it be that she herself is hiding the biggest secret of all? Can Liz discover the truth? & if she does who can she tell? An engrossing compelling thriller that peels back the layers of small-town life to expose true ugly cruel human nature.

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Elizabeth Noble the Number 1 bestselling author of Things I Want My Daughters to Know" & " The Reading Group" takes a look at relationships within families in her heartbreaking novel " Between a Mother & her Child". For Maggie & Bill it was love at first sight... One impulsive wedding later & with the arrival of three perfect children Jake Aly & Stan the Barrett family seem to have it all. Until the day their world stops turning. When Jake dies suddenly theyre swept away on a tide of grief that fractures Maggie & Bills marriage. She & the children are left clinging to the wreckage of their family. & they need help because in her grief Maggie is in danger of losing Aly & Stan too. Enter Kate housekeeper companion & shoulder to cry on. Shes here to pick up the pieces & fix what isnt completely broken. But can Maggie trust Kate? & why is Kate so keen to help? When Bill falls for another woman Maggie realizes she will have to fight to put her family back together
- but will they still want her? Let the storytelling magic of Elizabeth Noble capture your heart in " Between a Mother & her Child". Praise for Elizabeth Noble: " Tissues are essential. Youll ricochet between delicately watering eyes at the romance of it all & howling sobs at the unbearable tenderness". (" Heat"). " It would be a hard heart indeed that remained unmoved...the tender feelings that Noble engenders in her readers are to be cherished". (" Daily Express"). Elizabeth Noble lives in New York & Surrey with her husband & two daughters. Her six previous novels " The Reading Group" " The Friendship Test" (formerly published as " The Tenko Club") " Alphabet Weekends" " Things I Want My Daughters to Know" " The Girl Next Door" & " The Way We Were" were all " Sunday Times" bestsellers with " The Reading Group" reaching Number One. See Judys Review See Richards Review Download A Sample Chapter Of Between a Mother & Her Child See Elizabeth Noble talk about her book Read about the Author Exclusive Bonus Content Write a Review for Between a Mother & Her Child Judys Review In a compulsively readable book Maggie & Bill first meet as teenagers in Australia. He British is on his gap year. She a native Aussie is a brilliant young swimmer tipped to be a champion athlete for her country. It is love at first sight. Much to her parents dismay Maggie falls pregnant. She marries Bill & relocates to London abandoning her burgeoning sporting career. The couple are blissfully happy. Bill becomes a successful property developer; they own a lovely home & have a prosperous life. Soon there are three children: Jake Aly & Stan. What can possibly go wrong? The devastating Boxing Day tsunami which killed thousands sweeps through Jakes flimsy beach house. He alone perishes. His friends"
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Elizabeth Noble the Number 1 bestselling author of Things I Want My Daughters to Know" & " The Reading Group" takes a look at relationships within families in her heartbreaking novel " Between a Mother & her Child". For Maggie & Bill it was love at first sight... One impulsive wedding later & with the arrival of three perfect children Jake Aly & Stan the Barrett family seem to have it all. Until the day their world stops turning. When Jake dies suddenly they're swept away on a tide of grief that fractures Maggie & Bill's marriage. She & the children are left clinging to the wreckage of their family. & they need help because in her grief Maggie is in danger of losing Aly & Stan too. Enter Kate housekeeper companion & shoulder to cry on. She's here to pick up the pieces & fix what isn't completely broken. But can Maggie trust Kate? & why is Kate so keen to help? When Bill falls for another woman Maggie realizes she will have to fight to put her family back together
- but will they still want her? Let the storytelling magic of Elizabeth Noble capture your heart in " Between a Mother & her Child". Praise for Elizabeth Noble: " Tissues are essential. You'll ricochet between delicately watering eyes at the romance of it all & howling sobs at the unbearable tenderness". (" Heat"). " It would be a hard heart indeed that remained unmoved...the tender feelings that Noble engenders in her readers are to be cherished". (" Daily Express"). Elizabeth Noble lives in New York & Surrey with her husband & two daughters. Her six previous novels " The Reading Group" " The Friendship Test" (formerly published as " The Tenko Club") " Alphabet Weekends" " Things I Want My Daughters to Know" " The Girl Next Door" & " The Way We Were" were all " Sunday Times" bestsellers with " The Reading Group" reaching Number One."
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On Saturday 26 April 2003 Aron Ralston a 27-year-old outdoorsman & adventurer set off for a day's hike in the Utah canyons. Eight miles from his truck he found himself in the middle of a deep & remote canyon. Then the unthinkable happened: a boulder shifted & snared his right arm against the canyon wall. He was trapped facing dehydration starvation hallucinations & hypothermia as night-time temperatures plummeted. Five & a half days later Aron Ralston finally came to the agonising conclusion that his only hope was to amputate his own arm & get himself to safety. Miraculously he survived. BETWEEN A ROCK & A HARD PLACE is more than just an adventure story. It is a brave honest & above all inspiring account of one man's valiant effort to survive & is destined to take its place among adventure classics such as TOUCHING THE VOID. ...

' On the kibbutz it's hard to know. We're all supposed to be friends but very few really are.' Amos Oz's compelling new fiction offers revelatory glimpses into the secrets & frustrations of the human heart played out by a community of misfits united by political disagreement intense dissatisfaction & lifetimes of words left unspoken. Ariella unhappy in love confides in the woman whose husband she stole; Nahum a devoted father can't find the words to challenge his daughter's promiscuous lover; the old idealists deplore the apathy of the young while the young are so used to kibbutz life that they can't work out if they're impassioned or indifferent. Arguments about war government travel & children are feverishly taken up & quickly abandoned
- & amid this group of people unwilling & unable to say what they mean Martin attempts to teach Esperanto. At the heart of each drama is a desire to be better more principled & worthy of the community's respect. With his trademark compassion & sharp-eyed wit Amos Oz leaves us with the feeling that what matters most between friends is the invisible tie of our shared humanity. It is written by the winner of the 2013 Franz Kafka Prize previous winners of which include Philip Roth Ivan Klima Elfriede Jelinek Harold Pinter & John Banville.
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The New York Times" bestseller " Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys is a harrowing story of a Lithuanian family who suffer unimaginable hardship & deportation during World War II pitched perfectly for children & adults alike. That morning my brothers life was worth a pocket watch... One night fifteen-year-old Lina her mother & young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet guards thrown into cattle cars & sent away. They are being deported to Siberia. An unimaginable & harrowing journey has begun. Lina doesnt know if shell ever see her father or her friends again. But she refuses to give up hope. Lina hopes for her family. For her country. For her future. For love
- first love with the boy she barely knows but knows she does not want to lose... Will hope keep Lina alive? Set in 1941 " Between Shades of Gray" is an extraordinary & haunting story based on first-hand family accounts & memories from survivors. " This superlative first novel by Ruta Sepetys demonstrates the strength of its unembellished language. A hefty emotional punch". (" New York Times"). " Her prose is restrained & powerful as unadorned as the landscape in which her characters struggle to survive... Few books are beautifully written fewer still are important; this novel is both". (" The Washington Post"). Born & raised in Michigan Ruta Sepetys is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee. Ruta lives with her family in Tennessee. " Between Shades of Grey" is her first novel."
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Delilah knows its weird but she cant stop reading her favourite fairy tale. Other girls her age are dating & cheerleading. But then other girls are popular. She loves the comfort of the happy ending & knowing there will be no surprises. Until she gets the biggest surprise of all when Prince Oliver looks out from the page & speaks to her. Now Delilah must decide: will she do as Oliver asks & help him to break out of the book? Or is this her chance to escape into happily ever after? Read between the lines for total enchantment.. . ...

The first of an irresistible New Adult" series about hot teen actors by Tammara Webber author of the " New York Times"
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The Golden Girl of British cycling opens up for the first time in searingly honest detail about what drives her to compete in a sport she no longer loves. Written with Donald Mc Rae 2 time winner of the William Hill Award Between the Lines" promises to be THE Olympic autobiography. Victoria Pendleton MBE is not your typical female athlete. Admired as much by the weekly glossies as she is the newspaper back pages she transcends her sport. In 2005 she became first British female to win Gold at the cycling World Championships in 40 years. She followed it up with gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 2006 & another World Championship in 2007. Arriving in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games Pendleton was on top of the world. She didnt disappoint. In an enthralling example of track cycling Pendleton took Gold & joined the ranks of British Olympic heroes. & then it started to go wrong. Feted by the press & the public alike behind the scenes the cracks & strains started to show. Despite retaining her World Champion status in 2009 it was a close run thing & her shield of invincibility started to drop. Victoria was falling out of love with her sport. The sport that had made her was starting to tear her apart. " Between the Lines" documents the considerable lows as well as the well-known highs & reveals why Victoria almost turned her back on cycling before rediscovering her Championship winning form in 2011 the day after suffering one of her most humiliating days on the track. Hitting the shelves within a matter of weeks from the end of her Olympic programme & written with Donald Mc Rae two time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year " Between the Lines" promises to be the most honest & emotional book from an Olympian to date." ...

The Golden Girl of British cycling opens up for the first time in searingly honest detail about what drives her to compete in a sport she no longer loves. Written with Donald Mc Rae 2 time winner of the William Hill Award Between the Lines" is THE Olympic autobiography. Victoria Pendleton MBE is not your typical female athlete. Admired as much by the weekly glossies as she is the newspaper back pages she transcends her sport. In 2005 she became first British female to win Gold at the cycling World Championships in 40 years. She followed it up with gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 2006 & another World Championship in 2007. Arriving in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games Pendleton was on top of the world. She didn't disappoint. In an enthralling example of track cycling Pendleton took Gold & joined the ranks of British Olympic heroes. & then it started to go wrong. Feted by the press & the public alike behind the scenes the cracks & strains started to show. Despite retaining her World Champion status in 2009 it was a close run thing & her shield of invincibility started to drop. Victoria was falling out of love with her sport. The sport that had made her was starting to tear her apart. " Between the Lines" documents the considerable lows as well as the well-known highs & reveals why Victoria almost turned her back on cycling before rediscovering her Championship winning form in 2011 the day after suffering one of her most humiliating days on the track. Hitting the shelves within a matter of weeks from the end of her Olympic programme & written with Donald Mc Rae two time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year " Between the Lines" promises to be the most honest & emotional book from an Olympian to date." ...