This is not a political book but simple a somewhat impressionistic study of the moods & atmospheres of Cyprus during the troubled years 1953-6." So wrote Lawrence Durrell in the preface to Bitter Lemons. Durrell who lived abroad for much of his life brilliantly captures the romance beauty excitement & sadness of the island & the lives of the people of Bellapaix where he bought a house. In a compelling & atmospheric account beautifully suited to the Spoken Word medium Durrell charts affectionately the romances & relationships of the many characters he befriended there. " Bitter Lemons of Cyprus" is both an evocative & memorable picture of village life & a social & historical document of a lost community. Written during the gradual uprising of the Greek Cypriots who wanted union with Greece Durrell observes the people's struggles on an intimate & personal level. Sadly some fifty years later the Cypriot situation remains unresolved. The reader Andrew Sachs is one of Britain's best-loved actors famous for playing the role of Manuel in Fawlty Towers." ...

Consuelo is sixteen heavily pregnant & married to an unemployed gangster. The last thing she needs is a negligent doctor. When she is rushed into the Friendship private hospital the staff are reluctant to treat her. Fortunately she has Vic Warshawski family friend & ex-lawyer with her. But Consuelo & her baby are the tragic victims of a system so corrupt that it pays her husband to keep quiet. Anyone who can discover anything about the unorthodox dealings of the Friendship is in danger. & Vic's investigations are just about to begin.. . ...

The year is 1939. Raybould Marsh & other members of British Intelligence have gathered to watch a damaged reel of film in a darkened room. It appears to show German troops walking through walls bursting into flames & hurling tanks into the air from afar. If the British are to believe their eyes a twisted Nazi scientist has been endowing German troops with unnatural unstoppable powers. & Raybould will be forced to resort to dark methods to hold the impending invasion at bay. But dealing with the occult exacts a price. & that price must be paid in blood. Ian Tregillis Bitter Seeds is a chilling masterpiece
- a tale of a twentieth century like our own & also profoundly different.
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Glasgow's melting. The temperature is rising & so is the murder rate. Douglas Brodie ex-policeman ex-soldier & now newest reporter on the Glasgow Gazette has no shortage of material for his crime column. But even Brodie balks at his latest subject: a rapist who has been tarred & feathered by a balaclava-clad group. Brodie soon discovers a link between this horrific act & a series of brutal beatings. As violence spreads & the body count rises Brodie & advocate Samantha Campbell are entangled in a web of deception & savagery. Brodie is swamped with stories for the Gazette. But how long before he & Sam become the headline?"" ...

The long-awaited companion to the New York Times bestsellers Graceling & Fire Eight years have passed since the young Princess Bitterblue & her country were saved from the vicious King Leck. Now Bitterblue is the queen of Monsea & her land is at peace. But the influence of her father a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities lives on. Her advisers who have run the country on her behalf since Lecks death believe in a forward-thinking plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Lecks reign; & to forget every dark event that ever happened. Monseas past has become shrouded in mystery & its only when Bitterblue begins sneaking out of her castle
- curious disguised & alone
- to walk the streets of her own city that she begins to realise the truth. Her kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year long spell of a madman & now their only chance to move forward is to revisit the past. Whatever that past holds. Two thieves who have sworn only to steal what has already been stolen change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Lecks reign. & one of them who possesses an unidentified Grace may also hold a key to her heart.. . Praise for Kristin Cashore This is gorgeous storytelling: exciting stirring & accessible School Journal A WOW of a book. I HAD to know how it ended Tamora Pierce Fresh hopeful tragic & glorious Kirkus There arent enough words to describe how awesome this book is Romantic Times

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India Taylor lived in a world of manicured lawns & neatly-maintained calendars. With four wonderful children India believed in commitment & sacrifice just as she believed in Doug the man she had married seventeen years before. She had chosen this life not the award-winning career as a photojournalist she once had & it was a choice she had never regretted
- until she began to regret it with all her heart. India couldnt pinpoint the exact moment when the price of the sacrifices she shed made began to seem high. But when she met Paul Ward a Wall Street tycoon married to a bestselling author India could share her dreams with him & offer comfort when he suffered a heartbreak of his own. India hadnt planned to become Pauls friend & anything more was unthinkable. When Paul urged India to reclaim her career Doug was adamantly against it determined to keep her tied to the home. But with Pauls encouragement India slowly painfully began to break free & find herself again. Bittersweet" is Indias story a story of freedom of having dreams & making choices. With unerring insight Danielle Steel has created a moving portrait of a woman who dares to embark on a new adventure. Her painful exhilarating journey inspires us all."
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Bizzy Bear is a busy bear today! Hes going out to play with his friend Rabbit. Toddlers can help him play on the swing & the see-saw & kick a football in a fun-packed visit to the park to which toddlers can easily relate. Bizzy Bear books are perfect for little hands with lots of chunky things to push & pull. ...

Introducing Bizzy Bear the busiest bear on the block! With chunky sliders to push & pull these robust little board books are perfect for active toddlers. Rich in visual detail & with touches of humour they are set to become firm favourites in the family library. ...

In the spirit of Flashman & in the inimitable George Mac Donald Fraser style comes a rousing story of prize fighting in the 19th century. Reissued in a stunning new package Black Ajax will attract a new generation of fans. When Captain Buck Flashman sees the black boxer catch a fly in mid-flight he realizes that he is in the presence of speed such as the prize ring has never seen. Tom Molineaux may be crude & untutored but if Mad Buck knows anything (and like his notorious son the archcad Harry Flashman he has an unerring eye for the main chance) this ex-slave from America is a Champion in the making on whose broad shoulders the ambitious Captain can climb to sporting & social fame. Under his patronage the Black Ajax is carried on a popular tide of sporting fever to his great dream: to fight the invincible undefeated Champion of England the great Tom Cribb. The story of Molineaux & his eventual battles with Cribb is told through a series of superbly original & individual voices -- colourful powerful & funny. Together they create a magnificent picture of Regency England & a portrait of a flawed hero who surmounted the barriers of ignorance poverty & race hatred to bring the prize ring a lustre it had never known before & may never again. ...

Shahid is a clean-cut student trying to make an impression on his college lecturer Deedee Osgood who gives his spirits a lift when she takes him to a naked rave party. Shahid's academic prospects are threatened by the intervention of his gangster brother Chili who with his Armani suits & Gucci loafers moves into Shahid's bedsit as a hideout bringing unnecessary danger & excitement with him. Set in London in 1989 the year of the fall of the Berlin wall & the fatwah The Black Album" is a thriller with a characteristically lively background: raves ecstasy religious ferment & sexual passion in a dangerous time." ...