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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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 Leck's death believe in a forward-thinking plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Leck's reign; & to forget every dark event that ever happened. Monsea's past has become shrouded in mystery & it's 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 35-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 Leck's reign. & one of them who possesses an unidentified Grace may also hold a key to her heart...

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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. ...

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." ...

Rebus is juggling four cases trying to nail one killer
- who might just lead back to the infamous Bible John. & he's doing it under
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Stripes & spots dark & light waves & dots black & white!" Engage baby's gaze through these carefully chosen patterns which are designed to be easily decoded & help baby make sense of the world. Originally published in 2010 it has proven a big hit & is now being re-released with bolder colours & patterns & enhanced age recommendations & developmental guidance for the purchaser." ...

The Black Angel is not an object. The Black Angel is not a myth. The Black Angel lives. A young woman goes missing from the streets of New York. Those who have taken her believe that nobody cares about her & that no one will come looking for her. They are wrong. She is blood to the killer Louis the man who stands at the right hand of private detective Charlie Parker & Louis will tear apart anyone who stands in the way of his attempts to find her. But as Louiss violent search progresses Parker comes to realize that the disappearance is part of an older mystery one that is linked to an ornate church of bones in Eastern Europe to the slaughter at a French monastery in 1944 & to the quest for a mythical prize that has been sought for centuries by evil men: the Black Angel. Yet the Black Angel is more than a myth. It is conscious. It dreams. It is alive. & men are not the only creatures that seek it.. . ...

Never has there been a pit disaster to compare in terms of human courage & human error with that which overwhelmed Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery in New Cumnock Ayrshire in the wet September of 1950. Black Avalanche is written by the famous husband & wife team Arthur & Mary Sellwood who learnt the truth about the disaster from the men & women who experienced this horrific disaster first h&. This book details each stage of the rescue & reports the reactions of those trapped underground. Black Avalanche tells the story of the men who lived their lives underground & of the women who feared for their safety. Finally Arthur & Mary Sellwood illustrate how tragedy & disaster can unite people regardless of their class age or gender as they struggle to cope with the situations they find themselves in. ...