Coco Chanel invited Paul Morand to visit her in St Moritz at the end of the Second World War when he was given the opportunity to write her memoirs; his notes of their conversations were put away in a drawer & only came to light one year after Chanels death. Through Morands transcription of their conversations Chanel tells us about her friendship with Misia Sert the men in her life
- Boy Capel the Duke of Westminster artists such as Diaghilev her philosophy of fashion & the story behind the legendary Number 5 perfume... The memories of Chanel told in her own words provide vivid sketches & portray the strength of Cocos character leaving us with an extraordinary insight into Chanel the woman & the woman who created Chanel.
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Rachel & Kirsty are visiting Kirstys grandmother by the sea for their spring break. One morning they spot a very sparkly shell on the beach & it whisks them away to Fairyland! Its the occasion of the yearly Ocean Gala where Shannon the Ocean Fairy plays her Magical Golden Conch Shell to ensure that the seas & oceans remain peaceful & ordered for the year ahead. But Jack Frost is there to ruin things for everyone! His pesky goblins break the Magical Golden Conch Shell into seven pieces as they try to steal it & the pieces are whisked away into the oceans of the human world. Queen Titania uses her magic to send seven magical sea creatures to guard the pieces of the shell but the Ocean Fairies & Rachel & Kirsty must get the pieces back before chaos takes over the oceans! Can they outwit Jack Frost & his goblins & make the oceans a safe & happy place for everyone once again...? In this first story in the series Ally the Dolphin Fairy must find her creature Echo & the first piece of the missing shell... ...

My ambition is to give back to the women of my blood the power of speech confiscated by their men. Badra is a young Berber girl from a North African village who is married off to an old man & brutally raped on her wedding night. She thinks sexual pleasure exists only for men until she escapes from her cruel husband to the city. Then she meets a handsome doctor who introduces her to a new world of sexual passion...LAmande written under a pseudonym by a North African woman living in France reads like an erotic manifesto for modern women who want to break free from the bonds of cultural tradition & unashamedly demand their right to pleasure. ...

The Good Life goes on at El Valero. Find yourself laughing out loud as Chris is instructed by his daughter on local teenage mores; bluffs his way in art history to millionaire Bostonians; is rescued off a snowy peak by the Guardia Civil; & joins an Almond Blossom Appreciation Society. You'll cringe with Chris as he tries his hand at office work in an immigrants' advice centre in Granada spurred into action by the arrival of four destitute young Moroccans at El Valero. & you'll never see olive oil in quite the same way again... In this sequel to Lemons" & " Parrot" Chris Stewart's optimism & zest for life is as infectious as ever." ...

Gifted with a mind that continues to impress the elders in his village Ichmad Hamid struggles with the knowledge that he can do nothing to save his friends & family. Living on Occupied land his entire village operates in constant fear of losing their homes jobs & belongings. But more importantly they fear losing each other. On Ichmad's twelfth birthday that fear becomes reality. With his father imprisoned his family's home & possessions confiscated & his siblings quickly succumbing to hatred in the face of conflict. Ichmad begins an inspiring journey using his intellect to save his poor & dying family. In doing so he reclaims a love for others that was lost through a childhood rife with violence & discovers a new hope for the future. ...

Tom & Octavia Fleming have the perfect power marriage: he is a spin-doctor & she runs a consultancy to the charity industry. They are attractive rich successful... Then Octavia discovers Tom is having an affair & not only the discovery but the affair itself have consequences that are potentially fatal
- both to the marriage & its power. For this is no ordinary affair but one that leads to terror & danger threatening other people damaging other lives.
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Number 1 on the Bestseller list (Australia) with over 20 000 copies sold in the UK alone & over 250 000 world-wide! Almost French has been a huge success & now with the new-look mass market B Format it is ready to go stellar! Publication timed for major trade promotions including summer reading & airport holiday exodus. In the bestselling tradition of Frances Mayes Under the Tuscan Sun Chris Stewarts A Parrot in the Pepper Tree or Peter Mayle
- but without the pile of stones! Funny perceptive & poignant Almost French is an often hilarious mixture of a young womans personal memoir & armchair travel. A spectacular example of culture clash
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When she was young Steffie Wyler always knew exactly what she wanted to do with her life: 1. Make ice cream. 2. Marry the coolest boy in town. 3. Live happily ever after. These days Steffie is the proud owner of One Scoop or Two a wildly popular ice cream parlor. But the cool guy left town right after high school before they could scratch the surface of their mutual attraction to see what if anything lay beneath. Steffie's made a great life for herself in St. Dennis but true love has never come knocking. Wade Mac Gregor left for college in Texas & remained there to start a successful business with his best friend Robin Kennedy but he's always felt something was missing. Then life throws him a curveball: A third partner has robbed the company blind & Robin has died-but not before entrusting Wade with a precious secret. Now back in St. Dennis Wade's determined to do whatever it takes to protect his friend's legacy-and to figure out once & for all if the sparks that fly whenever he's with Steffie are just temporary fireworks or the lights in the window leading him home. ...

In his new book Steve Jones takes on the challenge of going back to the book of the millennium Charles Darwins The Origin of Species. Before The Origin biology was a set of unconnected facts. Darwin made it into a science linked by the theory of evolution the grammar of the living world. It reveals ties between cancer & the genetics of fish between brewing & inherited disease between the sex lives of crocodiles & the politics of Brazil. Darwin used the biology of the nineteenth century to prove his case. Now that science has been revolutionized & his case can be reargued using the twentieth centurys astonishing advances. From AIDS to dinosaurs from conservation to cloned sheep bursting with anecdotes jokes & irresistible facts Almost Like a Whale is a popular account of the science that makes biology make sense. It will catch the millennial mood & tell all those for whom Darwin is merely a familiar name what he really meant. It exposes the Darwinian delusions which try (and fail) to explain human behaviour in evolutionary terms & while giving an up-to-date account of our own past shows how humans are the first species to step beyond the constraints of biology. ...

Ruthless killers are hunting Ty so the police move him & his mum to a quiet seaside town. But a horrific attack & a bullet meant for Ty prove that hes not safe. On the road again Tys in hiding with complete strangers.. .who seem to know a lot about him. Meanwhile hes desperate to see his girlfriend Claire & terrified that she may betray him. Ty cant trust his own judgement & hes making dangerous decisions that could deliver him straight to the gangsters. A thrilling sequel to When I Was Joe shot through with drama & suspense. ...