In this fascinating follow-up to the highly successful Dear Francesca" Mary Contini writes to her other daughter Olivia to tell the story of her great-grandparents the humble Italian shepherds who emigrated to Edinburgh & then helped to transform Britain's food culture. Sharing some of the recipes that they brought over
- the tomatoes the garlic the sausage the wine
- this is a mouthwatering memoir of family & food. It is also a brilliant evocation of life between the wars a triumphant story of survival against all the odds that captures the sights & smells of Italian life & culture at home & abroad."

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A moving story of a brother a sister & a swallow & how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines. Olly's brother Matt wants to go & work with children who have been made orphans through war in Africa. He wants to be a clown & make them laugh. His mother & sister want him to stay in England & go to university. Hero a swallow has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult & fraught with danger. Three separate stories are woven into one powerful & moving novel whose central theme not only exposes the horrors of war & of landmines but also the endurance of the human spirit. ...

: A funny moving & absorbing story about a young girl's attempts to learn more about her dead father through the objects she finds in a cardboard box he's left her. Scarlett & her friend Ellie go on a sometimes hilarious sometimes scary journey of discovery following the clues & always remembering to 'keep looking up'. Was Scarlett's dad a thief? Was he a spy? & what does it mean to be his daughter? Fleur Hitchcock is a great new voice in children's literature & Dear Scarlett is a great book. ...

Through his alcoholism & her mental illness his career highs (and lows) & her institutional confinement Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for more than twenty-two years. Now for the first time the story of the love of these two glamorous & hugely talented writers can be given in their own letters. Introduced by an extensive narrative of the Fitzgeralds' marriage the 333 letters
- three-quarters of them previously unpublished or out of print
- have been edited by the noted Fitzgerald scholars Jackson R. Bryer & Cathy W. Barks. They are illustrated throughout with a generous selection of familiar & unpublished photographs.

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It's 1979: Dallas is enthralling the nation on TV Mrs Thatcher has just become prime minister Abba is top of the pops & in the small Yorkshire village of Ragley-on-the-Forest Jack Sheffield returns for his third year as headmaster of the village school. Jack & his staff struggle to keep a semblance of normality throughout the turbulence of the school terms as once again the official School Log fails to record what is really going on beneath the seemingly quiet routine. Ruby the caretaker discovers her Prince Charming; Vera the school secretary gets to meet her hero Nicholas Parsons; & Jack to his astonishment finds himself having to stand in as a curiously skinny Father Christmas. Jack also finds himself at last having to choose between the vivacious sisters Beth & Laura Henderson.. . ...

Are there tangible benefits in flossing? Is it wrong to fake orgasms? What does the perfect online dating ad look like? Should we bother doing the ironing? Is it really impossible to buy the perfect Christmas gift? (Other than this book of course.) Economists might not be the first people you would think of to give you advice on such diverse areas as parenting the intricacies of etiquette or the dark arts of seduction. But for years bestselling author Tim Harford has been doing just that: answering the most challenging questions in his brilliant column where he uses the tools of economics to give practical advice about everyday dilemmas conundrums & concerns. From family rows & the stock market to buying socks or speed dating youll find within these pages a witty
- & of course rational
- explanation for almost everything you ever wanted to know about life.

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Dear Zari" gives voice to the secret lives of women across Afghanistan & allows them to tell their stories in their own words: from the child bride given as payment to end a family feud; to a life spent in a dark dusty room weaving carpets; to a young girl brought up as a boy; to life as a widow shunned by society. Compelling & enlightening " Dear Zari" uncovers the reality of life in Afghanistan in stories that are by turn heart-breaking & uplifting." ...

Rod Campbell's bestselling & much loved classic picture book Dear Zoo. What kind of pet would you like from the zoo? An elephant a lion a snake
- or something a bit smaller & cuddlier & playful? Lift the flaps & see what has been sent
- it's bound to be a surprise! & just when you think they'll never get it right they send the very best most perfect pet of all...A bestselling lift-the-flap book for more than twenty-five years Dear Zoo is a perennial favourite & is regarded as a classic. Rod Campbell is the creator of many brilliant novelty books for babies & toddlers including ABC Zoo Farm Babies Farm Chase Farm 123 & Noisy Farm as well as Dear Zoo regarded as a classic. Other books by Rod Campbell: Dear Santa; Dear Zoo; ABC Zoo; Oh Dear!; It's Mine!; I'm Hungry!; I Won't Bite!; Baby's Busy Book; My Presents; Noisy Farm; Farm 123; Farm Babies; Buster's Day; Buster's Zoo; Here's Buster but Where's Teddy?; Buster Goes to Playschool; Buster Gets Dressed; Buster Keeps Warm; Buster's Bedtim; The Pop-Up Farm; & The Pop-Up Jungle.

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This is Rod Campbells classic lift-the-flap book. Dear Zoo" has delighted toddlers for almost thirty years & now this slipcase of board books based on the much-loved story is perfect for a new generation of very young children. Packed with favourite animals from puppies & kittens to lions & penguins these sturdy books introduce key early learning concepts & toddlers favourite creatures
- Numbers Colours Pets & Wild Animals."
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Lift-the-flaps & press the 8 interactive sound buttons to see what the zoo has sent: the perfect pet
- in the end! This amazing
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