Meet the wonderfully weird Otherhand family & their faithful guardian Edgar the raven & discover the dark secrets of Castle Otherh&. Edgar is alarmed when he sees a nasty looking black tail slinking under the castle walls. But his warnings to the inhabitants of the castle go unheeded: Lord Valevine Otherhand is too busy trying to invent the unthinkable & discover the unknowable; his wife Minty is too absorbed in her latest obsession
- baking; & ten-year-old Cudweed is running riot with his infernal pet monkey. Only Solstice the black-haired poetry-writing Otherhand daughter seems to pay any attention. As the lower storeys of the castle begin mysteriously to flood & kitchen maids continue to go missing the family come ever closer to the owner of the black tail... Dedicated website on Raven Mysteries: www.ravenmysteries.co.uk
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Flooded England 2216
- Lilly Melkun has outwitted the bloodthirsty Reavers who prowl the waters that cover most of England
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A fabulously wealthy Chinese businessman is making a fortune smuggling Chinese immigrants. Dirk Pitt becomes suspicious & begins to track him. The trail leads him from Washington to Louisiana where the villain is building a huge shipping port
- apparently in the middle of nowhere. Pitt's continuing investigation reveals that his instincts were right
- he is on the tail of a master villain & not only lives are at stake. Dirk Pitt must stop him at all costs.

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1772: Althought George III reigns over a peaceful England his colonies in the Americas are claiming independence & a tide of revolutionary fervour is gripping France. Allen Morland & his beloved wife Jemimas work unstintingly to bring Morland Plce back to its former glory. Their seven children often bring them heartache but they are sustained by their love of each other. The Mordland adventurer Charles emingrates to Maryland in persuit of the heiress Eugenie but finds himself in the midst of the American claim for indepdence. Meanwhile Henry the familys bastard offshoot pursues pleasure relentlessly but pennilessly until he finds a niche for himself in the fashionable Parisian salons whilst outside revolution creeps closer. ...

Imagine that a few years from now England is covered by water & Norwich is an isl&. Zoe left behind in the confusion when her parents escaped survives there as best she can. Alone & desperate among marauding gangs she manages to dig a derelict boat out of the mud & gets away to Eels Isl&. But Eels Island whose raggle-taggle inhabitants are dominated by the strange boy Dooby is full of danger too. The belief that she will one day find her parents spurs Zoe on to a dramatic escape in a story of courage & determination that leads to an unexpected & touching conclusion. FLOODLAND has a powerful & emotive theme handled with warmth & humanity. ...

It's 1944 & Flora Knox is enjoying a beautiful spring morning in the Swiss mountains waiting on a railway station platform for a train. Having been educated in Switzerland Flora has been unable to return home to the UK since the outbreak of war much to her delight. She is far happier there than she had been with her elderly aunt. As Flora watches a cattle train draws closer to the station pulling a fleet of slatted trucks behind. But the trucks don't contain animals. From within come the sounds of humans groaning pleading on a desperate journey across the Swiss countryside. Horrified Flora runs to the train as it slowly clatters through the station & as she does so a filthy bundle of rags is pushed out into her arms. Through the slats of the train she hears a desperate plea: ' Take him. His name is Simon.' As the train disappears Flora is left holding a tiny baby boy. Everything looks just the same as it did moments before
- the sun the sky the station
- but nothing will ever be the same again. SUNDAY TIMES bestseller Maureen Lee has written a powerful moving story of war motherhood & love.

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This landmark guide offers a comprehensive survey of the native & naturalized wild plants of England Scotland & Wales. Useful & delightful it covers 1 000 species including trees & ferns. More than a definitive work of natural history however it is also a virtual encyclopedia of living folklore recording the role of wild plants in social life the arts customs & landscapes. The information has been supplied by the people themselves creating a unique national record of the popular culture domestic uses & social meanings of Britains wild plants. Splendidly written by naturalist Richard Mabey & illustrated with 500 fine color photographs Flora Britannica" is an elegant testimony to the continuing relationship between nature & man." ...

Flora Celtica
- Plants & People in Scotland documents the continuously evolving relationship between the Scots & their environment.
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Kirsty & Rachel are attending a grand costume party at Mc Kersey Castle. But Jack Frost thinks the castle should be hosting his party instead & steals Flora the Fancy Dress Fairy's magic items to further his naughty plan! It's up to Rachel & Kirsty to set things right in this abridged simplified version of the bestselling Rainbow Magic story. ...

Rachel's cousin is holding a summer fancy dress ball in a Scottish Castle & Rachel & Kirsty have been invited along. There's lots of preparation for the party & Rachel & Kirsty are looking forward to helping out & exploring the castle & its grounds as well as being very excited about the dressing up part! But Jack Frost is threatening to spoil the party completely. He was planning to hold a goblin party in that same castle & he's not going to let those pesky humans get in his way. In fact he plans to steal the items that the Fancy Dress Fairy needs to make sure the ball is a success & ruin the party so that his ' Goblin Reunion' can take place just as he wanted. Rachel & Kirsty must help Flora the Fancy Dress Fairy to rescue her three magic items & make sure that Jack Frost & his naughty goblins don't ruin Fancy Dress parties forever! ...