A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black & The Fall of the House of Usher 1891. In a remote & crumbling New England mansion 12-year-old orphan Florence is neglected by her guardian uncle & banned from reading. Left to her own devices she devours books in secret & talks to herself
- & narrates this her story
- in a unique language of her own invention. By night she sleepwalks the corridors like one of the old house's many ghosts & is troubled by a recurrent dream in which a mysterious woman appears to threaten her younger brother Giles. Sometimes Florence doesn't sleepwalk at all but simply pretends to so she can roam at will & search the house for clues to her own baffling past. After the sudden violent death of the children's first governess a second teacher Miss Taylor arrives & immediately strange phenomena begin to occur. Florence becomes convinced that the new governess is a vengeful & malevolent spirit who means to do Giles harm. Against this powerful supernatural enemy & without any adult to whom she can turn for help Florence must use all her intelligence & ingenuity to both protect her little brother & preserve her private world. Inspired by & in the tradition of Henry James' s The Turn of the Screw Florence & Giles is a gripping gothic page-turner told in a startlingly different & wonderfully captivating narrative voice.

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Home to some of the world s most recognizable tourist icons Tuscany has been enticing visitors with its cooking & culture ever since the Etruscans arrived over two millennia ago. Virginia Maxwell Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 2 expert authors 29 driving tours & itineraries 42 Renaissance masterpieces 4000 years of art & architecture Eat & Drink Like a Local feature In-depth background Pull-out city map Feature coverage of top sights Comprehensive planning tools At-a-glance practical info ...

With a revised binding & format AA Essential Guide Florence & Tuscany" gives you all the information you need to know for a memorable holiday. Pocket-size & packed full of information you really need the guide is great value for your money & an ideal choice to help you get the best out of Florence & Tuscany. The guide contains helpful advice for planning your trip with information about when to go getting there being there & getting around. There are website addresses & practical information throughout. The best things to see & do plus the unmissable ten best things to do & all other recommended sights are cross-referenced with grid locations so you can pinpoint them on the mapping." ...

What will your Florence Encounter Be? Following the exciting Renaissance narrative in the canvases of the Uffizi Purchasing h&-crafted designs from an Oltrarno artisan Joining the beautiful people for an after-dinner constitutional in Piazza della Signoria Regretting that Michelangelo 's David" isn t a live & single man Taking in Brunelleschi 's red-tile dazzler the Duomo from your room with a view Finding your inner food snob as you savor a velvety Chianina bistecca Discover Twice The City In Half The Time Full-color pull-out map & detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigation Our discerning author recommends the very best sights restaurants shops & entertainment Unique itineraries & highlights help navigate the finer arts of food & fashion in Florence Local artists & impresarios introduce you to the city 's la dolce vita (sweet life)" ...

Exciting stories about famous people outlining their lives & the important events which made them memorable. Every page features easy-to-follow text & a black-&-white line drawing to help bring these events to life. Each title gives further facts about the famous person & the times in which he or she lived plus a comprehensive time line detailing key dates. Florence Nightingale tells the story of how this Victorian woman defied her family & friends to take up the unpopular profession of nursing & changed the way hospitals were run. ...

Florence the Friendship Fairy has a very important job
- she makes sure that friendships in Fairyland & the human world are looked
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Florence the Friendship Fairy makes sure everyone gets along
- but not any more when goblins steal her three magic items! Kirsty
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Welcome to Bluebell Woods home to a delightful cast of woodland friends. Florence & her friends are walking beside the Babbling Brook when she discovers an old boat tangled in the reeds. It looks like it's been there a very long time & Florence suggests that they fix it up so they can sail it. Soon the friends are heading downstream on a river adventure of a lifetime discovering hidden parts of Bluebell Woods & making new friends. But will they ever solve the mystery of the boat's original owners? ...

Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara knows that the beautiful surface of his adopted city Florence hides dark undercurrents. When called in to investigate a series of brutal & apparently random murders his intuition is confirmed. Distrusted by his superiors & pilloried by the media Ferrara finds time running out as the questions pile up. Is there a connection between the murders & the threatening letters he has received? Are his old enemies the Calabrian Mafia involved? & what part is played by a beautiful young woman facing a heart-rending decision a priest troubled by a secret from his past & an American journalist fascinated by the darker side of life? Ferrara confronts the murky underbelly of Florence in an investigation that will put not only his career but also his life on the line. ...

Ever since Ponce de Leon Florida has cast a sensual spell over travelers & its surreal landscape heavenly beaches & prehistoric beasts still quicken the pulse & inflame the imagination. Jeff Campbell Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 4 authors 11 weeks of research 27 stone crabs eaten 1 Magic Kingdom Inspirational photos Expanded Walt Disney World coverage Pull-out City Map of Miami Easy-to-read layout Comprehensive planning tools At-a-glance practical info ...