Theres Grandaddy Jake Santee 99 years old an unreformed gambler cranky reprobate & fierce opponent of the work ethic. Thanks to his home-distilled hooch Ol Death Whisper he reckons hes in with good shot at immortality. & then theres Tiny adopted at the age of four by Grandaddy Jake a giant young man as gentle as Jake is belligerent. & then theres Fup an uncompromising twenty-pound mallard partial to a drink herself whose unique presence transforms the Santee household. Hilarious heartwarming & magical Fup is a contemporary fable that inspires an almost evangelical fervour in all who read it. It is a work of enormous originality with a giant heart. ...

Set between the years 1938-48 this is the story of three generations of women living in the same house during the war years. Aggie the grandmother is a strong matriarchal figure who keeps the family together
- until her age begins to get to her & Grace the main central character starts to look after her. Hetty the mother is happily married to Sam but they are tragically killed when a bomb hits the cinema they are in. Grace Vi & Polly are the daughters whose lives are particularly affected by the outbreak of war & we see how they cope with air raid sirens rationing war work
- & love.

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It's a scary world out there especially if you're a pet hamster who likes nothing better than snuggling into a cashmere sock with a pouch full of honey seeds. So when Furball escapes her cozy cage & goes gallivanting with a gang of cockney mice who call themselves the Mokes it can only end in trouble. Suddenly this brave little hamster is dodging fearsome winged Fevvas in the garden & smelly long-tailed Narks in the cellar. & she'll have to be very careful not to be caught out by poisonous Floor Food lethal Sticky Traps or the dreaded Ole Snapper. Meanwhile the Humans (or ' Ooms' if you're a Moke) are on the hunt for their beloved pet. & while they're searching high & low for their beloved pet they're also dealing with a serious mouse problem - ...

For a thousand years the people of Alera have united against the aggressive races that inhabit the world using their unique bond with the furies
- elementals of earth air fire water & metal. But now Gaius Sextus First Lord of Alera grows old & lacks an heir. Ambitious Lords manoeuvre to place their Houses in positions of power & a war of succession looms on the horizon. Far from city politics in the Calderon Valley young Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. At fifteen he has no wind fury to help him fly no fire fury to light his lamps. Yet as the Alerans' most savage enemy
- the Marat
- return to the Valley his world will change. Caught in a storm of deadly wind furies Tavi saves the life of a runaway slave. But Amara is actually a spy seeking intelligence on possible Marat traitors to the Crown. & when the Valley erupts into chaos
- when rebels war with loyalists & furies clash with furies
- Amara will find Tavi invaluable. His talents will outweigh any fury-born power
- & could even turn the tides of war.





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A tough Welshman he was softened by the affections of a breathtakingly beautiful woman: she was a modern-day Cleopatra madly in love with her own Mark Antony. For quarter of a century Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton were the king & queen of Hollywood. Yet their two marriages to each other represented much more than outlandish romance. Together Elizabeth & Richard were a fascinating embodiment of the mores & transgressions of their time & even luminaries like Jacqueline Kennedy looked to them as a barometer of the culture. The enduring glamour grandeur drama & bravado embodied in the couple gave rise to the type of rabid gossip & wide-eyed adoration that are the staples of today's media. Using br&-new research & interviews
- including unique access to Taylor herself the Burton family & Taylor's extensive personal correspondence
- this ultimate celebrity biography is the gripping real-life story of a fairy-tale couple whose lives were even grander & more outrageous than the epic films they made.

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What do Postman Pat Tommy Cooper Norman Wisdom & George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence? Indeed how are they also connected to trying to buy an Australian brewery just to get a beer owning twenty-two cars an American soccer team & a Swiss mail-order pornography company? The common feature is of course a certain Richard Wakeman. The Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star" takes you the privileged reader on a trip of absurd excess a cultural car crash of side-splitting hilarity & an unforgettable glimpse (again) into the life of one of Britains most legendary showmen rock stars & all-time great raconteurs." ...

She lists like Hornby. She talks dirty like Amis. She has the misanthropy of Larkin & examines the finer points of sexual technique as she is adjusting the torque on a beloved but temperamental old E-type... Its hard to believe that this clever & candid new voice has no more to say. Whoever the author is she should give up the day job. Only then will we find out what the real Belle de Jour is made from. Independent This follow-up to the hugely successful Intimate Adventures will be just as bold funny & brilliant. Peppered with agony-aunt letters & advice & stories from her working life its also the story of a young woman making her way in the world
- told in Belles inimitable voice."
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She lists like Hornby. She talks dirty like Amis. She has the misanthropy of Larkin & examines the finer points of sexual technique as she is adjusting the torque on a beloved but temperamental old E-type... It's hard to believe that this clever & candid new voice has no more to say. Whoever the author is she should give up the day job. Only then will we find out what the real Belle de Jour is made from.' Independent This follow-up to the hugely successful ' Intimate Adventures' will be just as bold funny & brilliant. Peppered with agony-aunt letters & advice & stories from her 'working' life it's also the story of a young woman making her way in the world
- told in Belle's inimitable voice."
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The nations favourite idiot is back. Safely home from his latest travels Karl has decided it is time to share his hard-earned wisdom of the world. Taking the Bucket List of 100 Things to Do Before You Die as his starting point Karl combines brilliant stories from his recent adventuresto Alaska Siberia & beyond with entertaining highly-opinionated views on what other people aspire to do with their lives. * Why on earth would anybody want to run with the bulls in Pamplona? * Go storm chasing through Tornado Alley? * Have lunch with the Queen? * Or touch hands with the Pope? The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad is a fitting finale to two years of eventful globe-trotting. Frank funny & strangely inspiring this is Karls final word on travel. ...

The nation's favourite idiot is back. Safely home from his latest travels Karl has decided it is time to share his hard-earned wisdom of the world. Taking the Bucket List of '100 Things to Do Before You Die' as his starting point Karl combines brilliant stories from his recent adventuresto Alaska Siberia & beyond with entertaining highly-opinionated views on what other people aspire to do with their lives. * Why on earth would anybody want to run with the bulls in Pamplona? * Go 'storm chasing' through Tornado Alley? * Have lunch with the Queen? * Or touch hands with the Pope? The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad is a fitting finale to two years of eventful globe-trotting. Frank funny & strangely inspiring this is Karl's final word on travel. ...