Maya Angelous volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents & resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world she also knows its cruelty. As a black woman she has known discrimination & extreme poverty but also hope joy achievement & celebration. In the sequel to her best-selling I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou is a young mother in California unemployed embarking on brief affairs & transient jobs in shops & night-clubs turning to prostitution & the world of narcotics. ...

The world seemed to dip & darken & I smelled wet earth & thick musk & fresh blood. The wind whipped past like I was running. Running so fast the ground whizzed beneath me & the wind cut across my skin.. . Maya Delaney has always felt a close bond with nature. The woods around her home are a much-loved sanctuary
- & the pawprint birthmark on her hip feels like a sign that she belongs. But then strange & terrible things begin to happen in the tiny medical-research town of Salmon Creek (population: 200). The captain of the swim team drowns mysteriously in the middle of a calm lake. Mountain lions appear around Mayas home & wont go away. Her best friend Daniel starts experiencing bad vibes about certain people & things. One of those people is Rafe
- the new bad boy in town. What is he hiding
- & why is he suddenly so interested in Maya.. .?


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The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasnt the drink that killed him
- although that certainly helped
- it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmothers house in the winter of 1968. The Gathering" is a novel about love & disappointment about thwarted lust & limitless desire & how our fate is written in the body not in the stars."

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The Shadow Fold a swathe of impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka. Alina a pale lonely orphan discovers a unique power that thrusts her into the lavish world of the kingdoms magical elite
- the Grisha. Could she be the key to unravelling the dark fabric of the Shadow Fold & setting Ravka free? The Darkling a creature of seductive charm & terrifying power leader of the Grisha. If Alina is to fulfil her destiny she must discover how to unlock her gift & face up to her dangerous attraction to him. But what of Mal Alinas childhood best friend? As Alina contemplates her dazzling new future why cant she ever quite forget him? Glorious. Epic. Irresistible. Romance.
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When mattie Gokey is given a bundle of letters to burn she fully intends to execute the wishes of the giver Grace Brown. When Grace Brown is found drowned the next day in Big Moose Lake Mattie finds that it is not as easy to burn those letters as she had thought. & as she reads a riveting story emerges
- not only Grace Brown's story but also Mattie's hopes & ambitions for the future & her relationships with her friends & family. Published to widespread acclaim this wonderful novel part murder mystery & part coming-of-age story is an astounding & accomplished piece of literature. The reviews say it all...
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SHE WILL NOT STAND ALONE. Five years after the assault on her stronghold home Malian of Night remains missing believed dead amidst the wilds of Jaransor. But not all accept her death & now her enemies are on the hunt. Suspicion falls on heralds Tarathan & Jehane who find themselves caught in a web of intrigue & murder amidst the Ijiri Festival of Masks. They flee bearing word of a death on the Wall
- & a call to duty & honour that Malian must answer or be forsworn.
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Tarmon Gai'don the Last Battle looms. & mankind is not ready. Rand al' Thor struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms & alliances in preparation for the Last Battle as his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself. Egwene al' Vere is a captive of the White Tower & subject to the whims of their tyrannical leader. She works to hold together the disparate factions of Aes Sedai as the days tick toward the Seanchan attack she knows is imminent. Her fight will prove the mettle of the Aes Sedai & her conflict will decide the future of the White Tower
- & possibly the world itself. The Wheel of Time turns & Ages come & pass. What was what will be & what is may yet fall under the Shadow..
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The cataclysm long foretold has shaken the world. King Henrys obsession with uniting the warring kingdoms of Wendar & Varre has left his people destitute & vulnerable to attack. As earthly & supernatural forces gather to overthrow all Henry has fought for Alain & Liath come to realise their twin destinies. Between them they hold the key to secrets which could yet save Henrys realm but even they may be powerless should the Cursed Ones return. Look out for more information on this & other titles at www.orbitbooks.co.uk ...

Photographer Lucy Cardwell has recently lost her troubled father Tom. While sifting through his papers she finds he'd been researching an uncle she never knew he'd had. Intrigued she visits her father's childhood home the once beautiful Carlyon Manor. She meets an old woman named Beatrice who has an extraordinary story to tell.. . Growing up in the 1930s Beatrice plays with the children of Carlyon Manor
- especially pretty blonde Angelina Wincanton Lucy's grandmother. Then one summer at the age of fifteen she falls in love with a young visitor to the town: Rafe Ashton whom she rescues from a storm-tossed sea. But the dark clouds of war are gathering & Beatrice Rafe & the Wincantons will all be swept up in the cataclysm of events that follow. Beatrice's story is a powerful tale of courage & betrayal spanning from Cornwall to London & Occupied France in which friendship & love are tested & the ramifications reach down the generations. & as Lucy listens to the tales of the past she learns a secret that will change everything she has ever known...
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When Tamzin goes to stay with her grandmother in Cornwall she is drawn towards a small grey statue of a grey horse kept in a cabinet for safe-keeping. One day she accidentally drops the statue & unwittingly releases the evil spirit of the Grey Horse that has been trapped inside. Her mistake threatens to bring storms & danger & it is only Tamzin who can put things right. To do this she needs the help of the benevolent spirit of the Blue Horse who according to the ancient legend defeated the Grey Horse once before. In this third adventure a newcomer arrives & with his help Tamzin is nearer to solving the mystery behind the ancient legend. But the Grey Horses power is growing even stronger putting not only her life in danger but that of the whole village. Hoewever Tamzin is almost sure that the spirit of the Blue Horse is nearby when her favourite pony Moonlight comes to her rescue once again. ...