You taste of rain " he said kissing her. " People say I married her for her money " he thought contentedly & for the moment was full of the self-respect that loving her had given him. Kate Heron is a wealthy charming widow who marries much to the disapproval of friends & neighbours a man ten years her junior: the attractive feckless Dermot. Then comes the return of Kates old friend Charles
- intelligent kind & now widowed with his beautiful young daughter. Kate watches happily as their two families are drawn together finding his presence reassuringly familiar but slowly she becomes aware of subtle undercurrents that begin to disturb the calm surface of their friendship. Before long even she cannot ignore the gathering storm.. ."
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Sloane walks free from prison after taking the rap for a high-profile art scam. A failed painter he is now a failed forger. Awaiting him are two policemen anxious to remind him of his sins & a letter from a woman with whom he had a passionate affair in his youth. Now dying she summons him to tell him that he has a daughter Connie. Sloane agrees to return to New York a city of potent memories to look for his daughter. But Connie is locked in a relationship with a man the police believe has killed once & who will not hesitate to kill again. Sloane has to decide whether to walk away or stay & fight for her. & the deeper the police dig into Vincent Delaney's business affairs uncovering underworld associations the more Delaney feels cornered & the more unpredicable & dangerous he becomes. ...

In & Around Aston Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour this is an exciting examination of Aston the famous streets & the famous faces & what they meant to the people of this area throughout the 19th & into the 20th Century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos readers can see the historical context in which they are set & through the authors factual captions for every picture & carefully-selected choice of images the reader can achieve a reliable view of this part of Astons history. Readers are invited to follow a timeline of events & watch the changing face of this diverse & vibrant area as Ted Rudge guides us through the local streets. There is something for everyone here whether they have lived in this area all their lives or whether they are just visiting for the first time. This book also shows how photography has continually evolved to keep up with an ever-changing society. ...

This book draws on evidence left behind by the Anglo-Saxons. It examines how they lived studied worked worshipped & played. There are also short stories about real people who lived during this period of history such as Alfred the Great Kenelm a young prince & Eanswida a girl who refused to marry. ...

The extraordinary outburst of artistic energy that occurred in Denmark between 1790 & 1910 has few rivals. Within three generations Danish painters developed a national school that matched the artistic centres of France Germany & Britain with a range of outstanding works by the Danish artists including Classicism Romanticism Impressionism & Symbolism. Yet surprisingly there have been few studies
- even in Danish
- of this vital artistic movement. That deficit is now corrected with the publication of this landmark study which allies a lucid & engaging text to scores of luminous reproductions.

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In Bed With.. .is a unique sometimes humorous often wicked & totally sizzling collection of unashamedly sexy bedtime stories by bestselling award-winning & well-known novelists
- writing under their x-rated pseudonyms (a combination of the name of their first pet & their street). So who are Pom Pom Paradise & Minxy Malone? Tutty Monmouth or Sunset Proudfoot? Can you work out who is who? Who wrote what? Entertaining & erotic In Bed With is a delicious collection of fiction provocateur. What are you waiting for? Slip under the covers with a good book. Satisfaction guaranteed. Featuring Maggie Alderson Imogen Edwards-Jones Kathy Lette Chris Manby Stella Duffy Adele Parks Fay Weldon Ali Smith Daisy Waugh Rachel Johnson Jessica Adams Emma Darwin Jane Moore Joanne Harris Bella Pollen Justine Picardie Esther Freud Louise Doughty Joan Smith & Santa Sebag-Montefiore...
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The Hardings are teetering on the brink. Elson
- once one of Houston's most promising architects who never quite lived up to expectations
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Cicero (Marcus Tullius 106-43 BCE) Roman lawyer orator politician & philosopher of whom we know more than of any other Roman lived through the stirring era which saw the rise dictatorship & death of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. In his political speeches especially & in his correspondence we see the excitement tension & intrigue of politics & the part he played in the turmoil of the time. Of about 106 speeches delivered before the Roman people or the Senate if they were political before jurors if judicial 58 survive (a few of them incompletely). In the fourteenth century Petrarch & other Italian humanists discovered manuscripts containing more than 900 letters of which more than 800 were written by Cicero & nearly 100 by others to him. These afford a revelation of the man all the more striking because most were not written for publication. Six rhetorical works survive & another in fragments. Philosophical works include seven extant major compositions & a number of others; & some lost. There is also poetry some original some as translations from the Greek. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Cicero is in twenty-nine volumes. ...

The chilling true crime 'non-fiction novel' that made Truman Capote's name In Cold Blood" is a seminal work of modern prose a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill & powerfully evocative narrative published in " Penguin Modern Classics". Controversial & compelling " In Cold Blood" reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer his wife & both their children. Truman Capote's comprehensive study of the killings & subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime & the effect it had on those involved. At the centre of his study are the amoral young killers Perry Smith & Dick Hickcock who vividly drawn by Capote are shown to be reprehensible yet entirely & frighteningly human. Truman Capote (1924-84) was born in New Orleans. He left school when he was fifteen & subsequently worked for The New Yorker which provided his first
- & last
- regular job. He wrote both fiction & non-fiction
- short stories novels & novellas travel writing profiles reportage memoirs plays & films; his other works include " In Cold Blood" (1965) " Music for Chameleons" (1980) & " Answered Prayers" (1986) all of which are published in " Penguin Modern Classics". If you enjoyed " In Cold Blood" you might like Jack Kerouac & William S. Burroughs' " And the Hippos were Boiled in their Tanks" also available in " Penguin Modern Classics". " It is the American dream turning into the American nightmare... By juxtaposing & dovetailing the lives & values of the Clutters & those of the killers Capote produces a stark image of the deep doubleness of American life.. .a remarkable book." (" Spectator")."


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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder & its Consequences" is considered by many to be the first work of the true crime genre. In this groundbreaking book Truman Capote reconstructs the murder of the Clutter family from information provided by newspaper articles & interviews. ' Dick became convinced that Perry was that rarity "a natural killer"
- absolutely sane but conscienceless & capable of dealing with or without motive the coldest-blooded deathblows'. On 15 November 1959 the small town of Holcomb Kansas a wealthy farmer his wife & their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls the telephone lines cut & only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey but all he has are two footprints four bodies & a whole lot of questions. Truman Capote's detailed reconstruction of the events & consequences of that fateful night " In Cold Blood" is a chilling gripping mix of journalistic skill & imaginative power. " The American dream turning into the American nightmare. A remarkable book". (" Spectator"). " One of the most stupendous books of the decade". (" Sunday Express"). Truman Capote was one of the most significant American authors of the twentieth century known for his highly acclaimed books including: " Breakfast at Tiffany's" "A Tree of Night & Other Stories" & " The Grass Harp". In " Cold Blood" & " Breakfast at Tiffany's" have been selected for the " Penguin Essentials" series of books considered some of the twentieth century's most important reads."
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