Utterly absorbing funny & humane. A romp through a twisted century in the heart of Europe". (Anna Funder author of Stasiland). " Eugen Ruge is to the GDR what Hans Fallada was to the Third Reich. In Times of Fading Light may be a novel as important in the whole literature of the Cold War & its aftermath as anything written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn". (Philip Kerr). In Times of Fading Light begins in 2001 as Alexander Umnitzer who has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer leaves behind his ailing father to fly to Mexico where his grandparents lived as exiles in the 1940s. The novel then takes us both forward & back in time creating a panoramic view of the family's history: from Alexander's grandparents' return to the GDR to build the socialist state to his father's decade spent in a Gulag for criticising the Soviet regime to his son's desire to leave the political struggles of the twentieth century in the past. With wisdom humour & great empathy & drawing on his own family history Eugen Ruge majestically traces the stories of both this particular family & the GDR while exploring the tragic intertwining of politics love & family under the East German regime." ...

While the near 1 500 victims of Titanic accounted for a huge loss of life each of the ships here had a greater number of casualties in some cases more than five times as many. In total these 27 merchant ship sinkings resulted in a staggering loss of life at sea
- more than 96 000 in total 3 840 per ship. While the circumstances were different to Titanic the outcome in each case was no less tragic. Yet despite the fact that Titanic ranks behind so many other losses so powerful has her name become that it was the inevitable choice to describe some of these other events Germanys Titanic & The Titanic of Japan being two examples. Ships include the Lancastria Britains worst maritime disaster with 3 000 lost; the Ryusei Maru a Japanese Hellship loaded with 6 000 Allied POWs torpedoed by a US submarine; & the Wilhelm Gustloff a German liner packed with 7 800 civilians sunk by a Russian submarine. There were no survivors & this tragedy was the worst maritime disaster of all time.
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Lust among the stacks... Librarian Gwendolyne Price starts finding indecent proposals & sexy stories in her suggestion box. Shocked that they seem to be tailored specifically to her own deepest sexual fantasies she begins a tantalising relationship with a man shes never met. But pretty soon erotic letters & toe-curlingly sensual emails just arent enough. She has to meet her mysterious correspondent in the flesh. ...

I just want a taste of you. Or a touch. My fantasies about you plague my every waking hour. My only comfort is imagining that similar fantasies might obsess you too. When young librarian Gwendolynne Price finds increasingly erotic love notes to her in the suggestion box at work she finds them both shocking & liberating. But who is her mystery admirer & how long will he be content to just admire her from afar...? A dark sensual romance to fuel your fantasies as recommended in Tracey Cox's ' Fifty Shades of Grey' steamy reading list in the Daily Mail. ...

Seven years ago there was a terrible fire. Dan & Amy Cahill were saved but both of their parents died. The fire was ruled accidental & Dan & Amy had no reason to believe otherwise.. .until now. What really happened that awful night? Was the fire a tragedy.. .or was it murder? Amy & Dan are about to learn some crushing truths & get help from an unexpected ally. ...

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Its just not fair! Rubys family wont let her have a pet. Well any decent pets anyway. Her dads got this awful cat allergy & her mum thinks its cruel to leave a dog alone in the house all day. Ruby is furious
- but determined. Then she meets Horatio one of the kittens belonging to Yasmins neighbour. Its love at first sight & Ruby starts making plans for the arrival of the new secret family member.. .
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Ever been offered a promotion that seems too good to be true? You know
- the sort they'd be insane to be offering to someone like
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We humans have been modifying our faces for centuries
- from medieval face-pulling competitions (often fatal) & criminal punishment
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Ina May Gaskin America's leading midwife shares her exceptional birthing wisdom in this intuitive guide to childbirth. By sharing a wealth of knowledge generated by three decades of experience she explains why the natural birthing process when left to its own devices can proceed so beautifully on its own. In this invaluable book Ina May teaches you: what really happens during labour; how to create a safe comfortable environment for birth in any setting; tips for maximising your chances of an unmedicated labour & birth; the risks of anaesthesia & caesareans; & what your doctor doesn't necessarily tell you. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" is an inspiring read & gives women the opportunity to take back the fear of childbirth by regaining confidence in their bodies. It tells you everything you need to know to have the best birth experience for you
- whether in a hospital birthing centre or the comfort of home."
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