Queenie Bedford fled her native Blackburn & the bitter knowledge that she & Rick Marsden the man she loved could never marry. But in 1965 she returned north again to stand by her friend Sheila Thorogood imprisoned for running a brothel with her mother Maisie. Though Rick had vowed to find her Queenie took care that he should not know of her whereabouts. The magnificent Edwardian house in Blackpool was sadly neglected
- but Queenie moved in with the ailing Maisie & set about transforming it into a sparklingly clean highly respectable guesthouse. Meanwhile Queenie was to meet the frail & confused Hannah Jason locked away years ago for murder & desperate for news of her long-lost son. As Rick continued his dogged search for Queenie she set out to find Hannah's son. But both their enquiries threatened to unlock the cage where crucial secrets had long been held captive.
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Lovely Amanda Locke the daughter of a duke has been out in London society for three years but has still not found a husb&. Devin Baldwin a darkly handsome breeder of horses is well known for using his expertise to bring about the matching of eligible young ladies to suitable gentlemen
- & becomes Amanda's riding instructor when she sets her sights on a wealthy nobleman known to be passionate about horses. But Amanda finds herself falling for the matchmaker instead & her desire for a husband takes her in a wholly unexpected direction...
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When Kerry Mc Grath
- a smart relentless prosecutor
- takes her daughter to see a plastic surgeon following a car accident she

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Przemysl Poland 1939. Two-year-old Renata is woken by her Mamusia in the middle of the night & bundled into the basement. The peacock quilt she is wrapped in reminds her of a story about a giant who guards a mysterious place called the Underworld. She drifts back to sleep as the sound of thunder rages around them. No one has explained to Renata what war is. She knows her Tatus a doctor is in Europe with the Polish Army & that her beautiful Mamusia is not allowed to work at the university anymore. But more than anything she notices that their frequent visitors
- among them Great Aunt Zuzia & Uncle Julek with their gifts of melon & lovely clothes
- have stopped coming entirely. One morning Mamusia returns home with little yellow six-pointed stars for them to wear. Renata thinks that they will keep them safe. June 1942. Two soldiers in grey-green uniforms burst into their apartment carrying guns. Renata Mamusia & grandmother ' Babcia' are taken to the Ghetto & crammed into one room with other frightened families. The adults are forced to work long hours at the factory & to survive on next to no food. One day Mamusia & Babcia do not return from their shifts. Renata is five years old. Utterly alone she is passed from place to place & survives through the willingness of ordinary people to take the most deadly risks. Her unlikely blonde hair & blue eyes & other twists of fate save her life but stories become her salvation. A true story of the horrors of war Let Me Tell You a Story is a powerful & moving memoir of growing up in extraordinary times & of the magical discovery of books.

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Key Words with Peter & Jane" uses the most frequently met words in the English language as a starting point for learning to read successfully & confidently. The Key Words reading scheme is scientifically researched & world renowned. " Book 3c" encourages writing skills & introduces 36 new words such as 'rabbit' 'flowers' & 'train'. Once this book has been completed the child moves on to book "4a". " The Key Words with Peter & Jane" books work because each of the key words is introduced gradually & repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognise these key words on sight (also known as the 'look & say' method of learning). Examples of key words are: the one two he. There are 12 levels each with 3 books: a b & c. " Series a": gradually introduces new words. " Series b": provides further practise of words featured in the 'a' series. " Series c": links reading with writing & phonics. All the words that have been introduced in each 'a' & 'b' book are also reinforced in the 'c' books." ...

With two years experience behind him James Herriot still feels privileged working on the beautiful Yorkshire moors as assistant vet at the Darrowby practice. Time to meet yet more unwilling patients & a rich cast of supporting owners. Full of hilarious tales of his unpredictable boss Siegfreid Farnon his charming student brother Tristan the joys of spring lambing a vicious cat called Boris & James jinxed courtship of the lovely Helen this third volume of memoirs is sure to delight hardened fans & new readers of James Herriot titles alike. He can tell a good story against himself & his pleasure in the beauty of the countryside in which he works is infectious.
- Daily Telegraph". Full of warmth wisdom & wit.
- " The Field". It is a pleasure to be in James Herriots company.
- " Observer"."


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Hannah & her mother Esme are lucky to escape when their home is destroyed during a bombing raid. Forced to move in with Esmes difficult sister-in-law they make the best of things & soon Hannah falls for the boy next door Eric Goodwin. But Esmes worried; shes always been afraid of Erics father Arnold & she suspects that Eric is a chip off the old block full of charm but up to no good. Is innocent Hannah being drawn into an unpredictable & dangerous world of crime ...

This is a sequel to the universally acclaimed Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry" continuing in the story of the Logan family in Mississippi during the Depression. The children especially Cassie are happy in their warm stable family but outside is a climate of fear & tension. Their friend T.J. goes on trial for murder & stands before an all-white jury. Cousin Suzella tries to pass for white with humiliating consequences. & when Cassie's neighbour stands up for her right to vote she & her cousin are driven from their home. Cassie is realising what it means to grow up black & powerless but her family stand together proving that courage love & understanding can defy even the deepest prejudices." ...

Its New York August 1974: a man is walking in the sky. Between the newly built Twin Towers the man twirls through the air. Far below the lives of complete strangers spin towards each other: Corrigan a radical Irish monk working in the Bronx; Claire a delicate Upper East Side housewife reeling from the death of her son; Lara a drug-addled young artist; Gloria solid & proud despite decades of hardship; Tillie a hooker who used to dream of a better life; & Jazzlyn her beautiful daughter raised on promises that reach beyond the skyline of New York. In the shadow of one reckless & beautiful act these disparate lives will collide & be transformed for ever. ...

Whatever happened to Oskar & Eli? & what became of the beleaguered families in Handling the Undead? Find out in Let the Old Dreams Die. In other tales from this collection a woman finds a dead body & decides to keep it for herself a customs officer has a mysterious gift which enables him to see what others hide & a man believes he knows how to deceive death. These are the stories of John Ajvide Lindqvist's rich imagination. They are about love & death & what we do when the two collide & the monsters emerge. ...