The present: Emilie de la Martinieres has always fought against her aristocratic background but after the death of her glamorous distant mother she finds herself alone in the world & sole inheritor of her grand childhood home in the south of France. An old notebook of poems leads her in search of the mysterious & beautiful Sophia whose tragic love affair changed the course of her family history. As Emilie unravels the story she too embarks on her own journey of discovery realising that the chateau may provide clues to her own difficult past & finally unlock the future. The past: London 1943. A young office clerk Constance Carruthers is drafted into the SOE arriving in occupied Paris during the climax of the conflict. Separated from her contact in her very first hours in France she stumbles into the heart of a wealthy family who are caught up in a deadly game of secrets & lies. Forced to surrender her identity & all ties to her homeland & her beloved husband Constance finds herself drawn into a complex web of deception the repercussions of which will affect generations to come. From the author of the international bestseller Hothouse Flower Lucinda Riley's new novel is a breathtaking & intense story of love war & above all forgiveness. Note to readers: In the US this book is published under the title The Lavender Garden. ...

Irresistible.. .keeps you riveted from the first page Oprah Magazine. What an extraordinary book.. .as inevitable as Hardy at his most doom-laden. & as unforgettable Guardian. Persuasive & tender Sunday Times. The Light Between Oceans stays with you long after you have turned the last page. It is not only the plot that is so compelling though it packs a punch from the outset. What makes this wonderful novel stand out from the crowd is the cast of emotionally fragile characters all of whom inspire tremendous sympathy with the reader Daily Express. Mesmerising.. .the sheer passion & poetry of Stedmans prose carries us on a wave of emotion & heartbreak Womens Weekly. Pick of the month: The memorable & moving tale of one couples search for happiness Woman & Home. A book which has a believable plot beautiful writing & is ultimately a book you simply cant put down Hello Magazine. A completely unique read. **** Heat Magazine. Book of the Week. Critics are buzzing about The Light Between Oceans the gripping debut from M L Stedman Grazia. A moving tale. One of this years must-reads Stylist. " Prepare to weep New York Times. M L Stedman a spectacularly sure storyteller.. .a total-immersion experience extraordinarily moving MONICA ALI author of Brick Lane. The Light Between Oceans unfurls in small acts at first feeling slight to touch then building in emotional substance. Into the spaces between words Stedman breathes an anxiety & pulsating intensity that roils with the ocean & the lighthouse beacon Sydney Morning Herald. Tom Sherbourne released from the horrors of the First World War is now a lighthouse keeper cocooned on a remote island with his young wife Izzy who is content in everything but her failure to have a child. One April morning a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man
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A boat washes up on the shore of a remote lighthouse keeper's isl&. It holds a dead man & a crying baby. The only two islanders Tom & his wife Izzy are about to make a devastating decision. They break the rules & follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours.

The Light Between Oceans is part of the Richard & Judy Summer 2013 Book Club. Find out how you can get involved with Britain's biggest & best book club. Visit the brand new Book Club website Â- ...

The Light Beyond' is based on more than a thousand case studies of adults & children who clinically reached the point of death & survived as well as amazing new research. It shows the many striking similarities shared by all near-death experiences (NDEs) & uncovers secrets & opens the doors to a powerful message of love from the frontier between life & death. Raymond Moody's research throws new light on the following topics: --how recent findings in medicine psychiatry & sociology bring us closer to unravelling mankind's greatest mystery: what happens to us after we die? --Startling newly confirmed phenomena such as: the experience of meeting one's loved ones in the afterlife & the ability to 'tap into' knowledge of any sort --What the moving near-death experiences of children can teach us --Why NDE's inspire permanent change greater appreciation of life more concern for others increased belief in an afterlife & decreased fear of death --Why doctors want more research into near-death experiences-and much more. Based on Dr Moody's groundbreaking studies ' The Light Beyond' offers both answers & peace of mind to anyone who has ever wondered about death & beyond. ...

Although only formed in December 1992 The Light Dragoons look back to a history that began in the days of the first Jacobite rebellion. In 1922 a reduction in the Armys strength saw the amalgamation of four regiments of Hussars into the 13th/18th Hussars & the 15th/19th Hussars. Now they too have been amalgamated with a name that reverts to the titles of the four original regiments in the eighteenth century. Allan Mallinson the novelist & a former commanding officer of the 13th/18th Hussars not only follows with admirable clarity & dexterity the fortunes of The Light Dragoons predecessors in this new edition but describes the activities of the new regiment up to the minute. It is a crowded canvas which reflects much of the last two hundred & seventy years of British history. No campaign of significance has been fought in that time without the participation of one or more of the Regiments. Three for instance fought in the Peninsula one in the Crimea & three in South Africa. In the twentieth century they gained fresh honours in both World Wars & since 1945 have been fully involved in Britains withdrawal from Empire the Cold War United Nations peacekeeping & Iraq & Afghanistan. The new Postscript gives the reader a fine account of what wars in Bosnia & Iraq have involved for the Regiment & the men who serve in it & this updated history is a superb snapshot of life in war & peace for a British armoured reconnaissance regiment. Light Dragoons takes its place among the classics of this genre such as Sir Arthur Bryants Jackets of Green & Rudyard Kiplings account of the Irish Guards in the Great War. ...

' What shall we do?' said Twoflower. ' Panic?' said Rincewind hopefully. He always held that panic was the best means of survival. As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star the Discworld could do with a hero. What it doesn't need is a singularly inept & cowardly wizard still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world or a well-meaning tourist & his luggage which has a mind (and legs) of its own. Which is a shame because that's all there is... ...

An introduction to the use of light for students & visual artists this is the first book to look at the way light can be used to create realistic & fantastical effects in a wide range of visual media. Light for Visual Artists" is a valuable resource for animators digital illustrators painters or artists working in any medium. The first part of the book discusses the fundamental properties of natural & artificial light shadows the interaction of light on different types of surfaces reflections as well as transparency translucency & the effects of light on colour. In part two the author concentrates on people & the environment looking in detail at how to observe the effects of light to create realistic images. In part three the author looks at the creative use of light in composition & design for creating moods or setting a scene. Clearly written by a practising illustrator this book is a must-have for both students & practising artists." ...

A landmark in American fiction Light in August" explores Faulkners central theme: the nature of evil. Joe Christmas
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I promised that I would one day write a book & tell the world about the home for unmarried mothers. I have at last kept my promise. In Ireland 1951 the young June Goulding took up a position as midwife in a home for unmarried mothers run by the Sacred Heart nuns. What she witnessed there was to haunt her for the next fifty years. It was a place of secrets lies & cruelty. A place where women picked grass by hand & tarred roads whilst heavily pregnant. Where they were denied any contact with the outside world; denied basic medical treatment & abused for their sins; where after the birth they were forced into hard labour in the convent for three years. But worst of all was that the young women were expected to raise their babies during these three years so that they could then be sold
- given up for adoption in exchange for a donation to the nuns. Shocked by the nuns inhumane treatment of the frightened young women June risked her job to bring some light into their dark lives. Junes memoir tells the story of twelve womens experiences in this home & of the hardships they endured but also the kindness she offered them & the hope she was able to bring.
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Light Lifting" is a suite of darkly urban unflinching elegies. The seven stories each encompass a keenly observed immersive world rooted firmly in the real life of work & family. They are elemental stories of work & its bonds of tragedy & tragedy barely averted but also of beauty & love & moments of pure transcendence." ...