Home Place Sussex 1939. The English family at war.. . The sunlit days of childish games & familyn meals are over as the shadows of war roll in to cloud the lives of one English family. At Home Place the windows are blacked out & food is becoming scarce as a new generation of Cazalets takes up the story. Louise dreams of being a great actress Clary is an aspiring writer while Polly is burdened with knowledge & the need to share it. Marking Time is the second volume in The Cazalet Chronicle. The next novel in the series is Confusion. ...

The gripping new high-concept thriller from the author of The Genesis Secret perfect for fans of Dan Brown & Sam Bourne. In America a young man inherits a million dollars from a grandfather he thought was poor. Meanwhile across Europe old men & women are being killed in the most barbaric & elaborate of ways. & a brilliant scientist has disappeared from his laboratory in London taking his extraordinary experiments with him. Tying these strange events together is an ancient Biblical curse a medieval French tribe of pariahs & a momentous & terrible revelation: something that will alter the world forever. One couple is intent on discovering this darkest of secrets others will kill & kill again to stop them. Shifting from the forgotten churches of the Pyrenees to the mysterious castles of the SS to the arid & frightening wastes of Namibia Tom Knox weaves together astonishing truths from ancient scripture & contemporary science to create an unputdownable thriller. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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This No.1 Sunday Times bestseller tells the heart-warming tale of how a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy could grow into a barrelling ninety-seven pound stramroller of a Labrador retriever who would prove that unconditional love comes in many forms. John & Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young & in love with a perfect little house & not a care in the world. Along comes Marley mischievous hyperactive & so unruly he is expelled from obedience school. How could they possibly know that this incorrigible dog could teach them more about love for life than they could hope to teach him? Since becoming a major motion picture starring Jennifer Aniston & Owen Wilson this heart-warming & unforgettable story of a family & their haphazard dog has become a timeless family favourite. ...

Queen Silth rules Castle Marl from behind the curtains of her palanquin. Greedy & vain she has sent her six children into the world to plunder treasure. Stealth & cunning are the traits of the Marlfox. Known only in Redwall country by legend they are said to able to appear & disappear by magic. When the strange creatures begin to appear in Mossflower Woods it is clear that evil is abroad. A kidnapping & a cunning raid to steal the beautiful Redwall tapestry confirm the worst; Redwall is under threat! Three young friends fated by the prophecy of Martin the Warrior pursue the villains in a quest of daring courage & wit to return the beloved tapestry to its home. ...

Hervey Garrett Smith was the foremost marine illustrator of the 1950s & 1960s & his wonderful drawings of traditional ropework quickly propelled The Marlinspike Sailor" to cult classic status when it was published in 1956. With the addition of a section on modern synthetic rope in the 1970s its popularity has continued undiminished to this day. It teaches a few basic knots
- the bowline sheet bend & rolling hitch among others
- & splices in three-strand & braided rope. But its real business is decorative rope & canvaswork
- the traditional arts of the sailor
- & here it has no equal. For a rope mat a rope ladder a sea chest a ditty bag a canvas bucket a mast boot & the best-looking rope fenders or heaving line in the marina this is the book of choice."



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Marlow is an ancient Thames crossing point a position symbolised by its elegant suspension bridge. Timber wheat & malt were the main cargoes sent down river to London in the days when Marlow merchants built up contacts with trading houses in the capital apprenticed their sons to London tradesmen & forged commercial links. Though never a busy market town it had a market day & two annual fairs. Due to wheat & barley growing the local maltsters prospered & Wethereds brewery become the largest employer in the town. ...

On May 30th 1593 a celebrated young playwright was killed in a tavern brawl in London. That at least was the official version. Now Christopher Marlowe reveals the truth: that his death was an elaborate ruse to avoid being convicted of heresy; that he was spirited across the Channel to live on in lonely exile; that he continued to write plays & poetry hiding behind the name of a colourless man from Stratford
- one William Shakespeare. With the grip of a thriller & the emotional force of a sonnet this remarkable novel in verse gives voice to a man who was brilliant passionate & mercurial. A cobblers son who counted nobles among his friends a spy in the Queens service a fickle lover & a declared religious sceptic he was always courting trouble. Memoir love letter confession settling of accounts & a cry for recognition as the creator of some of the most sublime works in the English language The Marlowe Papers brings Christopher Marlowe & his era to vivid life. Written by a poet & scholar it is a work of exceptional art erudition & imagination.
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The incredible bestseller: over a quarter of a million copies have been sold to date. A love-it-or-hate-it gift book that celebrates one of the great icons of the British store-cupboard. Packed with great recipes delightful illustrations & hilarious Marmite-related anecdotes this power-packed recipe-come-gift book is the ultimate celebration of the 100-year-old icon beloved of gourmets gourmands & trencherman alike. Even those that hate it will love it! A perfect combination of great recipes eye-catching design & witty fascinating anecdote. ...