This is the story of 12 year-old Sade & her brother Femi who flee to Britain from Nigeria. Their father is a political journalist who refuses to stop criticising the military rulers in Nigeria. Their mother is killed & they are sent to London with their father promising to follow. Abandoned at Victoria Station by the woman paid to bring them to England as her children Sade & Femi find themselves alone in a new often hostile environment. Seen through the eyes of Sade the novel explores what it means to be classified as 'illegal' & the difficulties which come with being a refugee. ...

Everybody thinks they know the tale of King Henry VIIIs wives: divorced beheaded died; divorced beheaded survived. But behind this familiar story lies a far more complex truth. This book brings together for the first time the other women of King Henry VIII. When he first came to the throne Henry VIIIs mistresses were dalliances the playthings of a powerful & handsome man. However when Anne Boleyn disrupted that pattern ousting Katherine of Aragon to become Henrys wife a new status quo was established. Suddenly noble families fought to entangle the king with their sisters & daughters; if wives were to be beheaded or divorced so easily the mistress of the king was in an enviable position. While Henry VIII has frequently been portrayed as a womanizer author Philippa Jones reveals a new side to his character. Although he was never faithful Jones sees him as a serial monogamist: he spent his life in search of a perfect woman a search that continued even as he lay dying when he was considering divorcing Catherine Parr thus leaving him free to marry Katherine d Eresby. Yet he loved each of his wives & mistresses he was a romantic who loved being in love but none of these loves ever fully satisfied him; all were ultimately replaced. The Other Tudors" examines the extraordinary untold tales of the women who Henry loved but never married the mistresses who became queens & of his many children both acknowledged & unacknowledged. Philippa Jones takes us deep into the web of secrets & deception at the Tudor Court & explores another often unmentioned side to the Kings character." ...

Turnaround proudly present the first ever UK publication of New York Times best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey. The latest novel is a story of a marriage in decline
- he works days she works nights. They are drifting apart in a relationship based on stolen minutes on the phone at work & empty sexual encounters in the bedroom. When she discovers his affair she begins one of her own & the delicate fabric of their marriage is torn asunder. Or is it? What follows is a sexy searing tale of a couple at a pivotal moment in their relationship with a truly unpredictable ending.
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Ellie & Dan are living proof that opposites attract. He always follows instructions & she throws the manual away. He loves sports whereas Ellies allergic to any form of exercise. Ellie doesnt have a mother. & Dan does
- a mother who wants to take over.. . Everything. At first Ellie is thrilled to have Linda as her adopted mother but when she & Dan decide to get married & wedding plans progress she starts to wonder: is it normal for Linda & Dan to speak on the phone twice a day? How on earth do they come to be having a reception with Chilean bloody seabass & humongous bloody white ribbons tied everywhere when all she wanted was a quiet registry office? In fact is she marrying Dan.. . Or his mother?
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This gripping novel of two very different sisters from Adele Parks bestselling author of ABOUT LAST NIGHT asks is there such a thing as a perfect life or the perfect love? The Evergreen sisters have always been opposites with little in common. Martha is married & has the perfect home family & life. Eliza rents a drab one-bedroom flat which she shares with her sexy but hapless boyfriend. Until one day Eliza walks out on him the very same day that Marthas husband walks out on her. Suddenly the Evergreen sisters are united by separation. Eliza is free to pursue the relationships shes always wanted; one that offers stability & security. Martha falls into a relationship that she could never have imagined; its wild & wicked. Can they find happiness dashing down these new routes or does chasing love only get more complicated when youre running in another womans shoes? *
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In our own near future a global conspiracy at the highest levels threatens to sacrifice our Earth for the promise of a far more exclusive place
- Otherland a universe where any fantasy can be made real but which is ruled by Earths wealthiest & most ruthless power brokers the Grail Brotherhood. Otherland surrounded by secrecy it is home to the wildest dreams & darkest nightmares. Incredible amounts of money have been lavished on it. The best minds of two generations have laboured to build it. & somehow bit by bit it is claiming the Earths most valuable resource
- its children. Only a few have become aware of the danger. Fewer still are willing or able to take up the challenge of this perilous & seductive realm. But every age has its heroes; unusual times call for unusual champions & destiny awaits them in Otherl&.

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Bestselling author Tad Williams broke new ground in 1996 with his wonderfully imaginative novel OTHERL&. The place is an incredibly complex & detailed virtual reality home to the wildest dreams & darkest nightmares of its users & creators. The conspiracy threatens to sacrifice our Earth for the promise of this far more exclusive place. & somehow Otherland is claiming the Earths most valuable source its children. Then came OTHERLAND TWO: RIVER OF BLUE FIRE which firmly established the series as a landmark in imaginative fiction challenging & thrilling even more readers. Now in OTHERLAND THREE: MOUNTAIN OF BLACK GLASS Tad Williams demonstrates ever greater virtuosity entering ever more deeply into the conspiracy & the rich world of Otherl&. Look out for more information on this book & others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk ...

Otherland an incredibly complex & detailed virtual reality has appeared. Surrounded by secrecy it is home to the wildest dreams & darkest nightmares of its users & its creators. Vast amounts of money have been lavished on it. The best minds of two generations have laboured to build it. & somehow bit by bit it is claiming the Earth's most valuable resource
- its children. The story begun in OTHERLAND continues in this the second volume of an astonishing series which is destined to become a landmark in imaginative fiction.
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When private investigator Nicholas Dismas is hired to track down a missing baby stolen away at birth he finds himself immersed in a grim underworld of lies & deceit. His investigations ultimately lead him to a mysteriously located place with the seemingly innocent name of Perfect Rest a nursing home where the elderly can live out their days in peace.. . But appearances can be deceptive & Dismas discovers the shadowy presence of the Others lurking in the hidden rooms & passages of Perfect Rest. His own dark heart is called into question in the events that follow & in an astonishing & spectacular finale Dismas finally resolves the enigma of his existence & answers the disturbing questions.. .who & what are the Others? ...

Sheila hates swimming. & dogs. & ghosts. & thunderstorms. Shell do anything to avoid them all
- except admit that shes scared.
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