Miriam Feuer Sorger spent World War II as a fugitive in her own l&. Barely escaping the Nazi-built ghetto in her hometown of Kolomyia when she was only fifteen Miriam ran for her life through the war-torn countryside of her native Galicia after her blind grandmother was shot to death & her mother & sister carted off to the Belzer concentration camp. Adopting a new identity Miriam found employment in the home of a Ukrainian priest as nanny to his children only to realise she had gone from the frying pan to the fire when the local Gestapo commandant turned up as a dinner guest
- & something more. It wasnt until 2006 & her eightieth birthday that she could finally bring herself to recount in full the events which had so brutally ripped her from her home & loved ones & tossed her adrift & alone onto a river of fear & suffering unequalled until then in the twentieth century.
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When Millie Forester's mother abandons her one late June afternoon in 1854 the girl bursts unexpectedly into Aggie Winkowski's life. Aggie known locally as ' Raggie Aggie' for her long-established business of trading rags & old clothes knows the dangers waiting for such a strikingly pretty girl left alone in this rough & vice-ridden quarter & sees no other option but to take her in. But what begins as a compassionate solution soon leads to the development of a new deepening relationship that is to mould Millie's destiny & give new meaning to the lift of Aggie Winkowski. The Rag Nymph" is a gripping historical novel embracing the good & evil of the Victorian era." ...

Its name describes this feline. When it's picked up it relaxes completely going as limp as a ragdoll. This volume is filled with handsome full-color photos instructive line art & easy-to-read tables & charts. It provides information on all aspects of pet care for new & prospective pet owners. ...

Winner of the 2012 Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel. Vincent Naylor is a professional thief as confident as he is reckless. Just ten days out of jail & hes preparing his next robbery. But his plan is already unravelling. While investigating the murder of a crooked banker Detective Sergeant Bob Tidey gets a call from an old acquaintance Maura Coady. The retired nun believes theres something suspicious happening in the Dublin backstreet where she lives alone. Mauras call inadvertently unleashes a storm of violence that will engulf Vincent Naylor & force Tidey to make a deadly choice. The Rage is a masterpiece of suspense told against the background of a countrys shameful past & its troubled present. ...

There are heroes & there are monsters. But most of us are ordinary mortals caught up in events too turbulent for any of us. Perhaps when the battle is over all we will inherit are the ashes of a once beautiful l&. It is 1952. Guided by the ruthless hands of Shasa Courtney & Centaine Malcomess the Courtney family empire has come to dominate the lives of white & black South African alike. But the winds of change are fanning fires of revolution. In his deadly quest for power Shasa will be tested far beyond the battle of the boardroom forced to betray his ideals for a misguided dream of national unity. Rage is Wilbur Smith's impassioned account of post-war South Africa. It is also the work of a master storyteller at the zenith of his powers: an unforgettable blend of passion power history & intrigue. ' The pace would do credit to a Porsche & the invention is as bright & explosive as a firework display' Sunday Telegraph ...

The third novel in the besetselling Sepentwar series. Midkemia is once again under the terrible shadow of the Emerald Queen. Her demonic forces gathered at the distant land of Novindus she is ready to launch a devastating invasion against the Kingdom of the Isles. Two men stand in her way: Eric Von Darkmoor battle-hardened soldier & the Pug
- warrior of magical powers. But it soon becomes clear that deeper darker forces are at play than the Queens impending onslaught
- forces of an evil so great it could tear the whole world apart.

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The international bestseller from the master of suspense. Jennifer Parker is brilliant beautiful & bold.. She seems unbeatable
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After the earthquakes came the infectious rage turning friends into deadly enemies. For survivors Michael Aries Mason & Clementine the battle to stay alive is about to get even tougher. The new world is organising itself with camps that promise protection for the uninfected. But the reality of the sites is far more sinister. Besides nobody is safe from the rage within their own soul.. . For fans of GONE or 28 DAYS LATER -- not to be missed! ...

On a bitter winter's day an unnamed girl lies dangerously ill in hospital. When two coarse rough-speaking individuals come to claim her she can remember nothing of the events that brought her to her present state not even her name. According to the men she is their young sister Lucy. As her health improves & her memory gradually returns she realises she's been kidnapped. But she has no means of escaping the hideous confines of the filthy basement room in which they have imprisoned her in. They are hoping to claim her fortune as a ransom
- for she is really Lucetta Froy the daughter of a prosperous importer. Tragically her parents were drowned on the return voyage from Bali when their ship went down but Lucetta survived as did the two villains. She is unable to prove her identity especially when her uncle refuses to recognise her & claims her father's business for himself. But despite being virtually destitute & her spirit almost broken Lucetta is determined to reclaim what is rightfully hers...
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Based on extensive research in primary sources Ragged London traces the story of the London poor. It shows how they lived worked loved & died. Every aspect of their life is explored from the homes in which they lived to the food they ate the entertainment they enjoyed & the occupations in which they engaged. Crime & punishment the harsh conditions they endured their bravery defiance humour & sense of community are all examined. Many enlightened people were so horrified by the abject poverty overcrowded & unsanitary accommodation that were the homes of Londons rookeries that they began both to campaign for change & to assist them directly through private charity. Ultimately the efforts of these philanthropists & reformers led to the beginning of the welfare state. Ragged London shows the triumph of the human spirit over extreme conditions. In spite of their poverty the insalubrious nature of their dwellings the casual & dangerous nature of their employment & the ever-present fear of the workhouse there was a rebelliousness of spirit a dignity & sense of humour that helped them face a life which otherwise might have seemed unendurable. ...