Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling & dangerous adventure. Overnight the would-be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate & partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight she is a bride by dawn a widow. A typically thrilling & sweeping tale of romance & tragedy The Reluctant Widow is Georgette Heyer at her best
- the undisputed queen of historical romance.
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Like many people Carla Mc Kay thought that yoga was for health nuts only. Things changed however when a friend persuaded her to give it try for a laugh. She did laugh
- throughout the class. But the practice was also different from what she had expected. In The Reluctant Yogi she describes how she got hooked over time & asks experts what yoga does for us. She discovered that research shows yoga has something for everyone of every shape & size young to old: it will tone your body calm your mind make you sleep better strengthen your bones boost your immune system & even make you lose weight. Learning her asanas from her pranayama Carla finds along the way how you too can change your life with yoga.
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Traumatised by an accident which involves something falling from the sky A & leaves him eight & a half million pounds rich- er but hopelessly estranged from the world around him Remainders hero spends his time & money obsessively reconstructing & re-enacting vaguely remembered scenes & situations from his past: a large building with piano music in the distance the familiar smells & sounds of liver frying & spluttering lethargic cats lounging on roofs until they tumble off them... But when this fails to quench his thirst for authenticity he starts reconstructing more & more violent events as his repetition addiction spirals out of control." ...

Merrily Watkins parish priest single mum & Deliverance Consultant to the Diocese of Hereford heads for the Malvern Hills to investigate an alleged paranormal dimension to a spate of road accidents in the sleepy village of Wychehill. Merrily is called in when two people are killed in a head-on crash that is also linked to the revamped local pub which it seems has injected the valley with a shattering strobing surge of inner-city nightlife.. .and drugs. When a dealer is found savagely murdered below the great earthen hillfort of Herefordshire Beacon police ask: is it a ritual killing a gangland disposal or a cry of outrage? As Merrily & the police follow separate paths towards the truth Merrilys teenage daughter Jane faces the consequences of her own obsession with a possibly prehistoric site in their home village of Ledwardine. Until on a night of frenzied violence in a place at the centre of an ancient universal mystery the final shocking connections are made. ...

The Calder valley west of Halifax was the last ditch of Elmet the last British Celtic kingdom to fall to the Angles. For centuries it was considered a more or less uninhabitable wilderness a notorious refuge for criminals a hide-out for refugees. Then in the early 1800s it became the cradle for the Industrial Revolution in textiles & the upper Calder became the hardest-worked river in England. Throughout my lifetime since 1930 I have watched the mills of the region & their attendant chapels die. Within the last fifteen years the end has come. They are now virtually dead & the population of the valley & the hillsides so rooted for so long is changing rapidly". (Ted Hughes Preface to " Remains of Elmet" (1979). Ted Hughes remarkable pennine sequence celebrates the area where he spent his early childhood. It mixes social political religious & historical matter
- a tapestry rich in the personal & poetic investment of a landscape that both creates & is inured to its people whose moors Are a stage for the performance of heaven. Any audience is incidental. " Remains of Elmet" is one of Hughes most personal & enduring achievements."
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Eliza is ousted by her new stepmother from her family & finally makes her way to London
- only to be thrown straight into prison
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In this inspiring look at the lives of women in the Bible bestselling author Elizabeth George reveals refreshing models of faith for today. Stories about Eve Deborah Sarah Ruth Mary & other women from Scripture offer testimonies of changed lives & reflections on the remarkable strengths God cultivates in women who love Him
- Jocebed is an example of a remarkable mother Deborahs life is an illustration of wisdom Ruth & Naomi model pure devotion & Hannah demonstrates sacrifice. Conveying the assurance of Gods love The Remarkable Women of the Bible" provides nourishment from a womans point of view & connects todays woman with the source of fulfillment that sustained her sisters in Bible times
- a relationship with God. It is adapted from " Women Who Loved God"."

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Two families one terrible secret & a painting to die for.. . Glastonbury an art restorer has been brutally murdered & the newly discovered Rembrandt he was working on has disappeared. For spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon it has been six months since his final showdown with the murderous Russian oligarch & arms dealer Ivan Kharkov. He has severed his ties with the Office with only one thing in mind: recovery. But this unspeakable act of violence once again draws Allon into a world of danger he thought he had left behind forever. Allon is persuaded to use his unique skills to trace the painting & those responsible for the crimes. As he investigates he discovers there are terrible secrets connected to the painting & terrible men behind them. Before he is done he will have undertaken a journey through some of the twentieth centurys darkest history
- & come face to face with some of the same darkness within himself.
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A bestseller in 2008 Remember Remember" has continued to enlighten & entertain readers wanting to brush up on their history. Now available in paperback this much-loved gift book has been repackaged to be enjoyed by those new to the series or old fans alike. Lively exciting full of great stories & humorous asides this book looks at the key events in British history covering all the important dates people & events. Each subject is presented in short self-contained articles designed to be dipped into on the readers whim. Concise & authoritative " Remember Remember" makes history interesting & accessible for everyone once again." ...

Lesley Pearses Remember Me" is her most recent historical novel. She made a mistake & now shell never see home again... Mary a Cornish mariners daughter makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. Convicted & sentenced to be transported to Australia she endures horrific conditions aboard ship before landing in a brutal & barbaric country. It will take all her courage just to survive. But Mary is also determined to make something of herself in this rugged mans world. & she dreams that one day she will find a way of crossing the cruel seas that lie between her & home... Based on a true story " Remember Me" brings Mary Broad vividly to life in this moving story of a woman triumphing against overwhelming odds. Lesley Pearse is the author of the bestsellers " Never Look Back" & " Gypsy". Remember Me" is a historical novel based on the true story of transported convict Mary Bryant (nee Broad). Fans of Susan Lewis will be instant fans of Lesley Pearse. Praise for Lesley Pearse: " With characters it is impossible not to care about.. .this is storytelling at its very best". (" Daily Mail"). " Lose yourself in this epic saga". (" Bella"). " An emotional & moving epic you wont forget in a hurry". (" Womans Weekly"). With her gripping & moving storylines best-selling author Lesley Pearse has captured the imaginations of millions in the UK & abroad. Her other titles " The Promise" "A Lesser Evil" " Till We Meet Again" " Secrets" " Charlie" Father Unknown" " Gypsy" " Trust Me" " Faith" " Never Look Back" " Remember Me" & " Hope" are also available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol & has three daughters & two grandchildren." ...