One night in 1986 an abandoned baby girl is found in a cupboard at Heathrow airport. A year earlier Martha Clio & Jocasta had met by chance at the start of a backpacking adventure: they travelled together briefly & then went their own ways swearing to meet again when they return home. But it would be a long time until they met again: not until Kate the foundling is a teenager & all three are leading successful lives. Martha is a single highly paid lawyer Clio a doctor locked in an unhappy marriage & Jocasta a reporter in love with a charming commitment-phobe. Which of them is Kate's mother? Why was she desperate enough to do such a thing & how did she survive it? ...

In March of 1926 Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher & her friend Lucy head off for several days at stately home reputed to have the best grotto in the country. Working on a book of architectural follies they plan to research & photograph it. Leaving her husband & young twins behind Daisy is expecting a productive weekend at Appsworth Hall with the only potential difficulty being keeping Lucy from offending the current owner a manufacturer of plumbing products. Alas it's not to be quite so simple. At the home they find themselves faced with a curious assortment of people including the abominable tactless Lord Rydal who is rumored to be having an affair with one of the guests while at the same time in ardent & artless pursuit of the hand in marriage of another. When the grotto explodes with Lord Rydal in it it's not a question of who would do it
- as most who've met him would be sorely tempted
- but who actually did do it. Praise for the Daisy Dalrymple" series: ' Cunning...appropriate historical detail & witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920s period piece'
- " Publishers Weekly". ' As always Dunn evokes the life & times of 1920s England while providing a plot that is a cut above the average British cosy. This will delight readers who love country-house mysteries'
- " Booklist". ' For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers' novels'
- " Library Journal""




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An irresistible romantic comedy from bestselling author Jill Mansell about sisterly love & rivalry... It's not that Janey Sinclair isn't pleased to see her sister. It's just that being woken at seven by Maxine complete with police escort isn't quite how she'd planned to spend her Sunday. Even so Janey who's just rebuilding her life after her husband disappeared is delighted that her sister's back in the Cornish town where they grew up. When Maxine sets her sights on Guy Cassidy an impossibly glamorous fashion photographer Janey knows there's no limit to the mischief her sister will get up to in order to dispatch her rivals. But little do they know that the competition is a lot closer to home than they think... ...

Nicholas Haslam is one of the worlds finest interior designers sought by rock stars royalty & the aristocracy alike. His interiors have chutzpah & a touch of opulence that seduce the moment you catch a glimpse. Haslam style makes rooms look glamorous & sexy yet livable practical & above all flattering to their owner & their surroundings. He makes great use of the completely unexpected & is known for effects such as stunning mosaic gilt-effect walls linen carpets silver-papered ceilings slashed leather curtains & Picasso-inspired fabric footstools. The mix of deeply serious grand & impressive with glamour charm & most of all wit is the Haslam trademark. Sheer Opulence" illustrated throughout with specially commissioned photography by David Montgomery reveals Haslams decorating secrets & instinctive approach to both classic & contemporary interiors in a visual diary with Haslams own watercolour plans accompanying the stunning photographs of rooms around the world. " Sheer Opulence" shows you how to aspire to this look & bring glamour & style to everyday living." ...

It can be a bit of an embarrassment when your old man is done in. Particularly when you are a rising inspector with CID & hated his guts. Particularly when your old man was at the time subjecting himself to a do-it-yourself version of a Spanish Inquisition torture. & wearing spangled tights. What it meant was that Perry Trethowan had to go back to the home of his ancestors & do a bit of semi-official sleuthing. Like the Sitwells & the Mitfords the Trethowans proved that Birth & Artistic Talent could go together. The Trethowans though made one hope it didnt happen too often. Perrys father had been a dilettante composer so minor that he stopped composing long before he started decomposing. His Uncle Lawrence head of the family was a poet of sorts one of his aunts a stage designer another an overgrown schoolgirl who had never grown out of her Thirties crush on Adolf Hitler. & thats only the older generation. Perry goes with fear & trembling back into the lions den & finds that his worst forebodings are mere shadows of the grisly reality. ...

Sheffield has been synonymous with steelmaking since the eighteenth century & with cutlery for centuries before that. But while it has an extraordinary variety of industrial buildings connected to its metal trades there is another side to what is Englands least known big city. Set amidst magnificent scenery it has some surprising survivals of its earlier history as well as handsome public commercial & religious buildings designed by its Victorian local architects. The leafy western suburbs that rise towards the Peak District were described by Sir John Betjeman as the finest in Engl&. The 1950s & 60s saw the city famed for its innovative public housing university buildings & churches. After the decline of its manufacturing sector in the 1980s major new venues for sport & entertainment the prize-winning Peace Gardens & exciting new buildings such as the Millennium Galleries Winter Garden & Persistence Works are visible signs of a renaissance in the citys fortunes. This is the first comprehensive architectural guide to Sheffield. It describes the buildings of the city centre & those of the inner suburbs within a two mile radius of it. It also covers the lower Don valley still the heart of Sheffields steel industry the outer suburbs to the west where those who made their fortunes from it lived in splendour & there are excursions to some outstanding buildings on the outskirts. Major buildings including the Town Hall the two Cathedrals & the Winter Garden are given more detailed treatment as are the two Universities. The central areas are the subject of walks those further out have suggested tours by car. Illustrated throughout in colour with specially commissioned photographs & with these images augmented by historic maps paintings & drawings Sheffield will enable residents to look at familiar buildings in a fresh light & encourage visitors to discover for themselves the citys enticing contrasts of industrial heritage & natural beauty. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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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
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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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