Emma Chambers has an way out of the poverty-stricken life she lives
- but it might just destroy her to take it... The gritty tale
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New York 1939. Tom Bradshaw is arrested for first degree murder. He stands accused of killing his brother. When Sefton Jelks a top Manhattan lawyer offers his services for nothing penniless Tom has little choice but to accept his assurance of a lighter sentence. After Tom is tried found guilty & sentenced Jelks disappears & the only way for him to prove his innocence would be to reveal his true identity -- something that he has sworn never to do in order to protect the woman he loves. Meanwhile the young woman in question travels to New York leaving their son behind in England having decided shell do whatever it takes to find the man she was to marry -- unwilling to believe that he died at sea. The only proof she has is a letter. A letter that has remained unopened on a mantelpiece in Bristol for over a year. In Jeffrey Archers epic novel family loyalties are stretched to their limits as secrets unravel & the story moves from the backstreets of Bristol to the boardrooms of Manhattan. ...

Vicky van Zales fight for survival against the three men who use her as a pawn in their struggles for wealth & power begins when her millionaire father manipulates her into an arranged marriage. Her battle with & ultimate victory over her father her husband & finally her lover who all try to use her to further their own ends is set against a background of boardroom intrigue brutal ambition & bitter masculine rivalry. This is a companion novel to The Rich Are Different & continues the gripping story of the Van Zale dynasty through two decades of conflict as the sins of the fathers are finally visisted upon the next generation.. . ...

After building an empire that has made her a legend in business Olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the Mediterranean which she hopes will be the most memorable of all. More than anything she hopes to express her love & her regret at all the important times she missed during her childrens early years. But her younger daughter Cassie a hip London music producer refuses the invitation altogether as she does every year. Liz her older daughter is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer & is terrified of failure again. & her sons John & Phillip work for her for better or worse with wives who wish they didnt. Immersed in the splendour of the Riviera this should be a summer to remember but old resentments die hard & Olivia is still running the business full-time. As each of these individuals confront the past & the challenges of the present & future they also learn to accept the enduring unconditional love of their family
- & a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame & loving enough to accept them as they really are. The question is: can they do the same for her?
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After building an empire that has made her a legend in business Olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the Mediterranean which she hopes will be the most memorable of all. More than anything she hopes to express her love & her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early years. But her younger daughter Cassie a hip London music producer refuses the invitation altogether as she does every year. Liz her older daughter is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer & is terrified of failure again. & her sons John & Phillip work for her for better or worse with wives who wish they didn't. Immersed in the splendour of the Riviera this should be a summer to remember but old resentments die hard & Olivia is still running the business full-time. As each of these individuals confront the past & the challenges of the present & future they also learn to accept the enduring unconditional love of their family
- & a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame & loving enough to accept them as they really are. The question is: can they do the same for her?
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When nurse Hestor Latterly accompanies the elderly Mrs Mary Farraline on a short trip to London her only medical duty is to ensure her charming patient takes her heart medicine. But Mrs Farraline dies during the night. When her missing brooch turns up in Hesters possession she is arrested for theft until a post-mortem reveals a lethal dose of medicine in Mrs Farralines body & the charge becomes murder. Inspector William Monk must find a killer amongst the aloof Farraline clan & in a Scottish courtroom the familys secrets will be exposed
- or buried for ever.
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Find out about different foods & the different ways that they are eaten in this photographic non-fiction book. * Pink/1A
- A simple
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Manchester United fans have a fickle reputation. Players are often singled out for criticism while others can get away with murder. This was never truer than in the late 1980s when Ferguson following a stuttering start to his Old Trafford career was scapegoated by supporters. In 1989 when United faced relegation & a take-over bid the manager lived with the constant threat of the sack while on the terraces the ' Ferguson out' brigade were prominent as the press spoke of a club in crisis. Here the author one of the few to have actively supported United's manager during this bleak period details his remarkable relationship with United's legendary manager. ...

When Alex Ferguson joined Manchester United in November 1986 he came with a great track record from his time in charge of Aberdeen. But re-establishing the Reds as the most successful club in the land was an enormous task. Famously he knew he had to knock Liverpool of their perch. At the dawn of the Premier League era in 1992-93 United had gone twenty-six years without being champions but that season Ferguson finally led the club to title success & in 2010-11 he finally achieved the record-breaking nineteenth title. On top of that Sir Alex has led Manchester United to two Champions League victories & many other trophies. This fascinating book not only celebrates what Sir Alex has achieved at United but also seeks to explain just how he has gone about creating this remarkable dynasty constantly rebuilding the team & driving them forward to yet more glory. In an era when most managers are lucky if they last two years Sir Alexs achievement of lasting twenty-five years at the very top is truly astonishing. This book is the clubs fitting tribute to his career. ...

Read & sing along to this story of derring-do! Once upon a time there was a deep dark forest where monstrous trees groaned terrible beasties moaned & wiggly woos waited to tickle your toes. Nobody ever went there until... Sir Charlie Stinky Socks his good grey mare & his pet cat Envelope decide the time has come for a really big adventure. Sir Charlie packs his best sword & his sandwiches & off he goes over the hills & far away until he gets to the deep dark forest. Sir Charlie doesnt flinch when he meets the beasties or the dragon or the wily witch but when he comes across the princess he realises hes met his match! ...