This definitive collection of Neil Gaiman's short fiction will haunt your imagination & move you to the very depths of your soul. An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat. A stray cat fights & refights a terrible nightly battle to protect his unwary adoptive family from unimaginable evil. A young couple receives a wedding gift that reveals a chilling alternative history of their marriage. These tales & much more await in this extraordinary book revealing one of our most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.

Includes:: extra material exclusive to this Headline Review edition.

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In the 1950s the Romani people lived on the brink of great change. In their bright wooden wagons they journeyed between horse-fairs & traditional stopping places
- stoic humorous & wild often poverty-stricken but protective of their freedom
- on the fringes of a society that was soon to close around them. Dominic Reeve describes his life among the Gypsies: the feuds & fairs the joyful muddy squalor of an outdoor existence. He evokes an unforgettable cast of fireside characters
- bold children fierce matriarchs & dandyish villains in snap-brimmed hats
- & tells of sharp deals done & rings run round country policemen of love affairs dances & open-air feasting. Smoke in the Lanes is the vivid memorable & unsparing record of a disappeared world.



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Sister Fidelma & her companion Brother Eadulf are on their way to visit the new Archbishop of Canterbury when their ship is blown off course & they land on the coast of the Welsh kingdom of Dyfed. They are given hospitality by King Gwlyddien & Abbot Tryffin of the Abbey of Dewi Sant & are asked if they would help to solve the mystery of how the entire monastic community of the Abbey including the King's eldest son could vanish into thin air. It's not long before the trail leads to deaths & treachery in high places & Fidelma & Eadulf are faced with a sinister & baffling puzzle. ...

The fire that was to change so many lives started with a single shaft of lightning that struck a mountain ridge on a still & moonless night. Connor Ford the Smoke Jumper braves the the flames to save the woman he loves but cannot have. In the wake of the fire Connor travels to the worlds worst wars & disasters to take photographs that find him fame but not happiness. Reckless of a life he no longer wants he dares death to take him until another fateful day on another continent when he must walk through fire again.. . ...

The last great wilderness... There is a place where bears can live in peace where there is sea-ice all year round where the forests are full of prey & where flat-faces never go. Polar bears Kallik & Taqqiq black bear Lusa grizzly Toklo & the shape-shifting Ujurak believe that this fabled bear paradise must be the destination of their quest. But the path they follow through burning Smoke Mountains is treacherous. Signs & omens point in different directions & in the end each bear must follow their own star. ...

Media sensation Smokey the Very Loud Purring Cat" tells the tale of her rise to fame from her own perspective. The foreword is written by the RSPCA. It

Includes:: 16 page colour photo section. Meet Smokey. An official international cat celebrity
- as recognised by the Guinness World Records
- due to her incredibly loud purr! Smokey has appeared on American "ABC News" & "NBC News" as well as " The BBC World Service Daybreak" & almost every UK National newspaper. Through no fault of her own Smokey was passed through several homes before finally settling with the Adams family. Through volunteering to help promote welfare messages for her local branch of Cats Protection her loud purring talent was discovered by the media which led to her entry into the " Guinness Book of World Records". Now Smokey tells the story of her rise to fame in her own words with the help of her owner Ruth Adams of course. Touching & light-hearted if youre not a cat lover already youre guaranteed to be one after reading this extraordinary tale."



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The seventeenth in the Stephanie Plum series from one of the world's biggest selling authors JANET EVANOVICH. For fans of EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN & SIZZLING SIXTEEN. Where there's smoke there's fire & no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. The bail bonds office has burned to the ground & bodies are turning up in the empty construction lot. To make matters worse Stephanie is working out of a motor home she shares with a dancing bear & Joe Morelli's old world grandmother has declared a vendetta against her. & just when Stephanie decides it might be time to choose between the two men in her life Morelli & Ranger a third man from Stephanie's past moves back to Trenton... ...

When he turned sixty-five the playwright Simon Gray began to keep a diary: not a careful honing of the days events with a view to posterity but an account of his thoughts as he had them honestly turbulently digressively expressed. The smoking diaries is the result in which one of Britains most amusing & original writers reflects on a life filled with cigarettes (continuing) alcohol (stopped) several triumphs & many more disasters shame adultery friendship & love. Few diarists have been as frank about themselves & even fewer as entertaining. ...

Smooth Sailing Billionaire playboy Jeb Whitcomb is desperate to win back his ex so when she decides to marry someone else he immediately sets sail. He has only four days to stop the wedding & worse still he has a stowaway...the only woman who can make a newly good man behave very very badly! A SEAL's Surrender Ever since they were kids Lt Commander Cade Sullivan has been rescuing Eden Gillespie. Now she's decided she owes him a thank you
- one that involves a bed naked bodies & sweet satisfaction. But when their sexy trysts are discovered can Eden convince her SEAL to risk one last rescue operation?
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Is there any beverage more satisfying than a thick & delicious smoothie? With endless varieties & variations the smoothie is a refreshing drink a tasty snack a delicious dessert or even an entire meal. Using combinations from fresh & ripe fruit & vegetables to decadent concoctions of chocolate & ice cream Smoothie Heaven has a recipe for any occasion & craving. Smoothie Heaven guides you through each mouthwatering recipe packed with fresh & delicious ingredients with tips on combinations preparation & preservation. You'll be a smoothie guru in no time at all! Whether you're in the mood for a fun & fruity strawberry-banana a calm & creamy green tea or a devilishly decadent truffle this compendium will show you how to make the perfect heavenly smoothie. About the author Wendy Sweetser lives in London & contributes regular articles on food & drink to many publications including OK! The London Magazine & BBC Good Food. The author of 15 food & drink titles she trained at the Cordon Bleu Cookery Schools in both London & Paris. ...