After Shell's mother dies her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning & Shell is left to care for her younger brother & sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest & most importantly her developing relationship with childhood friend Declan charming eloquent & persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America Shell finds herself pregnant & the centre of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again. ...

It is 1848 & the British Empire has grown rich exploiting Lilliputian slaves
- the finesse of their working allowing unheard of
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Swim Bike Run is the ultimate triathlon book from Olympic heroes the Brownlee brothers The Olympic Triathlon Hyde Park London August 7th 2012. ' We jogged to our positions on the pontoon: two brothers side by side the world & everyone we ever cared about looking on. Eighteen years of training culminating in this single race. Noise from the crowd impossible to imagine. Hearts thumping. Swim-hats pulled tight goggles lowered. Into a crouch poised for the hooter. Three. Two. One...' This is the story of how two skinny lads from west Yorkshire became the best triathletes in the world. Meet the Brownlees: Olympic Champion Alistair World Champion Jonny. Brothers training partners rivals. They have obliterated the competition & set new standards for swimming biking & running. But the Brownlee brothers have never forgotten their roots. They still do their schoolboy hill runs & Dales rides; still train harder & longer than anyone; still push each other to new heights. In this revealing often very funny book they take us inside their world & inside their races. It's both a riveting story of brotherly rivalry & a rare insight into what it takes to be the best. Swim Bike Run is also packed with training secrets. Whether you are thinking about your first triathlon or are a seasoned competitor here are unique sections on how to swim bike & run & advice on nutrition injury & mental approach. With the Brownlees in your corner you will do more than you ever thought possible. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in swimming cycling & running & will be loved by readers of Mark Cavendish's Boy Racer & Running with the Kenyans. Alistair Brownlee 24 is a British triathlete from Yorkshire. He is the reigning Olympic champion a back-to-back European champion & a two-time World champion. Jonathan Brownlee 22 is also a British triathlete from Yorkshire. He is the reigning World Champion a two-time World Sprint champion & an Olympic bronze medalist. Sport has two new heroes: a couple of nice lads from Yorkshire". (The Times)." ...

Transform your technique & become a better swimmer with this remarkable new approach to freestyle swimming Written for both fitness & competitive swimmers Swim Smooth contains the latest breakthroughs in swimming to help you radically improve your speed enjoyment & success. Hundreds of full-color photographs & three-dimensional graphics help you put theory into practice while detailed advice offers help for intermediate advanced & elite swimmers alike. The book's approach lets you identify the strengths & weaknesses of your stroke & drills & training tips let you make the most of your time in the water. Swim Efficently. Swim Fast. Swim Smooth. ...

A gripping captivating novel about love loss & what home really means. Forty-three year old Ria is used to being alone. As a child her life changed forever with the death of her beloved father & since then she has struggled to find love. That is until she discovers the swimmer. Ben is a young illegal immigrant from Sri Lanka who has arrived in Norfolk via Moscow. Awaiting a decision from the Home Office on his asylum application he is discovered by Ria as he takes a daily swim in the river close to her house. He is twenty years her junior & theirs is an unconventional but deeply moving romance defying both boundaries & cultures
- & the xenophobic residents of Orford. That is until tragedy occurs.
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Frankie hasn't had a proper relationship for years. But though she tells everyone this is how she wants it secretly she's in love with her best friend Patrick. Tor didn't think she could have a baby but now she is pregnant by her younger lover. Could this mean the end of a romance that has started to mean more to her than she expected? Leila seems to have it all
- a happy marriage a beautiful daughter & a successful career. But Leila is harbouring a secret that could destroy her marriage forever. On an idyllic Greek island the three women try to keep their secrets hidden. But emotions are running high & when an unexpected guest arrives events start to spin out of control.
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On a shimmeringly hot Sunday in May Louise is at a neighbours pool with her daughters
- & glaring at her resentfully is her estranged
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On a shimmeringly hot Sunday in May Louise is at a neighbours pool with her daughters
- & glaring at her resentfully is her estranged
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Swimming Studies" is a wonderful unique book from the writer & artist Leanne Shapton author of " Important Artifacts & Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan & Harold Morris Including Books Street Fashion & Jewelry" along with her artwork. As a teenager Leanne Shapton trained for the Olympic swimming trials; now an artist she is still drawn inexorably to swimming in pools & on beaches across the world. What do you with an all-absorbing activity once its past its relevance & yet you cant quite give it up? Is it possible to find a new purpose for its rigours & focus? " Swimming Studies" is an original meditative work that explores what it is like to move from a world of competition & discipline to one of recreation & introspection. Giving a fascinating glimpse into the private realms of swimming & drawing Shapton tells an intimate story of suburban adolescence family ties & the solitary underwater moments that now ground her artistic habits. " Whenever I come across something of Leanne Shaptons I feel like I have found a hidden treasure". (Amy Sedaris)." ...

Jamie & Tom are off for a spot of snorkelling in Dinosaur Cove & theyve even brought a bodyboard for Wanna! As the boys dive under the water Wanna drifts out to sea
- how are they ever going to save him? Especially when a huge plesiosaur is lurking beneath the waves with his terrible snapping jaws! Perhaps a passing school of dolphin-like ichthyosaurs may just be able to help.. .
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