Everyone has to make decisions about love. Wilfred Price overcome with emotion on a sunny spring day proposes to a girl he barely knows at a picnic. The girl Grace joyfully accepts & rushes to tell her family of Wilfreds intentions. But by this time Wilfred has realised his mistake. He does not love Grace. On the verge of extricating himself Wilfreds situation suddenly becomes more serious when Graces father steps in. Up until this point in his life Wilfreds existence has been blissfully simple & the young undertaker seems unable to stop the swirling mess that now surrounds him. To add to Wilfreds emotional turmoil he thinks he may just have met the perfect girl for him. As Wilfred struggles in an increasingly tangled web of expectation & duty love & lies Grace reveals a long-held secret that changes everything... Wendy Jones charming first novel is a moving depiction of love & secrecy set against the rural backdrop of a 1920s Welsh village & beautifully told. ...

Theyve kicked it away again for Gods sake! You halfwit! theres nothing traditional about Brian Moores style of commentary but then theres not much thats traditional about the man. Brian Moore made his name of course as a take-no-prisoners hooker at the heart of the England rugby teams pack one of the games original hard men at a time when rugby was still an amateur sport. & since his retirement he has earned a reputation as a similarly unforgiving pundit never afraid to tell it like it is & give an earful to anyone unlucky enough to meet with his disapproval. In this controversial funny & forthright collection of thoughts & writings Brian Moore sets the world to rights in his own inimitable fashion. Ranging from the problems with the England rugby team today to the soap opera that is the FA the feeble state of British tennis & the threats posed by corruption & drug-taking Brian shares his unique insights & not-so-unique frustrations about the world of sport & beyond. The Thoughts of Chairman Moore is an engaging & outspoken collection of articles from one of our most admired commentators. ...

A classic thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed. After five years' hard time ex-soldier Hugh Marlowe emerges into the free world ready to fight anyone who stands in his way. Rough justice is all he knows. But when a beautiful vulnerable woman asks for his help Marlowe quickly finds himself a world away from the London gangland that he knows in a different life with its own problems. & its own dangers. Marlowe can see a light at the end of this tunnel but the devil is waiting along the way & not one of his faces is the same... ...

Following Dolphins Under My Bed & Turtles in Our Wake comes the third leg of the Claytons voyage two early retirees who decided to live life sailing from place to place to fulfil their dream. Told uniquely from the wifes perspective Sandra Clayton was initially a reluctant sailor but became a keen yachtswoman by the end of the first book when the couple sailed from the UK to the Mediterranean. In this installment she describes their transatlantic crossing from Gibraltar via the Atlantic Islands to the Caribbean & ending up in Fort Lauderdale. Sandras previous two books have attracted a loyal & growing readership both in the UK & the US no doubt due to her engaging writing style. A Thousand Miles from Anywhere is a similarly entertaining travelogue about the Claytons experiences detailing the wonderful places they visited the fascinating people they met & the humorous situations they got involved in. Acclaim for Sandras writing: With her eye for detail & vivid descriptions Sandra carries the reader with her
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Ben & Helen Armistead have reached breaking point. Once a privileged & loving couple widely envied & respected it takes just one afternoon
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Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later a friendship grows between Mariam & a local teenager Laila as strong as the ties between mother & daughter. When the Taliban take over life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation brutality & fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways & lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. ...

Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled & bitter Rasheed who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later in a climate of growing unrest tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila who must leave her home & join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila & Mariam are to find consolation in each other their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters as strong as the ties between mother & daughter. With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire & bombs life a desperate struggle against starvation brutality & fear the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death & destruction. A Thousand Splendid Suns is an unforgettable portrait of a wounded country & a deeply moving story of family & friendship. It is a beautiful heart-wrenching story of an unforgiving time an unlikely bond & an indestructible love. ...

This is a bumper fun-packed puzzle book bursting with over 8 000 things to spot. It combines 1001 Monster Things to Spot" "1001 Wizard Things to Spot" "1001 Things to Spot in Fairyland" "1001 Pirate Things to Spot" "1001 Things to Spot in the Sea" "1001 Bugs to Spot" "1001 Things to Spot on the Farm" & "1001 Things to Spot in the Town". Bright busy scenes provide plenty of material for both readers & pre-readers to talk about. Simple text & eye-catching illustrations combine to help children develop skills in reading counting matching & identification." ...

For seven hundred years the fierce tribesmen of Thrace dominated a huge stretch of territory between the Danube the Black Sea & northern Greece. Skilled in light infantry warfare & renowned as cavalrymen they both resisted & later served as mercenaries for all the great regional powers from Persia & Athens to Alexander of Macedon & the Roman emperors. This book brings to light the recent archaeological discoveries which allow a fuller reconstruction of these colourful warriors than ever before. ...

The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND & THE RETURN. Thessaloniki 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians Jews & Muslims live side by side. Five years later Katerina Sarafoglous home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece. Soon her life will become entwined with Dimitris & with the story of the city itself as war fear & persecution begin to divide its people. Thessaloniki 2007. A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents life story for the first time & realises he has a decision to make. For many decades they have looked after the memories & treasures of the people who were forced to leave. Should he become their next custodian & make this city his home? ...